Make It Work Or Make It Go Away

Work's a Bitch and Then You Make It Work

A career consultant’s empowering, inspiring strategies for beating dissatisfaction and disillusionment—and making your work life better. Are you frustrated by the indignities of today’s workplace? More work, longer hours, fewer benefits, incompetent bosses—career consultant and executive coach Andrea Kay has heard it all. In this book, Kay connects with the 85 percent of the workforce who feel unsatisfied with their careers. You may recognize yourself in some of the stories she tells, gleaned from thousands of unhappy workers who’ve responded to her nationally syndicated column and appearances. But Kay doesn’t just explore what’s wrong with the workplace today—she empowers workers to think about their careers in a new way, to get past disillusionment and feelings of powerlessness to see the possibilities and control they do have. She counsels you on how to: aim high and be fearless in presenting new ideas cope with the unpredictable determine whether a company is a good match for you define the kind of work arrangement you want—and get up the nerve to ask for it With tips and thought-provoking exercises, she offers concrete, positive steps to improve both your career and your life. Work may indeed be a bitch sometimes, but with Andrea Kay’s help, you can work it out. Praise for Andrea Kay “Surprisingly insightful . . . no-nonsense advice.” —Publishers Weekly

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Make Work Optional

It is more important than ever for you to think about your financial future. Best-selling author Jonathon Leise, Certified Financial PlannerTM and Accredited Wealth Management AdvisorSM uses stories and anecdotes from over thirty years in the financial services industry to help you to avoid the four biggest investor mistakes and the four investor no-nos. He teaches how to address the six special risks around retirement so you can make work optional. Finally, he describes the single best investment you can make following his years of experience building a successful financial planning practice and raising a family. If you are a man, woman, or couple trying to raise a family, pay your bills, and accumulate enough financial assets to eventually make work optional, read this book. If you are beginning to save, or have just inherited a financial windfall; if you are an employee or a business owner or executive with a busy schedule trying to do the right thing for your employees and build significant wealth for yourself, you will benefit from this book.