Own It. Love It. Make It Work.: How to Make Any Job Your Dream Job


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“If you want to create your dream job, this is a must read. Filled with inspiring stories, practical tools, and strategies, this is your roadmap.” —Ellen Latham, Founder and CEO of Orange Theory Is work WORKING for you? If you experience the “Sunday night scaries,” count down the days to the weekend, or dread the thought of another day at work, maybe you can only see two options to escape your current misery: quit your job or stay and suffer. There is another option. In Own It. Love It. Make It Work., one of America’s top productivity consultants, reveals why you don’t have to rely on your company, nor your boss, for your professional fulfillment. Instead, you can take ownership of your career, your life, and your happiness—right now. Tate begins with a powerful premise: that “it takes two” to cultivate engagement—that both you and your employer need to have an equal voice in the process. She then outlines five fundamental strategies and tools to make your job work for you, including how to: Be recognized and rewarded for your knowledge, skills, and contributions Align your job to your strengths so you can focus on what you love to do Shape your work in a way that meets both your professional and personal needs and goals Build meaningful, impactful relationships so you can advance your career Develop new skills and knowledge so you can increase your value and impact Design your job to find meaning in your work Packed with actionable steps and inspiring, results-driven stories from Carson’s consulting work, Own It. Love It. Make It Work. equips you with a complete toolkit for making a living and enjoying your life.




Make Your Own Job


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Make Your Own Job charts the transformation of the American work ethic in the twentieth century. It is no longer enough to be reliable; now, workers must lead with creative vision. Erik Baker argues that the entrepreneurial ethic has been a Band-Aid for a society in which ever-mounting precarity discredits the old ethics of effort and persistence.




Body of Work


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These days it's increasingly rare to have a stable career in any field. More and more of us are blending big company jobs, startup gigs, freelance work, and volunteer side projects. We take chances to expand our knowledge, capabilities, and experience. But how do we make sense of that kind of career - and explain it? Pamela Slim, the acclaimed author of Escape from Cubicle Nation, gives us the tools to have meaningful careers in this new world of work. She shows how to find the connections among diverse accomplishments, sell your story, and continually reinvent and relaunch your brand.




Create Your Own Job


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Discover How Incredibly Easy It Is To Become A Financially Successful Freelancer Working From Home Starting Today! Wouldn't you love to experience the freedom that comes with being your own boss? I'm not just talking about working from home, I'm talking about having complete control over your the type of work you choose to do and how much you get paid to do it! You're the boss now! You could be making more than you ever have before and have a great time doing it by becoming a skilled freelance worker! Getting started can be tough though, especially if you've never looked into freelance work before. That's why I've created the ultimate resource for becoming a successful and independent work at home freelancer just for you! Inside My Guide you'll find in-depth information on becoming a successful freelancer which includes these valuable lessons: Who freelancing is good for and who it's not good for. The pros and cons of freelancing and how it can completely change your life. How to get started freelancing and how to use online tools to find jobs. The best way to get paid as a freelancer. Shocking PayPal secrets that may make you think twice! Why it's important to only choose jobs you're good at even when subcontracting.







Create Your Own Job Security


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In these uncertain times everyone needs to be ready to start his own businesses to raise money, improve his health and insure his family's future. This book advocates the continuous development of several business concepts throughout life so they may be used as needed.




Test Your Own Aptitude


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A series of scientifically determined tests and questionnaires which enable the reader to discover his or her own aptitude and then match this to the needs of different jobs and careers. The authors believe anyone who knows their own strengths can be successful.




The Future of Academic Freedom


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The issues Reichman considers—which are the subjects of daily conversation on college and university campuses nationwide as well as in the media—will fascinate general readers, students, and scholars alike.




Work Won't Love You Back


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A deeply-reported examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives. You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social movements, examines this "labor of love" myth—the idea that certain work is not really work, and therefore should be done out of passion instead of pay. Told through the lives and experiences of workers in various industries—from the unpaid intern, to the overworked teacher, to the nonprofit worker and even the professional athlete—Jaffe reveals how all of us have been tricked into buying into a new tyranny of work. As Jaffe argues, understanding the trap of the labor of love will empower us to work less and demand what our work is worth. And once freed from those binds, we can finally figure out what actually gives us joy, pleasure, and satisfaction.




How to Create Your Own High Paying Job


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Are you unemployed? Or, are you overworked, underpaid, and stuck in a lifeless job, reporting to someone who doesn't seem to be doing much better than you are? You're not alone. Corporations once needed large inflows of middle managers and the formally educated. Many of these posts have disappeared or have been displaced by outsourcing, offshoring, international competition, and by technology. There is a widespread and growing under-employment problem facing almost every society. Many are working at jobs that do not require the experience and schooling they possess. In the United States up to 44% are under-employed; in Canada this number is 40%. Though there has been some job growth over the past few years, these jobs are mostly lower-paid without a solid ladder to success. In this original and groundbreaking book, you'll learn how to develop your own highly compensated career opportunities.