Volunteering: How Service Enriches Your Life-and How Its Unexpected Halo Effect Boosts Your Career
by John Raynolds
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Today many of us feel trapped in our jobs, afraid we won't advance, and bored by the routine. Volunteering provides us with an invigorating way to stand out in an ever more competitive environment by reaching out and helping others. Meaningful volunteer work not only enriches our own souls - it is also one of the best ways to advance in a career.John Raynolds illustrates how inspiration in careers and in lives can be renewed by service to others. He shows how volunteerism can help you:* show more Learn how to take career risks* Pick up new skills* Meet important contacts* Expand your industry profile* Develop an entirely new perspective on your goals show lessTags
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John Raynolds is president and CEO of the National Peace Garden Foundation in Washington, D.C. Formerly president and CEO of Ward Howell International, the world's seventh-largest executive search firm, and of Outward Bound USA, he has volunteered extensively, running in the New York City Marathon with disabled athletes, and serving on the boards show more of six nonprofit organizations. He has participated in forty-one Outward Bound expeditions. He lives with his wife, Eileen, in Greenwich, Connecticut. show less
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