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"This is the first honest, hard-hitting, tell-it-like-it-is, tough love guide to sustainable success. No matter how bad it gets, you can beat it by following John Pierce's advice."

"If you need a real-life role model—and not another fake guru pretending to live the dream—grab John Pierce's Unshakable Confidence and figure out your life."

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Transform Your Career and Your Life

Are you ready to break free from self-doubt, office politics, and the fear of rejection? Unshakable Confidence is your ultimate guide to taking control of your career and your life. With over three decades of experience in corporate leadership, John Pierce has distilled his hard-earned wisdom into a powerhouse of a book that will help you succeed—no matter the odds stacked against you.

Why You Must Read This Book Now

Why Unshakable Confidence Is a Different Kind of Book

Unlike other business books that offer generic advice, Unshakable Confidence provides:

Real stories from the trenches of corporate America - bold, painful, real, and inspiring truths you haven’t heard before.
Practical assessments you can use immediately - including 6 extensive, never-before-revealed methods to figure out the life you really want to live.
Personal reflections from successful professionals across industries - including nine 9 personal reflections from the author’s own network of luminaries.
Actionable exercises at the end of each chapter - getting you immediate actions steps.
The Pierce Rules - a proven framework for living with intention.
In-depth worksheets that make you a co-author of your own career success book.

10 Things This Book Will Teach You

How to:

Turn pressure into power - Channel stress into strength and develop resilience to thrive under any circumstance.
Master workplace dynamics - Navigate office politics, favoritism, and deception with clarity and confidence.
Face fear head-on - Stop letting fear drive your decisions and start making choices based on facts, not feelings.
Redefine success on your terms - Use practical assessments and exercises to set your own rules and create the life you truly desire.
Build unshakable confidence - Compress the time between injury and recovery to accelerate progress toward your goals.
Understand career seasons - Know when to push, when to pause, and when to celebrate your victories.
Escape the “high potential” trap - Transform potential into performance through deliberate action and constant learning.
Create your career escape plan - Be ready to move at a moment’s notice when opportunity calls.
Develop a network of mentors - Find and work with people who can truly help you grow.
Most importantly, how to put these ideas into practice in real corporate life.

About me

A proven leader with 25 years of experience in financial services

Work

In my most recent role at Cetera, I directed financial professional recruiting strategy, building and guiding a dynamic recruiting team with a focus on profitable, optimal asset classes. I am also a Strategic Advisor for Advisor Loans and Advisor Box.

In my prior role as Stifel's Head of Advisor Recruiting, I leveraged my extensive industry expertise to attract and retain top advisor talent for the firm, recruiting approximately $53 billion in optimal assets.

Before Stifel, I spent 14 years at Merrill Lynch, leading fee-based sales and financial planning teams in New York City as well as a Managing Direrctor leading the Philadelphia Complex, and seven years at Ameriprise, where I launched and led the advisor recruiting channel for the firm's employee division.

Over 25 years I've become an expert in my industry, developing solutions that offer stability and opportunity. I've built a flexible, scalable approach to financial services transactions which results in increased profitability and enhanced equity performance.

During this time, I've also grown a robust professional network through my passion for building leaders and making a difference in others' lives.

Education

I completed my Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Cincinnati before earning an MBA from the University of London. Focused on the evolution of fee based business internationally. I earned my Doctor of Education (Ed.D) in 2019 from the University of Pennsylvania and published my dissertation on the impacts of career progression due to external coaching and internal mentoring programs for tenured leaders in financial services.

Interests

When I'm not working, I'm training for my next race. The persistence, endurance, and discipline required to finish 13 full Ironman triathlons have served me well in my professional life. Plus, I often find that the best thinking happens during long runs in the rain.

Closer to home, I'm committed to investing in the communities where I live and work: Juno Beach, Florida and Breckenridge, Colorado. I hope to positively impact the next generation of learners and workers by offering my expertise as a coach and a mentor to business leaders of the future.

I have three wonderful children - Meghan, John III, and Thomas - and as a proud parent enjoy observing and interacting with them as they embark on life's journey as adults.

READER REVIEWS

What Readers Are Saying

"This book cuts through the noise of corporate life and gives you the real tools you need to succeed. John Pierce doesn't just tell you what to do—he shows you how he survived and thrived in some of the most cutthroat environments in business."

Dr. Nance Rosen,
Author of Speak Up! & Succeed

"Pierce's authentic voice and hard-won wisdom make this essential reading for anyone serious about their career. This isn't feel-good fluff—it's a battle-tested guide for the corporate arena."

Executive coach and former,
Fortune 500 CEO

"Finally, someone who tells the truth about what it really takes to build confidence in today's workplace. This book is both inspiring and intensely practical."

Senior vice president,
Global Financial Services

Build the Confidence That Sets You Apart

In Unshakable Confidence, John Pierce shares proven strategies to silence self-doubt, navigate workplace politics, and turn pressure into performance—helping you transform your career and life.

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