The book

What’s better than one great mentor? A hundred great mentors! Based on more than 100 interviews on the highly rated Advice to My Younger Me podcast, the book, Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women, gifts you with the wisdom of very accomplished women who share what they wish they had known earlier in their careers. They’re CEOs, tech leaders, media and advertising executives, management consultants, journalists, and lawyers, who have reached the pinnacle of their careers.

The book distills their hard-earned advice into nine critical actions to take to have the successful career you deserve. It provides a concrete, action-oriented roadmap to propel your career forward.

Their “been there, learned this” advice includes:

  • Be the architect of your career. No one cares about it as much as you should.
  • Do your Right Work. Leverage your strengths to achieve your best results.
  • Take smart risks. Start small and take them often.
  • Say no. Doing so allows you to say yes to what matters to you.
  • Invest in relationships. Build and nurture career-enhancing connections.
  • Ask for help. It will enable you to reach your full potential.
  • Be visible. Don’t be a well-kept secret.
  • Get feedback. It will help you do your job better.
  • Stay in the workplace. The costs of leaving are more than you may realize.

Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women is a book not just to be read. It's a book that calls for you to put its lessons into action, creating real impact on your career.

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Editorial Reviews

Whether you’re at the beginning of your career or thinking about a career change, this book is chock-full of practical tools and tips to assess where you are and where you’d like to go. Sara Holtz knows her stuff and shares it generously in these pages.

Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D.

Author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office

In less than 200 pages, Sara Holtz covers so much ground and packs in so much wisdom. Armed with just this one book, readers will be able to propel their careers forward.

Sally Helgesen

Author of How Women Rise; The Female Advantage; and The Web of Inclusion.

I'd fly across the country to tap into Sara Holtz's career know-how - and have actually done so! Sara provides clear, practical career advice that is immediately implementable. If you're seeking a career that soars, follow Sara's advice.

J. Kelly Hoey

Author of Build Your Dream Network

Sara has coached me for many years and helped me succeed in a challenging profession. Now Sara has culled her best advice, and the advice of others, and made it accessible to anyone who wants to succeed in their careers.

Joan Fife

Managing Partner, San Francisco office, Winston & Strawn.

Sara’s teachings should be bottled to enjoy today and to use as a salve when you've had one of those tough days at work. Her talk about resilience gave us a lens to put our failures in perspective, to learn from them, and (most importantly) to move on!”

Andie Kramer

Co-author of Breaking Through Bias; and It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace.

I call people who have “been there, learned this” and who are willing to share that wisdom with others “modern elders.” Sara Holtz is a true modern elder and, in this book, has tapped into the insights of other modern elders to help the next generation of women achieve their highest career potential. This book provides a battle-tested, practical, action-focused roadmap to help you achieve your calling as well as your best career.

Chip Conley

New York Times bestseller author, hospitality entrepreneur, and founder of the Modern Elder Academy

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