The Escape Manifesto: Quit Your Corporate Job. Do Something Different! First Edition
Author(s): Escape The City (Author)
Publisher: Capstone
Publication Date: 20 May 2013
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Print length: 280 pages
ISBN-10: 0857083627
ISBN-13: 9780857083623
Book Description
LIFE IS SHORT; YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE TO LIVE A GREAT ONE. BE BRAVE AND START SOMETHING YOU LOVE.
Does this sound familiar… You tick all the right boxes; school, university, corporate career. You have a sensible profession, a fancy job title, proud parents, decent salary, pricey holidays…but there’s a nagging feeling that something isn’t quite right? A realisation that you’re not completely fulfilled? Surely you should be as happy as Larry – are you being ungrateful? HELL NO. You want a different life – no spreadsheets, no commute, no late nights at the office. But if not that…then what? That is exactly what Escape The City are here to do – show you what other options are open to you.
Escape The City is a community based website built around a simple concept: there is more to life than doing unfulfilling work in big corporate companies. The online platform is designed to help corporate professionals find exciting jobs, start their own businesses, and go on big adventures. The Escape Manifesto is here to support, inspire and encourage us all to make big and brave transitions in our lives. It is an inspirational call to action, packed with practical advice and encouragement. If you work in a corporate job that doesn’t make you tick and you have ever wondered whether there is more to life, this book is for you. Step off the corporate treadmill – find an exciting job, start your own business, or go on a big adventure. Stop dreaming, start planning and do something different!
• Examines the reasons why so many people are unsatisfied with the corporate world • Explores the alternatives and the common barriers to achieving your dreams • Advice and support for making the transition to something new and developing a strategy for work and life • Contains tons of real-life examples of people who have made the leap
Editorial Reviews
Review
“An intensely practical guide, encouraging you to stick to your guns and strive for something different.” (Elite Business, May 2013)
“Seriously inspirational. A revolutionary handbook for the unfulfilled workers of the world.” Roman Krznaric, Author of How to Find Fulfilling Work and Co-Founder of The School of Life
“Do as they say and do as they do. These guys have the keys to the chain that’s keeping you locked to your desk. Time to escape.”
Jeff Jarvis, Author of What Would Google Do?
“A wonderful resource for anyone looking to move away from the corporate world and into a job they love. This guide will help you take that leap once and for all.”
Alexis Grant, Entrepreneurial Writer and Managing Editor of Brazen Life
“The Escape Manifesto really is a must-read for anyone sitting in their cubicle daydreaming about what else could be.”
Chris Mooney, Ex-IBM, Ex-Citigroup
“If you feel stuck and helpless, just commit to one thing – read this book. Everyone has a choice to find joy in their work; Rob, Dom, and Mikey have conveniently paved the road towards that.”
Julie Clow, Author of The Work Revolution
“The Escape Manifesto is a potent reminder of the power of initiative over procrastination. Do something. Start by reading this book. But to change your life, then go out and do something different!” Rob Archer, Founder of The Career Psychologist
From the Inside Flap
Rob, Dom and Mikey were fed up with the corporate treadmill. When they decided to change careers, they looked for a website to help them escape &; except there wasn&;t one. So they started their own. Three years later and they have started a movement called Escape the City. Over 100,000 people have joined www.escapethecity.org in pursuit of exciting and unconventional careers. They are the first online start-up in the world to raise more than £500,000 in investment equity crowdfunding &; and they did this entirely from their own membership.
The Escape Manifesto is the book that the guys wish they had read three years ago on the London Underground when they were commuting back and forth from their corporate cubicles. It is an inspirational call to action, packed with practical advice and encouragement. If you work in a corporate job that doesn&;t make you tick and you have ever wondered whether there is more to life, this book is for you. Step off the corporate treadmill &; find an exciting job, start your own business, or go on a big adventure. Stop dreaming, start planning and do something different!
About the Author
Escape The City is a community-focused business built around a simple concept: that there is more to life than doing unfulfilling work in big corporate companies. The online platform is designed to help corporate professionals find exciting jobs, start their own businesses, and go on big adventures.
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