Zen and the Art of Making a Living A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design

Name: Zen and the Art of Making a Living A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design
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ISBN: 9780140194692

ISBN-10: 014019469X

ISBN-13: 9780140194692

Edition: 1993 (Revised)

Authors: Laurence G. Boldt

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Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/1/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 10.13" wide x 8.24" long x 1.44" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Laurence Boldtis a nationally known writer and career consultant.



Acknowledgements


Preface to the Revised Edition


Preface


How to Use This Book


Doing the Work You Love


Prologue: The Art of Life's Work


Introduction: The Grail Quest or the Bourgeois Nest?



The Tao of Work; or, Creative Self-Expression



Zen at Work; or, Poetry in Motion



Myth at Work; or, Crafting the Story of Your Life



The World Calls for the Postmodern (Blissful) Hero



The Quest for Life's Work


The Quest for Your Best



Vision Questing



Clarifying Values



Pointing to Purpose



Targeting Talents



Marking Mission Objectives



What If You Still Don't Know?



The Game of Life's Work


Playing the Game: Winners, Losers, and Choosers



Your New Career: Getting a Picture



Reality Testing



Evaluation: No or Go?



The Battle for Life's Work


Winning in the Marketplace



Taking It to the Street: Choosing Your Marketing Strategy



Sailing the Entrepreneurship



Wielding the Freelance



Crafting the Nonprofit Foundation



Landing the Right Job



Street Smarts



The School of Life's Work


Learning to Change: The Old Boy and the Student-Sage



Getting There: Transition Strategies



Training Thrills: Knowledge and Skills



Creating the Self-Image You Need to Succeed



Help!: Enlisting Support



Loving What You Do ('Til You Are Doing What You Love)



Economics: Scar-City or Mutual Support System?



Volunteering


Afterword


Chapter Notes


Bibliography


Index