From Chaos to Creativity and Careers

This book represents over twenty years of helping outplaced workers find inspiration, hope, motivation, and new jobs "From Chaos to Creativity and Careers" utilizes the principles of Chaos Theory to help the reader take a realistic and optimistic view of personal possibility. The user-friendly exercises break a seemingly daunting process down into practical, manageable steps with specific activities to guide and empower the reader. The tools offered here allow the reader to go right to work for instant and long-term payoffs.

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William Stone received his doctorate from Vanderbilt University where he focused his research on career development. He holds a Certificate of Advanced Study from the University of Maine and B.S. and M.Ed. degrees from the University of Southern Maine. He is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a National Certified Career Counselor (NCCC). Bill worked as a high school guidance director and managed several grant-funded outreach programs. He also taught graduate courses in counselor education, especially on career-related topics, and co-authored Beginning the Career Exploration System and The Career Exploration System, published by AGS. He focused on the science of chaos theory and careers as the guest editor of the issue of the Career Planning and Adult Development Journal. He has given presentations at state and national conferences, The National Career Development Conference in Chicago, and the key note addresses at both the National Interactive Television Conference, and the National Consultation on Careers in Ottawa. Before becoming President and CEO of Promising Futures, Bill was Clinical Director of the Higher Education Resources Outreach program (HERO) for the Maine Education Services Foundation.