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Introduction

Are you trapped in a job you hate, but can’t let it go because you are
afraid it is the best you can find? Maybe your job is just OK, and
you don’t feel as if you’ve tapped into your full potential. Or your
work doesn’t allow you to live your dreams. Perhaps you fantasize
about quitting your job and starting your own business, but you
can’t make the leap or don’t know where to start. Are you tread-
ing water until things change, or until the economy improves? Or
you have been a stay-at-home mother or father and now want to
go back to work, but you don’t know how to get started or what
options are available to you to give you the time you need at home?
Have you been downsized and unable to find a job in your indus-
try? Perhaps you are waiting for retirement to start really enjoying
your life. Whether you are a recent graduate wondering what sort
of career you should pursue, whether you’ve been laid off, whether
you are sick and tired of your current career and looking for some-
thing more fulfilling, or whether you are about to retire and are
looking for something fun and engaging to keep your brain and
body invigorated, this book is for you. In it, I’ve created a simple,
seven-step program for finding and attracting your ideal career.
Wherever you are, you are in good company. Even with unem-
ployment rates higher than ever, more than 50 percent of the
population say they are in a job that they don’t like. If you don’t
enjoy your work or are unemployed, this may have a negative
effect on the rest of your life. It is hard to spend eight or more
hours a day doing something you don’t enjoy and then feel good
about yourself, your life, and your relationships. Now is the time
to make a change. There is no point wasting your life doing some-
thing you don’t like when there are so many opportunities around
us. Thanks to technology and the Internet, more than at any

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