Screw Work, Let's Play : How to Do What You Love and Get Paid for It

by Williams, John

• ISBN13: 9780273730934
• ISBN10: 0273730932
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-14
• Publisher: Ft Pr

Summary

#xA0; Offers inspiring interviews with people who already play all day having built remarkable and unique businesses and lifestyles for themselves. Proactive author who has a considerable platform for generating demand for the book. John Williams is recognised as the UK expert on "Scanners" - people who crave variety in their life and want to play all day and runs a monthly London event called Scanners Night. He has built an email database of "Scanners" in London, and a database of 1150 people who want to do what they love and make it pay. He runs workshops and writes for Careershifters.org, which emails 5000 career changers every week. Benchmarks: A Whole New Mind(9781905736546) has sold 2,697 copies since publication in April 2008 (TCM Nielsen Bookscan lifetime sales). Play Ethic(9780330489300) has 1,047 copies since publication in September 2005. Both books follow the theme that times have changed and that to stand out and to be successful, you have to find a role that allows you to be you, so you can offer something powerful and unique. #xA0;

Author Biography

John Williams is a careers and business advisor for people who want something more interesting and creative than a job. He’s had a high-flying corporate job as a Senior Managing Consultant at Deloittes and his own successful business as an independent consultant to the BBC, Siemens and other blue chip companies. John is an accredited coach with an Advanced Diploma with Distinction from the Coaching Academy. He also has 7 years' additional professional development in person-centred counselling and humanistic psychotherapy.

Table of Contents

Ch 1: Join The Play Revolution

Ch 2: Secret One: How to work out what you really really want

Ch 3: Secret Two: How to choose what to do next

Ch 4: Secret Three: How to get started right now

Ch 5: Secret Four: How to guarantee your success

Ch 6: Secret Five: How to play for profit… and purpose

Ch 7: Secret Six: How to play the fame game – and win

Ch 8: Secret Seven: How to create an irresistible offer

Ch 9: Secret Eight: How to win your first playcheque

Ch 10: Secret Nine: How to play full-time

Ch 11: Secret Ten: How to play your way to the rich life