Own It. Love It. Make It Work.: How to Make Any Job Your Dream Job

by Carson Tate

“If you want to create your dream job, this is a must read. Filled with inspiring stories, practical tools, and strategies, this is your roadmap.” ―Ellen Latham, Founder and CEO of Orange Theory Is work WORKING for you? If you experience the “Sunday night scaries,” count down the days to the weekend, or dread the thought of another day at work, maybe you can only see two options to escape your current quit your job or stay and suffer. There is another option. In Own It. Love It. Make It Work., one of America’s top productivity consultants, reveals why you don’t have to rely on your company, nor your boss, for your professional fulfillment. Instead, you can take ownership of your career, your life, and your happiness―right now. Tate begins with a powerful that “it takes two” to cultivate engagement―that both you and your employer need to have an equal voice in the process. She then outlines five fundamental strategies and tools to make your job work for you, including how
Packed with actionable steps and inspiring, results-driven stories from Carson’s consulting work, Own It. Love It. Make It Work. equips you with a complete toolkit for making a living and enjoying your life.

Genres: Business

272 pages, Hardcover

Published October 5, 2020

About the author

Carson Tate Personal productivity expert. Coach. Business consultant. Spiritual butt-kicker. Author of 'Work Simply' published by Penguin.

Reviews

[Literary Redhead · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author, a nationally renown productivity expert, offers powerful steps for making the job you have your dream job. Rather than quit - especially scary in these uncertain times - she provides an actionable plan for redesigning your work life, thus enhancing your whole life. Includes inspiring cases from the author’s consulting practice. Highly recommended!

5 of 5 Stars

Pub Date 06 Oct 2020

Thanks to the author, McGraw-Hill Education, and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.

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[David Fredh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good methods - make your job yours essentially

[Sabrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like Carson Tate. She has very relatable experiences and practical advice. This was on my list to read a while back when I was at a different place and I almost didn't read it since my situation changed, but I'm glad I did. It is a good read no matter where you're at in your life or career.

[Ppcfransen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this book as much as others I've read in the genre. Perhaps I've read too many in a short span of time. But also, some of the advice is kind of an open door:
- make lists of the tasks you like and the tasks you'd rather not do. See if you can get someone else to do the tasks you don't like.
- make a list of the skills you need to do the tasks you'd like to do. Develop those skills.

I guess some people are stuck in such a rut that they don't even see the obvious.

Some new concepts for me were SCARF threats -- Those are threats to your Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness -- and the Ladder of Inference, where a situation triggers one of your SCARF threats and you determine someone did that on purpose, dig your heels in and notice a pattern.

Some good advice on how to climb back down that ladder. It's better for the relationships you have at work.

A few days after I read the book I've forgotten what it was about for the most part. So very few concepts I wanted to put to practice immediately.

I read an ARC through NetGalley