Engineering the Soul: A Working Life Memoir

By Chris Himsl

What if your job was never your dream-and you stayed anyway?

Accepting the life I built took thirty-nine years. For most of them, I built a career without the spark people insist you're supposed to have. I didn't chase a calling. I didn't reinvent myself. I simply worked, provided, and kept going, while a small voice in the background wondered if I'd settled. Corporate buyouts, management shake-ups, and soul-sucking meetings fed that doubt too. And underneath all of it was one question that never quit: What am I doing here?

After I retired, I went looking for validation-a book about someone who chose the steady road and didn't regret it. I couldn't find it.

Engineering the Soul is that story: a candid, often funny memoir about self-doubt, duty, ambition, and the long, imperfect process of accepting the life you built.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1834387418
• ISBN13: 9781834387413
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Tellwell Talent
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"