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Writer's pictureChristian J. Farber

I Found the Book in Me

Pumping my head with someone else's words helps me form my own. It's that simple. 


I read a lot and listen to music all the time particularly when I read. Even in the office. I have had a boom box under my desk for many years. I am respectful to others and will ask if it is ok if I play it during conversations. I have never had someone tell me no. I turn it off for conference calls and more formal meetings.


At home we have speakers throughout the house, including outside on the deck and in our yard. I have a neighbor who calls the police on me once or twice a year. He doesn't like music. It must suck to be him.



As you may know, I have been writing a lot for the past two years. Recently, I decided to write a book. I have an idea, and I am working through an outline and the necessary chapters, characters, and plot. It will be a business book with a focus on career. Writing about business has been something I have always enjoyed. For this project, business is my muse. 


For some reason, I found my writing voice just after I turned 54. I guess I finally had the guts to put my work out there. Prior to that, I always thought I had a way with words, but I didn't have the confidence to do it. I do have high ambitions for my writing. Every article I write is for someone else. I tell my stories and experiences in hopes of the audience learning something from me.


It is my way of giving back. I ask for nothing in return.


The book will be a summation of what has been a long career – one that that still has a way to go. 


I am hopeful that my book and writing will still be performing work and goodness long after I am not here, too. I argue that as long as you are of a sound mind, you can perform at a high level in business. I hope my writing will spur others to push ahead and do great things, to push you to places that you never thought you could or would do.


For me, it was becoming a writer in my mid 50s. How about becoming a writer at any age? Particularly if you struggled to maintain a C average in English class in school like I did. Or, how about becoming a Chief Marketing Officer when your formal education ended with a BA in Sociology from an average college in 1983?

That's me. There is a story filled with many smaller stories that build on the plot. And here is the good news. It is just the beginning.


I will answer two important questions, "how the hell did I make it? And why?" along with the ultimate question, "how and why you can do this, too?" 


At a high level, the reasons are grounded in the experiences I had and created for others. I will tell my stories and share the details, so you can learn something from them. I will include what experiences to try and those to run like hell from.  


I plan to continue to document my experiences from my past as well as my current journey. This will prove my thesis, which is simply that you can work effectively, for as long as you live, if you choose to do so.


I am in career transition right now. For me, the term "career transition" means something more than finding a job. The transformative nature of this phrase refers to something more than finding a new place to hang my hat. I want to do something new, different, and creative. In regard to this, the book will include my progress and contain the lessons I learn along the way. Most of all, this will include information as to why I believe you and I are at our absolute best – right now. A year from now we will be even better, and 5, 10, and 15 years later we will be at our best too!


I figure it will take about a year to deliver my book.


In the meantime, I will continue to transfer the flow of words in my head to print. I will detail my experience, which will outline how this journey contributed to molding me into the person I am today as well as the person I hope to be tomorrow.


My best, Chris



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About Chris

Christian J. Farber

After a thriving corporate career, Chris now enjoys retirement at the Jersey Shore. As a prostate cancer survivor, he's committed to educating men about the disease and covers various topics like Alcoholism, Multiple Sclerosis, and Career Success in his featured writing on platforms such as The Good Men Project, Huffington Post, and Thrive Global.

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