A BOOK BY JANET CROPPER

The Hamster
Who Danced
with the Giant

For the moments when working harder isn’t moving you forward.

A practical personal-development book for capable people who feel stuck. Move beyond self-doubt, clarify what matters and take your next steps with greater confidence.

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Cover of The Hamster Who Danced with the Giant

THE QUESTION AT THE HEART OF THE BOOK

“Who do I want to be?”

Before the next promotion. Before another reinvention.
A question to return to, wherever you are in life.

STEP OFF THE WHEEL

A different way
to move forward.

You’re working hard, meeting expectations and trying to move forward. Yet you may still feel overlooked, unsure what comes next, or disconnected from what matters to you. The Hamster Who Danced with the Giant begins with that familiar experience.

Drawing on more than thirty years of corporate work and coaching, Janet Cropper brings together stories, reflection questions and practical exercises to help you recognise what is holding you back and become clearer about who you want to be.

Explore the assumptions shaping your choices, put words to what matters most and choose small actions you can practise in your work, relationships and everyday life.

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IS THIS WHERE YOU ARE?

Working hard.
Wondering what next?

For the moments when more effort alone no longer feels like the answer.

Feeling overlooked

You’re doing what’s expected, but don’t feel seen or able to move forward. Explore the assumptions shaping how you see yourself and how you show up.

At a turning point

A career decision, a new responsibility or a change in your life has left you asking what comes next. Begin with who you want to be and what matters now.

Success feels different

You’ve achieved a lot, yet something no longer feels right. Reflect on whether your everyday choices make room for the work, relationships and life you want.

A FRAMEWORK TO MAKE YOUR OWN

Meet your

Purpose, Identity and Passion with Compassion: Janet’s framework for clarifying who you want to be and bringing that understanding into your choices.

Purpose

What brings meaning to your life? Explore your reason for being and the difference you want to make.

Identity

Who do you want to be, beyond a title or a list of tasks? Find words that feel like yours.

Passion with Compassion

Notice what makes you come alive, and connect that energy with care for other people.

THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE BOOK

From feeling stuck
to staying true to you.

01
Free Yourself
Recognise the limits and assumptions shaping your choices.
02
Transform
Explore different ways of thinking and responding.
03
Be
Define your Purpose, Identity and Passion with Compassion.
04
Inspire
Connect your direction with what matters most.
05
Stay True to You
Put your intentions into practice as life changes.

MEET THE AUTHOR

Janet Cropper

Helping people find clarity about who they want to be—and put it into practice.

Janet draws on more than thirty years of corporate work and coaching, alongside her own experiences of building a business, raising a family and navigating change.

Her book brings that experience to readers who feel stuck, are facing change or want their work and life to reflect what matters most to them.

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