Cover -- Also by Peter Weddle -- Table of Contents -- Chapter One: How to Keep (Bad) Employers from Kicking Sand in Your Face -- The Healthy American Lifestyle -- Employers Take Care of Themselves -- The Bully in Our Careers -- Does Employer Bullying Affect Our Careers? -- How Must We Deal With the Bully? -- The Power and Possibility of Career Fitness -- The Good Employer Alternative -- Diary of a Career Activist -- Chapter Two: A Career Fitness Checkup -- Your Career Fitness Evaluation -- How Well Did You Do? -- The Standards for Career Fitness -- Diary of a Career Activist -- Chapter Three: Career Fitness -- The Old Definition of Success -- A System for Self-Fulfillment -- The Career Fitness Philosophy -- What is a Natural? -- What Makes Happiness Possible? -- The Career Fitness Regimen -- Diary of a Career Activist -- Chapter Four: Module #1: Understanding -- Career Fitness Principle #1 -- Work at your "first job" 105 -- Career Fitness Principle #2 -- An active, not a passive concept -- Career Fitness Principle #3 -- No happiness, no completeness -- Career Fitness Principle #4 -- The power of beginnings -- To Be or Not to Be -- Getting Ready & Set to Go -- Diary of a Career Activist -- Chapter Five: Module #2: Preparation -- Finding Your Natural -- The Pursuit of Happiness -- The Career De-Stress Test -- Exercise #1: Recalling My Best Memories -- Exercise #2: Writing My Own Tombstone -- Exercise #3: Winning the Lottery -- Learning What You've Discovered -- The Purpose of Your Work -- Write It Down Right Now -- Your Intention Commitment -- Yes, You Can! -- Diary of a Career Activist -- Chapter Six: Module #3: Warm Up -- Career Victories -- Setting Goals -- Develop Your Plan -- Achievement Cycle Worksheet: Your near term goal -- Advancement Cycle Worksheet: Your mid/longer term goal -- Development Cycle Worksheet: The pathway to your goals.

Evaluating Your Performance -- #1: Am I staying on course? -- #2: Am I moving forward? -- Diary of a Career Activist -- Chapter Seven: Module #4: The Career Fitness Work-in -- One, Two, Three -- 1. Exercise every day -- 2. Stop if it isn't fun -- 3. Be your own peak performer -- The Career Fitness Exercises -- Career Counselors & Coaches -- I. Pump Up Your Cardiovascular System -- II. Strengthen Your Circulatory System -- III. Develop All of Your Muscle Groups -- IV. Increase Your Flexibility & Range of Motion -- V. Work With Winners -- VI. Stretch Your Soul -- VII. Pace Yourself -- The Wisdom of the Work-in -- Career Fitness Work-in Summary -- Diary of a Career Activist -- Chapter Eight: Module #5: Cool Down -- Keep Track of Your Victories -- You and Your Resume: A Winning Combination -- What HR & Recruiting Professionals Want -- The First Change -- The Second Change -- The Composition of your Resume -- Content -- Format -- The Foundation of Your Resume: Your Career Record -- Your Occupational Experience -- Your Occupational Education -- Your Occupational Affiliations & Awards -- Putting It All Together -- Turning Your Career Record into a Resume -- What Happens if There is No Happiness? -- Diary of a Career Activist -- Chapter Nine: Your Cubic Centimeter of Chance -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Back Cover.