{"product_id":"the-portfolio-life-how-to-future-proof-your-career-avoid-burnout-and-build-a-life-bigger-than-your-business-card-paperback","title":"The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Business Card - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cstrong\u003eChristina Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou are more than your job. Optimize your happiness, bank account, personal growth, with this practical playbook to achieve sustainable work-life balance--perfect for readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Good Enough Job \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWhat Color Is Your Parachute?\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An actionable guide to leading a balanced life.\" -- Adam Grant, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHidden Potential \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThink Again\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePouring yourself into a single full-time job is the riskiest move you can make. Your parents' advice to focus on one career path? It doesn't work anymore, for reasons ranging from recessions to student loan debt, the gig economy, climate disasters, and a global pandemic (to name a few). We need a dramatically different relationship with work, one that allows us to define ourselves beyond our paid labor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe answer? A Portfolio Life. An anti-hustle, pro-rest approach to work-life balance, a Portfolio Life is built on three tenets:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou are more than any one role or opportunity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiversification will help you navigate change and mitigate uncertainty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen (not if) your needs change, you can and should rebalance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Portfolio Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Harvard professor, serial entrepreneur, and self-described \"human Venn diagram\" Christina Wallace adapts tried-and-true practices from the business sector to help you eschew the cult of ambition and experience the freedom of building the flexible, fulfilling, and sustainable life you want. Drawing on research, case studies, and her own experience, she walks you step-by-step through the process of designing a strategy for the long haul. Because you deserve rest, relationships, and a rewarding career--not someday, but \u003cem\u003etoday\u003c\/em\u003e. After all, you only live once. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristina Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e is a self-described \"human Venn diagram\" who has crafted a career at the intersection of business, the arts, and technology. She is currently a Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Management at Harvard Business School and an active startup mentor and angel investor. She was previously cohost of The Limit Does Not Exist and co-authored \u003cem\u003eNew To Big \u003c\/em\u003e(April 2019, Currency). A serial entrepreneur, Christina spent a decade building businesses in fashion, media, and edtech, including a venture inside the American Museum of Natural History focused on getting girls into STEM. She was a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group and began her career at the Metropolitan Opera. Christina holds undergraduate degrees in mathematics and theater studies from Emory University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Chas Carey, and their two children, Arden and Sebastian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.04 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51988216578349,"sku":"9781538710487","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dArFHwjjzY9781538710487.webp?v=1776199832","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-portfolio-life-how-to-future-proof-your-career-avoid-burnout-and-build-a-life-bigger-than-your-business-card-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}