Is your career all it could be?
Henry David Thoreau famously said, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Does this describe your current work situation?
Whether you’re just starting out, looking for a change, or experiencing unwanted change, there’s a way forward. Love Your Work is about pivoting step-by-step to a more satisfying career. It will help you:
Maybe the new economy feels daunting to you. Maybe you’re not sure how to break out of your industry. Maybe you’re struggling to move up in rank. Wherever you are, if you don’t find your work meaningful and engaging, it’s time for a change, and Love Your Work will prepare you to make it.
Robert Dickie III is a career advisor and CEO passionate about helping people find their best work. And it shows. He offers motivating stories, insights into today’s market, and dozens of resources for growing in your career. By the end of Love Your Work, you won’t just be equipped for the next move, you’ll be inspired for it. You’ll see work differently, and you’ll want to pursue it like you never have before.
Do you want to be prepared for your future? Then read this
book. The workforce has been through a radical change in the
past three decades, and every person working today will benefit
from the wisdom and insight given between these covers.
Richard Glass
Director Career Center, Liberty
University
Robert Dickie’s newest book, Love Your Work, outlines the
path and the plans to help you escape the emotional and
financial drain of a job that doesn’t meet your needs or motivate
you to achieve your God given potential. Get it. Read it. Pivot to
the career you were made for!
Chuck Bentley
CEO, Crown Financial Ministries
As a college professor and student advisor, I am always looking for
practical tools that help my students identify and harness their
passions, talents, and God-given abilities. I appreciate the “on
the ground” approach in this book where Robert uses “Pivot Points”
to provide straightforward action steps and experiential
learning each step of the way! I will be recommending this book
to my students and colleagues.
Barbara A. Herter
Rinker School of Business, Palm Beach Atlantic University
We millennials often need to be reminded not only what to do and
how to do it, but why. We need to know our work matters. We
come alive at the intersection of skill and meaning, and Love
Your Work shows us how to get there. This is an extremely
insightful guide to help you use your passion to make an impact
on your world.
Allie Beth Stuckey
The Conservative Millennial Blog
A must read for those in career transition or those looking for
something more. The practical resources and actionable
tools not only help someone pivot to a new life-fulfilling
career, but also give real life examples to inspire and to
motivate. Invest in yourself with this great resource.
Jeremie Kubicek
CEO of GiANT Worldwide and bestselling author
There’s no denying that life comes at us fast. The same has been
the case with the pace at which industries are changing and the
nature of work as we’ve known it has been eroded. Once again,
Robert Dickie III has provided us with an invaluable resource to
practically navigate those changes. I am confident that many lives
will be impacted by the information, wisdom, and tangible resources
provided throughout this professional journey in book form. If
you’re ready for a pivot, there is no time like the present, and
this book can serve as your catalyst.
Reggie Leonard
Assistant Director for Career Services, University of Virginia
If you are ready to move from going through the motions to loving
your work and living into your faith, your passion, your gifts and
skills, then this is the book for you. Within these pages Robert
Dickie gives you fresh tools to help you pivot toward a
career that both fits you and fits our fast-changing work
landscape. Dive in and discover how you can begin to prepare
yourself for the kind of position where you can thrive.
Tom Ogburn
First Baptist Church Knoxville
If you have ever got to the point in your career where you have
wondered “is this all there is?” or thought “so this is how it
ends?”, in his latest book Love Your Work Robert Dickie
makes it clear that it doesn’t have to be drudgery and boredom in
our careers. Robert shows us how to analyze our current career and
if we have to make a “pivot” what steps we should take to increase
the odds of making it the right one. Really, this book is a
step-by-step how to get the most out of our careers for the
gloryof God.
Tim Marks
President, Bonvera
My friend Robert Dickie has written another exceptional book, which
will transform the way you work. Charting a path towards
fulfilling employment in a changing economy, Love Your Work
will equip you to discover the gift of restorative and redemptive
work.
Peter Greer
President and CEO of HOPE International and coauthor of 40/40
Vision: Clarifying Your Mission in Midlife
A must read for those in career transition or those looking for
something more. Packed with practical resources and actionable
tools to help someone pivot to a new fulfilling career,
Robert Dickie weaves powerful stories with real-life
examples of those who have pivoted to a better career to help
those wishing to do the same.
Joel Widmer
Founder and CEO, Fluxe Digital Marketing
Bob and his wife Brandi reside in Knoxville, TN with their six children and two dogs. They are both graduates of the University of Tennessee. Bob earned his Master's Degree from the University of Arkansas in Industrial Engineering and is currently in the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program.