Becoming You: The Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career

An inspiring, wise and highly practical method for career guidance, discovering your true self and identifying the fulfilling career just for you.

No matter where we are in our lives, be it atop the heights of achievement or just setting out on our journey, we’ve all had that moment where we’ve wondered, “What is my life purpose? What was I born to do?” The answer can feel just within our grasp, or as far off as the horizon.

How in the world do we get there?

Enter Becoming You, a joyful, deeply researched, and immediately applicable step-by-step guide for personal growth to help you answer that very question. Based on the phenomenally popular NYU class by the same name, and used by thousands of people around the world, Becoming You is an empathic yet absolutely zero-BS method designed to help you understand where you want to go and find meaningful work in today’s ever-changing world.

Professor Suzy Welch, a respected expert in careers, decision-making, and identity formation, is the Director of NYU Stern’s Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing. A graduate of Harvard and Harvard Business School, and a former columnist for O: The Oprah Magazine, she has consulted for some of America’s largest companies, is a frequent commentator for the Wall Street Journal, and a regular guest on the Today Show and CNBC. Her previous three books have been New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, and her fast-growing, authentic, and often hilarious "Becoming You" podcast has fans worldwide.

But more than anything, Professor Welch is a teacher and agent of transformation. After a life filled with wide and varied experiences, from crime reporter to tech entrepreneur, her own purpose is helping others find theirs. She created Becoming You out of fifteen years of researching and testing with the heartfelt goal of helping people achieve a personal transformation and discover a way forward in a complex world. To that end, Becoming You guides readers through the process of excavating their truest values, identifying their strengths and outstanding aptitudes, and finally, pinpointing their economically viable interests, that is, the kind of work that calls them emotionally and intellectually, and also makes sense financially. Ultimately, Becoming You, a powerful tool for self-discovery, is your guide to discovering the life you were meant to live.

This life-changing book provides a complete framework for career development:

• Find Your Purpose: Learn the proven, step-by-step method from the popular NYU class to uncover the work you were born to do.
• Career Change Confidence: Whether you’re just starting out, at a crossroads, or seeking a major shift, get the zero-BS tools to navigate your next move.
• Values Based Living: Go beyond generic advice to excavate your truest values, pinpoint your unique aptitudes, and identify your real, economically viable interests.
• An Actionable Framework: Move from wondering to knowing with a joyful, deeply researched, and immediately applicable guidebook to find your Area of Transcendence.

Award-winning professor Suzy Welch teaches management at NYU Stern School of Business and is the Director of the NYU | Stern Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing. A leading authority on values-based decision-making and purpose-driven careers, she is also the creator of the Welch-Bristol Values Inventory and the Becoming You methodology, which includes the Values Bridge, PIE360, and the Career Traits Compass. A New York Times bestselling author, acclaimed podcaster, and popular presence on TV and online, she is known for frameworks that blend deep humanity with practical outcomes.