The Proximity Principle by Ken Coleman
Personal Development/Career. 240 Pages. 4 Stars
Synopsis:
Right now, 70% of Americans aren’t passionate about their work and are desperately longing for meaning and purpose. They’re sick of “average” and know there’s something better out there, but they just don’t know how to reach it.
One basic principle―The Proximity Principle―can change everything you thought you knew about pursuing a career you love.
In his latest book, The Proximity Principle, national radio host and career expert Ken Coleman provides a simple plan of how positioning yourself near the right people and places can help you land the job you love. Forget the traditional career advice you’ve heard! Networking, handing out business cards, and updating your online profile do nothing to set you apart from other candidates.
Ken will show you how to be intentional and genuine about the connections you make with a fresh, unexpected take on resumes and the job interview process. You’ll discover the five people you should look for and the four best places to grow, learn, practice, and perform so you can step into the role you were created to fill. After reading The Proximity Principle, you’ll know how to connect with the right people and put yourself in the right places, so opportunities will come―and you’ll be prepared to take them.
My Review:
I always love a good Ramsey Solutions book. My bestie and I picked this one up to buddy read. It’s been on my shelf for years, but Ken hasn’t always been my favorite of the personalities (he’s grown on my over the years!) so I wasn’t in a hurry to read it.
The book is very well organized, clear, and easy to read. A quick read that felt a little spaced out to fill out the pages. But it was an encouraging read. Ken’s voice definitely comes through, and while you could likely get most of the information from his radio show or the website, there’s something different about holding a book in your hands and highlighting or underlining what stands out.
The principle itself isn’t a difficult one to grasp: if you want to learn something, go where people are doing it and learn from people who are doing it. But I like how Ken offers some examples of what kinds of people and places to look for on your journey. Action steps at the end of each chapter help readers to tangibly implement the material. And, perhaps most valuable of all, are the stories woven throughout the information – in traditional Ramsey fashion.
I appreciated how the stories were a mix of well known and “average Joe” people, but in each case we are able to see some element of how they made the next step in their “Mount Everest Climb” – a motivational analogy. It’s always neat to hear stories of how people we admire, respect, and have heard of weren’t always well-known or at the perceived top. And the stories of everyday people still in the middle of that journey remind us that we can do this too.
A quick, easy read that’s got some action steps and motivation if you need encouragement to keep pressing on, no matter where you are in your journey.
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