The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career For a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success »

Nicholas Lore is the founder of Rockport Institute, an international career-counseling network that has coached thousands whether through a midcareer change or through first-time career decisions. He has worked with business executives, artists and musicians, students, government officials, technical people, support staff, and professionals in all fields. Nicholas Lore has been commended for excellence by two U.S. presidents.

From executives caught in the corporate jungle to students who are clueless about career choices, readers are expertly coached through the process of designing a career by the award-winning founder of the Rockport Institute.

Part 1 LIVING A LIFE YOU LOVE 3
1G. THIS CAN BE YOUR GUIDE 3
2. YOU ARE WHAT YOU DO 7
3. HOW TO DECIDE 22
4. BEING COACHABLE 45
5. RIGHT LIVELIHOOD 48
6. DIVING INTO THE MIST 54
7. YOUR PRIMARY LISTS 62
8. COMMITMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS 65
9. QUESTIONS 75
10. THE BOTTOM LINE--RESEARCH 92
11. IF YOU GET STUCK 101

Part 2 HOW TO GET THERE FROM HERE 115
12. WHY YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU WANT 115
13. THE POWER OF COMMITMENT 129
14. MAKING DECISIONS--A SHORT COURSE 140
15. WHY YOU DO WHAT YOU DO 157
16. GOALS AND PROJECTS 163
17. SEVEN KEYS 190
18. LIVING IN THE PRESENT 197

Part 3 DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE CAREER 203
19. AT THIS POINT IN TIME 203
20. TEMPERAMENT, PERSONALITY, AND PASSIONS 205
21. NATURAL TALENTS 238
22. MEANING, MISSION, PURPOSE 260
23. VALUES AND REWARDS 290
24. EIGHT GREAT CAREERS 301
25. 50,000-MILE CHECKUP 304
26. THEY PAY YOU TO PERFORM CERTAIN FUNCTIONS 306
27. HUMAN ECOLOGY--WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS 317
28. MAKING THE FINAL CHOICE 322
29. MASTERING PERSONAL MARKETING 324
30. HOW TO WRITE AN EXCEPTIONAL RESUME 347
GETTING IN TOUCH 373
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 375 INDEX 377