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The one-week job project

one man, 1 year, 52 jobs

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THE REMARKABLE AND INSPIRING TRUE STORY OF ONE GUY WHO TRANSFORMED HIS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE INTO ACTIONA year and a half after he graduated from college, Sean Aiken found himself struggling to answer the question "What should I do with my life?" His mother suggested teaching. His older sister told him to apply for an entry-level corporate position. His father said, "It doesn't matter what you do, just make sure it's something you're passionate about." Taking his father's advice to heart, Sean created the One-Week Job Project and launched himself on an epic journey to find his passion. His goal: to work fifty-two jobs in fifty-two weeks. After the launch of his website, oneweekjob.com, the offers began pouring in. Sean's first gig was--literally--jumping off a bridge, as a bungee operator in British Columbia. From there he traveled across Canada and the United States, reinventing himself as a firefighter, an aquarium host, a radio DJ, a martial arts instructor, an NHL mascot, and a snowshoe guide. During the course of his seven-day stints, from a Florida stock-trading floor to a cattle ranch in the wilds of Wyoming to a real estate office in Beverly Hills, Sean found time to make new friends and even fall in love. Whether choosing a spring fashion line, brewing beer, or milking a cow, Sean continued to ask himself and others about what success really means and how we find happiness--all while having the adventure of his life.Inventive and empowering, witty and wise, The One-Week Job Project is a book that will give you the courage to follow your passion. Or, as Mark Twain said, "Explore. Dream. Discover."From the Trade Paperback edition.

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300

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The one-week job project: one man, 1 year, 52 jobs
2010, Villard Trade Paperbacks
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The One-Week Job Project
2010, Random House Publishing Group
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2010, Penguin Canada
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Edition Notes

"A Villard Books Trade Paperback Original."

Published in
New York

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Dewey Decimal Class
331.702
Library of Congress
HF5382 .A35 2010, HF5382.A35 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
300

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24080762M
ISBN 13
9780345508034
LCCN
2010006182
OCLC/WorldCat
290472257

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Work ID
OL15119435W

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