Do over: Rescue Monday, Reinvent Your Work, and Never Get Stuck

Acuff, Jon

ISBN 10: 1481519980 ISBN 13: 9781481519984

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2015

Synopsis

The get ready, get going guide to navigating career change and doing work you love!

New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff has drawn millions of online fans who love his refreshing mix of humor, honesty, and wisdom about the world of work. Now he offers his most important book yet, a guide to making big career changes—by choice or necessity—and escaping the horrible feeling of being trapped in the wrong job.

Acuff finds it amazing that people spend more than eighteen years studying and preparing for college but little or no time honing their careers between graduation and retirement. He offers an empowering tool he calls the Career Savings Account, which will change the way you think about your skills, relationships, character, and work ethic. He also shows that if you're on the wrong track, you already have what you need to change it—even if your family and mortgage mean you can't simply pick up and move for a new opportunity.

Throughout the book, Acuff features inspiring and funny true stories—not merely his own but those of friends who restarted their careers after a layoff, an extended maternity leave, or simply the realization that they were suffering fifty weeks a year just to pay the bills and enjoy two weeks of vacation. Everyone can benefit from Do Over, from new graduates to fiftysomethings and beyond.

About this title

Product Description

The get ready, get going guide to navigating career change and doing work you love!"New York Times" bestselling author Jon Acuff has drawn millions of online fans who love his refreshing mix of humor, honesty, and wisdom about the world of work. Now he offers his most important book yet, a guide to making big career changes by choice or necessity and escaping the horrible feeling of being trapped in the wrong job.Acuff finds it amazing that people spend more than eighteen years studying and preparing for college but little or no time honing their careers between graduation and retirement. He offers an empowering tool he calls the Career Savings Account, which will change the way you think about your skills, relationships, character, and work ethic. He also shows that if you re on the wrong track, you already have what you need to change it even if your family and mortgage mean you can t simply pick up and move for a new opportunity.Throughout the book, Acuff features inspiring and funny true stories not merely his own but those of friends who restarted their careers after a layoff, an extended maternity leave, or simply the realization that they were suffering fifty weeks a year just to pay the bills and enjoy two weeks of vacation. Everyone can benefit from "Do Over," from new graduates to fiftysomethings and beyond."

Review

If you re sick of constantly fighting the Monday blues, this book is for you . . . [Acuff s] career advice is solid . . . By the end, most will have a new outlook on their role in the workplace. They will be ready to take on the day with nothing but an adjusted attitude and a ton of grit.
Associated Press

You have the power to give yourself a fresh start. Jon Acuff shows you how.
SOPHIA AMORUSO, author of #GIRLBOSS

As Abraham Lincoln once said, being forced into work you don t love is like paying to upgrade your cell phone to the latest model: no one should have to do that! Fortunately, you don t need to do at least one of these things anymore. Take it from me and from Honest Abe: Jon s book can get you unstuck."
CHRIS GUILLEBEAU, author of The Happiness of Pursuit and The $100 Startup

Do Over is an energetic, user-friendly guide to navigating the jumps, bumps, and ceilings that we all face in our careers.
ADAM GRANT, author of Give and Take

Do Over is funny, insightful, and well-written. Three reasons I resent Jon Acuff.
JIM GAFFIGAN, comedian and author of Food: A Love Story

Honest, funny, helpful, fresh: there s a long list of words to describe the wisdom you ll find in Do Over. I dare you to read the first few pages of this book. If you re like me, you won t be able to stop. I have ordered a copy for every member of my team.
MICHAEL HYATT, author of Platform

Big dreams often start with big books. Do Over is one of them. The impact this book is going to have on the careers and lives of people across the world is going to be really fun to watch!
ANDY ANDREWS, author of The Noticer and The Traveler s Gift

Jon Acuff serves up heaping portions of sage advice with a healthy side of selfdeprecating humor. As an entrepreneur and business owner, I found myself nodding, laughing, and getting my toes stepped all over in a good way throughout these pages.
CRYSTAL PAINE, founder of MoneySavingMom.com and author of Say Goodbye to Survival Mode

This is the best career book ever written. I m not even sure what book comes in second. This is practical, human, touching, urgent, vulnerable, universal, actionable truth, all in a well-written, handy package. Go!
SETH GODIN, author of What to Do When It s Your Turn

"

You have the power to give yourself a fresh start. Jon Acuff shows you how.
SOPHIA AMORUSO, author of #GIRLBOSS

As Abraham Lincoln once said, being forced into work you don t love is like paying to upgrade your cell phone to the latest model: no one should have to do that! Fortunately, you don t need to do at least one of these things anymore. Take it from me and from Honest Abe: Jon s book can get you unstuck."
CHRIS GUILLEBEAU, author of The Happiness of Pursuit and The $100 Startup

Do Over is an energetic, user-friendly guide to navigating the jumps, bumps, and ceilings that we all face in our careers.
ADAM GRANT, author of Give and Take

Do Over is funny, insightful, and well-written. Three reasons I resent Jon Acuff.
JIM GAFFIGAN, comedian and author of Food: A Love Story

Honest, funny, helpful, fresh: there s a long list of words to describe the wisdom you ll find in Do Over. I dare you to read the first few pages of this book. If you re like me, you won t be able to stop. I have ordered a copy for every member of my team.
MICHAEL HYATT, author of Platform

Big dreams often start with big books. Do Over is one of them. The impact this book is going to have on the careers and lives of people across the world is going to be really fun to watch!
ANDY ANDREWS, author of The Noticer and The Traveler s Gift

Jon Acuff serves up heaping portions of sage advice with a healthy side of selfdeprecating humor. As an entrepreneur and business owner, I found myself nodding, laughing, and getting my toes stepped all over in a good way throughout these pages.
CRYSTAL PAINE, founder of MoneySavingMom.com and author of Say Goodbye to Survival Mode

This is the best career book ever written. I m not even sure what book comes in second. This is practical, human, touching, urgent, vulnerable, universal, actionable truth, all in a well-written, handy package. Go!
SETH GODIN, author of What to Do When It s Your Turn
If you re sick of constantly fighting the Monday blues, this book is for you . . . [Acuff s] career advice is solid . . . By the end, most will have a new outlook on their role in the workplace. They will be ready to take on the day with nothing but an adjusted attitude and a ton of grit.
Associated Press

"

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackstone Pub
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1481519980
• ISBN 13: 9781481519984
• Binding: Audio CD