Rejections don’t go on your résumé, but they are part of every successful person’s career. All of us will apply for jobs that we don’t get and have ambitions that aren’t fulfilled, because that is part of being a working person, part of pushing oneself to the next step professionally.


REVIEWS

“This book is a balm for anyone smarting from a ‘no,’ a downturn, or a skinned knee. Jessica Bacal and the parade of rockstar women she interviewed will turn your attitude around and coach you, soothe you, and inspire you in turn. Jessica Bacal has written a book made for the moment, and I learned a ton—for both myself and my clients.” —Rachel Simmons, New York Times bestselling author of Odd Girl Out

“This is an inspiring, entertaining read about strong women who persevered in the face of rejection – often by practicing a growth mindset!” —Carol S. Dweck, PhD, author of Mindset

“Illuminating, encouraging reading for anyone who has felt stymied by rejection … This affirming book is sure to provide career women with the courage to not only move forward from rejection, but also mount necessary challenges to the masculine bias in the professional world.” -- Kirkus Reviews

Mistakes I Made at Work (2014)

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High-achieving women share their worst mistakes at work--and how learning from them paved the way to success. Named by Fast Company as a "Top 10 Book You Need to Read This Year."

Reveiws

"the printed equivalent of a long, hot bath at the end of a terrible day at work." - The New York Times

"stories filled with humor and humiliation, plus loads of hard-earned career management advice." - ELLE Magazine

"crucial character boot camp . . . an important book because it shows that life is not a magazine spread." - The Globe and Mail

"wide-ranging enough to avoid the stiflingly corporate perspective of many mainstream conversations about women in the workplace."- New York Magazine

"shines in its recognition of the futility of the one-size-fits-all professional recommendation" - Forbes Magazine

"generous display of guts and wisdom . . . the stories are pure gold." - Bust Magazine

"not only shines an antiseptic light on other people's dark moments, it shows how mistakes, and unhappiness, and the depths of our careers can lead to unexpected triumphs." - Fast Company