The One-Week Job Project: One Man, One Year, 52 Jobs

ISBN: 0345508033

Author: Aiken, Sean

Condition: New

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 doesnt matter what you do, just make sure its something youre passionate about. Taking his fathers 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. Seans 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 Projectis a book that will give you the courage to follow your passion. Or, as Mark Twain said, Explore. Dream. Discover.