Work Less, Make More: Stop Working So Hard and Create the Life You Really Want!: Stop Working So Hard and Create the Life You Really Want! - Softcover

White, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471354856 ISBN 13: 9780471354857

Publisher: Wiley, 1999

Synopsis

A proven 10-step program for unlocking your potential to live andwork on your own terms.

Tired of holding your breath, waiting for exactly the right momentto arrive before you can start living the life you really want?When will it be safe for you to stop working so hard and feelingstressed out, burnt out, and generally dissatisfied with life? Whenyou get married? Promoted? When your kids finish school? When youpay off your mortgage? When you retire?

It s time to stop waiting and start living. As renowned successcoach Jennifer White proves in this amazing book: You can have itall more time, more money, and more fun on your own terms startingtoday!

Based on White s popular courses and seminars through which she hashelped thousands of people nationwide live more fulfilling andproductive lives, Work Less, Make More(TM) is an easy-to-follow10-step program for overcoming your fears, unblocking yourpassions, channeling your energies, and managing your time moreefficiently so that you can:
* Fearlessly take more risks
* Do the kind of work that really makes you happy
* Achieve success on your own terms
* Enjoy the freedom of being your own boss
* Have more fulfilling relationships
* Put the passion back in your life and work

A complete design for living and working, Work Less, Make More isthe key that will unlock your potential for living life to itsfullest.

About this title

About the Author:

JENNIFER WHITE is founder and President of the JWC Group, a success coaching firm whose clients include AT&T, Procter & Gamble, Fidelity Investments, and hundreds of small businesses. She and her associates coach business leaders to create thriving careers and richly satisfying lives. Her nationally syndicated column, packed with innovative business advice, is read by more than 750,000 people each week.

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From the Introduction

When people ask me what I do for a living, I usually answer, "I'm a success coach."

"A success coach?" they ask.

"Yeah, a success coach," I reply. "I help people to work less and make more."

More times than not they say, "Is it even possible to work less and make more?" (And they're thinking, "Yeah, right.")

It is possible to work less and make more. The book you're holding shows you exactly how to do it. The decision you need to make is whether you want to join me on this journey.

Many of you have put your lives on hold because you think you don't have the time or the money to make more of your life. You're full of reasons of why your life isn't exactly what you wanted. Which one of these excuses fits your situation?

* If I just had more time...

* If I just had more money....

* As soon as my kids finish school...

* As soon as I get a new job....

* As soon as I get married.....

* As soon as I get divorced.....

* When I get promoted.....

* When I get more organized....

* When the kids go to college....

* When my boss leaves.....

* After my vacation....

* It's the slow season...

* It's the holiday season....

* When I find someone to.....

* When I get out of debt....

* When I get a better job...

* When my spouse.....

* When my parents.....

* As soon as I.....

Many people hold a secret belief that work has to be work and not play. And they secretly believe that anything they truly want to do must be placed at a distant second. They are too responsible to chase their ideas or passions. Those dreams that are burning in their souls are kept buried because it just isn't practical.

What if the game you're playing simply isn't working anymore? You're stressed out. Burned out. Just plain tired. Yet you're not sure how to stop working so hard. You're probably afraid if you stop working, you'll end up broke.

Deep inside, you may feel a great yearning. You're not quite sure what it is, but you think it's that you don't have enough.

* Not enough time.

* Not enough money.

So you begin pursuing them. You focus on external things - having a bigger house, a better car, a prestigious job. The feeling of emptiness may go away for a while, but it always comes back bigger and stronger than ever. That's why you don't take the time to celebrate your successes.. You're still on the quest to fill in the hole.

One of the reasons you keep your life so busy may be because you're afraid to address your inner issues. This doesn't apply to everyone, but it may explain why you aren't able to slow down. Why you're moving so fast.

You stay busy because you don't want to look at your relationships that aren't working. You stay busy because you don't want to address your children's problems. Busy because you don't want to admit your career isn't satisfying. Busy because you don't want to face the fact that you've lost touch with the important people in your life. Most of all, you stay busy because you don't want to admit you have lost touch with yourself. And you're afraid that if you slowed down, the world would go on without you and what you did would not have mattered.

As long as you convince yourself that your work is so vital that it forces you to stay busy, you'll never reach ultimate fulfillment. You'll stop yourself from experiencing what life is truly all about.

The time has come for a new plan. A quest that is more achievable, more desirable and healthier than the old one. Where you must enjoy life to the fullest. Where you have plenty of time and money. Where you have the freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want. Where you find joy in your everyday activities. I call this journey, Work Less & Make More.

"Work Less" is not just about learning how to better manage your time. It's more than that. Much more. Success doesn't have to come from hard work and grinding effort. It comes from being the best and having passion for your work. Having passion for your life. Problem is, most of you believe you don't have the time to make your life passionate again. This book will help you free up time so you can focus on living. Work Less not only means having the time to live the life you want, but turning your work into play so you no longer have to work at all.

The other part of this book is "Make More." There's an important thing you need to know. Making more is not just about making more money. I know, that's probably what you thought when you read the title and bought this book. Making more is also about making more of your life. Isn't that why you want more money? So you can have the freedom to do what you want to do when you want to do it. In other words, making more of your life.

Work Less, Make More is about a lifestyle. It's a work style, a living style, a values style and a priorities style. It's about redesigning your life so you can feel satisfied. Fulfilled. Passionate about living again.

Working less and making more is a very personal quest to me. I spent many years working way too much. I was caught up in wearing the right clothes, driving the right car, having the right job, making the right amount of money. Isn't that what the American Dream is all about?

During those days - what my husband and I call the "Dark Years" - I spent a lot of time rushing around and not a lot of time laughing. I used to say, "If I had more time, I'd have more fun." The truth was I didn't have a clue what having fun was all about. I often found myself saying Work is fun, but frankly, I was lying to myself.

The day I decided to dramatically change my life was a day I'll never forget. I was with my husband eating pizza and drinking beer when out of the blue he said, "When are you quitting your job?"

I looked at him, shocked. "Why would I quit my job? I make great money. I have a company car. Free cellular service. A huge rolodex. Besides, I'm too busy to quit my job. Who would pay the bills?" (Never mind that he owned a profitable company.) Notice what I focused on was all the stuff in my life. I was deeply concerned about what I had, not with who I was.

He calmly looked at me and said, "I don't like who you're becoming."

It was in that moment that I realized the person I was becoming was not the person I really am. My life was more than the money I made. It was more than the house I lived in, the car I drove and the clothes I wore. On that day, I decided to ask myself an important question, "How can I make more of my life?"

I went out to find the answer. I read books, and I went to seminars. I talked to successful people - wealthy people - and tried to figure out what they were doing. What I found was many of them were looking for the answer to that same question. They weren't quite sure how to work less and make more either.

I discovered most people want to know how to find fulfillment and still have lots of money. I did, too. Living a simple life in the woods was not the answer. Work Less, Make More became my answer.

I learned how to work less and make more not only by experimenting with my own life, but when I became a success coach, by learning a tremendous amount from my clients. I watched them struggle to work less and make more, and I was compelled to help them find an easier way. We worked together to find the path.

You'll meet many of my clients in this book who have done it. (I've changed their names to protect their privacy.) Many of them started in the same place where you are right now. They wanted to work less and make more, but they weren't quite sure how to begin. You'll experience their pain and suffering. You'll see what they did to create a new life. You'll be amazed at their courage to dive in and change. And you'll learn exactly what they did with my coaching to work less and make more.

It is possible.

Now don't get me wrong. Work Less, Make More is not an easy program. It wasn't easy when I first started on this journey, and it's not always easy now. You'll need to take a good look at how you got to where you are right now. You'll need to decide what your life has been about up to this point. Inspecting your life with a fine-tooth comb is not an easy thing to do.

To have success with Work Less, Make More, you'll have to make some hard decisions. Take some dramatic actions. Say no to some things that you want to say yes to. As your coach, I'll ask you to find a better way. Many times, it'll be a simpler way. Often, you'll shatter your illusions and have to take a risk. It won't be easy. But if you're committed to working less and making more, you'll make that dream a reality.

This book will help you chart a course to make more out of your life. You won't find lasting satisfaction until you design a life that supports who you are, not what you have or do. Lasting fulfillment comes not from achieving and acquiring, but from becoming who you really are.

My vision for you is that you find deep fulfillment while making as much money as you've always wanted. I know you can make more of your life.

Get ready. You're about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471354856
• ISBN 13: 9780471354857
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260