I attended a book signing for Suzy Welch, author of “Becoming You: The Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career,” hosted by Thrive Causemetics at Ziggy’s Bookstore in Santa Monica, California.
Suzy Welch is a celebrated business thought leader who is a former editor-in-chief of Harvard Business Review, a NYU business professor, and an acclaimed author. Her book offers a powerful roadmap for anyone seeking care and a life aligned with their true self.
Welch’s method is the culmination of over 15 years of academic research, global teaching, and personal reflection. She became a widow in 2020. I can relate to that as a widow myself. She was faced with discovering what her true purpose was in life. It has helped her and many others deal with grief and transition to move forward in life.
Drawing from her career as a reporter, tech entrepreneur, and educator, Welch developed a signature 13-step framework featured in her popular NYU class and podcast. It helps readers:
- Uncover core values (“Who are you when you are standing still?”)
- Identify unique aptitudes
- Explore emotionally and economically viable interests.
Central to the book is the idea of your “Area of Transcendence,” where your values, strengths, and interests converge to reveal work that feels meaningful and sustainable.
You will find the book to be warm, witty, and refreshingly candid. Welsh balances empathy with tough love, challenging the “happiness industrial complex,” which I found amusing because there are so many people with supposed methods to achieve happiness, which is almost impossible to achieve. Life happens. You can’t always control it.
The book contains personal anecdotes about career setbacks, life changes, and practical tools, such as the “Values Bridge,” as well as diagnostic exercises. Readers of any background or stage in life can build a clear, values-aligned path forward.
Whether you are launching a new career, facing a midlife transition, or craving greater purpose, Becoming You is a thoughtfully designed guide.
You can find the book on Amazon here. It is also available on Audiobook.
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