The Leap

An inspirational guide that shows how anyone canTurbo charge aboring career without huge risksAt age thirty-five, Rick Smith was stuck in a career rut. He was doing okay as an executive recruiter, but the passion was gone. He felt totally average, with no special talents or resources. Yet in the next few years, he transitioned to an exciting, lucrative, and deeplyrewarding new career. And he discovered that many other averageJoes and Janes were making the same kind of leap.Smith has interviewed hundreds of people who felt stuck onan endless trajectory of ordinary, but then tapped into their hiddenstrengths for the first time. He sums up their transformations inthree counterintuitive principles:• To unlock your potential, you don't need to change who youare. Instead, match up what you do with what you love todo—your greatest strengths and passions.• You don't need to go it alone. Big, selfless, simple ideas attracta supportive team...