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Want to learn how you can stay employable and relevant for the rest of your working life? Want to enjoy feeling valued and fulfilled? In these unpredictable times, there is every reason for you to want to realise your skills and lifestyle choices to look forward to an adventurous and exciting future. Are you worth it? Of course you are! You are your greatest asset and investment. Welcome to Future Proofing Yourself. This book is for everyone. Reflecting on his own personal experiences and those of his family, friends and people that he has coached and mentored. David Yeabsley shares how at times we will all feel vulnerable in our working careers and worry about the future. We can feel lost and lacking in confidence. In Future Proof Yourself, David discusses how these feelings can be managed, encouraging you to discover how YOU can take control of situations and make the right choices for your future career and personal life. What could you expect from a life that you have Future Proofed? Well you can certainly look forward to having: – the ability to take control of your professional career – new skills and experiences – new people to network with – new learning opportunities It will also guide you to: – develop your confidence – create new ways of thinking – achieve the right balance in your life – enable you to stay relevant and employable for the rest of your working career Investment in yourself applies to all areas of your life, not just your career. Be careful though, following the Future Proof Yourself guidance you just might start living it and become the best version of yourself! Why should you make the effort? Well, if you don’t look after yourself, who is going to do it for you? The author, David Yeabsley, has over 20 years’ experience in coaching, mentoring, training and presenting.There is no time like now to read a book like this. Life often throws us curve balls and Covid19 has done just that for most of us. Where I was always the one bringing in the income and paying the mortgage and bills suddenly now it's my sons who work in the NHS and a supermarket who have the most stable jobs. Thankfully I had already started to future-proof myself. and I am working in different virtual ways as an online coach and trainer. This book is a valuable way to look at how you can take steps to make decisions about what you do right now and start preparing for the next steps towards your future in an uncertain world. How ready are you for change? What skills do you have that are transferable? Creativity, ideas and being curious are all areas to 'drive your own destiny', if you don't look after yourself who will? (chapter 5) Chapter 7 Being on control of your well being - What really matters in life? An important chapter for any time in life. A must-have read for everyone who wants to future proof their future...Highly recommend ISBN: 9781912243853