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Career Change: Stop hating your job, discover what you really want to do with your life, and start doing it! by [Joanna Penn]

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Career Change: Stop hating your job, discover what you really want to do with your life, and start doing it! Kindle Edition

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Are you tired of asking "What should I do with my life?”
Are you sick of your job?

Don't worry, I know how you feel! I used to start every working week saying "I hate my job" and spend every Friday night drinking too much to drown my misery.

I was a cubicle worker in large corporates, going to pointless meetings, writing endless documents no one would read, testing computer systems that would soon be obsolete. Every day, my soul and my creativity died a little.
Maybe you feel the same?

Well, life is too short to just exist on the edge of breakdown, and there is a better way of living. You need to discover what you love to do and then make that your job, your life's work.

This book will take you through understanding the way you feel now as well as how to improve your current situation immediately so you can create enough space to work on breaking out and doing what you truly love. It also contains the career change process I used to go from management consultant to full-time author-entrepreneur.
It's time to change your career and your life.

In this book, you will find:
** Part 1: I hate my job
1) Identifying the problem
2) The results of an unhappy workplace- stress, depression and weight gain

** Part 2: How to improve your current situation
3) Develop yourself
4) Coping with stress at work
5) Being valued and appreciated
6) Escaping the trap
7) Making money and keeping hold of it
8) Being creative
9) Escape is sometimes necessary

** Part 3: How to change your career
10) What do you really want to do?
11) Entrepreneurship or working for yourself
12) The Career Change Process
13) Setting and achieving your goals
14) Your Challenge. Your Future

Bonus Articles:
* Case Study Micro-Entrepreneur: How I run my business, The Creative Penn Limited
* Interview with Joanna Penn on how to change careers
* From affirmation to reality: the author’s story
* The Smart Person’s Guide to Quitting the Day Job

Life’s too short to continue feeling this way. It’s time to change your life. Packed with strategies, tips and personal stories that will help you find the work you love. If you want to change your life and your career, download a sample or buy now.

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Publication date

December 28, 2013
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About the Author

After gaining a degree in Theology from the University of Oxford, Joanna Penn worked as a management consultant for 13 years across Europe and Asia Pacific. She specialized in implementing SAP Financials for large multi-nationals, and small-medium businesses.

In 2011, after several years of working part-time, Joanna left the office cubicle to become a full-time author-entrepreneur. She has three ARKANE thriller novels, written under J.F.Penn, a professional speaking business and a website helping authors, The Creative Penn.

Joanna is passionate about helping others escape the cubicle world for a more rewarding life!

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008ER3UYE
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Curl Up Press (December 28, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 28, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1134 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #382,656 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #83 in Vocational Guidance (Kindle Store)
- #215 in Job Hunting (Kindle Store)
- #268 in Women & Business (Kindle Store)

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Joanna Penn is a bestselling author, international speaker and award-winning entrepreneur based in Bath, England.

Her site, www.TheCreativePenn.com helps authors with creativity, writing, publishing, book marketing and creative entrepreneurship. It has been voted one of the top 100 sites for authors by Writers Digest. Joanna has a popular podcast, The Creative Penn, and a YouTube Channel.

You can get a free Author 2.0 Blueprint ebook and video series at www.TheCreativePenn.com/blueprint

You can also connect with Joanna on Twitter @thecreativepenn

and on Facebook.com/TheCreativePenn

Joanna is a travel junkie, weaving her adventures into her Award-nominated, bestselling thrillers as J.F.Penn and podcasting at www.BooksAndTravel.page

She's a cat person and enjoys a nice G&T.

Joanna has a Masters in Theology from the University of Oxford, Mansfield College, and a post-graduate diploma in Psychology from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She spent 13 years in the corporate world before breaking out to become a full-time author-entrepreneur in 2011.

Her bestselling self-help books for writers and authors include:

Successful Self-Publishing: How to self-publish an ebook and print book

How to Market a Book

How to Make a Living with your Writing - listed as one of INC magazine top business books 2015

The Successful Author Mindset: A Handbook for Surviving the Writer's Journey

Audio for Authors: Audiobooks, Podcasting and Voice Technologies

Productivity for Authors

Business for Authors: How to be an Author Entrepreneur

Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts

Co-writing a Book: Collaboration and Co-Creation for Writers - co-written with J. Thorn

The Healthy Writer: Reduce your Pain, Improve your Health, and Build a Writing Career for the Long-term - co-written with Dr Euan Lawson

Career Change: Stop Hating your Job, Discover what you Really Want to Do with your Life, and Start Doing It!

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Brittany Trombley

Assess your motive for reading this

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2019

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This book is really what you make of it. If you hate your job and are looking for excuses to leave, this book will provide you with all of the reasons why you should.

If you love you job and are curious about other career fields, this book will spark your creativity and give you ideas for new passion projects.

Ultimately if you are going into reading this with the idea that you hate your job, dont you already know you should pursue something else? This book just gives you the tools to feel confident to do so.

5 people found this helpful

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Jen

Sensible Realistic Career Change Advice

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2015

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I had this on my Kindle for a while and finally read it. As a self-published author and full-time middle school teacher, I've followed The Creative Penn for a while. The advice in this book is practical. I've often battled with the "jump all in" versus "ease-in" approach to becoming a full-time author. Joanna uses her personal experiences from IT consultant to successful author-entrepreneur. I know she is one of the leading creatives in the field and is well-respected in the indie author community. Her blog appeared on Writer's Digest 100 Websites list in 2015 (and in previous years). One piece of her advice actually inspired me to email a university for information about a program, whilst in the middle of my reading today. It may not be anything new and earth-shattering, but that doesn't mean that the point of view given can't ignite a spark. If you're looking for a quick-fix or magic cure to hating your job and getting out, this isn't it. If you want practical, sensible, realistic help and advice, then this book is it.

6 people found this helpful

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Mary Maz C

Thank you! Practical Wisdom.

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016

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Joanna Penn, thank you! This book & your work has started me on a journey that is altering the trajectory of my life for the better. The author shares her personal journey in her career change that I was able to relate to... It's as though the universe sent me this book when I needed it the most. Highly recommend it. I like that it covers practical tips & advice I used immediately but it also shifted my mindset around how I viewed specific things in my life.

2 people found this helpful

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Jane E.

Good example of how to make the author/entrepreneur model work

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2015

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Just finished reading Career Change. A few thoughts follow. I appreciated Joanna's authenticity in telling us her career story and learning along the way. What I enjoyed most was reading about her journey: the frustrations; the mistakes she made, the doubts she had, the transition period and the eventual path to a workable model of author entrepreneur. It is true that Joanna asked lots of questions to help the reader think about their situation, and this might be a bit basic for some. But you can skip over these bits. Didn't take me long to read - and I was pleased I did.

2 people found this helpful

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Chas Emme

Great read for a variety of readers!

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2015

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This book is excellent for anyone who is looking to transition into a more rewarding and fulfilling career, or anyone who is presently looking to supplement their existing vocation. Penn has mastered the art of infectious motivation. I can personally relate to much of what she wrote, being a hopeful author-entrepreneur one day myself. This is a must read if you picture yourself looking back with regret at the end of your life. Thank you Joanna Penn!

7 people found this helpful

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Frankie Allen

Must read

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018

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Great stuff in here and...I wish I had followed this myself. Now I'm doing the job I want and freaking the freak out because...I don't have a plan. If you're thinking of making the leap, read this first.

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Timur

Not a bad book. Nothing new for me though. Her example inspires!

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2015

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Nothing new for me - read almost all things she's writing about in other books, which is fine. But Her example inspires! She is brave. She gave me some inspiration. From this prospective it was worth to buy and read this book.

4 people found this helpful

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Foxy Loxxy

Truly Motivational

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017

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I found the text to be very motivational and easy to follow. I am in the process of transitioning from one career to another. I do not really enjoy my job, but I did learn some coping skills to help me while I am there. This book is a must read.

2 people found this helpful

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Thoughtful and supportive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2019

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I did start this when I bought it but my job sucked so bad I didn't have the energy to get through it. I am in another job and quite frankly I'd like to be doing something else or at least develop a side hustle. This book is helping me work it out. I have downloaded the free workbook that goes with the book and I already feel that I am making progress.

Bookworm X

Fabulous and inspirational

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2017

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I have often come across Joanna Penn articles online and having found them to hit home and appeal to my sense of where I want to be, the next step was this book. Full of great ideas and fresh inspiration. Recommended to anyone with ambitions to be happier in their career and move to a better place.

Moa

Amazing Advice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2019

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Jo Penn's Career Change is packed with pertinent advice to anyone who wants to change directions in their life. The workbook is an indispensable companion to the full experience. Knowing Joanna's journey and all that she has achieved and created along the journey adds much needed credibility to what she has to say. An always recommended author!!

One person found this helpful

Whitelady

Glad I bought this on my kindle and didn't waste ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2017

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Glad I bought this on my kindle and didn't waste money on a print version. The author is continually telling you what she has done and how successful she was and how glad she is that she made the transition. It is not motivational, just smug and self-congratulatory and offers little practical advice.

4 people found this helpful

Daniel HY Ng

Eye Opener

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2020

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This book shared about Joanna's career journey which I find it very informative and straight to the point. This is my first book by Joanna. Looking forward to reading more of her books.

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