Notes to a Working Woman: Finding Balance, Passion, and Fulfillment in Your Life

by Luci Swindoll

Meet a new breed of women in the workplace. Focused, balanced, and confident, these women know how to find success without losing their integrity or passions. They love the Lord, enjoy their work, and are respected by their coworkers. Does this describe you? Or do you, like so many others, struggle with blending faith and work? You want a successful, productive career but find yourself stuck in what seems like dead end and entry-level jobs. You want to pursue your passions, not just live for Friday. You want to make a difference where you work but wonder how you can without sacrificing your values in order to get ahead. An accomplished businesswoman for over thirty years, popular Women of Faith ® speaker Luci Swindoll offers practical approaches to help women who work learn how to be the best at what they do while finding fulfillment in their occupations. In addition, Luci gives in-depth insight by way of engaging converstions on work and life with some extraordinary women. In these pages, Luci shares valuable advice and realistic solutions to help you discover ways to integrate Christian principles in your life at work while finding passion and fulfillment in your job. Whatever your position or occupation, you will find direction and encouragement in Notes to a Working Woman .

Genres: Nonfiction, Christian

157 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 2005

Reviews

[Rosie · Rating 2 out of 5]

The title and back cover summary of this book caught my attention. Finding books written for Christian women tend to focus on homemaking and motherhood rather than working Christian women (not that there's anything wrong with being a stay at home mom, of course). This book made some good points, but it do not feel as if the author was speaking from her personal experiences. She does mention several jobs she's had in her lifetime, but most of the experiences she shares comes from the working lives of other women (such as CeCe Winans, Anne Lamott, and Mary Graham) as examples of the traits and characteristics exemplified in working women. I would have liked more of the author's personal experiences and lessons learned, as it would be more easily to connect to my own experiences in the working world.

This book has a good idea, but it could have been executed differently. With so many women juggling duties at work, home, school, and more, books of this topic are very much needed.

[Kitty · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book has value, but could have so much more. Here is where I struggled with the book, the author has chosen to be unmarried and without children. I have no issues with that choice, but statistically speaking this is not the background of the majority of working women the U.S. 

She addresses the hurdles of being a working mom by quoting other authors, but could have been so much more valuable if a coauthor with the experience of being a working mom or a married woman and balancing a life committed to another human/s. Her book has an audience, but not the broad audience depicted by the title of the book. It is not written by someone with first hand experience of what a working mom or working wife my struggle with. 

A quarter of the book is a regurgitation of interviews with people deemed famous by the author but I am still wholly unfamiliar with.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy the insight to the women Luci interviewed. Last story had me in tears.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! As a christian woman who loves to work and is not ready for kids even
after 8 years of a beautiful marriage, this book is a breath of fresh air. It seems like EVERY christian
book for women is about the stay at home mom. I have a lot of respect for and understand where those women are coming from but that is not for everyone. Lucy really helped me to feel encouraged and she made it OK to be a Christian Working Woman who God can use right where I am.
I highly, highly recommend it. After I read the first chapter I wanted to write Lucy and tell her how much it had already affected me.

[Sarah Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best non-fiction that I have read in awhile. Well researched and well developed. I enjoyed reading this very much.

[Dragonflyconcepts · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love the honesty and balance in this book.

[Cathie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book, worth the read. Love her use of her experiences and the experiences of other successful women to help inspire others.