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Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills Paperback – February 28, 2013

by Marianne Cantwell (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 330 ratings
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For Marianne Cantwell, Free Range Humans are "a growing tribe, easily spotted by the smiles on their faces on Monday mornings." They are people that have figured out what they want to do with their lives and they are doing it, right now. They choose when, where and how they work, and get paid to do what makes them come alive. They have decided to live their life every day, not just weekends.

Lighthearted in style but serious in intention, this is a practical guide to creating a life of fulfillment. Life coach Cantwell - herself a career shifter - helps mid-career professionals work out what they really want. She addresses the things that career changers think they need but don't: a job; an MBA; a big investment; a fancy website, and shows how to build not just a business but a life that works for them. 
Be a Free Range Human is a valuable contribution for those new to personal growth and struggling with work-life balance.
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  1. Print length
    280 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Kogan Page
  4. Publication date
    February 28, 2013
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.56 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780749466107
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0749466107
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Marianne Cantwell writes a popular blog, "Free Range Humans: Escape the corporate cage and live life on your terms," and is an international speaker on escaping the "corporate cage" and creating a successful work life balance. She helps professionals escape the 9-5, ditch the commute and create free range careers, earning a regular income without an office or a boss. Having escaped the corporate cage herself, Cantwell now runs her business from her laptop on Bali beaches, in California cafes and by the Sydney seaside.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0749466103
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kogan Page (February 28, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780749466107
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0749466107
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.56 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 330 ratings

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the content inspirational, empowering, and insightful. They describe the book as awesome, well worth their time, and well-written. Readers also appreciate the down-to-earth language and engaging writing style.

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Customers find the book inspirational, empowering, and a thought-provoking read. They appreciate the great exercises and advice. Readers also mention the book is part motivation and toolkit.

"...-Practical, introspective exercises with a clear beginning and goal accompany her anecdotes..." Read more

"...Cantwell makes a powerful case for it being practical and life-affirming. If you do it right...." Read more

"...The resources described are appropriate and the messaging is key to this book. If you want to start, begin...." Read more

"...Lots of great ideas, lots of inspiration. There were a few to many mini case studies for me but some people really like that sort of thing...." Read more

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Customers find the book awesome, with good content. They say it's well worth their time and the author makes valid points.

"This is a terrific book which has helped me finally start acting on the plans I've had for years to stop being resigned to working in cubicle-land..." Read more

"What a great book. It was recommended by the same person who suggested "Suitcase Entrepreneur" to me...." Read more

"...a repeat of a lot of other things I've been reading lately, but it was good overall. I give it a 4" Read more

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Customers find the writing style fun, light, and empowering. They appreciate the down-to-earth language and engaging writing. Readers also say the author's straightforward style is refreshing and easy to understand. They mention the book provides a concrete process to follow.

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KAR
5.0 out of 5 stars Skeptical? Don't be. Solid Investment and fun read.
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2014
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My default reaction to self-help, improve-your-life/job/marriage/happiness-in-5-steps, kind of books is to roll my eyes and walk away. I read them only if a trusted friend endorses them, and then, only in private, or with a huge paper bag over my head if in public. This one came highly recommended by a dear friend and within a few pages I was hooked. Cantwell does several things very well:

-Her conversational tone is encouraging, relatable and motivating.
-She shares her own journey in a way that makes you want to read more, hear more and start your own adventure living differently.
-Practical, introspective exercises with a clear beginning and goal accompany her anecdotes (Yes, the kind of reflective, pen to paper activities that make you think-- noooooo, not a silly brainstorming exercise-- for about 30 seconds. Then, before you know it, that resistance lifts and little and big insights start to emerge.)
-She includes case studies of other people, who you can actually track down online, who have made their free range way in life.

If you are looking for pragmatic advice on how to really figure out what you want to do besides your current job, how to actually test the waters with ideas before bailing, and what you can do (today) to cultivate serious enthusiasm and courage for making a change, get a hold of this read.
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Queen of Swords
5.0 out of 5 stars You don't have to live confined to a cubicle
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2016
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This is a terrific book which has helped me finally start acting on the plans I've had for years to stop being resigned to working in cubicle-land and start crafting my own work based on my natural strengths and what I love doing. Cantwell addresses both the emotional and the practical aspects of going Free Range, and her enthusiasm for the subject, combined with her own success and that of the people in her case studies, make for inspirational reading.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to leave the rat race but don't know where to start, or who are afraid that it's just not practical. Cantwell makes a powerful case for it being practical and life-affirming. If you do it right. Doing it right isn't that hard, but some of the steps are non-obvious and go against conventional wisdom. The thing is, conventional wisdom is based on decades past, and there many new opportunities which did not exist before.
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KidDozzi
4.0 out of 5 stars In general, not a bad book
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017
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Having read some books in this arena, some grow hyper-focused on numbers, specifics of business planning, or other important details. The greater issue is that those books are often so focused on the process and numbers that one can easily lose sight of the purpose. This book does a decent job of finding an appropriate balance for a novice reader in this field. The resources described are appropriate and the messaging is key to this book. If you want to start, begin. It's part motivation, toolkit, and fairly well written.
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Pandora
5.0 out of 5 stars Warning: This book may prevent you from ever having a job again
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2015
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I bought this book and several others in a fit of desperation, feeling like I was going nowhere in life and had no idea what I wanted to do. Free-Range Human was not only the best of the books I bought, it has achieved a level of esteem in my eyes second only to the Bible.

It truly changed my life. I was already running a small tutoring practice and Marianne gave me the courage to expand it online and pursue, not a career but a life. A life where my family comes first and I don't have to give up holidays. A life where I'm not waist deep in student debt for a job I may never get and might not even like when I do. A life where I can go get a pedicure in the middle of the day just because I feel like it.

That may not be the life you envision and that's ok! The whole point of this book is that you can have the life YOU want and it is totally possible. I went from having a few local tutoring students to running an online private school where my kids graduate with their own businesses (courtesy of FRH, of course) or on their way to associates degrees.

Of course the fear sets in sometimes and I start rummaging around in researching different careers, but I'm always aghast at the loss of freedom and potential every job presents. It leaves me with renewed enthusiasm to work harder and expand my school.

So read with caution: no job can substitute the life you can create. You'll never go back.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simple; Passionate; Doable!! I'm Hooked.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2015
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This book has finally gotten me off my fat ass and moving. It was all the information I was hoping it would be. At 66 I'm not done living quite yet. Need a boost, a heads up, a word to the wise? This book is it!! I've already begun building my portfolio of experiences into realistic and workable alternatives to the disgusting prospect of retiring poor in America. If passion is all you're lacking, you'll get a healthy dose of it in this book along with the information you need to put your plan into action. Or, you could just sit there and wait for something to happen in your life (you'll just get older and poorer). I'm going to take Marianne's advice, thank you very much. See you on the beach.
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Robin Spencer
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2015
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What a great book. It was recommended by the same person who suggested "Suitcase Entrepreneur" to me. Lots of great ideas, lots of inspiration. There were a few to many mini case studies for me but some people really like that sort of thing. One thing I found a little annoying was that I read this on my Kindle Paperwhite 3G and there are worksheets provided (fill in the blanks to certain questions) to help you figure things out.... You can't write on a Kindle. I wish they offered downloadable PDF's of the worksheets. They may but I couldn't find them on her website. Also, many links to other websites, audio files, and videos.... again my Kindle Paperwhite 3G can't do that.

But all in all a great read, and I would suggest it to anyone wanting to see the world and generate an income at the same time.
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Meg Howe
5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous
Reviewed in Australia on May 16, 2017
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So much wonderful guidance packed into one book. Brimming with wise advice, encouragement and practical steps. Do yourself a favour and read this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not get rich quick. Tons of excercises and action to guide YOU
Reviewed in Canada on September 7, 2016
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There is a lot of excercises in this book to determine your dream lifestyle and then come up with ideas and combinations of ideas that can be your ticket out of a career-cage. There are also a lot of online add ons in the book like PDFs, audio, and video files.

From day one, I started doing the excercises in the book and came up with my dream lifestyle and several ideas and combinations of ideas that will get me there. The book is laid out in a way that makes attaining your dream actionable and doable.

I've already broke free from my job as a medical laboratory technologist but I needed a more refined idea(s) so I can do what I love and get paid doing it. After one week and only about 30 pages into the book I'd already come up with an idea, encountered a problem that requires solving in the field that I plan on creating a new career in, sent off design plans to a designer to create a prototype, and much more for $0.00. Ok, I lied. All this was done for the cost of the book.

Everyday I am taking steps towards realizing my dream lifestyle by taking tiny steps. This book makes it clear that the process can take months or maybe a year or more to do so.

This is not a how to get rich quick or make six-figures blogging kinda book. This is a book that walks you through dreaming BIG, coming up with ideas to do what you love, and taking the steps towards your dream so you can escape the career trap.

I've done it, continue to do it, and I am determined to live the life I want, when, where, and how I want all on my terms!

Get this book. You won't be disappointed. Do the damn exercises!
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Greg N
5.0 out of 5 stars Will Teach You How To Build Your Own "Free Range" Business
Reviewed in Spain on January 23, 2015
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Awesome book - I like how Marianne doesn't just layout common business advice, but rather puts you in touch with finding what you REALLY want to do, and gives real, practical action steps to start making it happen. Not intimidating at all, but rather fun and easy to read while simultaneously being very practical and actions to start putting to to use immediately, to get your own unique "free range" business started. Marianne knows her stuff.

Highly recommended whether you're already in the freelance/freerange journey like I am, or just in the beginning stage thinking of ideas.
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Le Gaillard Jérémy
5.0 out of 5 stars Très bien
Reviewed in France on July 14, 2014
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Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9 to 5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills, livre très intéressant.
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P.F.
5.0 out of 5 stars Großartig!
Reviewed in Germany on December 18, 2013
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Dieses Machwerk über Entrepreneurship im Großen und dem Drang seiner Passion zu folgen im Kleinen enthält eine gewaltige Reihe an Denkanstößen und auch konkreten, hilfreichen Tipps (Ich liebe die gebotenen Links zu Seiten wie Fiverr.com usw die mir vor dem Buch einfach vollkommen unbekannt waren).
Wer - wie ich - schon seinen Teil an ähnlichen Büchern gelesen hat, wird erkennen dass dieses auf dem Prinzip besteht seiner Passion zu folgen und diese zu einem einträglichen Geschäftsmodell zu formen. Allerdings kann man die gebotenen Prinzipien auch für sich nehmen, hier beschreibt Cantwell allerlei, vom Handel mit Informationen (ebooks), Service (Consulting), bis hin zum Handeln mit regulären Gütern (der klassische Webshop) so ziemlich alles.
Eingebettet in einen - wie ich finde - grandiosen Sprachstil (Gerade heraus, aber immer witzig) kann ich dieses Buch auch den Leuten empfehlen für die die 4 Stunden Woche, Lean Startup, etc zu den Standardwerken empfehlen.
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