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Index
Title
Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Foolish Assumptions
How This Book Is Organized
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I : Setting the Stage for Your Career Change
Chapter 1: Evaluating Your Current Situation
Making the Worksheets Work for You
Looking at Your Personal Life
Sizing Up Your Current Work Arrangement
What’s Working and Not Working about the Work You Do
Recording Your Key Needs
Chapter 2: Opening Yourself to Discovery
Appreciating the Benefits of Thinking Ideally
Identifying What Attracts and What Repels You
Spotting Clues to Your Future
Making the Most of Being Stuck
Chapter 3: Uncovering the Real You
Discovering Traits That Best Describe You
Finding the Values That Mean the Most to You
Deciding What Success Means to You
Tapping into Your Dreams and Longings
Assessing Whether Your Health Impacts Your Career Choices
Determining What Makes Work Meaningful to You
Recording What’s Uniquely You
Chapter 4: Envisioning Your Dream Lifestyle
Looking at How Important Relationships Impact Your Work
Describing Your Desired Lifestyle
Considering Where You Live
Recording What’s Most Important to You at Home
Chapter 5: Figuring Out How to Structure Your Work
Making the Worksheets Work for You
Determining Your Ideal Work Schedule
Getting Paid on Your Terms
Matching Benefits to Your Needs
Recording Your Ideal Work Arrangement
Chapter 6: Defining Your Preferred Workplace
The Kind of Company
The Company Size
The Company Culture
The Purpose of the Company
The Company’s Reach
The Location
The Work Area
The Dress Code
Working with the Right People
Recording Aspects of Your Preferred Workplace
Part II : Finding Your Passions
Chapter 7: Uncovering Skills That Make Time Fly
Determining Your Innate Areas of Intelligence
Expanding Your List of Favorite Skills
Considering the Processes You Enjoy Most
Recording Your Favorite Skills and Intelligences
Chapter 8: Discovering Topics That Make You Sizzle with Excitement
Finding the Topics That Always Draw Your Attention
Listing Tools, Equipment, and Raw Materials That Make Your Work Play
Identifying Industries That Light Your Fire
Recording Your Favorite Interests
Chapter 9: Brainstorming Intriguing Career Ideas
Preparing the Way for New Ideas
Recording Career Ideas Already on Your Mind
Dreaming Up New Career Ideas
Expanding Your Career Horizons
Recording Your Top Ten Intriguing Careers
Chapter 10: Sifting Out Your Most Intriguing Dream Careers
Making the Most of This Chapter
Exploring Your Career Ideas in Depth
Searching for Themes
Isolating Your Key Career Criteria
Contemplating Various Career Forms
Choosing Your Top Two Career Ideas
Part III : Exploring Possible Career Directions
Chapter 11: Considering Communicating Careers
Making the Most of This Chapter
If You Thrive on Words
If You Connect Well with Others
Chapter 12: Exploring Scientific/Logical Careers
Making the Most of This Chapter
If You Think in a Logical, Organized Fashion
If You Love Nature and Its Creatures
Chapter 13: Thinking Outside the Box with Creative Careers
Making the Most of This Chapter
If You Have a Good Eye
If You Want Your Work to Be Physical
If You Have an Ear for the Sound of Music
Part IV : Bringing Your Dream Career to Life
Chapter 14: Researching Your Top Two Career Ideas
Keeping Your Eye on the Prize
Jotting Down Your Unanswered Questions
Creating Job Profiles for Your Top Career Ideas
Creating Your Industry Profiles
Paying Attention to Your Gut Reaction
Chapter 15: Asking the Right Questions about Your Top Two Careers
Building Your List of Questions
Creating a List of Contacts
Staying Objective in Your Quest
Stepping into Your First Round of Informational Interviews
Moving on to Your Second Round of Informational Interviews
Recording Your Discoveries about Each Career
Synthesizing What You Know So Far
Shifting Gears Midstream
Chapter 16: Merging Your Personal Life with Your Dream Career
Updating Your Personal Must-Haves
Refining Your Ideal Work Needs
Finding Compatibility and Conflicts between Your Needs and Your Dream Career
Homing In on the Right Career Format for You
Trying Your Career On for Size
Spotting Potential Conflicts
Describing Your Dream Career . . . to Date
Chapter 17: Reconciling Differences between Your Life and Your Dream Career
Focusing on the Pieces That Appear to Clash
Stepping Back to Focus on the Big Picture
Having a Brainstorming Blitz
Spotting Creative Solutions
Reconciling True Differences
Dealing with What Can’t Be Reconciled
Chapter 18: Moving Ever Closer to Your Immediate Goal
Path One: Expanding Your Research
Path Two: Taking a Test-Drive
Path Three: Assessing Your Need for More Training
Path Four: Gaining Work Experience
Path Five: Preparing Your Job Search
Path Six: Refining Your Business Idea
Preparing Your Personalized Action Plan
Chapter 19: Turning Your Dream Career into a Reality
Goal One: Heading Back to School
Goal Two: Going for Your Dream Job
Goal Three: Launching Your Dream Business
Ensuring a Smooth Transition into Your Next Career
Part V : The Part of Tens
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Confirm Your Dream Career Won’t Be a Nightmare
Paying Attention to How You Feel
Taking a Relevant Class or Two
Searching for Online Sources of Information
Immersing Yourself in Trade Journals
Interacting with People in the Field
Attending a Professional Conference
Observing Someone on the Job
Talking to People Outside the Field
Getting Hands-On Experience
Assessing the Impact on Your Lifestyle
Chapter 21: Ten Creative Ways to Make the Leap to Your Dream Career
Using Your Current Income Wisely
Supplementing Your Full-Time Position with Part-Time Work
Doing Contract Work
Helping a Friend While Bringing In a Paycheck
Adding a Part-Time Business to Your Full-Time Job
Running Your Own Business with a Well-Paying Part-Time Job
Adding a Second Business
Strengthening Your Position through Consulting
Working Full Time While Attending School Part Time
Attending School with a Part-Time Job on the Side
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