Member Reviews
I was provided an audio arc of this book via Netgalley, all opinions are my own.
The author narrates the audiobook. Her narration was very professional. What I mean by that is that as passionate as she is about this subject, that didn't come through in her narration. It was fine, but it was missing the emotion and passion I was expecting. I've read other career development and self-help books narrated by the authors, but they are also coaches and present the material regularly and that shows up in the narration because they present professionally as well. As a debut this is a good first take, but I would have appreciated more emotion in the narration.
I enjoyed this no nonsense, direct, common sense approach to taking charge of your own career. The author states in the beginning of the book that much of what she is about to tell you is common sense, but sometimes you need to hear it anyway. As someone who has been with my current company for over 10 years, much of her advice rings true. I've switched roles within the same company every few years because of burnout or it was time to learn something new. I do think some of her advice is going to be take it or leave it based on the industry you are in or the culture of your company or even the type of person you are.
The author wrote this exactly as if she were speaking to you. She doesn't hold back any punches and she swears alot. I actually found it to be refreshing and genuine. I don't mind the language, but I know others clutch pearls when people curse and get offended. They are just words and they don't bother me, so take that with a grain of salt. If you didn't mind the language in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life you will enjoy this.
I feel like this is perfect for someone newer in establishing their career, however the advice rings true for someone well established in their career as well. There are some great pearls of wisdom in here. The title is accurate, no one is more invested in your career progression than you are. The author gives examples of situations she's been in both good and bad that have led her to the success in her career. She also gives some checklists and pointers throughout. While I found alot of her advice to be common sense, I found I needed to hear some of it anyway and plan to put some of it to use in the near future.
The audiobook is compelling enough to inspire listeners to obtain a physical copy for annotation. It is rich with insightful wisdom, interwoven with the author's personal experiences, both positive and negative. While it appears to target women aged 20 to 40, its depth and breadth offer valuable content for a wide audience.
From the former CEO of Barstool Sports comes a playbook to crush it in your career whether you’re at the very start & young and hungry or long established and losing your motivation. She shows how her past marketing experience led the drive to jump for the Barstool job and being the rare high-ranking woman in a “bro” company and field — and how readers can apply that same drive to work that works for them, from not taking crap to bringing energy to your job.
This is definitely a career guidance, motivational book, but because of that specificity, it may not land with every reader. Personally, I wish I would’ve read this a few months ago just before I was making a big career transition because I think it would’ve made a bigger impact than it did reading it now. Great advice though from a female trailblazer!
Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.