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Baby Proof Your Career: The Secret To Balancing Work and Family So You Can Enjoy It All Paperback – 12 Oct. 2015

by Caroline Flanagan (Author)
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HOW WILL I KEEP MY CAREER ON TRACK WHEN I START A FAMILY?

If you are a career woman and know you want a family in the future, a regular career plan just won't cut it.

What you need is a long-term career strategy that targets the emotional and practical challenges you'll face when the time comes to balance a family and a career.

Babyproof Your Career gives you that strategy, and shows you why the time to implement that strategy is now.

Drawing on the author's past experience of a high flying career that derailed when she started a family, and interviews conducted with successful working mothers, Babyproof Your Career gives you practical tips and savvy advice that will prepare you for the day you want to enjoy it all.

When you read this book you will learn how to:

  • Take control of your career and improve your work life balance
  • Overcome the Five Pitfalls of Working Motherhood
  • Be more assertive, resilient and get the right people on your side
  • Improve your motivation, your confidence and take better care of yourself
This is the book every career woman should read before starting a family.

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    12 Oct. 2015
  4. Dimensions
    13.97 x 1.22 x 21.59 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    1781331618
  6. ISBN-13
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Caroline Flanagan is an Author, Coach, Speaker and founder of Babyproof Your Life, a niche coaching service that prepares pre-baby professionals for the challenges of balancing work and family. Caroline worked as a lawyer in the City of London for eight years before qualifying as a professional Coach in 2007. Caroline works with individual clients from all over the world, as well as large organisations seeking to improve female retention and achieve gender equality at the top.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rethink Press Limited (12 Oct. 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1781331618
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1781331613
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.22 x 21.59 cm
  • Customer reviews:
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Caroline Flanagan is the author of Be The First: People of Colour and the Struggle to Succeed in a White World and Babyproof Your Career: The Secret to Balancing Work and Family so You Can Enjoy It All.

Caroline Flanagan is also an inspirational keynote speaker, transformational coach and creator of the Imposter Speech™ and the host of the Caroline Flanagan Podcast for high achievers, and the Be The First Podcast which showcases inspirational role models of colour. She is also the proud mother of 4 boys. An magic circle trained ex-City lawyer, Caroline now works with international law firms, banks and other global organisations to increase the number of women and people of colour in leadership and with individuals to help them fulfil more of their potential. Caroline’s mission is to empower you to defy the odds, triumph over adversity and win battles you think you cannot win.

Caroline is a recognised expert on Imposter Syndrome and work life balance for high achievers.

To learn more and connect with Caroline:

Email: caroline@carolineflanagan.com

Twitter: @flan_caroline

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5.0 out of 5 stars A coaching book that is the perfect tool kit for any person wanting to learn how to balance a successful career and parenthood
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2018
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This book is so insightful and well written - it is a wonderful guide for any woman wanting to plan a successful career and yet manage having a family. I would even dare say that this book is full of useful tools and steps for any woman or man (dare I say!) wanting to further their career with a plan that will allow them to also have a healthy personal life outside the workplace.
What I love most about this book is that is so practical - Caroline - gives you exercises and questions to think deep about how ready are you to have kids and yet have the career you want. I like that the book is more than just steps, it makes you think deep about your personal values, your "why" and she also tells the reader that a balanced life is very personal - it's not the same for everyone.
I found very useful the personal experiences of the author and other successful career women featured in the book - it just teaches us all, that every woman who makes it to the top has a plan and clear idea of what is that they are aiming for in their personal and professional life..
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for the modern day career woman who wants it all
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2016
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I think every career woman needs to add this book to their reading list. The book is designed to support the modern day women who want life to be more than just nappies and school pick-ups, but who also want to be present and involved with the life of their child(ren). The book combines practical real world examples including the experience of the author and a host of career women who have shared their personal experiences and success tips, and as such there is real depth here. The advice given is clear and practical with steps to help any woman adjust to not only becoming a parent, but the steps to take before you even fall pregnant. This book is for any woman who truly wants to "have it all" and is written with a frank, open honesty that makes it an easy read. As a woman preparing for motherhood and wondering how on earth any woman manages this feat, I am supremely grateful to have picked this book up now I am confident that I am not only preparing myself for what's ahead, but laying the foundations of a life where I can have it all. A must read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very useful, very practical and very welcome guide to "having it all"!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2016
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I wish this book was available before I had my kids and have recommended it to friends and colleagues. It's a shame that women still find it difficult to clearly express that they want to have children for fear of damaging their career and sadly a lot of that fear is founded.

This book coaches one on how to build up a career, without sacrificing the natural desire to have children and it goes further in providing honest, practical and, very often, heartfelt advice on how to deal with every day dilemmas and the "working mum" guilt that we have all faced at some point or other. I especially appreciate the "what it means having it all to you"- concept. This has strangely been something I have instinctively known, but have not been able to articulate before.

Not only is this book full of great tips on how to juggle everything, but it is also a very pleasant read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for working mothers
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 October 2019
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It may be 2019, but being a working mother balancing a demanding career with a happy home life is still a difficult prospect, and one that Caroline helps prepare you for and guide you through in this excellent book. Despite the fact that I had already had two children and a return to work in between them, I found this book highly inspirational and motivating and would recommend it to any woman (particularly any female City lawyers) contemplating children, on or returning to work following mat leave or feeling like the struggle is too hard. I only wish I had read it 4 years ago!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, refreshing and comforting - a must read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2016
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What a refreshing and wonderful book! I wish I'd had access to something like this before I had my boys.
Caroline talks in a practical but empathetic way, giving many pearls of wisdom and a great deal of comfort. There are also many sensible strategies and tips in here for planning and having children and a career at the same time.
If you are thinking about having children and want to prepare in advance for how this will impact your career, or if you find yourself thinking of returning to work once you've had children, or juggling work and children of any age then I urge you to buy this book.
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Wendy Griffith
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all working women!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 January 2016
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Whether you're planning to have a baby, or whether you currently have children, this is an absolute must read for any working woman today!! Caroline Flanagan's insight from her personal experiences navigating her career path after having children, benefit women who have not yet had children, and those currently "juggling" a career and family. The book is filled with practical tips that you can put into practice - but it's not a message of being "perfect", but rather embracing the imperfect - which is what makes this a hugely inspiring read. A timeless book for our generation of career women!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book for all women! Young & Old! Baby or no Baby!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2015
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As a 21 year old a baby isn't something I am thinking about yet but the knowledge I have gained from this book is so incredibly helpful. I know I will be reading it again if the time comes! Through her personal experience and research you can see that this is the book to read if you're a young professional at any point in your life.
Thank you Caroline for sharing your story and imparting your knowledge which I know will help me in the future.
So easy to read & cant recommend it highly enough!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars My youngest child is ten and “career” isn’t really a fitting description of my choices but it was a terrific read nevertheless
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2016
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I just finished reading Caroline Flanagan’s book, “Baby proof your career” which “is the book every career woman should read before starting a family”. My youngest child is ten and “career” isn’t really a fitting description of my choices but it was a terrific read nevertheless. Uplifting and dynamic and if unlike me you are a young(er) woman without children and wondering how you are going to keep it all together, read this book now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on 28 August 2017
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This is a wonderful book- I loved the advice and felt so understood! Thank you for writing this book- women need more resources like this.
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