Resources

Here are some resources you might find helpful in your quest to create a faith-centered career and life.

Books

The Congruent Life

I first read this book in the mid- to late ’90s. Some people don’t like it but I thought it was very powerful. It really helped me see that what I wanted and what I had were very different. It took me a few more years to get up the courage to do something about it.

Stages of the Soul

This beautiful little book helped me understand the root of career dissatisfaction. I really believe the unhappiness we feel is caused by several things — one of which is our soul crying out over the misalignment between our God-given mission and what we’re actually doing. This book helped me articulate that.

How Full is Your Bucket

Another insightful little book. This gem is from Tom Rath and his grandfather, the late Donald O. Clifton. It’s just incredibly powerful.

It explains the power of negativity and the opportunity we all have to be forces for good in our lives, including at work. The truth is that negativity kills. Literally. This book can help you see the need to get negativity out of your life and how you can change your behavior to be even more positive.

Now, Discover Your Strengths

Marcus Buckingham and the late Donald O. Clifton share the first book based on The Gallup Organizations’ study of millions of people and their strengths. A great book that helps readers identify their strengths and sort of gives you permission to focus on those strengths. It encourages you to grow your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. Now, if only the corporate universe would embrace this concept.

I had been encouraging clients to pick this up but I’ll start recommending the new version (Strengthsfinder 2.0…see below).

Strengthsfinder 2.0

The updated version of Strengthsfinder and book. I haven’t read this version yet beyond the sampling on Amazon’s website; but what I saw looked very good. Author, Tom Rath, has included tips on how to use your particular strengths category in your life with a focus on balance.

Websites

General Career Help

This career site isn’t pretty but it’s been dishing out great information since 1994. Check out the Riley Guide.

Good Morning America’s resident career expert, Tory Johnson, runs this site. The focus is on women but there’s lots of great career information for everyone

My friend, Jason Alba, runs JibberJobber. It’s a tremendous resource for people to manage their contacts, careers, and job search. He’s the author of I’m on LinkedIn…Now What?? and I’m on Facebook…Now What?? You’ve got to get those books. He’s also an incredibly nice guy.

General Self-Help Resources

Personal Growth from SelfGrowth.com– SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Personal Growth on the Internet.

My friend, the Rev. Cory Kemp, is a coach who specializes in helping you connect your faith with your every day life so your faith, beliefs, and values are really at the center of everything. Click here to visit her site…

Duke Clarke is a great, faith-centered person. He’s a wise coach and a wonderful adviser. I’m privileged to call him my friend. He offers coaching to help you connect your spiritual self with your professional self and attract the prosperous, joyful life God has in store for you.

This is a nice site that shares a woman’s testimony and includes information about celebrating your faith rather than turning believing into a chore. She has a newsletter and a blog you might find interesting.