Esistono due forme di ansia legate al tempo: la prima è più quotidiana ("Non mi bastano ventiquattr'ore per fare tutto!") e la seconda più "esistenziale" ("La vita mi sta scivolando fra le dita!"). Tutti ne abbiamo probabilmente sperimentata almeno una. In un mondo ossessionato dall'ottenere il massimo da ogni momento, la paura di rimanere indietro può intrappolarci in un ciclo paralizzante. Liste di cose da fare, email senza risposta e obiettivi di vita non raggiunti ci tormentano, lasciandoci sovrastimolati ed esausti. E la soluzione non può limitarsi a life hack e trucchi per aumentare la produttività, perché il vero problema non sta in una reale scarsità di tempo, quanto nelle nostre aspettative irrealistiche e priorità non allineate. Guillebeau condivide i suoi personali strumenti, frutto di anni di ricerche e studio sul tema, per identificare le nostre distorsioni cognitive e svegliarci dalla trance della produttività, reimpostando il nostro rapporto con l'orologio e iniziando a goderci il nostro tempo limitato.

SIDE HUSTLE - GUILLEBEAU CHRIS - Random USA

Have you ever met someone with the perfect job? To the outside observer, it seems like they've won the career lottery -- that by some stroke of luck or circumstance they've found the one thing they love so much that it doesn't even feel like work, and yet they're getting paid well to do it. 

In reality, their good fortune has nothing to do with chance. There's a method for finding your perfect job and Chris Guillebeau, the bestselling author ofThe $100 Start Up, has created a practical, actionable guide that can help you turn your passion into paychecks--whether within a traditional company or business, or by striking out on your own.

But finding the work you were “born to do” isn’t just about finding your passion. Doing what you love is great, but if you aren’t earning a pay check, it's a hobby, not a career. Those who jump out of bed excited to go to work every morning don’t just have jobs that tap into their passions.  They have jobs where they can lose themselves in the flow of meaningful work for hours at a time.

This intersection of joy, money, and flow is key to what Guillebeau will help you find in this book: work perfectly suited to your unique interests, skills, and experiences. Whether by launching a side hustle that turns into a profitable business, “hacking” your dream position within a traditional job or organization, becoming a "DIY rock star" by fashioning an entirely new profession around your varied interests, or building your own mini empire as an entrepreneur, this book will show you how to find that one job or career that feels so right, it’s like you were born to do it.

The author of the best-selling The $100 Startup demonstrates how to find meaning and purpose by committing to a life-changing project or quest, explaining how to find fulfillment through physical journeys, artistic enterprises, philanthropic endeavors or political activities. 100,000 first printing.

€ 14,30

Ancora poco più che trentenne, Chris Guillebeau sta per completare un intero giro del mondo - ha già visitato 175 paesi - e ancora non gli è capitato di avere un "lavoro vero" o di guadagnare uno stipendio regolare. In compenso, ha dimostrato una geniale propensione a trasformare le idee in reddito. Nei suoi viaggi e nelle sue ricerche, Chris ha incontrato più di 1.500 persone che come lui hanno messo in piedi imprese che hanno generato utili significativi (in alcuni casi molto significativi) partendo da un investimento iniziale minimo o nullo, e ha scelto di descrivere in questo libro i casi di start up più esemplari e intriganti. Si tratta quasi sempre di persone senza particolari abilità, che hanno scoperto come monetizzare alcuni aspetti delle loro passioni personali e hanno saputo ristrutturare le loro vite intorno a questa "invenzione", ottenendo in cambio, oltre che un sacco di soldi, anche e soprattutto molta libertà e soddisfazione. Questa guida alla creazione del proprio futuro non si limita certo a considerazioni di carattere generale, ma ci racconta esattamente quanti soldi hanno impiegato questi inaspettati imprenditori per mettere in piedi il proprio progetto e farlo partire, che cosa hanno fatto nelle prime settimane e nei primi mesi per produrre un saldo positivo, gli errori di percorso in cui si sono imbattuti e le intuizioni cruciali che hanno fatto prosperare le loro attività.

A remarkable book that will both guide and inspire, The Happiness of Pursuit reveals how anyone can bring meaning into their life by undertaking a quest.

When he set out to visit all of the planet’s countries by age thirty-five, compulsive goal seeker Chris Guillebeau never imagined that his journey’s biggest revelation would be how many people like himself exist – each pursuing a challenging quest. And, interestingly, these quests aren’t just travel-oriented. On the contrary, they’re as diverse as humanity itself. Some involve exploration; others the pursuit of athletic or artistic excellence; still others a battle against injustice or poverty or threats to the environment.

Everywhere that Chris visited he found ordinary people working toward extraordinary goals, making daily down payments on their dream. These “questers” included a suburban mom pursuing a wildly ambitious culinary project, a DJ producing the world’s largest symphony, a young widower completing the tasks his wife would never accomplish, and a teenager crossing an entire ocean alone - as well as a do-it-yourselfer tackling M.I.T.’s computer-science course, a nerd turning himself into real-life James Bond, and scores of others writing themselves into the record books.

The more Chris spoke with these strivers, the more he began to appreciate the direct link between questing and long-term happiness -- how going after something in a methodical way enriches our lives -- and he was compelled to complete a comprehensive study of the phenomenon and extract the best advice. In The Happiness of Pursuit he draws on interviews with hundreds of questers, revealing their secret motivations, their selection criteria, the role played by friends and family, their tricks for solving logistics, and the importance of documentation.

Equally fascinating is Chris’ examination of questing’s other side, including questers’ acute awareness of mortality, their struggle against monotony, and their wistful feelings once a quest has succeeded. What happens after the summit is climbed, the painting hung, the endurance record broken, the “at risk” community saved?

A book that challenges each of us to take control – to make our lives be about something while at the same time remaining clear-eyed about the commitment -- The Happiness of Pursuit will inspire readers of every age and aspiration. It’s a playbook for making your life count.

Ancora poco più che trentenne, Chris Guillebeau sta per completare un intero giro del mondo - ha già visitato 175 paesi - e ancora non gli è capitato di avere un "lavoro vero" o di guadagnare uno stipendio regolare. In compenso, ha dimostrato una geniale propensione a trasformare le idee in reddito. Nei suoi viaggi e nelle sue ricerche, Chris ha incontrato più di 1.500 persone che come lui hanno messo in piedi imprese che hanno generato utili significativi (in alcuni casi molto significativi) partendo da un investimento iniziale minimo o nullo, e ha scelto di descrivere in questo libro i casi di start up più esemplari e intriganti. Si tratta quasi sempre di persone senza particolari abilità, che hanno scoperto come monetizzare alcuni aspetti delle loro passioni personali e hanno saputo ristrutturare le loro vite intorno a questa "invenzione", ottenendo in cambio, oltre che un sacco di soldi, anche e soprattutto molta libertà e soddisfazione. Questa guida alla creazione del proprio futuro non si limita certo a considerazioni di carattere generale, ma ci racconta esattamente quanti soldi hanno impiegato questi inaspettati imprenditori per mettere in piedi il proprio progetto e farlo partire, che cosa hanno fatto nelle prime settimane e nei primi mesi per produrre un saldo positivo, gli errori di percorso in cui si sono imbattuti e le intuizioni cruciali che hanno fatto prosperare le loro attività.

In The $100 Startup, Chris Guillebeau shows you how to lead of life of adventure, meaning and purpose – and earn a good living.
 
Still in his early thirties, Chris is on the verge of completing a tour of every country on earth – he's already visited more than 175 nations – and yet he's never held a “real job” or earned a regular paycheck.  Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back. 
 
There are many others like Chris – those who've found ways to opt out of traditional employment and create the time and income to pursue what they find meaningful.  Sometimes, achieving that perfect blend of passion and income doesn't depend on shelving what you currently do.  You can start small with your venture, committing little time or money, and wait to take the real plunge when you're sure it's successful.
 
In preparing to write this book, Chris identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases, $100 or less), and from that group he's chosen to focus on the 50 most intriguing case studies.  In nearly all cases, people with no special skills discovered aspects of their personal passions that could be monetized, and were able to restructure their lives in ways that gave them greater freedom and fulfillment.
 
Here, finally, distilled into one easy-to-use guide, are the most valuable lessons from those who've learned how to turn what they do into a gateway to self-fulfillment.  It's all about finding the intersection between your “expertise” – even if you don't consider it such -- and what other people will pay for.  You don't need an MBA, a business plan or even employees.  All you need is a product or service that springs from what you love to do anyway, people willing to pay, and a way to get paid.
 
Not content to talk in generalities, Chris tells you exactly how many dollars his group of unexpected entrepreneurs required to get their projects up and running; what these individuals did in the first weeks and months to generate significant cash; some of the key mistakes they made along the way, and the crucial insights that made the business stick.  Among Chris's key principles: if you're good at one thing, you're probably good at something else; never teach a man to fish – sell him the fish instead; and in the battle between planning and action, action wins.
 
In ancient times, people who were dissatisfied with their lives dreamed of finding magic lamps, buried treasure, or streets paved with gold.  Today, we know that it's up to us to change our lives.  And the best part is, if we change our own life, we can help others change theirs.  This remarkable book will start you on your way.

Se facciamo fatica a trovare qualcosa di adatto a noi siamo nella condizione ideale per imparare dall'esperienza di Chris Guillebeau. Sia che dobbiamo trovare un lavoro, definire obiettivi, organizzare viaggi creativi o conoscere persone nuove, esiste sempre un modo originale per fare "quello che fanno tutti". C'è sempre una via personale per realizzare i sogni, una via anticonformista per arrivare dove non è ancora arrivato nessuno. Il mondo contemporaneo ci offre soluzioni preziose a un costo bassissimo per fare qualsiasi cosa: Internet è la madre di tutte queste risorse. L'unico tassello che ci manca è capire come usarla per cambiare la nostra vita. E per questo c'è "L'Esperienza di un Anticonformista". Ciascuno di noi ha almeno un'idea eccezionale. Questa guida ci insegna come seguirla e realizzarla senza bisogno di sapere "come si fa di solito".

Lee, a coach and workshop facilitator, empowers readers to create a viable, visual business plan, relying on the imagination and intuition of the artistic, visionary side of the brain. The approach will be especially useful to artists, designers, healers, therapists, body work practitioners, and other creative entrepreneurs. Illustrated color worksheets and step-by-step instructions guide readers through steps for clarifying business values and goals, understanding the competition, identifying customers, and making plans for funding, marketing, and networking. The book's glossary defines traditional left-brain business terms and gives them new right-brain names used in the book; for example, the financial plan is a moola map, and the mission statement is a passion and purpose proclamation. The book's reader-friendly color layout includes color photos and illustrations, exercises and action steps, reflection prompts, and examples of visual plans from 22 right-brained entrepreneurs. Print and nonprint resources are listed, along with websites for entrepreneurs profiled. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)