If You Don't Know Where You're Going, You'll Probably End Up Somewhere Else: Finding a Career and Getting a Life

This updated edition of a widely successful book offers sound, practical guidance for attaining the best possible future for yourself. Written by David P. Campbell, co-creator of the popular Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, this easy-to-read book urges you to do things you like, things that interest you, and things you can do well, emphasizing how the daily choices you make will bring you closer to your ideal future. Campbell offers a simple method for setting goals, followed by advice for prioritizing, pursuing, and ultimately realizing those goals as a means to securing the future you've hoped and planned for.

David P. Campbell holds a bachelor of science degree and a master of science degree from Iowa State University, and a doctorate in psychology from the University of Minnesota. In 1974 he coauthored the widely used Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory while on the faculty of the University of Minnesota. In 1988 he created a new psychological test battery, the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey, which includes individual surveys designed to analyze working interests, skills, leadership potential, teamwork, and working satisfaction. He retired from his position as Smith Richardson Senior Fellow at the Center for Creative Leadership in 2007.