Take Charge: The Skills That Drive Professional Success

People believe that it takes something very special to make it to the top as an entrepreneur or professional. But just as James Clear has proven in his groundbreaking book, on atomic habits, anyone can drive career success by focusing on a series of skills that develop confidence, trust and meaningful success.

How do you go from student, to young professional or start-up entrepreneur, to having more clients than you know how to handle? What are the skills you need to master?

Bestselling author Norman Bacal has done it in his own career, from introverted student to one of the world's leading entertainment finance lawyers, to builder of a professional firm. He then took five years to boil down the steps of success into simple easy-to -read language. He also interviewed twenty other success stories, at various career stages, to show that there are simple hacks to developing the core skills that will make your career blossom:

• slaying the Perality beast
  
• the strategy of the job interview
• picking a workplace that fits your personality
• the key communication skills that build confidence and trust
  
• overcoming the fear holding you back
• the secrets of great waiters

These changes will have a revolutionary effect on your career

"Whether you are in college or just starting your career, this book is a roadmap to turbo charge your career."

- Bill Carmody, TEDx Storyteller, Executive Coach and Bestselling Author of The Three Rules of Marriage

"A thought-provoking, practical and insightful book loaded with 'nuggets of gold' to power your career forward."

-Barry Beloff, President, Inspiratum Executive Coaching

"Advice and insights on the dynamics of practice that should be part and parcel of a professional education."

-Justice Lorne Sossin, former Dean, Osgoode Hall Law School