Career Reads

By Maggie LaMar

Winter break is a great time to relax but also to do things you enjoy that you don’t always have time to do during the school year. One thing that I love to do is read but when I finally have free time to read, I often don’t know what to read. As a senior graduating in May, I wanted to find a book that would keep me motivated through my last semester at Purdue and also prepare me for my career. I did some research and I found three interesting reads that are career related. In order to make my selections, I used the site www.goodreads.com

1.   Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink

This book received an average rating 3.92 on Good Reads. Pink spent nearly forty years performing research on this book that exposes the source of human motivation. This is a great book for anyone looking to find some extra motivation for the New Year and new semester!

http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594484805/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418310019&sr=1-1&keywords=drive+the+surprising+truth+about+what+motivates+us

2.      Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

This book received an average rating of 4.02 out of 5.0 on Good Reads. Take a look at how many leaders and influencers in our world have become so successful and inspirational. The answer is that they all asked the question “why?” Their stories are told in this book that will influence you to make changes and work towards your goals.

http://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418322905&sr=1-1&keywords=Start+with+Why%3A+How+Great+Leaders+Inspire+Everyone+to+Take+Action

3.      Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by James C. Collins.

Collins’s book received an average Good Reads score of 3.99 out of 5. While this book is directed towards companies, it’s very easy to apply the lessons to your life as a student and a young professional.

http://www.amazon.com/Good-To-Great-James-Collins/dp/185686863X