For the past 25 years I have always been the rock of support for my friends and family. I have helped many a person become successful a the expense of my own career. I tried to make changes even reinvent myself, but I seem to always have made the wrong choices. The rest of my life has been fine but it has always bothered me that someone who has a masters degree and able to do a broad spectrum of things could not settle into a successful career pattern.
Peaks and Valleys has made me evaluate these choices and rethink my actions. Perhaps it has been too much fear and other people's opinions that have held me back. At times, I feel as if most people don't really know me and my abilities. They pigeonhole me into neat and convenient categories that don't reflect my interests nor demonstrate my strengths.
Your book has taught me that perhaps changing one small step at a time will change the outcome. That I should not fear failure but at least make an effort and not sit back and just wait for a lucky break. I need to take a proactive and positive stand even at age 57. I never have been given much support just been made to feel guilty for having my own ideas. I now know a lot of this is that I have been surrounded by selfish people. I know I lack confidence but I can work on it. I am not dead yet! I want and need to be fulfilled!
Thank you for this book. Keep on writing!!