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Follow Your Purpose: Career Direction for Students and Prospective Students
Contributor(s): Gray, Tita L. (Author)
ISBN: 0744216737     ISBN-13: 9780744216738
Publisher: Montezuma Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $13.29  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: March 2018
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- Education | Counseling - Career Development
Physical Information: 0.17" H x 6" W x 9" (0.27 lbs) 62 pages
 
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The main premise of this book is to help you find your purpose before graduating and to encourage you to be intentional with your career journey. In addition, it's to encourage and reignite in mature adults the dreams that are instilled in you. Many of us have a dream, hobby, or something we love that can tell us a lot about ourselves. For example, I have never considered myself a writer, but I'm in love with words. I love the meaning, I love the sound, I like how they can connect a story or add emphasis. Not surprising then that writing poetry and stories was always something that provided me with a lot of comfort and reflection. It was my source of self-awareness, self-actualization, and connection. The intent of this book is for you to pay more attention to YOU. It's for you to view life and what you need from it more holistically. Time, knowledge, and purpose are precious and should not be wasted or taken for granted. They are the foundations of what shape a meaningful career. This book is to encourage you to think differently about how you approach career decision making.
There is a distinct difference between building a career and having a job. When you land in an industry that you feel a strong connection with, you can see the vast opportunities ahead of you. You can see yourself as a senior officer or becoming an entrepreneur in that field. You can see yourself making a difference and possibly continuing your education to further your career trajectory. As a result of never giving up on my dream of being a professor, and having friends and colleagues who believed in me, I began the career I always longed for in education. That opportunity led to my appointment as an Assistant Dean, completing a doctorate degree, and writing a book to give back to others for everything that has been given to me.
Dr. Tita Gray


Contributor Bio(s): Gray, Dr Tita L.: - After 25 years of corporate experience in various industries, Dr. Tita Gray decided to pursue her dream of teaching. After moving to San Diego, she got her break by being in the right place at the right time. A friend asked her to take his place speaking at a seminar at San Diego State University and the rest is her story. She was given an opportunity to teach in the Fowler College of Business. Her love for teaching garnered her 6 "outstanding faculty" awards, a Mortar Board award, and two Quest for the Best awards. Dr. Gray eventually became the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs in the Fowler College of Business and completed her Doctorate in Education degree. She also completed the coveted Harvard Institute Management Development Program. This is her first book. She currently resides in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area where she continues to work in academia.