10 Best Books for Building Courage to Quit Your Job

Scared to quit your job? I've read 50+ books on career change. These 10 gave me the courage to finally make my move.

Scared to quit your job? I've read 50+ books on career change. These 10 gave me the courage to finally make my move.

Three years ago, I woke up and couldn't turn my head to the left. Not "shouldn't"—literally couldn't. My neck had locked up so completely that I had to rotate.

The Promotion That Taught Me I Wasn't Ready. I got promoted to Director of Engineering on a Tuesday. By Friday, three of my best engineers had resigned.

My mother leaned across the dinner table, looked me dead in the eye, and said, "You've gained weight. Are you depressed? Your cousin just got promoted to.

I published my first blog post on a Thursday afternoon. By Friday morning, it had 12 views and zero comments. By Friday evening, it had one.

I was scrolling through Instagram at 11 PM on a Tuesday when I saw it: my college roommate's post announcing her promotion to Vice President at a Fortune 500.

The Compliment I Couldn't Accept. 'You did an amazing job on that presentation,' my coworker said after I finished leading a team meeting. I immediately deflected.

I stared at my bank account balance: 7.32. That was it. That was everything I had left after making my final student loan payment.

Three weeks into my new management role, I locked myself in a conference room and cried. Not because anything terrible had happened.

My phone alarm was set for 5:00 AM. Not because I'm a morning person—I'm not. Because every productivity guru on the internet told me that successful people.