I was attracted to this book because of the foreword by Kim Scott (love her books!) so was happy to get a copy on NetGalley. I enjoy business books and the author generously shared her career journey and her life lessons along the way, plus sharing stories from her friends - I find personal stories really bring these types of books to life.

A book about taking risks, choices, making carefully-considered decisions as well as learning from mistakes when results are not what we expected.

There is a lot of valuable information for professionals at any level, and the author does a great job of describing her career progress, setbacks, and lessons learned from each experience.

She also makes emphasis on how critical the relationships we build along the way are, and that to succeed, you not only have to push yourself forward, but must also help grow and empower people along the journey.

I’m glad I picked up this book and highly recommend it to any career-oriented person.

Received ARC via Netgalley

This book had concrete examples of how the author Sukhinder singh Cassidy has put her lifelessons to work for her. Taking risks, parallel pipelining, In the end there's summary of directions you can take to be more open for possibilities to work out. Great honesty in showing the failures of mismatch of values in who we work for, or the startup risks not working out in favor.

CHOOSE POSSIBILITY by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy focuses primarily on steps that individuals can take to help their own careers. Cassidy, a well-regarded Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor with time at Google, Amazon, and StubHub, uses examples from her life experience to encourage readers to "Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)." She presents the Myth of the Single Choice and says, "It's time to free ourselves from our 'all or nothing' perception of risk-taking." Cassidy names the first part of her book "Get Going" and she advocates considering possibility and acknowledging that action results when the fear of missing out is greater than the fear of failure. Subsequent parts, labeled "Get Smarter" and "Get Rewarded," cover self-development and building "agility, flexibility, and resilience." While the examples are sometimes too centered on Cassidy (or her friends) and are more relate-able for people already on a career path, there are some valuable insights here for our students, especially about being more open to learning from failure and setbacks. CHOOSE POSSIBILITY includes notes and an index; it was described as "an indispensable guide to decision-making and risk-taking for anyone who finds themselves afraid of making a wrong choice in their career" by the Next Big Idea Club.

I really, really appreciated this read on a lot of levels!

Singh Cassidy's experiences are so wide-ranging--anyone can find something to relate to in her story. I particularly enjoyed the section (both in the introduction and in Chapter 1) on the Myth of the Single Choice--which "puts massive pressure on us to make the right choice on a straight shot to glory" (eARC loc 124)--and pivoting to choosing possibility. The latter reminds readers that "risk-taking is available to everyone, and so are its rewards" (eARC loc 139). I've spent a lot of time over the years truly paralyzing myself with the single large choice, and was greatly encouraged by Singh Cassidy's encouragement to "seek to start and stay in thoughtful motion, knowing that every choice we make helps unlock the next possibility" (eARC loc 149). One lone choice, good or bad, doesn't have to preclude us from making another choice, and another choice.

The incorporation of the hero's journey was particularly meaningful, challenging me to look not just at the big, single, macro-level decision a hero makes (Frodo volunteering to take the Ring to Mordor, anyone?), but the series of smaller, micro-level decisions he also makes along the way (Mines of Moria or the Gap of Rohan?) ... inferences all my own, of course. :)

A fantastic read throughout, that started off strong and rode the wave all the way to the end.

I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a highly successful Canadian business woman with a powerful legacy for ensuring everyone has a seat at the table. Her career is extensive with experiences at Google, Urban Outfitters, StubHub, and her own many business ventures including theBoardlist.

With all this in mind, I was so excited to read this book. Sukhinder's advice and guidance for leading a successful business career were insightful and well written. I really enjoyed getting a peek into her perspective on what it takes to be successful while being kind. The focus on confidence and taking risks to open doors were fanatastic.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review..

I am a big fan of books about taking risks and failing and trying again. This isn't one of the best in the general subject area, It went in directions I didn't fully understand.