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Wait, What?!: The Success Formula for When Life Plays Out Differently Than You Expected
Success is a journey.
Are you stuck deciding what’s next or becoming overwhelmed by unexpected challenges?
Your previous success was likely supported through goals, plans, and family and friends; however, life on your own can feel completely random.
Success in this world will require a different way of thinking when faced with big life changes and financial risks.
If you lack confidence, are uncertain about your purpose, and find every day full of chaos or drama, this book can help.
Imagine having an approach that tackles problems with a positive attitude and an action plan, allowing you to overcome challenges with less chaos.
In Wait, What?!, Emma Toops introduces The Transition Puzzle Paradigm, a structured framework that helps you focus your thinking, planning, and actions.
Whether your transitions are in life, school, career, or business, you’ll learn how clear and achievable goalsCreate action plans that get resultsBuild strong and supportive relationshipsStay flexible and adapt to changesBreak down big problems into manageable piecesKeep moving forward, even when things get tough
Packed with exciting stories of Emma’s time in Airborne and Air Assault Schools, Wait, What?! will teach you to manage the transition chaos in your mind while moving toward your goals in the world.
This book is not just about a Success Formula; it aims to create a new way of thinking that applies to all of life’s challenges.
Grab your copy today and start your journey to success!
Are you stuck deciding what’s next or becoming overwhelmed by unexpected challenges?
Your previous success was likely supported through goals, plans, and family and friends; however, life on your own can feel completely random.
Success in this world will require a different way of thinking when faced with big life changes and financial risks.
If you lack confidence, are uncertain about your purpose, and find every day full of chaos or drama, this book can help.
Imagine having an approach that tackles problems with a positive attitude and an action plan, allowing you to overcome challenges with less chaos.
In Wait, What?!, Emma Toops introduces The Transition Puzzle Paradigm, a structured framework that helps you focus your thinking, planning, and actions.
Whether your transitions are in life, school, career, or business, you’ll learn how clear and achievable goalsCreate action plans that get resultsBuild strong and supportive relationshipsStay flexible and adapt to changesBreak down big problems into manageable piecesKeep moving forward, even when things get tough
Packed with exciting stories of Emma’s time in Airborne and Air Assault Schools, Wait, What?! will teach you to manage the transition chaos in your mind while moving toward your goals in the world.
This book is not just about a Success Formula; it aims to create a new way of thinking that applies to all of life’s challenges.
Grab your copy today and start your journey to success!
158 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2024
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August 27, 2024
If you're looking for advice about how to manage change in your career, especially when the change is unexpected and unwanted, look no further than "Wait, What?!..." Emma Toops new book.
Whether intentional or not, every one of us goes through periods of change in our lives. The outcome - success or failure - relies on understanding what you can and cannot control. You first need to identify the particular factors that define your change. Then it's up to you to influence that which you can't control, Emma writes.
"Wait, What?!..." provides a blueprint especially helpful for younger people planning or establishing their career path. The framework outlined, however, is applicable to anyone facing a life change. "If you don't own your transition and try to create the future you want, you must endure the future you get," Emma warns.
Unlike many career planning books that are full of sounds-good advice for success but no context to apply it, Emma provides practical, relatable examples from her own successful career.
She ends each chapter with "Things for you to do or consider." She offers solid steps to follow as you plan changes that will lead to your own successful future. I highly recommend this new book by Emma Toops for inspiration and for specific strategies on how to plan and execute a career or life change no matter what kind of challenge you face.
Whether intentional or not, every one of us goes through periods of change in our lives. The outcome - success or failure - relies on understanding what you can and cannot control. You first need to identify the particular factors that define your change. Then it's up to you to influence that which you can't control, Emma writes.
"Wait, What?!..." provides a blueprint especially helpful for younger people planning or establishing their career path. The framework outlined, however, is applicable to anyone facing a life change. "If you don't own your transition and try to create the future you want, you must endure the future you get," Emma warns.
Unlike many career planning books that are full of sounds-good advice for success but no context to apply it, Emma provides practical, relatable examples from her own successful career.
She ends each chapter with "Things for you to do or consider." She offers solid steps to follow as you plan changes that will lead to your own successful future. I highly recommend this new book by Emma Toops for inspiration and for specific strategies on how to plan and execute a career or life change no matter what kind of challenge you face.
August 28, 2024
I am the author, so my rating is a bit biased. Lol
But, I hope my remarks in this "review" provide some perspective and insight into my purpose for writing Wait, What?! and what I hope you gain from reading it.
First, the date ranges for the start and finish of the "first read" represent the period I started and finished the manuscript (i.e. before it was handed off to professional editors).
So, the "second read" in May 2024 was when I read the entire edited book for the first time.
Second, Wait, What?! is my first book, a non-fiction hybrid of personal development and memoir. It is the first long-form narrative that I've ever written.
My writing had previously been short-form (e.g., emails, social media), academic (e.g., graduate-level papers), or business-related (e.g., magazine or newsletter articles).
I wrote Wait, What?! to teach and inspire.
It contains technical instruction that provides the steps and concepts for the Success Formula and the Transition Puzzle Paradigm. These strategic and tactical frameworks help focus your thoughts, plans, and actions.
My stories, which provide examples of the Formula and Paradigm in practice, are from when I was a young adult going to Airborne and Air Assault Schools and starting a new military career.
I hope that you learn from my experience that whether you already have goals and plans for your future, much of what you will encounter and experience may very likely not be what you expect.
However, if you are self-aware, you can control at least one part of anything—yourself.
My hope is that you own your transitions and that you influence what you can for the rest of the things you cannot control.
But, I hope my remarks in this "review" provide some perspective and insight into my purpose for writing Wait, What?! and what I hope you gain from reading it.
First, the date ranges for the start and finish of the "first read" represent the period I started and finished the manuscript (i.e. before it was handed off to professional editors).
So, the "second read" in May 2024 was when I read the entire edited book for the first time.
Second, Wait, What?! is my first book, a non-fiction hybrid of personal development and memoir. It is the first long-form narrative that I've ever written.
My writing had previously been short-form (e.g., emails, social media), academic (e.g., graduate-level papers), or business-related (e.g., magazine or newsletter articles).
I wrote Wait, What?! to teach and inspire.
It contains technical instruction that provides the steps and concepts for the Success Formula and the Transition Puzzle Paradigm. These strategic and tactical frameworks help focus your thoughts, plans, and actions.
My stories, which provide examples of the Formula and Paradigm in practice, are from when I was a young adult going to Airborne and Air Assault Schools and starting a new military career.
I hope that you learn from my experience that whether you already have goals and plans for your future, much of what you will encounter and experience may very likely not be what you expect.
However, if you are self-aware, you can control at least one part of anything—yourself.
My hope is that you own your transitions and that you influence what you can for the rest of the things you cannot control.
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