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Trajectory

7 Career Strategies to Take You from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

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Career success has never happened overnight, but you can still be confident in your big-picture path to being successful. Trust the trajectory that has been laid out just for you!

Too often, people focus on the short term–mere survival—because they remain caught between a fear of failure and a desire for instant success, which results in limited risk-taking but also limiting their opportunities. As much as they want to get ahead, they simply can't see how to get there. They don't see how their current position is not merely a dead-end trap but actually a springboard to their next position—or even the one after that.

Business author David Van Rooy wants you to know that the key is to have faith in your trajectory. He says that every person has their own career path—and this timely and refreshingly practical book presents seven strategies designed to help anyone create and manage theirs.

In Trajectory, you will discover how to:

  • Make the most of feedback
  • Avoid stagnation and break through plateaus
  • Achieve growth through failure
  • Move to the front of the pack through persistence
  • Continuously develop both "soft" and "hard" professional skills
  • You don't need to start over! Just discover where you currently are on your career trajectory. From building relationships with mentors, to positioning (and repositioning) yourself for promotion, Trajectory provides the tools you need for a lifetime of advancement.

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      • Publisher's Weekly

        March 24, 2014
        Walmart executive Van Rooy, who oversees employee engagement and performance management, sees the concept of career trajectory as a “process of progression” that an individual can harness to achieve success. He identifies seven essential factors that make or break career success and reveals strategies that readers can draw upon. His tactics help readers recognize and capitalize on opportunities for growth, with suggestions regarding seeking and utilizing feedback, especially the negative kind, and exploiting the power of persistence. Throughout, he offers sound and pertinent advice, before hitting his stride in the chapter on thinking big, acting small, and moving quickly, in which he explores goal management, the importance of “small bites,” decision-making, and more. Other topics include overcoming plateaus and stagnation, and growing through failure. Each chapter ends with an exercise designed to get the mental juices flowing and prompt reflection. Blending a psychology background with a wealth of professional experience, Van Rooy presents a practical and effective way to plan for success now, the near future, and beyond. Agent: Jeffrey Krames, JK Literary.

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