actor, xiii, 12–13, 35, 39–41, 59–60, 62–63, 65, 100–101, 151, 163, 242, 243
adult internship, for slash breeding grounds, 39–41, 48
Allen, Scott, 121
American Society of Journalists and Authors, 87
Artist’s Way (Cameron), 204
author, xiv, 14–17, 36–37, 86, 101, 105–107, 130, 177–178, 199–202, 207–208, 213–215
balance
in parenting/work life, 199–202, 209, 212
slash career portfolio of, 60–62, 70
in slash careers, 3–4, 13, 39–41, 72, 76–81, 97, 144, 199–206, 209, 213–215
in social/work life, 157, 170–171
best company lists, workplace, twenty-first century and, 147–149, 154–155, 168
biography
sample of, 224–225, 227, 231, 236–237, 238–239, 241
blog
boundaries and, 187
Bordman, Aileen, 28
boundaries
blogs/moonlighting and, 187
in slash careers, 185–187, 188
violation of, 186
branding/advertising expert, 16–17, 86, 105–107, 207–208
burnout avoidance, 3–7, 19, 45–46
Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, 136, 219
business card(s)
self presentation and, 117–119
for slash careers, 117–119, 122
BusinessWeek, 196
Bykofsky, Sheree, 87
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 78
Cameron, Julia, 204
career change, slash career v., 20, 33
career coach, 41–42, 72, 174–175, 180–181, 183–184
Carnegie, Dale, 80
Carolyn K. Lane & Associates, 14
cartoonist, 50, 164–166, 172–174, 180
chef, 18, 109, 170–171, 184–185
childcare, parenting and, 193, 197, 199–202, 209, 211
Christian Service Charities, 135, 136
CNN correspondent, 21–24, 28, 166
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting Published (Sander/Bykofsky), 87
computer programmer, 3–7, 42, 131, 181–184, 208, 209
consultant, 16–17, 24–26, 28, 38–39, 50, 81–85, 86, 105–107, 109, 152–153, 159–161, 164–166, 170–171, 172–174, 180, 184–185, 193–195, 202, 207–208, 236–237
consultant, art, xiv, 14–16, 101
consulting
content variations of, 96
expertise/easiness/opportunities for, 96
credibility, in slash careers, 21–26, 34–35, 48
customized work arrangements
in slash careers, 158–159, 164–166, 168
dancer, 60–62, 208–209, 228–229
Dark Side of the Game (Green), 177
Desperate Housewives, on parenting, 191–195
Dillard, Annie, 183
diplomat, 41–42, 72, 174–175, 180–181, 183–184
director, 35, 39–41, 62–63, 65, 100–101, 163, 242, 244
“Don’t Throw It Away, Sell It on eBay” (Elms), 82
eBay University, 83
Elms, Janelle, 82
employers, slash-friendly, 157, 206–207
business magazine lists of, 154–155
workplace, twenty-first century and, 151–166
“Entertaining Science Cabaret” (Hoffmann), 46
entrepreneur, xiii, 3–7, 14–16, 18, 24–26, 43–44, 59–60, 64–65, 66–69, 81–85, 159–161, 197
parenting and, 196–199, 211–212
entrepreneurial streak, in slash career, xv, 6–7, 19
Ernst & Young’s Center for a New Workforce, 152, 153
Eve-olution (Krier/Illick), 189
“Fascination of What’s Difficult” (Yeats), 139
fashion model, 99, 129, 132–134
Ferrazzi, Keith, 108
filmmaker, 7–10, 75–76, 107, 116, 125–128, 148, 150–151, 166, 177, 189
financial planner, 28–31, 112, 113, 128–129, 184, 226–227
Financial Wellness for Teachers (Sudaley), 58
Flex-Time Lawyers, 25, 85, 193, 236, 237
Flying Other Brothers, 141, 142
Fortunato, Alfred, 90
Four Seasons restaurant, 92, 144, 145
Green, Tim, 177
Guide to Literary Agents (Writer’s Digest Books), 90
Harvard Business Review, 160
Hero for Daisy (Mazzio), 75
Hidden Brain Drain Task Force, 136, 237
hip-hop artist, 112, 113, 128–129, 226–227
hobby, slash career from, 39–42, 49, 52, 81–85
Hoffmann, Roald, 46
Hogshead, Sally, 86
holistic health counselor, 38–39
home construction owner, xiii–xiv
hotelier, 109, 170–171, 184–185
Ibarra, Herminia, 17
identity
presentation of, 121
in slash careers, 7, 28–31, 41–42, 48, 61, 107, 108, 109–110, 111, 125–128, 146, 175, 199–202, 204
If You’ve Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything (Crittenden), 195, 210
Ignition Ventures, 157–158, 206–207
incongruous combinations, in slash careers, 137–140
inventor, xiv
iUniverse, 89
journalist, xiv, 53–54, 107–108, 116–117, 186, 199–202
Kalita, S. Mitra, 199
Kiyosaki, Robert, 89
Krier, Jennifer, 189, 204, 205
lawyer, xi–xiii, 7–10, 24–26, 28, 36–37, 41–42, 62–63, 65, 72, 75–76, 85, 100–101, 107–108, 116, 130, 135–137, 148, 150–151, 163, 174–175, 177–178, 180–181, 183–184, 189, 193–195, 202, 218–225, 236–237, 242, 245
life coach, xiii, xiv, 109–110, 203–206, 213–215
Longshore Films, 126
Mazzio, Mary, 75
McGraw-Hill, 83
McNamee, Roger, 140
minister, xi–xiii, 107, 135–137, 218–225
mompreneur, 196–199, 211. See also entrepreneur
Monet’s Palate (Bordman), 28
money gig. See also moonlighting
moonlighting/slash career and, 52–53
boundaries and, 187
commission-based options and, 70
company notoriety/resources and, 167
conflicts of interests in, 167
employer objection to, 166, 168
multiple career(s). See slash career(s)
musician, xiii, 54–55, 111, 124–125, 140–143, 238–239
Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time (Ferrazzi), 108
New Normal (McNamee), 140
New York Times, xii, xiv, 35, 54, 56, 187
Olympic rower, 7–10, 75–76, 107, 116, 177, 189
parent, 7–10, 24–26, 28, 75–76, 107, 116, 152–153, 177, 178, 189, 193–195, 197, 198, 201–208
parenting. See also mompreneur
childcare and, 193, 197, 199–202, 209, 211
Desperate Housewives on, 191–195
economics and, 195
entrepreneur and, 196–199, 211–212
logistics of, 193–195, 202, 208–209, 212
passions/interests and, 201, 212
slash careers and, 189–212, 203–207, 208, 209
spouse communication and, 193–194, 201–202, 207–208
support/resources for, 210–211
work life and, 199–202, 209, 212
workplace, twenty-first century and, 193–195, 211
personal trainer, 12–13, 34–35, 50–52, 76–81, 109, 123–124, 171
Pilates instructor, xiv, 14–16, 101
poet, 46–47, 124, 137–140, 230–231
Poetry Foundation, 139
police officer, xiii, 50–52, 109, 171
Portable MFA in Creative Writing (Writer’s Digest Books), 88
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 43
private investigator, xiii, 109–110
producer, 35
professor, 53, 116–117, 179, 186
pro-football player, 36–37, 130, 177–178
psychiatrist, 105
psychotherapist, xiii, 31–33, 131, 179
Publishers Weekly, 90
puppeteer, 60–62, 208–209, 228–229
Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking (Carnegie), 80
Rabiner, Susan, 90
race car driver, 148
Radical Careering (Hogshead), 86
radio commentator, 36–37, 130, 177–178
rapper, xiii. See also hip-hop artist
real estate investor-property manager, 13, 56–58, 100, 111, 118, 151
realtor, xiii, 54–55, 111, 123–125, 143, 238–239
Resources Global Professionals, 149
restaurateur, 18, 92–94, 144–145
resume(s)
gaps in, 137
sample of, 219–223, 229, 233–235, 243–245
self presentation and, 113–115
for slash careers, 113–115, 121–122
Rich Dad, Poor Dad (Kiyosaki), 89
Rough & Tumble theater company, 5, 6, 209
sabbatical(s)/leave(s) of absence, for slash careers, 150–151, 167
Sander, Jennifer Basye, 87
Securities and Exchange Commission, 167
adult internship for, 39–41, 48
cultivation in, 20–21, 35, 36–37, 47, 52
job sections to give up in, 24, 48
network building/free time and, 48
starter profession as springboard in, 21–37, 47
training “on the side” in, 38–39
slash career(s)
balance in, 3–4, 13, 39–41, 72, 76–81, 97, 144, 199–206, 209, 213–215
as balanced portfolio, 60–62, 70
benefits of, 129, 132–134, 143, 144
biography v. resume for, 116, 122
burnout avoidance in, 3–7, 19, 45–46
business cards for, 117–119, 122
challenges of, xvi, 137–140, 146, 153, 170–171, 172, 174–175, 177, 188, 197
civil servant jobs and, 70
connections between, 124–125, 130–131, 145
credibility in, 21–26, 34–35, 48
customized work arrangements and, 158–159, 161–163, 164–166, 168
employers and, 47–48, 166, 169
entrepreneurial streak in, xv, 6–7, 19
fast track, getting off, 7, 10–12, 14–16, 19, 199–202
flexibility in, 53–54, 62–63, 66–69, 71, 97–101, 155–156, 166, 168, 209
from hobby, 39–42, 49, 52, 81–85
identity in, 7, 28–31, 41–42, 48, 61, 107, 108, 109–110, 111, 125– 128, 146, 175, 199–202, 204
incongruous combinations in, 137–140
money gig and, 50, 52–53, 54–55, 70
opportunities, decline of, 75–76, 96, 178
opportunities in, 146
parenting and, 189–212, 203–207, 208, 209
passions for, 38, 39–42, 52, 136–137, 140–145, 201, 212
paycheck/gratification and, 43–44, 49, 50–52
primary career revitalization by, 28–31, 31–33, 48
revealing of, 124, 146, 184–185, 199
rigidity and, 184
sabbatical/leave of absence for, 150–151, 167
satisfaction in, xv–xvi, 59–60, 199, 212
schedules and, 176, 182–183, 188
self-awareness/review in, 180–182, 183–184, 188, 204
shedding of, 7–10, 10–12, 19, 207
success pressure for, 49
synergies in, xvi, 7–10, 16, 19, 113, 128–129, 132–145, 199
technology influencing, xv, 63, 67, 162–163
time management techniques for, 176–184, 188
training/skills in, 141–142, 143, 146
transition between, 10–12, 137–140, 139–140, 146, 159–160, 203–206
uncertainty in, 4, 10–12, 16–18
Web sites for, 111–113, 121, 122
writing/teaching/speaking/consulting and, 72–96
slash combination, 70
writing/teaching/speaking/consulting as, 76–81, 96
speaker, xiv, 41–42, 72–75, 76–85, 116–117, 174–175, 179, 180–181, 183–184, 186, 213–215
speaking
content variations of, 96
drawbacks/easiness of, 96
expertise/opportunities for, 96
skills and, 80
stand-up comic, 26–28, 240–241
starter profession
knowledge from, 26
for reorienting career, 21, 47
Student Body (Melcher), 41, 112
Suburban Sahibs (Kalita), 199
Sudaley, Robert, 58
synergies
benefits from, 145
created v. accidents, 128
in slash careers, xvi, 7–10, 16, 19, 113, 128–129, 132–145, 199
synthesis v. separation in, 134–137
teacher, xiv, 60–62, 72–75, 81–85, 95, 208–209, 228–229, 245
teacher, high school, 56–58, 99, 111, 118, 129, 132–134, 151, 197–198
teaching
content variations of, 96
expertise/easiness/opportunities for, 96
technology, xv, 63, 67, 162–163
television commentator, 36–37, 116–117, 130, 177–178, 179
Teten, David, 121
theater director, 3–7, 42, 131, 181–184, 208, 209
Thinking Like Your Editor (Rabiner/Fortunato), 90
Venus de Minivan (Krier/Illick), 204, 205. See also Eve-olution
violin maker, xiii, 31–33, 131
Virtual Handshake (Teten/Allen), 121
for employer, slash-friendly, 153–154
identity/networking and, 120–121
for slash careers, 111–113, 121, 122
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, 62, 163
Work + Life: Finding the Fit That’s Right For You (Yost), 161
Working Identity (Ibarra), 17
workplace, twenty-first century
best company lists for, 147–149, 154–155, 168
culture defined by leadership in, 156, 168
employers, slash-friendly and, 151–166
flexibility and, 155–156, 166, 168
flex-time movement in, 152–153
project-by-project basis and, 158, 168
value leverage for, 169
written policies and, 155–156, 166, 168
writer, xiv, 10–12, 35, 41–42, 72–75, 81–85, 95, 107–108, 151, 174–175, 179, 180–181, 183–184, 204–205, 213–215, 244, 245
Writer’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books), 88
writing
content variations of, 96
expertise/easiness/opportunities for, 96
Writing Life (Dillard), 183
Yeats, William Butler, 139
Yost, Cali Williams, 161