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Finding Square Holes: Discover Who You Really Are and Find the Perfect Career [Kindle Edition]

Anita Houghton (Author)
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Finding Square Holes is unique in taking a predominantly self-reflective approach to career development, combining techniques from personal development theory, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and the Myers-Briggs model of personality. If you're in a fix in your career, either trying to decide what to do or disgruntled with your current job, this is the book for you. Starting with the premise that you can't achieve happiness in anything if you don't know what you want in life, the book uses an engaging approach to take you on a journey of self-discovery. Filled with anecdotes, insights and exercises, you are shown how to lay the foundations needed for taking control of your career. This new self-knowledge is used to guide you in a highly practical and self-motivating process of research, networking and goal-setting. This book works on the premise that only you are the best judge of what is good for you. It is a real confidence booster and fear killer. Get it!

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1575 KB
  • Print Length: 255 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1904424848
  • Publisher: Crown House Publishing (25 July 2005)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003BVJSIU
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #65,497 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
By Caz
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent book and I would recommend it to anyone who would like to feel more enthusiastic about getting up on a weekday morning.

It starts from the unusual but not unreasonable idea that to find a job that fits you properly you have to have a clear and realistic idea of what you are like, what you do (and don't) like, what it is you want from a job and what you are prepared to put up with - or do without - to find yourself a contented square peg in a square hole.

The book does this largely through exercises designed to help the reader form a conscious picture of their values, attitudes and priorities. It also uses the well-established idea of psychological type, where people are measured along scales which look at for example, how sociable and outgoing they are, whether they prefer concrete detail or a bigger picture, careful timetables or a last minute adrenalin rush, how much they need to take the human factor into account.

Finding Square Holes is thought provoking and sometimes quite challenging, but kindly written, with a light touch. I enjoyed reading it and found the exercises helpful. And at last I understand why I was such a disaster in what I thought was going to be a great job - and why I like the one I've got.

Definitely worth buying.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Anita Houghton. Finding Square Holes. Carmarthen United Kingdom: Crownhouse Publishing, 2005. 238 pages.

The book is full of tips, practical examples and exercises to "clear your brain" from unnecessary and negative thoughts. But though it is a kind of "workbook" it is very entertaining and easy to read and it provides the reader with an excellent structure for self-reflection and helps him to set realistic goals.

In the introduction of the book Anita explains that she is not one of the "sun tanned writers of self-help books who started from nothing and finally came out as international stars" but admits that one of her qualifications is that she had "the odd problem with work" herself. That was the point when I thought "she knows what she is writing about". Great! I am going to read this book.

The book focuses on happiness and fulfilment at work and not on the western concept of success defined by status and money. "What is important to you in life?" and "What is important about you?" were my favourite chapters. They contain very useful exercises to facilitate structured thinking. After having done the exercises I knew my values and my strength very well and I could work with the knowledge about it. For me that was a fantastic improvement.

My favourite exercise in her book is "Casting yourself in a role". You choose one important thing you want to do in your life which would make you feel that your life has been worthwhile. You start to imagine yourself doing this in a set of situations by asking questions in order to find out what it really means to do it. Practising this exercise gives you a feeling to live "your dream or vision". I use this exercise regularly now to make decisions. It works great! The exercise gives you more confidence in your decisions because you spent time reflecting it and you felt, heard and saw what it will be like to do it.

I would recommend the book to everybody who needs ideas and advice how to improve his/her work-life-balance. Finally I would like to mention that I had the opportunity to work with Anita in six face-to-face coaching sessions from which I benefited very much. Both, the book and the coaching sessions with her changed my way of thinking completely.

Anita, thank you very much again for your support.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
I can rule the world! 28 Feb 2006
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Format:Paperback
I've just finished this book and I now realise how amazing I am and what great skills and experience I have! I can rule the world!!
I loved the time-line work, so empowering. And I loved matching the MBTI personality preferences to past jobs. It really explained so much and made me much clearer about how I assess the jobs I go for in future. Really good stuff!
I'm now going to start looking seriously for work, and I do feel very confident that I will get what I want. This book has unleashed something within me.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Depends on what you are looking for
If you do not have interest in the MBTI then stay away from this book. If you never read anything about the MBTI then perhaps give this book a chance.
Published 2 months ago by Rune
Help deciding in a new career
Quite a difficult read at first, but was very good overall once into the methods. Certainly helped me alot. Excellent CV advise.
Published on 9 Dec 2009 by Mrs. L. Taylor
A self-help book that actually has the answers
I have read a few books trying to answer the age old question what should i do with my life and this book actually had the answer or at least helped me find it. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by Ms. Tracey Oliver
Simply amazing! Refreshing. Just what I needed.
This is the first time I have ever written a review on anything, and here I am. I have to say, hand on heart, that this book is amazing! So good I read it twice over... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by Tj
Mastermind specialist subject: Stating the obvious
This book may be useful for many people, so this is really just a warning for anyone with a fairly developed sense of self awareness and understanding. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2009 by RFF
Great book!
This book is great - really practical and insightful! It gives handy guidance for when you're feeling a little lost career-wise!
Published on 20 April 2009 by Billyboys
Positive thinking
This book is great and makes you really think about your situation in perspective.

There are many stories which I am sure many of us can empathise with and apply to our... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2008 by P. Ali
So now we know why it didn't work in the past.
Finding Square Holes is inspiring and thorough. It helps explain why past jobs have been the wrong jobs, maybe even disasters! Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2007 by Eileen
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