Copyright 2016 by Paul Sohn
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ISBNs: 978-1-4555-4345-8 (paperback), 978-1-4555-4346-5 (ebook)
E3-20181026-JV-PC
I love this book! Paul Sohn will cause you to think Kingdom thoughts while you are living your life. There is a lot of meat here; dont miss it.
Jeremie Kubicek, co-founder of GiANT Worldwide, author of 5 Voices and 5 Gears
An indispensable road map to life for Millennials, Paul Sohns book provides a steady rudder for navigating a quarter-life crisis. This book is like The Purpose Driven Life for Millennials. An indispensable partner for the journey.
Frances Hesselbein, president and CEO of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute
You dont want to wait until your midlife crisis to think through important questions of calling and career! Read this book to fully embrace your calling and work from your sweet spot.
Peter Greer, president & CEO of HOPE International and coauthor of 40/40 Vision and Mission Drift
This book is packed with wisdom, practical exercises, and actionable advice to help you design the life you were meant to have. I will be buying a case to give to friends hitting their twenties because it offers a shortcut to a meaningful, successful life.
Skip Prichard, CEO of OCLC, leadership insights blogger
What is your calling? While Christian discussions of faith, work, and vocation have grown exponentially in recent years, the books and articles have consistently excluded focused attention on Millennialsuntil now. Written for Millennials by a Millennial, Paul Sohn offers us a careful reading and response to a generation that we deeply need to consider.
Matthew Kaemingk, Cascade Fellows Program for Faith, Work, and Calling
QUARTER-LIFE CALLING provides a raw and refreshing honesty into the realities of ambitious individuals of any age. Fortunately, Paul compressed a midlife crisis into the first 25 years instead of his first four or more decades. Importantly, hes reaching out to his generation to help them save fifteen years or more of hollow happiness in exchange for a joy-filled life found in bringing expression to ones purpose and living into ones calling.
Kevin W. McCarthy, author of The On-Purpose Person and The On-Purpose Business Person
With experience and wisdom well beyond his years, Paul Sohn is uniquely positioned to deliver an important message at a critical time. QUARTER-LIFE CALLING is a timely book for a generation that is restless to find purpose and meaning. With the voice of a friend but the authority of a mentor, Paul encourages twentysomethings to not settle for the status quo but to find resonance in the sweet spot of your calling.
Jenni Catron, leadership coach and author of The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership
I often say that success in your twenties is more about setting the table than enjoying the feast. With wisdom, insight, and vulnerability, Paul Sohns new book guides twentysomethings on how to set their tables to experience a life full of purposeful and meaningful success. Instead of asking, What do you want to do when you grow up? Paul Sohn helps readers ask, Who do you want to be and why? If youre on a journey for clarity, identity, and purpose, please take this book with you.
Paul Angone, author of 101 Secrets For Your Twenties
This is a book for Millennials who want to break free from the rat racefor those who believe they were created for something more. Paul Sohn speaks volumes to twentysomethings, giving them influential, real-world advice for how to find your calling.
Brad Lomenick, former president of Catalyst and author of H3 Leadership
Paul Sohn has a clear understanding of how to challenge the reader to discover the true meaning of life. QUARTER-LIFE CALLING is a profoundly helpful and insightful text that all young professionals must take in and devour. With outstanding honesty through his personal testimony, pinpointing the truth and reality of modern society, Paul dives into key elements of discovering our sweet spot and inspiring us to find the calling in the world that we live in all for the glory of God.
Daniel Park, senior pastor, New Song Church
Pauls book is one I wish Id had coming out of college. Its so level-headed, practical, and lays out such a clear process for thinking through your God-given calling. In my early twenties, I had no idea what I was called or gifted to do. I didnt really know what called or gifted even meant. I didnt understand vocation or purpose. Work was something I did because I needed to. Paul methodically and invitingly sorts all that out. Whether someone is an A-type driven worker or a meandering creative type, QUARTER-LIFE CALLING will be a significant asset to them.