The Third Option: Why a Woman Doesn’t Have to Choose between a Career and Family, but Can Actually Have Both and Succeed

by Shannon Miles

All too often, we are forced to choose between the traditional forty-plus-hour workweek and unemployment. Yet, tremendous opportunity lies in the middle, in The Third Option. If a rigid, corporate environment is consuming your life, or you’ve left the workforce and miss being a professional, you can craft your own Third Option. You will need to dream bigger, decide to make a change, and do something about it! You can offer your skills and talents to companies and clients on your own part-time schedule and create the work/life balance that’s best for you.

In The Third Option, Shannon Miles shares how she took a leap of faith to create a flexible career that gives meaning to both her work and her family, and she shows how you too can accomplish the same. Whether you want to be a contractor or freelancer—or change an existing position into a job that meets your needs as well as the company’s—you can work virtually at home and still make a living. More importantly, you can live and work on your own terms.

188 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 8, 2018

Reviews

[Tandy Hogate · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book seriously rocked my world. As a long-time VA, I made the decision to work from home years ago. But I lacked the confidence and wisdom to be wise with my skills and my time.
Shannon spoke to my heart on several occasions in the book by building up and encouraging me as the reader to be confident in my value as a VA. If you work from home or are considering it (or if you would really like to) please do yourself a favor and read this book.
On my bookshelf of hundreds of books, this one is one of my favorites.

[smschumacher · Rating 2 out of 5]

The only thing that stuck with me was how you have to “choose the third option every day.” Otherwise this book felt like a gratuitous recruiting tool for her subcontracting business.

If balancing momhood and entrepreneurship is a topic of interest for you, I highly recommend Making Work at Home Work: Successfully Growing a Business and a Family under One Roof by Mary M. Byers
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[Sarah Conner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book after hearing her on Donald Miller’s podcast. It was cool to hear her story but it seemed to be a long ad for her company! However, it made me look up her company and refer it to others so I guess it worked! Ha!