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    Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams
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    Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams

    By Pamela Skillings

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    About this ebook

    Does your corporate career leave you stressed out, burned out, or just plain bummed out? You’re not alone. The good news is that there’s a way out–and you’re holding it. Written by career expert and corporate escapee Pamela Skillings, Escape from Corporate America inspires the cubicle-bound and the corner-office-cornered to break free and create the career of their dreams–without going broke. With no-nonsense advice and unflagging humor, Skillings shows you how to

    • assess your job’s “suck” factor–from terminal boredom to boss from hell
    • identify your true calling–brainstorm fantasy careers and test-drive your dream jobs
    • develop your Escape Plan–set goals, figure out your timing, and evaluate your finances and health insurance options
    • find jobs that don’t bite–entrepreneurial corporate environments, energetic start-ups, the nonprofit sector, and flexible work options
    • be your own boss–explore entrepreneurship and freelancing, assemble an advisory team, and start a business while you collect a paycheck
    • follow your creative dreams–learn how to make time for your artistic passion and develop a plan to quit your day job
    • overcome any obstacle–deal with fear, doubt, negative people, and other bumps along the road

    Plus, Skillings shares success stories from dozens of corporate escape artists, including celebrity TV chef Andrea Beaman, Cranium CEO Richard Tait, and many others.

    Full of practical strategies and fun-to-follow exercises, Escape from Corporate America will help disgruntled office workers everywhere find more meaningful, fulfilling careers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateMay 13, 2008
    ISBN9780345507372
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      Common sense with a sense of humor and a wealth of resources besides. Like a support group, with plenty of stories and personal experiences from people who have managed to escape the grinding part of the daily grind. Worth reading once for the enjoyment, encouragement, and reassurance, but worth keeping on the shelf for the Web sites, worksheets and inspiration.