Shifting Into Higher Gear: An Owner'S Manual For Uniting Your Calling And Career

Discover this step-by-step plan to match your strengths and interests with a career that will fulfill you for a lifetime. Shifting into Higher Gear creates a pathway to minimize the stress and confusion of seeking the right job. The book presents a comprehensive three-stage program for discovering your calling, turning that calling into a career, and sustaining your passion once you re in the job of your dreams. Grounded in Biblical wisdom, yet highly practical, the book is packed with field-tested advice, worksheets, self-assessments, and creative questions for action and reflection. This is must-read will become a trusted "owner s manual" for a lifetime of meaningful work.

Tom Siciliano is president and founder of Integrity Recruiting & Consulting Inc., a national recruitment and consulting firm, and a principal with the Cimmaron Group, a consulting company focused on leadership development. He also is the former senior coach of careers at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, and regular speaker to career groups across the country.

Jeffrey Caliguire is a financial consultant with Smith Barney in Chicago. He works with individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations to unite their passion, mission, and vision with a comprehensive financial strategy. Caliguire served as founding and senior pastor of Beacon Community Church in Boston, director of Boston Sports Fellowship, and founder of the Boston Vision.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part One: Discovering Your Calling.

1. The Four Laws of Calling.

2. Spiritual Clues.

3. What Am I Passionate About?

4. What Do I Value?

5. Know Your Skills.

6. What Are Your Interests?

7. Reality Check.

Part Two: Finding the Job That Fits Your Calling.

8. The Résumé: Market Yourself with Words.

9. Create Your Action Room.

10. Doing Your Homework: Using the Library and the Web.

11. Networking: Who Do I Know Who Can Help?

12. Taking It to the Streets.

13. Step Up to the Plate: The Interview.

14. Closing the Deal.

Part Three: Keeping the Job That Fits Your Calling.

15. It’s Here—The First Day!

16. Foundations First: Your First Month.

17. Staying on Track Long Term.

18. Recall: When Change Happens.

19. Caring for Your Soul: Staying Balanced and Sane.

20. Giving Back.

Appendix: One Hundred Things to Remember.

Notes.

About the Authors.