Description
Like the best advice from a therapist, career counselor, and savvy best friend, this practical resource details dozens of concrete ways to improve work life in every kind of job or entrepreneurial setting
Gig economy, Zoom meeting, solopreneur. Did these terms even exist five years ago? Plus, the last two years have turned everything we thought we knew about "working" upside down. Successful professionals in record numbers have quit jobs they didn't love (because YOLO -- you only live once), and others have completely changed where and how they work. Yet many continue to ask a perennial question: How can I be successful in my work and fulfilled in my life?
As Minda Zetlin shows, basic self-care principles are the key, and they apply in both tranquil and turbulent times. Her prescriptions are action-ready and available to all. They include:
- not just being good at your job but being good at connecting with others and finding those who can accelerate your success, even "remotely"
- taking doable steps to get from where you are to where you dream of being
- cultivating both mentors and sponsors (while understanding the difference between the two)
- navigating the ongoing issues of gender and race bias at work
- dealing with toxic coworkers, including bosses
- supercharging the brain for reaching goals
- incorporating detoxifying mindfulness practices -- including ultra-brief meditation breaks, simple breathing exercises, and power journaling
Zetlin created Career Self-Care not as yet another list of things to do but as an invaluable resource to call on in moments of doubt, overwhelm, or indecision, at the end of a long day, or at the start of any day when you need a reminder of your whole-self aspirations and what you're capable of.
Author: Minda Zetlin
Publisher: New World Library
Published: 06/14/2022
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781608687329
ISBN10: 1608687325
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Personal Success
- Business & Economics | Careers | General
- Business & Economics | Motivational
About the Author
Minda Zetlin's articles and workshops offer research-backed advice to help ambitious people get the most out of their careers and their lives. She is author or coauthor of several books, most recently The Geek Gap. A former president of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), she lives in Snohomish, Washington.