Is this book for you?

If you are wondering how well the book fits you and your current situation, please read the statements below:

• I often feel that I don't fit in.
• People often tell me that I am too sensitive.
• I value beauty more than I value status and power.
• I'm good at coming up with lots of ideas for solving a problem.
• My thinking tends to be more intuitive and symbolic than linear and literal.
• I'm pretty emotional, although I may not always express it directly.
• I tend to be rather restless and discontented by nature.
• Whenever possible, I prefer to do my own thing my own way.
• I'm more attracted to a studio environment than to an office environment.
• I value autonomy and personal growth more than I value material wealth.
• I have some talent with music, art, dance, drama and/or language.
• I like to solve problems by creating something new.
• A very structured and routine 8 to 5 workday would be death to my soul.
• My friends or family think that I am too idealistic and impractical.
• I'd rather be a writer, artist or entertainer than a doctor, lawyer or banker.

The more statements that describe you, the more relevant The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People should be for you. Even if you don't fit in where you are right now, being different can be a big asset if you know how to use it, and The Career Guide was designed to help you make the most of your gifts.

If you are looking for help primarily with job hunting or with starting your own business, then this is not the book for you. This book is more about making a career choice than hunting for a job, and it was written for the Artistic personality type as described in the vocational theory of Dr. John Holland. In Holland's theory, starting a business would be more typical for the Enterprising type.