First published in 1991, Zen and the Art of Making a Living is the life-changing book that helped revolutionize the career planning field by offering a new vision of work. This new edition has been updated throughout with up-to-the-minute contact information and hundreds of new biographical resources. In addition to traditional material on assessing career skills and conducting a job search, Laurence Boldt provides innovative ideas and strategies, with more than 120 worksheets and more than five hundred inspirational quotations from sages of every stripe. A book that goes far beyond other career guides, Zen and the Art of Making a Living brings creativity, dignity, and meaning to every aspect of the work experience.
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Revised Edition
Preface
How to Use This Book
Doing the Work You Love
Prologue: The Art of Life's Work
Introduction: The Grail Quest or the Bourgeois Nest?
Chapter 1: The Tao of Work; or, Creative Self-Expression
Chapter 2: Zen at Work; or, Poetry in Motion
Chapter 3: Myth at Work; or, Crafting the Story of Your Life
Chapter 4: The World Calls for the Postmodern (Blissful) Hero
Act I: The Quest for Life's Work
The Quest for Your Best
Scene I: Vision Questing
Scene II: Clarifying Values
Scene III: Pointing to Purpose
Scene IV: Targeting Talents
Scene V: Marking Mission Objectives
Scene VI: What If You Still Don't Know?
Act II: The Game of Life's Work
Playing the Game: Winners, Losers, and Choosers
Scene I: Your New Career: Getting a Picture
Scene II: Reality Testing
Scene III: Evaluation: No or Go?
Act III: The Battle for Life's Work
Winning in the Marketplace
Scene I: Taking It to the Street: Choosing Your Marketing Strategy
Scene II: Scenario I: Sailing the Entrepreneurship
Scene II: Scenario II: Wielding the Freelance
Scene II: Scenario III: Crafting the Nonprofit Foundation
Scene II: Scenario IV: Landing the Right Job
Scene III: Street Smarts
Act IV: The School of Life's Work
Learning to Change: The Old Boy and the Student-Sage
Scene I: Getting There: Transition Strategies
Scene II: Training Thrills: Knowledge and Skills
Scene III: Creating the Self-Image You Need to Succeed
Scene IV: Help!: Enlisting Support
Scene V: Loving What You Do ('Til You Are Doing What You Love)
Appendix A: Economics: Scar-city or Mutual Support System?
Appendix B: Volunteering
Afterword
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
