Praise for Be a Free Range Human -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Introduction -- From beach to boardroom -- What I do now (work or pleasure?) -- Jobs are so last century (welcome to free ranging) -- What this book is not -- Who am I to write this book? -- How to read this book -- Part 1 Get ready for the ride -- 1 What your school career adviser never told you -- The 'safe job' myth -- Myth buster -- Free range third way -- 2 Why this matters now -- What would you do if you had only one life? -- Notes -- Part 2 Creating your free range life -- 3 Why doing what you love is not negotiable -- The two-step strategy -- 4 Dream big - then get off your butt and do it -- How to quit your job, write a book and get on TV (while baking cakes) -- Dare to dream -- 5 Defrosting - your secret weapon in figuring out what you want -- Is your GPS out of whack? -- 6 How to create your perfect 'career' when you want to do everything -- The 'one thing' myth -- Myth buster -- 7 Spot your superpowers -- Average is no longer an option -- Weaknesses are just strengths in the wrong environment -- How to use your strengths to find your thing -- Free range profile Benny's story - 'travel the world, learn languages, and make a living from your blog' -- 8 Taking free range action -- The 'endless research' myth -- Myth buster -- Free range third way -- Notes -- Part 3 Think like a Free Range Human -- Free range profile Peter's story - from T-shirts to US100k without an office -- 9 Why you don't need an original idea -- The 'originality' myth -- Myth buster -- Free range third way -- 10 Why you don't need oodles of experience (what you have to offer other than your CV) -- The 'oodles of experience' myth -- Myth buster -- Free range third way -- 11 What a free range business looks like (or: what can I do other than start a café?).

Four free range business types (plus one extra option) -- 12 How to free range-ify your idea -- 13 How to start for under £100 -- 14 How to know if your idea will work (test your idea in seven days) -- How to know if your idea can pay enough -- How to know if people will really pay for what you have to offer -- Free range profile Susan's story - from idea to income in 10 weeks -- Notes -- Interlude free range reality check -- 15 Meet the people who don't want you to escape the career cage (or: the beige army unmasked) -- 16 What to do with those reasons why not -- The 'not for the likes of me' myth -- Myth buster -- Free range third way -- Free range profile Jon's story - 'how to quit your job, move to paradise and get paid to change the world' -- Notes -- Part 4 Build your free range escape hatch -- 17 Making a living without an office (or a boss) -- 18 Why you don't need a business plan (or an MBA) -- The 'research' myth -- Myth buster -- Free range third way -- 19 Why you don't need to appeal to everyone -- Big lives come from bold steps -- 20 How to decide who gets to give you money -- From burnout to brilliant: a real life turnaround -- How to choose your niche -- 21 How to brand like a rock star -- The power of branding as you -- Your brand is more than a name -- 22 How to stand out from the crowd -- How to stand out (by being more you) -- Free range profile Connie Hozvicka - 'I earned more in one month than I did in three months in my job' -- 23 How to do the Free Range Faststart -- Meet the Free Range Faststart -- Choosing your Faststart partners -- 24 How to get clients without paying for advertising -- Old versus new marketing -- Seven steps to a hot email relationship -- 25 Instant status -- Status hacking 101 -- Three pillars of instant status -- 26 How to communicate in an unsucky way.

27 Why you don't have to be an all-rounder (you don't have to do it all alone) -- 28 How to sell without selling your soul -- The four e's of selling without selling your soul -- 29 Get comfortable with setting your salary -- 30 What to do when you get stuck (when to give up and when to give in) -- 31 How to live and work anywhere -- Focus on the advantages -- Travel checklist -- 32 How to quit your job: 10 steps to freedom -- Notes -- Epilogue you're not building a business, you're creating a life -- Index.