Description
Book SynopsisAn action-based plan for building the career of your dreams Best Job Ever! is the ultimate guide to creating your dream career and increasing your financial success by providing you with valuable and insightful career information, personal stories and examples of others who have successfully created their Best Job Ever! Written by a nationally recognized expert in career development, this book provides you with a concrete, step-by-step blueprint for revolutionizing your career and revamping your life. You'll find the motivation you need to climb out of your daily ruts as you dig deep to discover your personal motivation, financial needs, and career and life goals. This actionable guide gets you started right away as you explore various avenues for improvementwhether that means re-engaging with the job you have, getting that promotion or making a career change. You'll learn how to overcome career fear, beat job boredom, find and follow your passion while advancing your skill sets and bu
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
Introduction: My Story and Why You Need This Book xiii
Chapter 1 You Don’t Have to Wait for Your Dream Career to Be Happy 1
Chapter 2 Eighty-Seven Percent of Employees Don’t Like Their Jobs: Here Are the Top Five Reasons Why and What to Do About It 11
Chapter 3 Why You Haven’t Changed Anything: Career Fear 23
Chapter 4 What If I Don’t Know What to Do? 37
Chapter 5 Career Excuses: All the Reasons You Don’t Have Your Best Job Ever! 47
Chapter 6 Career Boredom 53
Chapter 7 Redefine Rich 65
Chapter 8 Why You Are NOT Stuck in Your Career: The Power of Change 77
Chapter 9 What Career and Life Do You Want and Why? 85
Chapter 10 You Can Follow Your Passion Without Quitting Your Job 101
Chapter 11 Career Plan Step #1: What Is Your Job? 113
Chapter 12 Career Plan Step #2: Discover Your Strengths 119
Chapter 13 Career Plan Step #3: What Makes You Awesome at Work? 127
Chapter 14 Career Plan Step #4: One-, Three-, and Five-Year Plan 133
Chapter 15 Career Plan Step #5: The Big “Why?” 143
Chapter 16 Career Plan Step #6: Your Community 149
Chapter 17 Career Plan Step #7: Identify Both Personal and Professional Barriers to Your Success 159
Chapter 18 Career Plan Step #8: Achieving Your Career Plan: The Power of Work 169
Chapter 19 Career Plan Step #9: Return on Investment 177
Chapter 20 Career Change: Try Before You Buy 183
Chapter 21 Money, Finances, and Your Career Change 193
Chapter 22 When Everything Goes Wrong 201
Chapter 23 Start Doing: Take Focused, Smart Actions 211
Index 219
