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Downshifting
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Downshifting

by John D. Drake
January 2001
Intermediate to advanced
138 pages
2h 53m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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CHAPTER 6

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RISKIER STEPS TOWARD THE LIFE YOU WANT

I love coaching, but anybody can coach. My wife has just one husband and my children have just one father. Some of you may think I’m jumping ship. I don’t believe I’m jumping ship. I’m diving overboard to save my family.

DANNY AINGE (PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING HIS RESIGNATION AS HEAD COACH OF THE PHOENIX SUNS)1

CHANGE YOUR WORK ARRANGEMENTS

The last chapter presented downshifting options that focused on how you manage your workday. Here are eight new ideas for restructuring your job so that less time is spent at work.

You will find that these downshifting ideas are riskier, because they represent substantial changes in work patterns and reduce your physical presence onsite. As you can imagine, ...

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