Power Tools for Women by Daniels, Joni -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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COVER PAGE TITLE PAGE CONTENTS DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CHAPTER 1

YOU ALREADY OWN A TOOLBOX WHO NEEDS ANOTHER GIMMICK? WHY WRITE POWER TOOLS FOR WOMEN? WHAT HOLDS US BACK NOTHING TO FEAR BUT FEAR STICKS AND STONES THE POWER WITHIN THE HOME/WORK DILEMMA YOUR PERSONAL MERGER: WORK AND LIFE WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK PLAN FOR SUCCESS

CHAPTER 2

THE KEY TO MOBILITY: YOUR TOOLBOX ROOM FOR MORE

CHAPTER 3

STOP, THINK, THEN TALK SAFETY FIRST PUT THEM ON STEP ONE: FINDING THAT GOLDEN SILENCE STEP TWO: CREATE A VISION STEP THREE: EXPORT YOUR VISION SAVOR YOUR SUCCESS YOUR SAFETY GOGGLES ARE IN YOUR TOOLBOX Punch List for Using the Safety Goggles

CHAPTER 4

WHAT’S GOING ON OUT THERE? WRONG ASSUMPTIONS: STEREOTYPING FOR SPEED AMPLIFY YOUR ATTENTIVENESS S.T.A.L. FOR TIME—STOP, THINK, ASK, AND LISTEN TROUBLESHOOTING WITH WARNING RADAR FOLLOWING YOUR GUT WHAT’S GOING ON IN THERE? INTERNAL STRUGGLE THE INFLUENCE OF “THEM” MISREADING YOUR ELECTRICAL SENSOR KEEP TRACK OF YOUR TRACK RECORD

CHAPTER 5

FINDING THE DEMOLITION HAMMER WITHIN DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE REAL WORLD HANDING THE TOOL OVER TO YOU TROUBLESHOOTING DISCOVERING MISSED OPPORTUNITIES MAKE YOUR DEMOLITION HAMMER YOUR OWN

CHAPTER 6

NO: THE ART OF REFUSAL WHAT LIMITS? ALTER THE MESSAGES WITH A DOSE OF REALITY SELF-IMPOSED STRESS JUST DON’T DO IT PUT A LIMIT ON WORRY SABOTAGE MAKE THEM LISTEN TO YOUR LIMITS NOT EVERYONE WILL CHEER WHAT YOU CAN SAY FEEL, FELT, FOUND TAKING BACK A YES PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR TIMING REAL LIFE NEEDS REAL LIMITS OVER YOUR LIMIT

CHAPTER 7

YOUR POWER SAW THE RIGHT CUT FINITE EVALUATION SAFETY FIRST CALCULATE RISK FOCUS FOR PRECISE CUTS FIRING POWER

CHAPTER 8

INTERVIEWING IS A TWO-WAY STREET WHEN BORING ISN’T BORING ACCESSORIZE JOT IT DOWN WHEN YOU’RE AFRAID TO BREAK THE FLOW THE FIVE WHYS

CHAPTER 9

WHAT TYPE OF SOLDER DO YOU NEED? BETTER THAN “BETTER THAN NOTHING” PRECAUTIONS AND REPAIRS CRACKS OR BREAKS IN THE CONNECTION SOLDER OR SEVER FIND TIME FOR SOLDERING DON’T VACILLATE; INCORPORATE

CHAPTER 10

SMOOTHING THINGS BETWEEN US INACTION IS ACTION FOCUS YOUR SANDING COMMON GROUND KEEPING THE MOTOR HUMMING LAUGH IN THE MIRROR PLUS PULLERS FOR YOUR POWER SANDER PULLING A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT OILED AND READY AN AWKWARD GRIP REMOVE OR REMAIN THE RIGHT TOOL IS HERE SOMEWHERE

CHAPTER 11

DRAINAGE WHEN AGE IS AN INTERFERING REALITY REBUILDING YOUR RESERVES DEFINE “MORE” DON’T DROP DEAD, DROP SOMETHING WONDER WOMAN’S SUIT DOESN’T FIT YOU

CHAPTER 12

SEEKING CURRENT INFORMATION GET A REALITY CHECK DATA TO WORK WITH TOO MUCH INFORMATION WHAT YOU SEE DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE NEWS YOU CAN USE TAKING FEEDBACK WELL NOT-SO-OLD GIRLS’ NETWORK

CHAPTER 13

DUCT TAPE HAS POWER AND VERSATILITY STRATEGIC BACKUP A SET OF THREE HOLDING IT TOGETHER IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE PERFECT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

CHAPTER 14

WHICH TOOL, WHEN, AND WHY WHY WAIT WHEN YOU CAN START NOW? GRAB ONE TOOL TO START THAT’S TOOLS, NOT TOOL INFORMATION, NOT INVITATION DISTRESS

CHAPTER 15

ALWAYS USE SAFE WORK HABITS HIRING A CONTRACTOR PRACTICE, NOT PERFECTION GET READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A PLAN AIM HIGH—AS IF DON’T JUST READ

APPENDIX

POWER TOOL SELF-ASSESSMENT