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Weve always been told winners never quit, but TV personality and motivational speaker Josh Shipp knows it isnt true. Smart people quit the right things at the right time.But how do you know if youre in the wrong career?What is the right thing for you?Andwhens the best time to jump ship?Jump Ship is a step-by-step guide through one of lifes most difficultand most importanttransitions. Leaving behind an unsatisfying job and embarking upon a new career can open up a world of fulfillment, but it isnt easy.As a role model and mentor to tens of thousands of young professionals, Shipp has seen the impact that a new career can have on a persons life.In Jump Ship, he offers you the time-tested tools to get there.This book will help you discover your truest priorities and provide you the resources you need to succeed, drawing inspiration from the countless people whose lives he has improved.



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Josh Shipp

Statistically, Josh Shipp should be dead, in jail, or homeless. But his success as a preeminent author, speaker, and global youth empowerment expert is living proof of the power of one caring adult. A former at-risk foster kid turned youth advocate; Josh is renowned for the documentary TV series on A&E that followed his groundbreaking work with youth and families.He has written two national bestsellers to date, "The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans" - winner of the Nautilus Gold Award for Parenting & Family - and "The Teen's Guide to World Domination."FROM FOSTER CARE TO HARVARDThanks to the support of teachers, counselors, and an excellent set of foster parents, Josh went on to be listed on Inc. Magazine's 30 under 30 list, and is now a postgraduate student at Harvard himself, further honing his skills in persuasive communication.Josh is regularly called on by OPRAH, CNN, FOX, The New York Times, 20/20, Good Morning America, and others to provide commentary on common challenges faced by parents and teachers.Over the years, Josh has keynoted events as a speaker on Child Welfare issues for countless groups of parents, educators, and social workers - with audiences as large as 55,000 - and to date has spoken live in front of more than two million people. Viral clips of his acclaimed presentations have been viewed an estimated 50 million times online through platforms such as UpWorthy, Goalcast, and BuzzFeed.To serve his ultimate goal of helping as many kids as possible, Josh trains other speakers through Youth Speaker University, helping them use their own stories to make an impact. His social and emotional learning curriculum, Year of Awesomeness, is in use in hundreds of classrooms all around the world, while his free newsletter offers practical strategies to 200K parents, educators, and social workers.Find free tools and resources at: OneCaringAdult.com



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