The Escape Manifesto
Quit your corporate job. Do Something Different!. Escape The City
(Sprache: Englisch)
THE BOOK BEHIND THE MOVEMENT - LIFE IS SHORT; YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE TO LIVE A GREAT ONE. BE BRAVE AND START SOMETHING YOU LOVE.
Does this sound familiar... You tick all the right boxes; school, university, corporate career. You have a sensible...
Does this sound familiar... You tick all the right boxes; school, university, corporate career. You have a sensible...
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THE BOOK BEHIND THE MOVEMENT - LIFE IS SHORT; YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE TO LIVE A GREAT ONE. BE BRAVE AND START SOMETHING YOU LOVE.Does this sound familiar... You tick all the right boxes; school, university, corporate career. You have a sensible profession, a fancy job title, proud parents, decent salary, pricey holidays...but there's a nagging feeling that something isn't quite right? A realisation that you're not completely fulfilled? Surely you should be as happy as Larry - are you being ungrateful? HELL NO. You want a different life - no spreadsheets, no commute, no late nights at the office. But if not that...then what? That is exactly what Escape The City are here to do - show you what other options are open to you.
Escape The City is a community based website built around a simple concept: there is more to life than doing unfulfilling work in big corporate companies. The online platform is designed to help corporate professionals find exciting jobs, start their own businesses, and go on big adventures. The Escape Manifesto is here to support, inspire and encourage us all to make big and brave transitions in our lives.
Examines the reasons why so many people are unsatisfied with the corporate world
Explores the alternatives and the common barriers to achieving your dreams
Advice and support for making the transition to something new and developing a strategy for work and life
Contains tons of real-life examples of people who have made the leap
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The Escape Manifesto xIntroduction 1PART ONE - PRE-ESCAPE 91 The Travelator 11Why does this world not work for so many of us? 15We are our jobs 16The emperor's new clothes 17Politics and bullshit 18Autonomy, mastery, purpose 19Warning - your health may suff er 22Corporate creativity is an oxymoron 23Institutions and leaders are failing us 25Why do so many of us tread this path? 27We have been taught to be cogs 28We make semi-conscious decisions 29The trap of the high achievers 31We don't defi ne success for ourselves 33Most careers advice is so awful 352 Thoughts and Blockers 37Unhelpful thoughts 39"I should be grateful for this job" 40"I am safe in my current job" 41"I might damage my career" 42"I don't have the right network" 43"I don't have the right skills" 44"I need to have it all fi gured out" 46Common blockers 49We are looking for an instruction manual 50We are infl uenced by other people 51We love feeling comfortable 53We hate feeling scared 54We talk ourselves out of decisions 56We are short of time and energy 58We need money to survive 593 Gradual Epiphanies 63Life epiphanies 65Live life your way 66Heed the call 68Avoid living for the future 70Realize nothing stays the same 71Preempt the big scare or tragedy 73Write your own obituary 74Avoid empty "fi nd yourself" advice 75Work epiphanies 77Recognize the signs 78Stop collecting qualifi cations 80Look up the ladder 82Accept changing is always hard 84Choose a fi ght worth fi ghting 85Decide that enough is enough 864 The Money Question 89Think about your fi nances diff erently 93The golden handcuff s 94Money and happiness 95The cycle of consumption 97Escape begins with defi nition 100Redefi ne personal fi nance 102Manage your fi nances diff erently 103Conduct a personal fi nancial audit 104Crunch the numbers behind your escape 105See your escape as a startup 107Minimise costs 108Save intelligently 110Earn creatively 112Avoid debt (or pay it down) 114Build assets, question liabilities 115Invest in yourself,
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not stuff 1175 Evolution Not Revolution 121Pre-decision 123Fight the fear 124Enforce limits, push back 126Get better at listening 128Stop reading, start acting 130Post-decision 133Don't quit just yet 134Just start (but start small) 136Test towards the way that works 138Create a checklist 140Cultivate partners-in-crime 141Reframe the risk 143Resign (carefully) 144Don't expect a bunch of roses 146PART TWO - POST-ESCAPE 1516 Find an Exciting Job 153Work is changing 155Get clear on your decision criteria 157Forget passions, what can you off er? 159Get your head around "skills" 161Hunt people not jobs 165Tell a good story 167Own your online presence 168Hunt diff erently 169Interview diff erently 1727 Adventure 175Escape the Matrix 177Get perspective 178Confront adversity 179Plan, don't plan 180Adventure diff erently 1848 Start Your Own Business 191Why start a business? 193Scratch your own itch 195Ideas are cheap, execution counts 198Bin the business plan 199Funding your startup 201Make meaning 207Defi ne success 209Get going with what you've got 211Prepare yourself for the ride 2139 There is No Guidebook 217Commit 219Trust the process 220Fight fear 222Don't waste your time 224Reject norms 226Have an impact 228Prepare for the mountain 230Ignore cynics 232Develop three traits 233A Final Word 236Footnotes 239Recommended Escape Resources 243Escapees To Take Inspiration From 248About Escape the City 258Acknowledgements 259Index 260
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Autoren-Porträt von Escape the City
Escape The City is a community-focused business built around a simple concept: that there is more to life than doing unfulfilling work in big corporate companies. The online platform is designed to help corporate professionals find exciting jobs, start their own businesses, and go on big adventures.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Escape the City
- 2013, 1. Auflage., 280 Seiten, Maße: 21,6 x 15,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0857083627
- ISBN-13: 9780857083623
- Erscheinungsdatum: 20.05.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
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'An intensely practical guide, encouraging you to stick to your guns and strive for something different.' (Elite Business, May 2013)
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