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Screw Work, Let's Play: How to Do What You Love and Get Paid for It
- By John Williams
- Published Jul 14, 2010 by FT Press.
- Copyright 2010
- Pages: 248
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-273-73093-2
- ISBN-13: 978-0-273-73093-4
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Product Author Bios
John Williams is a careers and business advisor for people who want something more interesting and creative than a job. He’s had a high-flying corporate job as a Senior Managing Consultant at Deloittes and his own successful business as an independent consultant to the BBC, Siemens and other blue chip companies. John is an accredited coach with an Advanced Diploma with Distinction from the Coaching Academy. He also has 7 years' additional professional development in person-centred counselling and humanistic psychotherapy.
"Do you have a sane work-play balance? Had enough of your job and want to change your life? Here’s how to do it"
The Times
Stuck in a job that’s boring you to tears?
Slogging away at a business that’s never quite taken off?
Still can’t decide what you’d rather do?
Well, it’s time to change all that.
We’ve reached a remarkable point in the history of work. With the right guidance, it’s now possible for anyone to make a living from doing the things they love.
Written by a career maverick who escaped corporate life, Screw Work Let’s Play is your blueprint to create a work-life full of fun, freedom and creativity; something more like play than work.
Packed full of stories from people who turned their passion into their living – or even a million pound business – you’ll discover 10 secrets to transform your working life, starting today.
Discover life-changing ideas and practical plans including:
· How to win your first playcheque – without quitting your current job
· How to beat the doubts and internal blocks that hold you back
· How you can play and get rich – even in a recession
Whether you want to start a business, create an ideal job, write a book, or change the world, there’s no need to suffer unfulfilling work any more.
Ready to play?
Unlock exclusive extras at www.screwworkletsplay.com
Join the Play Revolution
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Glad to have purchased this!,
This review is from: Screw Work, Let's Play: How to Do What You Love and Get Paid for It (Paperback)
It may not be completely original, but I really liked the overall concept and the many different ideas to start doing what you love using your network and why not, the help of technology. Even if a project does not turn out to be a career, it will still be something that makes you happy... and that counts!!You can try a sample chapter in the official website.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
One of the best books I have read in a long time, By
This review is from: Screw Work, Let's Play: How to Do What You Love and Get Paid for It (Paperback)
I just finished reading this book and its absolutely awesome! It has made a difference to my life, I have been thinking about "getting paid to play" for a while now and have been wondering how I would go about doing that. John has captured the factors that one needs to consider when making the jump from "worker" to "player" and it all makes loads of sense. I had several "aha" moments when I read this and feel energised to go ahead and make the big jump. This is an excellent book and I cannot recommend it highly enough for anyone looking to improve their life by getting up every morning to get paid for doing what they truly love.
7 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Needs more work frankly, a lot more., By
This review is from: Screw Work, Let's Play: How to Do What You Love and Get Paid for It (Paperback)
*****Update December 2012. I have been reading biographical information on the Penguinonline.com sales page for Australia and other sales pages about the author of this book. He claims in addition to his absolutely spectacular resume of top jobs, that he had seven years' experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist.The biography does not state where and when he studied these subjects. The author did run a 'creative coaching' practice for quite a number of years during the noughties called freestylesuccess.com. I am very pleased to see that the author is these days an 'accredited coach' with an 'Advanced Diploma with Distinction' obtained from 'The Coaching Academy'. I am unable to locate their 'Advanced Diploma' course on their website, but that's probably just down to my usual ineptitude but I did note that one can obtain a certificate in coaching by doing a two day course there.******* This book, which I have spead-read really told me... Read more |
Table of Contents
Ch 1: Join The Play Revolution
Ch 2: Secret One: How to work out what you really really want
Ch 3: Secret Two: How to choose what to do next
Ch 4: Secret Three: How to get started right now
Ch 5: Secret Four: How to guarantee your success
Ch 6: Secret Five: How to play for profit… and purpose
Ch 7: Secret Six: How to play the fame game – and win
Ch 8: Secret Seven: How to create an irresistible offer
Ch 9: Secret Eight: How to win your first playcheque
Ch 10: Secret Nine: How to play full-time
Ch 11: Secret Ten: How to play your way to the rich life
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