Why Folks Love And Appreciate This Book

“It is an easy read, filled with hope, inspiration and encouragement. It offers practical suggestions and solutions – in black and white – for job seekers.  It appeals to both men and women. My favorite part includes the healing that takes place from the loss of the ‘perfect’ job’”. Debbie Duckworth ~ Punta Gorda, FL

“Surviving the Unemployment Roller Coaster is filled with sound advice to help you stay positive during any of life’s transitions. It incorporates meditation, yoga, and deep breathing exercise and gives enough information for the reader to experience them for themselves.  The affirmations at the end of each section and the various exercises are excellent resources to read over and over.”  Tom Lagana, co-author “Chicken Soup for the Volunteer’s Soul,” “Chicken Soup for the Prisoner’s Soul,” and “Serving Time, Serving Others.”

“I like the concept of the CEO—Career Exploration Officer—because it reminds me that I have to take responsibility for my future. I also like the idea of reinventing yourself.” Jay Lutz ~ Charlotte, NC

“Your book truly reminded me to stay focused on my God-given dreams and visions. So….when does your next book come out?” Rev. Jenny Wilkins ~ Eden, NC

“Unlike other career transition books, Surviving the Unemployment Roller Coaster: From Stress to Success deals with the deeply personal emotions that haunt the unemployed. Step by step it confronts the negative feelings and habits that interfere with a successful job search, and then offers practical positive advice for dealing with them. As a retired vice president of human resources and a person who has experienced the unemployment roller coaster, I highly recommend this book.”  Conway Jolly ~ Mooresville, NC

“Elizabeth Hyland has written a very unique book.  It is highly readable and every word reflects her genuine caring for every unemployed person.  The person  reading this book immediately forms a strong connection because Elizabeth is speaking from her own experience and most of all, is unafraid to name the emotional states that she experienced after losing her  job and not being unable to quickly find another.  This is not a book in which one is invited to wallow in self-pity – no, dear friends – while it identifies the pitfalls of the emotional states that unemployment brings along with it, it is full of practical information about how to help yourself overcome those states.  Just as cancer has touched every person and family in our society today, unemployment also touches all of us – if we didn’t lose our job, we know someone who is suffering because they did.  The current economic downfall has created a common denominator in which we all understand only too well the importance of a book such as this.” Janet Berketa, EFT-ADV ~ Toronto, Canada

“This easy-to-read book makes you feel Elizabeth is conversing with you. It’s like she’s holding your hand throughout your recovery from the loss of a job through your transition to a new one. Her insights and practical stress management techniques offer you specific ways to help yourself. Her encouragement mixed with humor helps you be more honest and realistic about what your talents and skills are. This is a vital step before carving a new path to what might be a job better suited to you. As a former career counselor and corporate consultant, I wish I had been able to offer this book to employers to give employees whose jobs had to be cut for any reason. It’s a marvelous tool!”  Jackie Jones ~ Davidson, NC