Love Your Job -- Contents -- Introduction: What My Dog Taught Me about Loving My Job -- Chapter 1 Curing the Workplace Blues -- Should You Switch Careers? -- Chin Up! -- Take It Up a Notch -- Loving Your Job -- The "HOVER" Approach -- Get a Grip -- How to Use This Book -- Chapter 2 Creating the Blueprint for Your Dream Job -- Map Your Future -- Your Past Isn't Prologue -- Nothing Is Forever -- Look at the Big Picture -- What Would Make You Love Your Job? -- What Are Your Work Goals? -- Adopt New Ways to Envision Your Career -- Chapter Recap -- Chapter 3 Do an MRI on Your Work and Your Life -- Create Your Job "Budget" Sheet -- What Does Your Work Really Mean To You? -- Write in Your Journal Every Day for a Week -- Is Your Pay What's Really Bothering You? -- A Can-Do Philosophy -- Consider Taking a Self-Assessment Test -- Get Ready to Love Your Job -- Chapter Recap -- Chapter 4 Refresh Your Attitude: The Keystone to Your Love Your Job Action Plan -- Attitude Adjustment -- Create Your Own Purpose -- Write It Down -- A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words -- Build a Bear -- Practice HOVERing -- Mental Games -- Adjusting Your Attitude -- What to Do If You're Bullied at Work -- Step Right Up and Enroll in My Three-Step Fitness Program -- Part I: Get in Shape Financially -- Part II: Get Physically Fit -- Part III: Seek Spiritual Fitness -- Chapter Recap -- Chapter 5 Beyond the Job Description -- Take Time for Renewal -- Volunteering and Mentoring -- Do Volunteer Work -- Be a Mentor or Sponsor -- Find Your Own Mentor or Sponsor -- Adding Value to Your Job -- Take Control of Your Time -- Cut Back on Interruptions -- Learn to Delegate -- Stop Stalling -- Get Involved in "Extracurricular" Activities -- Chapter Recap -- Chapter 6 How to Build Flexibility into Your Job -- Work Flexibility and Happiness -- A Myriad of Flextime Options -- How Is Flextime Working?.

Is Telework for You? -- The Risks of Working at Home -- Your Workday Has No Limits -- Your Rise to the Top Might Be Thwarted -- You Miss the Friendships and Social Networking -- Your Retirement Savings Take a Hit -- You're Penalized for Shifting to Working Later Hours -- You Ignore Your Tax Deductions -- You Don't Have the Proper Business Paperwork -- You Neglect to Buy Insurance -- You Forget to Pay Your Quarterly Taxes If You're Self‐Employed -- Chapter Recap -- Chapter 7 How to Upgrade Your Game -- The Benefits of Learning New Tricks -- Learning and Healthy Aging -- Think Like an Entrepreneur -- Stay Relevant -- Stay Educated -- Hit the Road -- Getting Over the Hurdles -- Get Someone Else to Pay -- Search Out Affordable Options -- Take an Educational Sabbatical -- Chapter Recap -- Chapter 8 How to Have the "What's Next?" Talk with Your Boss -- The Time Is Now -- Questions to Ask Yourself before the Big Meeting -- Your Plan-and-Prepare Strategy -- Step 1: What's in It for Them? -- Step 2: Play Your Cards Close to the Vest -- Step 3: Talk to Colleagues Who Have Made Similar Changes -- Step 4: Tweak Your Elevator Speech -- Step 5. Schedule a Formal Meeting with Your Boss -- Step 6: Make Some Noise -- Carrying Out the "Ask" -- The Dreaded Salary Discussion -- Making Your Job Flexible-and Life Manageable -- Moving Internally -- Upgrading Your Game -- Chapter Recap -- Afterword -- Resources -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Index -- EULA.