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The Quarter-Life Breakthrough

Invent Your Own Path, Find Meaningful Work, and Build a Life That Matters

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An empowering and insightful self-help book for Gen Z young adults to find passion, purpose, and success in their careers
How do you actually find meaning in the workplace? How do you find work that makes your heart sing, creates impact, and pays your rent?
 
After realizing that his well-paying, prestigious job was actually making him miserable, Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky started asking these big questions. The Quarter-Life Breakthrough provides fresh, honest, counterintuitive, and inspiring career advice for anyone stuck in a quarter-life crisis (or third-life crisis), trying to figure out what to do with your life. Smiley shares the stories of many twenty- and thirty-somethings who are discovering how to work with purpose (and still pay the bills).
Brimming with practical exercises and advice, this book is essential reading for millennial career changers and anyone passionate about getting unstuck, pursuing work that matters, and changing the world.
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 27, 2016
      Poswolsky, using his own personal crisis as an example, convincingly explains why so many Americans are dissatisfied with their careers—and how they can solve this quandary. In this self-help memoir (originally self-published), Poswolsky recalls that after graduating from college and quickly landing a $70,000-per-year job, he nonetheless felt miserable. With wit and candor, Poswolsky shares funny and odd things about himself while at the same time encouraging people who are unsatisfied with their career path to seek out their passion and pursue meaningful work. One method he shares is answering a series of self-discovery questions, such as “When was the last time you were really happy?” and “What do you absolutely hate doing?” Though the book is targeted to 20- and 30-somethings, his lessons will speak to anyone going through a career crisis. Numerous personal testimonies from millennials who found their callings and were still able to pay their bills lend credence to Poswolsky’s prescriptions.

    • Library Journal

      July 1, 2016

      In a follow-up to his successful 2014 self-published edition, millennial workplace expert Poswolsky provides career and life advice for the twenty to thirtysomething set. The author explores what it means to find "meaningful" work (beyond nonprofits or humanitarian aid) and affirms that there are "infinite paths" to success, not just a ladder. Now freshly out of his 20s, Poswolsky humbly describes his own untidy career trajectory (including a brief stint at home and a bout with shingles). Through examples, he refutes common misconceptions about today's career choices, while validating mutual concerns of millennials, such as finances, friendships, and FOMO ("fear of missing out"). Breakthrough exercises are included in each chapter, with specific advice on job searching and graduate school. Anecdotes about successful peers mostly provide inspiration but seem pretentious at times. Despite its title, the book is written broadly enough to appeal to people of all ages ready to hustle. Fans of Jon Acuff's works (e.g., Start) will enjoy the fresh, conversational style. VERDICT Recommended for job-seeking millennials, or anyone ready to try something different in their career.--Jennifer Clifton, Indiana State Lib., Indianapolis

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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