Grindhopping
Subtitle: build a rewarding career without paying your dues
By: Laura Vanderkam.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780071479332
Subjects: Self-employed -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Small business -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Self-employed -- United States -- Case studies; Small business -- United States -- Case studies; Entrepreneurship -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Entrepreneurship -- United States -- Case studies
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Case studies.
Other titles: Build a rewarding career without paying your dues
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-189) and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started. Carving your own career path, from breath mints to worm poop; title: The grindhopping guidelines. Guideline #1: always be your own boss: no compromises, no excuses ; Guideline #2: know where youre going: it's the only way to drive on unmarked roads ; Guideline #3: recalculate risk: how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable ; Guideline #4: think projects, not jobs: welcome to the Craig's list economy ; Guideline #5: seek to be judged on results (and deliver them): be better, and you've got it made ; Guideline #6: everything is negotiable: from money to work-life balance, don't believe "that's just the way it is" ; Guideline #7: cultivate a network and a nimble mind: learn how to learn on the job; title: Reflections. Dealing with the downsides ; The grindhopping gist ; Now what?.