You're Going to Survive: True Stories from People Who've Endured Soul-Crushing Moments in Their Careers—Failure, Rejection, Disappointment, Public Humiliation—and How They Got Through It
Dec 2017 · Mango Media Inc.
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The essential guide to getting through defeat, staying motivated, and coming out the other side smarter and stronger than ever.
No matter what kind of career you’ve chosen, you’re going to deal with discouragement, frustration, and occasional failure. It could be a difficult interaction with a hysterical client. Or watching your best friend get the promotion you wanted. Or a vicious one-star review that rattles your self-esteem and makes you question your talent and even your identity. When that moment arrives, open this book.
Inside, you’ll find inspiring true stories from all kinds of people—from authors, chefs, lawyers, website designers, and Broadway performers to personal stylists, jazz musicians, business consultants, non-profit fundraisers, and more—each describing one of the worst moments in their entire career, and how they got through it.
Each chapter is filled with honesty, humor, and heartfelt encouragement to help you confront tough times and never give up. No matter what’s going on in your career right now, this isn’t the end of your story. You’re going to survive.
No matter what kind of career you’ve chosen, you’re going to deal with discouragement, frustration, and occasional failure. It could be a difficult interaction with a hysterical client. Or watching your best friend get the promotion you wanted. Or a vicious one-star review that rattles your self-esteem and makes you question your talent and even your identity. When that moment arrives, open this book.
Inside, you’ll find inspiring true stories from all kinds of people—from authors, chefs, lawyers, website designers, and Broadway performers to personal stylists, jazz musicians, business consultants, non-profit fundraisers, and more—each describing one of the worst moments in their entire career, and how they got through it.
Each chapter is filled with honesty, humor, and heartfelt encouragement to help you confront tough times and never give up. No matter what’s going on in your career right now, this isn’t the end of your story. You’re going to survive.
About the author
ALEXANDRA FRANZEN is a writer, consultant, and entrepreneur based in Portland, Oregon. Her writing has been featured in places like Time, Forbes, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, and Lifehacker, and she’s been mentioned in places like You’re The Boss! The New York Times Small Business Blog, The Atlantic, and Inc. She writes about creativity, productivity, communication, goal-setting, and how to deal with adversity in your life and career?negative reviews, projects that don’t pan out, all kinds of painful moments that can rattle your self-esteem?and how to keep marching forward, no matter what. Alexandra’s latest book, YOU'RE GOING TO SURVIVE, is a collection of true stories from people who've endured soul-crushing moments in their careers?failure, rejection, disappointment, public humiliation?and how they got through it, and how you will too. You can find all of Alexandra’s current projects at: AlexandraFranzen.com.
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