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How important is work to your wellbeing? Before you answer think about this: if you work an 8-hour day, travel an hour, have an hour for lunch (usually at or near work) and sleep 8 hours you've only 6 hours for everything else! Suddenly it becomes very clear why having a fulfilling and satisfying career is so important! Yet with the massively changing world of work there is widespread dissatisfaction and fear surrounding our ability to find work, keep and enjoy it. For many people the unspoken issues of fear and lack of confidence have a devastating impact on their careers and lives. These are the issues addressed in From Fear to Courage. Through the diary notes of career coach Dr Susie Linder-Pelz we meet people of differing ages, backgrounds and occupations, each experiencing a real-life career crisis. For example, a chirpy marketing professional reaching 40 and feeling trapped, a regretful teacher, a fear-filled generation-X training consultant, and a midlife manager made redundant.