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We Are All Self-Employed, 2nd Edition

Name: We Are All Self-Employed, 2nd Edition
Author: Cliff Hakim
ISBN: 9781605093840

by Cliff Hakim

November 2003

Beginner

263 pages

5h 49m

English

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Why This Revision?Since the First EditionThis Book AsksMy Hope
Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION Burning the Grass
Who’s the Boss?Who’s the Boss? You Are.Why Read This Book?What’s NewHow This Book is Organized
DEEPEN YOUR “SELF-EMPLOYED” ATTITUDE Ready yourself for a new era
Personal Readiness QuestionsHow You Work and Live1. I Will Begin the Process of Change with Myself2. I Will Face the Dragon—My Work Fears3. I Will Integrate Independence and Interdependence4. I Will Work With, Not Work For, My Organization and Customers5. I Will Commit to Continuous LearningJob Description Worklife, Inc.6. I Will Create Meaningful WorkWe Are All Self-Employed A Worklife CreedWho’s the Boss? Check-In: Deepen Your “Self-Employed” Attitude
BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF CHANGE WITH YOURSELF: Start with your own personal growth
Honor your Picasso. You are unique.Are You Ready to Listen?The Simplest GesturesDeclare Your StudioChange Begins at HomeThe Changing Work WorldPersonal Renewal1. What do you really want?2. What do you want less of in your worklife?3. What do you have to bring to others?4. What will others buy?Wild HorsesRealigning the Wild HorsesReframing as a Harnessing ToolReframing “Career”Reframing Your Career MobilityThere is No One to BlameDon’t Blame, ReframeUp is Not the Only Way: Reframing the Career LadderCareer LadderCareer LatticeMultiple RolesA False SecurityThe Career Lattice at WorkBrandon’s Life CirclesBrandon’s PlanSeeing Your FreedomDo You Think it’s too Late?Go Beyond the Ordinary, Do Your MagicExpectation versus RealityA New DirectionLiving Your Dream: A Career that is True to YourselfA Self-Employed Reality CheckSelf-Employed InventoryWho’s the Boss? Check-In: Beginning the Process of Change with Yourself
FACING THE DRAGON— YOUR WORK FEARS Replace fear with passion and purpose
Naming FearPermission to Live Your PassionPermission to Live Your PurposePurpose LiberatesPurpose LiberatesTo What Degree is Your Work an Expression of Your Purpose?How Do You Keep Your Purpose Alive?Face to Face with the DragonYou Can Choose How You LiveWhat It Takes to Express Your Passion and PurposeChoose Courage and Recognize Your FreedomSuspending Fear: Passion in ProcessWalter’s Agenda:Benefits of Expressing Your Passion and PurposeAn Agenda for Unchallenged WorkersAgenda for Developing a “Self-Employed” AttitudeYour Present SituationYou and Your Job: Then and NowWhen the Organization ChangesReplace Fear with PassionThere is a Price for Ignoring Your PassionLunch with a ColleagueLuca’s Golden Template:Patience is an Active ProcessPatience Can Lead to PassionStepping Beyond Fear: Caring and RespectingWho’s the Boss? Check-In: Facing the Dragon––Your Work Fears
INTEGRATING INDEPENDENCE AND INTERDEPENDENCE: Be yourself and collaborate with, and contribute to, others
Dependent on the SystemDependence is Not SupportDependence is as Impure as Support Can be PureIndependenceIf We Take Care of Them (Do Our Job) They Will Take Care of UsYou Can Change Your BeliefsDon’t Swim with a Full StomachInterdependenceMore than One Boss or CustomerDependence or Independence and InterdependenceBarney’s Action Steps:Serve Yourself to Serve Your Clients and YourselfThe Yogurt Man was a Self-LeaderBe Aware of the Great Jackass FallacyYou No Longer Work For, You Work WithInternal HierarchiesSelf-ControlLemons into Lemonade: One Person Makes a DifferenceCareer/Job Enhancement, Not Only AdvancementSelf-Respect: A Case StudyReframing Changes BehaviorSigns that You are Integrating Independence and InterdependenceMove Closer to Your Independence and InterdependenceWho’s the Boss? Check-In: Integrating Independence and Interdependence

WORKING WITH, NOT FOR, YOUR ORGANIZATION AND CUSTOMERS Do work and build relationships based on respect, equality, and competence.
Peer WorkReframing the Way You WorkSometimes, You GrappleAre You Working For or With?Work With Others––Join In––for Individual Mobility and Organizational ProductivityWork is PersonalPeer Work––Worklife Development ReviewWorklife Action Plan Self-Leadership and ManagementWhen You Work With, Know Your CustomersPeer Work Requires RelevancyYou Can Meet Your Needs and Your Customers’ NeedsIdentify Your CustomersFace Your CustomersTen Commandments for Winning InterviewsActively Working With OthersMobilizing Workers: Retaining Them Won’t WorkRetaining is Impersonal, Receiving is PersonalOrganizational Commitment to Worker SatisfactionHandling the TransitionFind a MentorClarify Your ValuesAn In and an OutWho’s the Boss? Check-In: Working With, Not For, Your Organization and Customers
COMMITTING TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING View your worklife as an ongoing journey
From Words to Working Two JobsWitnessing Your Life and Learning from ItYou Can Commit to Continuous LearningGlued to Your Title?The Action-Results Statement: A DefinitionThe Action-Results Statement: A Guide to Writing Your OwnThe Action-Results Statement: ExamplesA Case StudyThe Struggle to Move from the Box to the TriangleZero Debt––A Runway for Meaningful WorklifeRiskUsing ParadoxParadox 1: Risk is SafetyParadox 2: Self-employment is EmployabilityParadox 3: Winter is a Time of GrowthParadox 4: Your Growth is a Contribution to OthersThe Evolutionary Rule of TransitionLearning and Transition GuidelinesRespect Your Inner VoiceGracefully BoldLearning from and Reframing Your MistakesHonor Your StyleYour Success and Survival KitLoaning Yourself to the OrganizationWhat Value Do I Add to Your Worklife?InspirationThe Struggle is Part of the ActionAdvancing Your Worklife GoalsInviting Myself InConscious Loneliness is Part of the JourneyUnconscious LonelinessGetting Paid: No GuaranteesTo Learn, Learn Something NewWho’s the Boss? Check-In: Beginning the Process of Change with Yourself
CREATING A MEANINGFUL WORKLIFE Work and live, believing that the world needs you and that you can make a contribution
Meaningful Work––a Marathon––and an Occasional SprintRun Your Own RaceDefer gratification, and incrementally work toward your goal.Praise your efforts and take in the praise that others offer you.Meaningful Work Steps ReviewMeaningful Work and Making a LivingMake a ChoiceWho’s the Boss? Check-In: Creating Meaningful Work
Bibliography
Index
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Preface

This book is not about starting your own business. On the other hand it is. Its intent is to challenge and influence your work beliefs––the ways you think about and do your work. “We are all self-employed” is an empowering belief that you can use to steer your direction and influence your quality of life. “We are all self-employed,” whether you work in an organization––CEO, vice-president, manager, staff member––or outside an organization––consultant, supplier, entrepreneur. This might sound crazy at first but in today’s world knowing yourself, collaborating with a team, and producing are more important than ever. Doing your job and going beyond it, beyond blind loyalty to any one organization or customer, is perhaps a new concept to ...

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