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Trapped in a job or business that’s “just not you”? Always dreaming of your next vacation or living for the weekend? Marianne Cantwell’s straight-talking bestseller will help you break out of that career cage and Be A Free Range Human. It’s about much more than just quitting your job and becoming your own boss. It’s about life on your terms, working when, where and how you want – so you don’t have to fit yourself into someone else’s box to make a great income. This second edition won’t just inspire you, it will give you unconventional and practical steps to: – Discover what you really want to do with your life (even if no answer has ever fully fit) – Get started in 90 days, with what you have – Create a free range career, tailor-made for you and the life you want (be it travelling the world or hanging out in your favourite caf) – Stand out from the crowd and get paid well to be you Be A Free Range Human was one of the first and most popular guides to creating a custom career (without an office or a boss). Updated with new advice on how to make free range work for your personality (you don’t need to be a constantly-networking extrovert. have an MBA, or get funding), this smart, energizing guide will help you cut through the noise, see your options in a new way, and get the freedom and fulfilment you crave. Marianne Cantwell Chapter – 00: Introduction; Section – ONE: Get ready for the ride; Chapter – 01: What your school career adviser never told you; Chapter – 02: Why this matters now; Section – TWO: Creating your free range life: How to decide what you really want; Chapter – 03: Why doing what you love is not negotiable; Chapter – 04: Dream big – then get off your butt and do it; Chapter – 05: Defrosting – your secret weapon in figuring out what you want; Chapter – 06: How to create your perfect ‘career’ when you want to do everything; Chapter – 07: Spot your superpowers; Chapter – 08: Taking free range action; Section – THREE: Think like a free range human; Chapter – 09: Why you don’t need an original idea; Chapter – 10: Think beyond your job title; Chapter – 11: What a free range business looks like; Chapter – 12: How to free range-ify your idea; Chapter – 13: How to start with what you have; Chapter – 14: How to know if your idea will work; Chapter – 15: Meet the people who don’t want you to escape the career cage; Chapter – 16: What to do with those Reasons Why Not; Chapter – 17: Wait, but what if I’m not a shiny-haired, always-confident entrepreneur?; Section – FOUR: Build your free range escape hatch; Chapter – 18: Making a living without an office; Chapter – 19: Why you don’t need a business plan; Chapter – 20: Why you don’t need to appeal to everyone; Chapter – 21: How to decide who gets to give you money; Chapter – 22: How to brand like a rock star; Chapter – 23: How to stand out from the crowd; Chapter – 24: The three Free Range Styles; Chapter – 25: The Free Range Faststart; Chapter – 26: Instant status; Chapter – 27: How to communicate in an unsucky way; Chapter – 28: Why you don’t have to be an all-rounder; Chapter – 29: How to sell without selling your soul; Chapter – 30: Get comfortable with setting your salary; Chapter – 31: Overcoming information overwhelm; Chapter – 32: What to do when you get stuck; Chapter – 33: Living and working anywhere; Chapter – 34: How to quit your job: 10 steps to freedom; Chapter – 35: Epilogue; Chapter – 36: Index;
