Transpirations: Guidance for the Head & Heart through Career and Beyond

An incomparable career development and spiritual companion for anyone in a job, career, or retirement transition. Dr. Bachhuber brings leading career/work insights from experts like William Bridges, Richard Bolles, and Herminia Ibarra together with his professional experience and expertise from major universities, Fortune 500 companies, retreat centers, and non-profits. He weaves the wisdom of essential spiritual writers like Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Mary Oliver, Sister Joyce Rupp, Parker Palmer, Ignatius of Loyola, Eckhart Tolle, and Teresa of Avila into his spiritual and personal experiences with facing health challenges, spending time with his parents at the end of their lives, and celebrating the birth of his first grandchild. Tom brings a likeable, personal, and at times humorous style together with his substantive messages. This resource can be read straight through, used as a workbook, and as a means for daily reflection. The book will educate, inspire, and encourage the reader.You may find the book invaluable if you are: Approaching or experiencing retirement and searching for meaning in your next work, volunteer, and/or ministry opportunity;Experiencing insufficient worth in your career/work/ministry and looking for fresh perspectives and purpose; Feeling unsatisfied at the beginning or middle of a career and longing for a change or new direction; Desiring to explore inward and use spiritual ideas/resources to help with discernment;Needing encouragement, inspiration, and a closer relationship between your job search and your faith/spiritual life; orGoing through a challenging time professionally, emotionally and/or spiritually.