If You're Curious About These Questions...
You should listen to this audiobook
- What if you could completely redesign your current role to fit your lifestyle perfectly—without having to sacrifice your career trajectory or paycheck?
- Are you curious about the specific six-step framework that allows working parents to reclaim their time while actually increasing their value to their employers?
- What’s the secret to 'upcycling' your existing job into a position that fuels your passions instead of draining your energy?
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Key Takeaways from #Upcycle Your Job
- Discover how the PROPEL model empowers you to upcycle your career by discarding low-value tasks and tailoring your professional life to your personal needs.
- Understand why managing your work-life balance is entirely up to you, requiring the clarity, commitment, and courage to specifically ask employers for what you need.
- Learn how to prevent stressful work spillover by creating restorative boundary corridors, such as exercising or cooking, to effectively transition out of work mode.
- Find out how setting up digital microboundaries—like separating your email accounts or turning off notifications—can dramatically reduce daily distractions and permanent stress.
- Master the balance of your daily identities by using the Life Career Rainbow to evaluate your current roles and avoid the burnout of playing too many at once.
Learning Tools
Reinforce what you learned from #Upcycle Your Job
Mind Map
#Upcycle Your Job
Core Concept
Upcycling Definition
The Paradigm Shift
PROPEL Model
Step 1: Preferences
Step 2: Roles
Step 3: Options
Step 4: Possibilities
Step 5: Expertise
Step 6: Leadership
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 8
What does it mean to 'upcycle' your job according to the book?
#Upcycle Your Job — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: You must take charge of your work-life balance today.
Chapter 3: The first step to upcycling your job is gaining a clear grasp of your work-life preferences.
Chapter 4: Ensure your roles are truly serving you — and don’t juggle too many at once.
Chapter 5: Win a flexible schedule by proving how it truly benefits your employer.
Chapter 6: Job crafting can help you broaden the flexibility of your current role.
Chapter 7: To successfully upcycle your work-life balance and flexibility, you must elevate your competency level.
Chapter 8: Emphasizing the positive is a better way to lead and spur lasting change.
#Upcycle Your Job Summary & Overview
#Upcycle Your Job (2019) presents a six-step approach to finding the perfect work-life balance. Although geared toward working mothers, this method can be used by anyone looking to get more out of life without making career sacrifices in the process.
Who Should Listen to #Upcycle Your Job?
- Working parents looking to rearrange their work-life balance
- Employers seeking to optimize workplace efficiency and output
- Professional women striving to maximize their career prospects
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