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ReInvent - Don't Restart
Stuck in Your Career? It’s Time for a Redesign! 🚀Have you ever felt like your career isn’t where you want it to be—but you don’t know how to fix it?Maybe you’re:🔹 Feeling stuck in a job that no longer excites you🔹 Thinking about a career pivot but don’t know where to start🔹 Worried about falling behind in a fast-changing job marketIf this sounds like you, you’re not alone. The traditional career path no longer works for many mid-career professionals—but that doesn’t mean you’re out of options. You just need a new strategy."ReInvent – Don’t Restart: Your Blueprint for Career Re-design" isn’t just another career advice book—it’s a roadmap for professionals who want to pivot, future-proof their careers, and create more fulfilling work without starting over.What You’ll Learn in This Book:✅ How to take stock of your career and identify what’s working (and what’s not)✅ How to explore new career options that align with your strengths and interests✅ How to upskill and rebrand yourself for a career pivot—without starting from scratch✅ How to integrate AI and digital transformation to stay relevant in today’s job market✅ How to build a career legacy that goes beyond just making a paycheckIf you’re ready to take control of your career and design a future that excites you, this book is for you.This comprehensive guide is perfect for:- Professionals feeling stuck in their current roles- Career changers looking for a fresh start- Ambitious individuals seeking to fast-track their success- Anyone wanting to align their career with their passions and valuesBuilding on the success of our popular mini-book series, this expanded guide offers deeper insights and broader strategies to elevate your career journey. We've distilled years of expertise into a single, powerful resource that cuts through the noise and delivers actionable advice without overwhelming you with unnecessary details.Inside, you'll discover:- Proven techniques to identify your unique strengths and passions- Comprehensive steps to identify what careers you can choose from- Strategies to set and achieve ambitious career goals- Methods to build a personal brand that opens doors- Cutting-edge job search tactics for the modern marketplaceThis Super Book will incorporate the following categories:📌 Section 1: Understanding the Need for Career RedesignBefore you can move forward, you need to understand why career redesign is essential—especially in today’s fast-changing job market. This section helps you take stock of your current career situation, uncover what’s working and what’s not, and shift your mindset from feeling stuck to seeing new opportunities. By the end of this section, you’ll have clarity on where you are and be ready to take control of where you want to go.📌 Section 2: Exploring & Defining Your Career DirectionIf you know you need a change but aren’t sure what your next move should be, this section will guide you through rethinking your career identity and researching new opportunities that align with your strengths, skills, and passions. You’ll learn how to explore career options strategically—without the fear of starting over—and discover practical ways to test new career paths before making a full transition.📌 Section 3: Building & Preparing for Career TransitionOnce you’ve defined your new career direction, it’s time to prepare yourself for the transition. This section focuses on bridging skill gaps, upskilling, and gaining experience in your target field—without going back to square one. You’ll also learn how to rebrand yourself professionally, ensuring that your resume, LinkedIn, and personal brand reflect your new career direction. Whether you’re shifting industries, starting a side hustle, or positioning yourself for leadership, this section equips you with the tools to make a smooth and confident transition.📌 Section 4: Executing Your Career Redesign SuccessfullyA career redesign isn’t just about making a change—it’s about thriving in your new path. This final section focuses on building career resilience, future-proofing your skills, and navigating the changing world of work. You’ll also learn how to integrate AI and digital transformation into your career strategy and create a long-term plan for career growth and fulfillment. Finally, you’ll discover how to take full ownership of your career evolution so you stay adaptable, successful, and aligned with your personal and professional goals.🚀 Your career isn’t stuck—it’s just waiting to be redesigned. "ReInvent – Don’t Restart: Your Blueprint for Career Re-design" gives you the roadmap, strategies, and confidence to take control of your future.Key Features You’ll Love- Interactive Worksheets: Engage with worksheets and journaling prompts to personalize your journey.- Practical Frameworks: Gain actionable strategies to pivot confidently and avoid costly mistakes.- AI & Trend Insights: Stay ahead with advice on navigating technological disruption and global shifts.But that's not all!This exclusive bundle includes our four complimentary step-by-step mini-books (currently sold at $14.90 each), each diving deep into crucial aspects of career development:1. "Choosing the Right Career for Me: A step-by-step Guide to finding my Career Superpower"2. "Reflect and Redirect: Your Guide to Career Options"3. "Take Charge, Take Control: Your Guide to Career Action"4. "Brand New You: Attract Your Ideal Career with Personal Branding"These mini-books serve as perfect companions to the main guide, allowing you to explore specific topics in greater detail when needed. They are the ultimate in giving you detailed steps to reach your career goal.Don't let another day pass feeling unfulfilled in your career. Invest in yourself and your future with "ReInvent – Don’t Restart: Your Blueprint for Career Re-design". This bundle offers everything you need to take your professional life to new heights.Seize this opportunity to transform your career and your life. Pre-order now and get special EARLY BIRD offers to start your journey to success today!
Migration to Developed Countries: Exploring Aspirations, Opportunities, and Transformations
"Embark on a transformative exploration of human migration to developed countries in 'Migration to Developed Countries: Exploring Aspirations, Opportunities, and Transformations.' Delve into the intricacies of motives, challenges, and impacts as each chapter unfurls the captivating tapestry woven by individuals seeking new horizons. From economic and social factors to political dynamics, education, and cultural allure, this book unveils the multifaceted facets of migration's allure. With meticulous analysis, this essential resource navigates the pathways that shape the modern human experience and offers insightful reflections on the global significance of understanding migration to developed lands."
Everyday English Excellence: Phrases, Idioms, and Vocabulary for Life
"Everyday English Excellence: Phrases, Idioms, and Vocabulary for Life" is your essential companion on the journey to mastering the English language. This comprehensive guide offers a rich assortment of everyday expressions, idiomatic phrases, and practical vocabulary that seamlessly blend into your daily interactions. With a focus on both spoken and written English, this book equips you to communicate confidently and effectively in various contexts.Unlock the power of idioms that add color and depth to your conversations, as well as essential phrasal verbs that capture the nuances of language. From casual chats to formal discussions, this book empowers you to convey your thoughts with precision and flair. Dive into curated vocabulary sections that cater to everyday life scenarios, enriching your vocabulary with words tailored for diverse situations.Whether you're a language enthusiast, a student, or a professional aiming to enhance your English language skills, "Everyday English Excellence" is a transformative resource. Seamlessly transitioning from the intricacies of tenses to the finesse of idiomatic expressions, this book is an indispensable tool for those seeking fluency in spoken and written English. Elevate your language proficiency and immerse yourself in the beauty of everyday English with this comprehensive guide.
How to become a Pro Player
Discover the path to professional gaming success with "How to Become a Pro Player: The Ultimate Guide to Pro Gamers." This comprehensive book offers invaluable insights, strategies, and expert advice to help you navigate the competitive gaming landscape. From mastering essential skills and strategies to managing physical and mental well-being, competing in tournaments, planning your career, and embracing ethics and sportsmanship, this guide covers all aspects of becoming a pro player. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or just starting out, this book will empower you to level up your game and pursue your dreams in the world of professional gaming.
Cash Matters: The Power and Persistence of Physical Currency
"Cash Matters: The Power and Persistence of Physical Currency" takes readers on a captivating journey through the world of cash – from its rich history to its crucial role in the digital age. In an era where digital currency dominates conversations, this book sheds light on the enduring significance of physical money and explores its unique advantages.With meticulous research and engaging storytelling, this book examines the tangible and emotional connection that cash provides. It delves into the privacy and security cash transactions offer, dispelling misconceptions about crime and money laundering. Readers will discover the psychological benefits of using cash, including its role in fostering budgeting skills and mindfulness in spending.The book unveils cash's pivotal role in financial inclusion, highlighting how it serves as a lifeline for the unbanked population, granting access to basic needs, economic independence, and a sense of empowerment. Through real-life examples, it demonstrates how cash becomes a reliable resource in emergencies and disasters, aiding communities in times of crisis and playing a vital role in rebuilding.While acknowledging the downsides of cash, the book explores innovative approaches that blend tradition with technology, showcasing hybrid cashless-cash systems and the emergence of smart banknotes. It challenges the notion of a "cashless society," presenting cash as a cultural symbol, a tradition, and a resilient mode of payment that defies global variations in usage.In a thought-provoking conclusion, "Cash Matters" calls for the embrace of a modern cash society, one that harmonizes the benefits of physical currency with the conveniences of digital transactions. This book is a must-read for anyone curious about the intricate tapestry of money, the psychological impact of spending, and the future of a world where cash continues to matter.
Penguin Readers Level 7: Originals (ELT Graded Reader)
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Originals, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, past perfect continuous, mixed conditionals, more complex passive forms and modals for deduction in the past.Being an original thinker can change the world. Learn how to recognise a great idea, to speak up for yourself, to choose the right time to act, and to manage fear and doubt by standing out from the crowd.Visit the Penguin Readers websiteRegister to access online resources including tests, worksheets and answer keys. Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock a digital book and audio edition (not available with the eBook).
Trauma Bonding
'If your relationship is so bad, why don't you just leave them?''If you were in such an abusive relationship, why did you stay with them for so long?''If you knew you were in a relationship with such a toxic person, why didn't you ask people for help?'If you've ever been asked these questions, aside from being ignorant and hurtful, you'll know it's beyond frustrating. The answer to the above questions, whilst it's complex and often confusing, can be given with two words: trauma bonded. If you find you're in a relationship that you know is so toxic that it's crushing your very being, but you can't bring yourself to leave, you may be in the clutches of a tight trauma bond. If you're constantly feeling on edge, forever working to appease your spouse to little avail and like you're constantly being chipped away at with their abusive behavior, then I can understand how emotionally shattering it feels to live this way. If in the same breath, it breaks your heart to even consider leaving them because you can't imagine life without them, then I can understand that feeling too; because I was trauma bonded to my abusive ex.From my own personal experience and from the experiences other survivors have opened up to me about, this book will cover the following:- What trauma bonding really is- The 7 stages that lead to you becoming trauma bonded- The parallels that Stockholm syndrome has with trauma bonding- The 5 stages you go through when you come to accept you're trauma bonded- The cognitive dissonance a trauma bond can cause- Breaking free from the traumatic bondThis book will also include my own experiences and I'll draw upon those to help you really understand trauma bonding, and let you know that you're not alone in being shackled by this emotionally crippling bond. More importantly, this book will help you understand that the invisible chain that tethers you to your abuser can be broken.
Rise of the Robot Army
From New York Times bestselling author Robert Venditti comes the second book in the Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape series, about an eighth grader who finds himself unexpectedly thrust into the role of real-life superhero. His latest mission: to defeat an army of robots designed to destroy him!Master the golden cape. Been there. Save the world from an alien invasion. Done that. Dominate the eighth grade. Keep dreaming. Battle an army of super-deadly robots designed to destroy you. Sure didn’t see that one coming. After a summer of fighting crime as Gilded, the world’s only superhero, Miles Taylor is bummed to learn that nothing has changed for him at Chapman Middle School. He is still the primary target of the Jammer’s bullying. And Josie, the girl of his dreams, has put him squarely in the friend zone. Miles starts spending more and more time as Gilded, neglecting his schoolwork and his friends. His bad attitude lands him and his best friend, Henry, in a military compound, at the mercy of the power-crazed General Breckenridge. When the general steals the golden cape, Miles finds himself back at square one with no superpowers…and no hope of escape. On the verge of losing everything—and everyone—he cares about, Miles must discover the hero within himself before the general puts his evil plans into action.
Soldier (The Talon Saga, Book 3)
The thrilling next story in the The Talon Saga... ...the incredible new YA fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa. When forced to choose between the sinister Talon organisation and being hunted by her own kind, dragon-human hybrid Ember fled. Even if it meant losing Garret, the dragon-slaying soldier she shares a deep bond with. Now Garret has uncovered secrets that will shake the foundations of dragons and dragon-slayers alike. Can the danger reunite them? Soldier impresses its audience... ‘Soldier is gripping, intense, shocking and amazing.’ ‘Lots of laughs, heartache, and heart dropping, soul-crushing moments invade this story, and if you liked the previous two stories, I know you will adore this addition.’ ‘THAT ENDING!!!!!!! JULIE KAGAWA HAS DONE IT AGAIN.’ *** The Talon Saga Book #1 TalonBook #2 RogueBook #3 SoldierBook #4 LegionBook #5 Inferno
Talon (The Talon Saga, Book 1)
In New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa’s groundbreaking modern fantasy series, dragons walk among us in human form... THE DRAGONS OF TALON: Once hunted nearly to extinction, they are now poised to take over the world. THE ORDER OF ST. GEORGE: The legendary dragonslayers will stop at nothing to wipe dragons from the face of the earth. These mortal enemies are locked in secret and deadly combat, with humanity none the wiser. To take her rightful place in the Talon organisation, young dragon Ember Hill must prove she can hide her true nature and blend in with humans. Her delight at the prospect of a summer of “normal” teen experiences is short-lived, however, once she discovers that she’s also expected to train for her destined career in Talon. But a chance meeting with a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, St. George soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian is tasked with hunting her down. But when faced with Ember’s bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything the Order has ingrained in him – and what he might be willing to give up to uncover the truth about dragons. ‘Kagawa knows how to end a first volume for maximum cliff-hanger drama.’ Booklist ‘A strong, promising start to the Talon Saga.’ – Publishers Weekly A round of applause for TALON ‘Five stars for TALON, because obviously.’ ‘The genius of Kagawa once again shines through in this new series that follows two teen dragon shifters and their transition into society.’ ‘Ruthless. Julie Kagawa is ruthless. Mad. Intoxicating...Brilliant.’ *** The Talon Saga Book #1 TalonBook #2 RogueBook #3 SoldierBook #4 LegionBook #5 Inferno
Inferno (The Talon Saga, Book 5)
Don't miss the epic conclusion to the Talon Saga from New York Times bestselling author, Julie Kagawa... ‘MUST READ!’ ‘I did not want to put it down.’ What if dragons walked among us in human form? Enter a modern fantasy of heroes, sacrifice, forbidden love and enemies turned allies who have no choice but to fight side by side. TODAY, WE STRIKE BACK. WE SHOW TALON THAT WE WILL NEVER ACCEPT THEIR NEW WORLD. Ember Hill has learned a shocking truth. She is the blood of the Elder Wyrm, the ancient dragon who is on the verge of world domination. With the order of St. George destroyed, she must journey to the Amazon jungle in search of one who might hold the key to take down Talon. As the stakes are rising and the Elder Wyrm is declaring war, time is running out for the rogues and any dragon not affiliated with Talon. The final battle approaches and if Talon are victorious, the world will burn. Readers are loving Inferno! ‘What a great ending to a fabulous series! ...It’s going to be a tough goodbye’ ‘Julie Kagawa once again outdoes herself. I am honestly at a loss for words.’ ‘A thrilling conclusion to a fantastically compelling series.’ ‘It’s a series not to be missed!’ *** The Talon Saga Book #1 TalonBook #2 RogueBook #3 SoldierBook #4 LegionBook #5 Inferno
Rogue (The Talon Saga, Book 2)
From the limitless imagination of bestselling author Julie Kagawa comes the next fantastic adventure in the Talon Saga... Deserter. Traitor. ROGUE. Ember Hill left the dragon organisation Talon to take her chances with rebel dragon Cobalt and his crew of rogues. But Ember can't forget the sacrifice made for her by the human boy who could have killed her—Garret Xavier Sebastian, a soldier of the dragon-slaying Order of St. George, the boy who saved her from a Talon assassin, knowing that by doing so, he'd signed his own death warrant. Determined to save Garret from execution, Ember must convince Cobalt to help her break into the Order's headquarters. With assassins after them and Ember's own brother helping Talon with the hunt, the rogues find an unexpected ally in Garret and a new perspective on the underground battle between Talon and St. George. A reckoning is brewing and the secrets hidden by both sides are shocking and deadly. Soon Ember must decide: Should she retreat to fight another day...or start an all-out war? Readers love Rogue! ‘Looooooved this book so much, go read it when you have the chance. It's unique, action-packed and heartbreaking.’ ‘Rogue is gripping, amazing, breathtaking and stunning.’ ‘Well...that was one heck of a ride! I don’t think my heart stopped racing from the first page to the last.’ *** The Talon Saga Book #1 TalonBook #2 RogueBook #3 SoldierBook #4 LegionBook #5 Inferno