Every week, three thousand people in the UK quit their jobs and set up their own business. What you need is the low down on exactly how to do it - from someone who's done it. You need practical, down-to-earth advice that will help you turn your business idea into a storming success! This book will do that for you.

Quit Your Job And Turn Your Passion Into Your ProfessionHave you ever dreamed of turning the tables and sacking your boss?Now you can join the growing number of people who are setting up their own businesses and who choose to rely on their own initiative to build a thriving enterprise.Sack Your Boss is written by someone who s done it successfully. Jonathan Jay turned his own business idea into a storming success and, in this book, offers practical, down-to-earth advice on how you can do it too.

Have you reached that point in your job where you’re thinking ‘enough is enough’?
In this book, Christian Rodwell, the Founder of Escape The Rat Race, shows that there is a proven process anyone who is currently employed but looking to start their own business can follow: ‘The choices for someone wishing to exit a corporate 9-5 job and start a new business are numerous and this can easily lead to overwhelm, confusion….and over-analysing the options for so long that you end up taking no action at all. Finding enough time to fit your new business around your full time job and family commitments will also be a challenge, which is why I've dedicated an entire chapter to show you ways to overcome this.' Not everyone who wishes to quit the rat race and start a business knows exactly what business would be best suited to them initially. This book will help you to get to know yourself better, identifying your motives for wanting to sack your boss and answering the question, ‘what would I would love to do each day if money were no object?’. Christian Rodwell has been through all of these challenges himself, and has worked with over 1000 other ‘#escapees’ who are on the same journey. Christian illustrates within this book his process for helping such individuals map out their very own ‘9-5 escape plan’ - ‘The Five Step Freedom Formula™’. 'I’ll guide you through the steps you need to take before you identify what your winning strategy is for starting a business you love. At the end of this book, you’ll have all of the answers ready to complete your very own 90 Day Escape Plan, a specific and personalised personal development plan which I have put together for you.' It can be downloaded for free, by visiting: www.fivestepfreedomformula.com

Does this reflect how you feel right now about your current work/life balance? ★ You feel trapped in a cycle of getting up to go to work each day, trading your time for money ★ You lack fulfilment doing work you’re not passionate about in order to make other people more successful ★ You’re frustrated because you know that you are capable of achieving greatness, but feel as if your current situation is holding you back ★ You’ve been struggling to get ahead financially and break free of bad debt ★ You’re fed up with standing on busy platforms wrestling for space with the rest of the herd every morning ★ You’re fed up with the internal company politics which you have to endure every day ★ You feel limited by your earning potential and question if you’re ever going to be in a position where you feel truly wealthy ★ You never have any spare time to yourself to do the things you really want to or spend enough time with the people that mean the most to you ★ You’re fed up with having to ask permission from somebody else to allow you time off to do what’s important to you ★ You want to explore the world and be able to generate an income without being tied to any one specific location ★ You know that there is a better quality of life waiting for you Did you answer ‘yes’ to any of the above? ‘If escaping the rat race is something you want to do, then take heart. This is something I have done for myself and I work with people every week who are in the process of doing the same.’ Based around a proven five-step formula, the author guides readers through every step of gaining true clarity on their life goals, focusing their attention on achieving them – and making that bold transition from frustrated employee to unstoppable entrepreneur. ‘They’ll face everything from their deepest fears and hesitations, to a true and frank appraisal of their finances – all intended to cut out fluff so they can crack on with productively taking action on building that business they’ve always dreamed of. The 90-day “escape plan” I share is unlike anything they’ve seen before, but I can almost guarantee it will change their life’.

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Inspirational advice to help you decide whether setting up your own business is right for you and how to get started on the path to becoming an entrepreneur.

You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers. You're not alone. As Linda Hill and Kent Lineback reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It's trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey. At best, they just learn to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses. This new book explains how to avoid that fate, by mastering three imperatives: · Manage yourself: Learn that management isn't about getting things done yourself. It's about accomplishing things through others. · Manage a network: Understand how power and influence work in your organization and build a network of mutually beneficial relationships to navigate your company's complex political environment. · Manage a team: Forge a high-performing "we" out of all the "I"s who report to you. Packed with compelling stories and practical guidance, Being the Boss is an indispensable guide for not only first-time managers but all managers seeking to master the most daunting challenges of leadership.