Richard Bolles
description: an American author best known for his book 'What Color Is Your Parachute?', a popular job-hunting guide.
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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
by Cal Newport · 17 Sep 2012 · 197pp · 60,477 words
society began emphasizing the importance of following your passion, but a good approximation is the 1970 publication of What Color Is Your Parachute? The author, Richard Bolles, was working at the time for the Episcopal Church advising campus ministers, many of whom were in danger of losing their jobs. He published the
Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship With Money and Achieving Financial Independence: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century
by Vicki Robin, Joe Dominguez and Monique Tilford · 31 Aug 1992 · 426pp · 115,150 words
coming out every day as jobs become a scarcer and more cherished commodity. The classic is the frequently updated What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Bolles.22 Beyond that, you’re on your own. Just one word of caution. As P. T. Barnum once said, there’s a sucker born every
The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha · 14 Feb 2012 · 176pp · 55,819 words
shredded and tattered. And if it isn’t that way already, it could get that way at any time. In his first chapter, Parachute author Richard Bolles writes, “It is important, before you enter the job hunt, to decide exactly what you are looking for—whether you call it your passion, or
Your Money: The Missing Manual
by J.D. Roth · 18 Mar 2010 · 519pp · 118,095 words
to do, explore: read, take classes, and talk to people about their jobs (see the box on Taking a Second Job). For more inspiration, read Richard Bolles's classic book What Color Is Your Parachute? (Ten Speed Press, 2009). Your Money And Your Life: Finding Your Sweet Spot In his book Good
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
by Susan Orlean · 1 Jan 1998
in the 1880s sold underwater lots in the Everglades and then, when his scheme fell apart, committed suicide by shooting himself in his bathtub; and Richard Bolles, who marketed his underwater lots at the turn of the century with the slogan “A good investment beats a lifetime of labor”; and Barron Collier