Table of Contents
Foreword Lodro Rinzler xiii
Introduction xvii
Starting
Map Your Current Career Path 3
Find a Friend in the Same Situation 6
Schedule a Vacation Buffer 8
Download Your Bank Statement 12
Update Linkedln as Your Future Self 17
Field Note: Dealing with Jealousy 20
Finding Your Purpose
Find Your Center of Gravity 27
Describe Your Dream Job 31
Interview Someone 34
Write Fiction About Yourself 37
Go on a Solo Trip 40
Field Note: Finding a New Way of Being 43
Overwhelmed
Commit to Doing These Four Things When You Feel Overwhelmed 47
Make Structural Changes to Your Living Space 50
Sit Quietly in a Room for Forty-Five Minutes 54
Rethink Your Daily Routine 57
Renegotiate Five Commitments 59
Field Note: Situating Yourself 63
Learning New Skills
Make a List of Your Skills 69
Make a List of What You Want to Learn 72
Go on a Research Trip 75
Create a Company Brief 78
Learn Outside of School 82
Take Better Notes 86
Look for Answers in Unlikely Places 90
Field Note: Finding Interest in the Details 94
Networking
List Twenty People Whose Careers You Admire 99
Help Five People 102
Map a Network 105
Create a Course Pack 108
Reconnect with Five Mentors from Your Past 112
E-mail Someone You Don't Know 115
Make a Company List 119
Choose Three Events to Attend 122
Practice Different Ways of Introducing Yourself 126
Find Your Future Boss 130
Field Note: Cultivating Curiosity 133
Stuck
Make Your Own Finish Line 139
Send a "Looking for a Job" E-mail to Five Close Friends 143
Find a Just-Ahead Mentor 148
Record Yourself in a Stressful Situation 152
Win Over Someone Who Cast You Aside 155
Switch Plans 158
Field Note: Living with Less 162
Applying for Jobs
Go to a Job Board and Then Leave 167
Organize Your Job Search in a Spreadsheet 170
Talk to a Recruiter 173
Find a Job Title 176
Get a Side Hustle 180
Send This E-mail to the Company You Want to Work For 184
Field Note: Balancing Physical and Mental Work 187
Interviewing
Prepare Your Interview Story 191
Prove You Are Mission-Aligned 194
Decide When to Work for Free 197
Write Your Own Job Description 200
Change Your Decision-Making Method 205
Start Work Without Telling the Company 209
Field Note: Deciding How Much You Need to Make 212
Happy
You Got a Job 219
Acknowledgments 223
About the Author 225
