BOOK REVIEW: BECOMING GENERATION FLUX

Dear Families, Friends, Followers and Fans,

I was given the honor to review this eye opening new perspective on Becoming Generation Flux by Miles Anthony Smith. 

We live in times of uncertainties, fear, doubts and challenges, learning and adapting to the environment at an unprecedented fast pace. It is truly a new experience. This book will provide you a new perspective and prepare you to obtain more technical or other skills that are hard to automate if you want to a successful career.

I received this book in exchange for my independent review only.

This book is well crafted with powerful facts supported by statistics on the contemporary social issues encountered by people not only in the United States but also the rest of the world. It invites us to give these critical issues due consideration. On this notes, Miles Anthony Smith does a magnificent and marvelous job for raising, nurturing and nourishing us to embrace Generation Flux so as to avoid unnecessary stress.

I too subscribe to similar formulae given by the author without realising it i.e. seize the day in areas we control, cede stress in areas we have no control of, and have found it very fruitful. Relax and have fun to gain strength in every aspect, be it physical, mental and spiritual. Shaping ourselves to be adept and to accept the new environment is the surest way of obtaining success. Keep learning, unlearning and relearning to navigate our career path.

Miles Anthony Smith is a positive yet realistic author, illustrating compellingly and convincingly the numerous new trends and social issue caused by income inequality imbalances. In his doing so, we are able to see the entire scene through appropriate lens without being side tracked by chaotic career complications.

"Becoming Generation Flux" is a timely book which dares to raise issues that people normally avoid discussing publicly. However, as for those who aspire to gain the highest, deepest and broadest perspective on how to live in the new world, then this book is right for you. It is not meant to persuade or dissuade you. It is meant to inform, instill and inspire you in gaining appropriate and broad perspectives so that you are much better prepared to take the ride on the waves ahead.

The above book basically comprises of four interesting and inspiring thoughts  which will invite the readers to think deeply about the clouds surrounding today’s world and in which many people are caught in the dark with much of frustration and discouragement facing this generation, well reflected in the title of the book.

The author systematically paints the real scene with facts and figures before he shapes his convincing and compelling arguments. He then crafts the simple and certain approach in Part 1 prior to his sensible urge to stop education madness, a phenomenon in today’s world. He raises several provoking thoughts as to why he said so. He makes an excellent analysis of how education, the workplace and career management are becoming much more fluid and unpredictable. The changing career landscape provokes the readers to take a look at their career transition and what it takes to successfully navigate through their career journey. .

Miles Anthony Smith ultimately offers the sensible yet feasible solution of embracing becoming General Flux before he closes with the bright hopes, relaxing and having fun while charting a new path for your dream job. I adopted similar formula when I was at my cross roads prior to reading his book and I must confess that it is truly workable.

It goes without saying, that one should accept and follow the new career flow as reflected in the title of the book. With this, I hope I have not disclosed too much of this significant book.

To have a much deeper understanding and to apply what he recommends, do pick up a copy of the book as soon as you can and read it. Please don’t take my word for it. Apply the wisdom and know-how in the book wherever applicable for your own sake. Using this appropriate lens of viewing things around you, I can assure you that it will be easier for you to adopt this habit with ease. Cheers and enjoy your reading.

NB: this article has been published in the Journal of Wealth Management & Financial Planning.