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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 650.1 EAN: 9781886230538 ISBN: 1886230536 Label: Impact Publishers Manufacturer: Impact Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 177 Publication Date: 2004-04 Publisher: Impact Publishers Studio: Impact Publishers Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Unplanned events chance occurrences more often determine life and career choices than all the careful planning we do. A chance meeting, a broken appointment, a spontaneous vacation trip, a fill-in job, a hobby these are the kinds of experiences that lead to unexpected life directions and career choices. LUCK IS NO ACCIDENT is the first career planning book that actively encourages readers to create their own unplanned events, to anticipate changing their plans frequently, to take advantage of chance events when they happen, and to make the most of what life offers. Krumboltz is one of the most honored and highly respected psychologists in the career development field. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - No real news here. I found this book pretty pedestrian. If you're a 20 something and want a set of rules of thumb to begin to put a structure to your life I suppose this book is ok but it's mostly pretty simplistic. I really wonder if the other reviewers giving it so many stars are on the payroll. At any rate, get it from somewhere where it is possible to get a look at it first. Here are some of the "insights": "Reassess priorities as circumstances change." "When dreams fail, move on to something else." "Assume your ... Read More Rating:  - It's No Accident this Book is a Winner!If you've read the bestseller The Purpose Driven Life and still don't know what to do when you grow up, read Luck is No Accident. In just ten short chapters, professors Krumboltz and Levin will help you jump start your career and life in a new, more satisfying direction. Each chapter begins with inspiring and humorous quotes--from Gandi to Yogi Berra--and includes real-life anecdotes from career seekers in their own words. Comic strips and cartoons appear in every chapter, from ... Read More Rating: - An enthusiastically recommended addition to any self-help reference collection or supplemental reading listFor most of us, our present life and career circumstances are often the result of unplanned events and chance occurrence. Of being in the right (or wrong!) place at the right (or wrong!) time, of "fill-in" jobs, hobbies, broken appointments, or having a particular friend who had a particular opportunity for us. In Luck Is No Accident: Making The Most Of Happenstance In Your Life And Career, co-authors John D. Krumboltz (Professor of Education and Psychology, Stanford University) and Al S. Levin (Professor ... Read More Rating: - Valuable Tool for Any Stage of LifeWhether you're 21,51,or 81, it's never too late to create a satisfying life for yourself" and this book tells you how in a quick and easy read. The book encourages you to follow your dreams, not to feel stuck in your present situation, to be open to changes and to watch for circumstances and happenstances that are life-changing opportunities. Don't take the attitude of having to decide what you'll do the rest of your life...you'll change and so will your opportunities. Watch for them and mine them. Day ... Read More Rating: - You can learn to get lucky!Those of us familiar with the theory and stories of happenstance have been awaiting this book a long time. Thank you, authors, for making your theory available to anyone in need of inspiration. Thanks, also, for validation of those magic moments that have opened doors for us all at one time or another. We career counselors encourage our clients and students to minimize the quest for the perfect resume format or interview outfit. They should rather maximize encounters and opportunities. When ... Read More 
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