Reclaim Your Career & Life

About the Book

For many of us, our desks occupy an enormous part of our lives because that is where we have created, shaped, and reimagined our careers. As a result, our desks often become our lives, and subsequently leave us lacking passion, ownership over our time, and work-life balance. Dr. Marcal Graham, a dedicated educator and student mentor, shares guidance intended to spark the desk-bound to reclaim their lives and space to break free of the mundane workday and seize opportunities to dance, a way he says creates free expression, ideas, innovation, happiness, and a roadmap to finding purpose and passion again. Interspersed within his shared personal experiences that illuminated his own vision and daily life before and during the global pandemic, Dr. Graham offers introspective questions and wisdom that lead those who feels trapped behind their desks to shun fears and negativity, and dance down a path forward to realize their true potential and best selves. Reclaim Your Career and Life offers guidance from a seasoned educator and career coach to help the desk-bound dance their way from the mundane to find joy, fulfillment, and purpose.

About the Author

Dr. Marcal Graham has been the Director for the University of Maryland’s Educational Opportunity Center (UM-EOC) for almost 10 years. Dr. Graham brings over 20 years of experience in the field of Educational Leadership and Non-Profit Management. He has dedicated much of his life to helping students and families overcome academic, economic, and professional obstacles. Prior to joining the University of Maryland Educational Opportunity Center, Dr. Graham worked with several Pre-K-12 charter schools in the District of Columbia in areas of data and assessment. In addition, Dr. Graham worked as a program analyst in the Central Office Accountability Department for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina where he trained administrators on how to analyze and evaluate data at the classroom, school, and district level. Dr. Graham also counseled and advised many middle school and high school students in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the importance of developing leadership skills which provided the impetus for him creating the MOVEME Model. Dr. Graham was also adjunct faculty at Temple University in the College of Education.