Comments on: What Color Is Your Parachute?: Buy or Don’t Buy? http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/ Simple, applicable personal finance advice for the modern world Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:44:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ken http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-65615 Ken Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:52:08 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/#comment-65615 Responding to David's comment: if you decide to check out Dan Miller's 48 Days to the Work You Love, read Parachute first and tell me if you agree that almost 40% (the good 40%) was lifted from Bolles's classic. In a few sidebars he cites WCIYP, but I was shocked at how much of the material seemed to be reworded summaries of Bolles's main points. The Salary Negotiation graph seems to have been copied directly with no citation! Responding to David’s comment: if you decide to check out Dan Miller’s 48 Days to the Work You Love, read Parachute first and tell me if you agree that almost 40% (the good 40%) was lifted from Bolles’s classic. In a few sidebars he cites WCIYP, but I was shocked at how much of the material seemed to be reworded summaries of Bolles’s main points. The Salary Negotiation graph seems to have been copied directly with no citation!

]]> By: Guy http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-11744 Guy Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:03:50 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/#comment-11744 I went through this book at a job search point in mid-career. I didn't find it very helpful and didn't finish reading it. A lot of the stuff just seemed like common sense to me; I'd thought of it before. To each his own. If it works for you, then use it. I went through this book at a job search point in mid-career. I didn’t find it very helpful and didn’t finish reading it. A lot of the stuff just seemed like common sense to me; I’d thought of it before. To each his own. If it works for you, then use it.

]]> By: B. http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-10510 B. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:00:35 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/#comment-10510 This book helped me so much when I finally made myself do all the (tiresome to me) exercises. He says you can do them in a weekend, but they took me two weeks. I came up with a list of criteria for my perfect job that was satisfying to create even though it seemed ridiculously unrealistic. Long story short: I found out about a career I hadn't heard of, and because of the clarity I found through the exercises, was able to make a quick decision and move, and start grad school in a couple of months. (I have since graduated.) Every day of every class reaffirmed my decision. I think I need to do those exercises again to fine tune my flight plan. I am amazed that I found a career I like and that pays me. Yay! Also, possibly another indicator of a good choice: I have never communicated so easily and well as I communicate with the people I went to school with. Despite our very different backgrounds, we are clearly very similar. This book helped me so much when I finally made myself do all the (tiresome to me) exercises. He says you can do them in a weekend, but they took me two weeks. I came up with a list of criteria for my perfect job that was satisfying to create even though it seemed ridiculously unrealistic.

Long story short: I found out about a career I hadn’t heard of, and because of the clarity I found through the exercises, was able to make a quick decision and move, and start grad school in a couple of months. (I have since graduated.) Every day of every class reaffirmed my decision.

I think I need to do those exercises again to fine tune my flight plan. I am amazed that I found a career I like and that pays me. Yay!

Also, possibly another indicator of a good choice: I have never communicated so easily and well as I communicate with the people I went to school with. Despite our very different backgrounds, we are clearly very similar.

]]> By: Brian http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-9948 Brian Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:07:51 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/#comment-9948 Trent, I think you might really enjoy reading (or listening to) "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield. He talks a lot about 'going pro' and overcoming the barriers of doing what you truly want to do - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446691437?tag=onejourney-20" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/0446691437</a> Trent, I think you might really enjoy reading (or listening to) “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield. He talks a lot about ‘going pro’ and overcoming the barriers of doing what you truly want to do – http://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/0446691437

]]> By: David http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-9914 David Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:47:39 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/09/what-color-is-your-parachute-buy-or-dont-buy/#comment-9914 I absolutely think that you should do something that you love and I think that this website is a perfect avenue for that while still being able to support yourself and your family. Go ahead and check out "48 days..." by Dan Miller. It is right along those same lines. I absolutely think that you should do something that you love and I think that this website is a perfect avenue for that while still being able to support yourself and your family. Go ahead and check out “48 days…” by Dan Miller. It is right along those same lines.

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