John Neral, MA, CPC reawakens, energizes, galvanizes, and innovates the mind think of employees, corporations, associations, and systems. A celebrated executive/career and professional development coach and in-demand, mindset-shifting public speaker, John’s professional walk included a 25-year career in education and a longstanding corporate consultant for Fortune 500 giant, Casio America, Inc. He now leads John Neral Coaching, LLC, one of the most progressive, mindset-shifting professional and organizational coaching and public speaking firms in the U.S. He is the author of Your Mid-Career GPS – Four Steps to Figuring Out What’s Next and SHOW UP – Six Strategies to Lead a More Energetic and Impactful Career and the host of “The Mid-Career GPS Podcast.”
As a Master Practitioner in the Energy Leadership Index, John’s experience has made him an impactful and valuable coach to his one-on-one and group coaching clients and organizations. With Energy Leadership™, John identifies where people perform at their optimal levels and when they are under stress. Combining the Energy Leadership™ principles, a client’s workplace strengths, and their “unique professional value,” John helps his clients create their career GPS so they can take action toward achieving their professional and personal goals.
A former church organ prodigy, John is an avid traveler–having sojourned to 5 of the 7 continents, a professional bowler and the winner of a Professional Bowlers’ Association Regional Title (2010), and a game-show fan, having appeared on previous episodes of GSN’s Chain Reaction and Make My Day. John is happily married and lives with his spouse and their rescue cat, Amy Farrah Meowler (named after the Big Bang Theory character), in the heart of Washington DC’s Dulles Technology Corridor, Tysons Corner, VA.
You can visit his website at https://johnneral.com or follow him at Twitter, Facebook and Goodreads.
10 Things You Might Not Know About Author John Neral
1. John is a Professional Bowler and won a title on the Professional Bowlers Association Regional Tour.
2. John had a 25-year career in education before launching his coaching practice full-time. He taught middle school mathematics for 14 years. He then moved into various administrative and professional development roles that included working for a state superintendent and serving as a Training and Staffing Director for an educational non-profit.
3. One of John’s first jobs was as a church organist. At 13, John studied under Father Alphonse Stephenson, a renowned musician and Broadway conductor. It was an unusual job for a teenager, but John became an in-demand musician for various church functions. This also led to John playing piano for several local community theatre productions. He maintained a career in church music for over ten years.
4. John directed an a capella group at Loyola College in Maryland called “The Notables.” Their biggest performance was singing the National Anthem for the Baltimore Orioles. John vividly remembers conducting the group and seeing himself on the JumboTron.
5. John is an avid game-show enthusiast. He has fond memories of sitting with his grandmother watching game shows. In 2005, John appeared on GSN’s Chain Reaction and later appeared on a TV Land reality show called “Make My Day.” He hopes to appear on Wheel of Fortune or The Price is Right someday.
6. John always wanted to go skydiving until he accompanied his best friend on a flying lesson. They went up in a 4-seater, and there was a lot of turbulence that day. That ended John’s desire to jump out of a plane.
7. John has a fear of bugs – anything creepy or crawly freaks him out.
8. John’s biggest pet peeve is bad table manners. Close your mouth when you chew! LOL.
9. Growing up, John wanted a career in television as a meteorologist but was told by someone that he didn’t “have the right look for tv.” He let that squash his dreams, and it is one of his biggest regrets that he never pursued that dream. However, life is wonderful, and things do work out for the best.
10. One of John’s “worst” jobs was working for a party rental company, where he helped put up party tents for large events. He hated that job and lasted six days on a dare because his father didn’t believe he would last more than one week. John went into work on day six and quit. He was so bad at that job that his boss let him go immediately.
Title: YOUR MID-CAREER GPS: FOUR STEPS TO FIGURING OUT WHAT’S NEXT
Author: John Neral
Publisher: LLH Publishing
Pages: 281
Genre: Job Hunting/Business Mentoring and Coaching
BOOK BLURB:
Are you considering a career change but doubt yourself or get easily overwhelmed by the entire process?
Are you a mid-career professional ready to level-up, but unsure of what steps to take?
What if there was an easy and supportive way to plan your next career destination?
Your Mid-Career GPS will guide you to create your own professional roadmap so you can find the job you love or love the job have. John Neral, Certified Professional Coach, will help you strategically position yourself in the marketplace while teaching you how to leverage your unique skills from a place of value and service for any organization.
Learn how to prepare, position, and promote yourself as you create a tactical and strategic plan by building Your Mid-Career GPS. Let this book be your guide to answer many of the current questions you have about creating your next advancement opportunity.
PRAISE
“This book is for those of you who feel like you know everything and nothing about what’s next, you can’t fathom writing yet another cover letter, and you wonder “why bother” when it comes to updating your résumé. If you are feeling alone on this journey, bring this book, and all of the insight and tools it contains, along with you. You will have John’s company along the path and you will be one step closer to finding your way!”–Natalie Siston, Best-selling author of Let Her Out: Reclaim Who You Have Always Been and Founder, Small Town Leadership
“John expertly guides readers through the trials, tribulations, and common pitfalls of mid-career professionals and managers. He also provides information on the effective career strategies and mindset needed to be successful. This book is a must read if you are looking for professional support and could use a career GPS! — Porschia Parker Griffin
Founder and CEO of Fly-High Coaching Millennial Coaching Institute
“LinkedIn is the most powerful tool to help you network, build professional relationships, learn, search for jobs, and much more. I always say if you are not on LinkedIn you might be left out. Your Mid-Career GPS provides valuable tips and guidance to help you navigate LinkedIn and start growing your network and create your next advancement opportunity.”— Rhonda L. Sher, LinkedIn Specialist, Author, Speaker
“I picked up this latest book after enjoying John Neral’s previous book, SHOW UP – Six Strategies to Lead a More Energetic and Impactful Career. In Your Mid-Career GPS, John Neral provides clear, actionable steps to put his six strategies into play quickly and effectively. I really enjoyed his conversational writing style as well. As a mid-career professional, I love that my cohort is the focus of his attention and expertise. He demonstrates throughout the book that he knows the benefits mid-career professionals bring to an organization and his thoughtful observations and exercises will help anyone define their professional value and market not only their skills but themselves. Reading and employing the strategies in this book can position you to be a more valuable resource to your current employer or challenge you to spread your wings and find your next, great career opportunity. The underlying message is one of empowerment and encouragement and that’s a message everyone can benefit from.”–Victoria A. Bourgeois
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