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You must know this about my wife, Lenni, she is an avid reader.  She devours books like children eat cake.  My point is I found a new book she is reading about self confidence.  Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D. explores new techniques to program your potential for success.  Imagine getting ready for the biggest interview of your life and your inner thoughts are negative, uninspired and down right counter-productive.  Dr. Helmstetter suggests that "no thought, at any time can dwell in my mind without my permission." Basically give yourseslf the kind, loving, determined support you would give your best friend. See for yourself: http://www.firedup.org/

Jim Collins is a well known business author who wrote "Good to Great".  Why should a job_hopper_haven reader be interested in this book?  Well it will give you some great ideas to include in your resume.  Building a resume MUST focus on skills and accomplishments.  Good to Great explores how companies evolved over time into extraordinary companies.  Jim Collins and his team of researchers discovered common traits, skills and concepts.  You can translate these concepts into your resume.  For example all of the companies consistently implemented their "hedgehog" concept and did not stray from this concept.  A "hedgehog" concept is is like a mission statement or purpose that what you can be the best at.  It is the lens through which you view all of your business ideas and decisions.  Clearly stating a hedgehog concept on your resume makes for a powerful company bio and helps you focus your resume accomplishments around this core or central focus.  Check it out for yoruself : http://www.jimcollins.com/index.html