50 Books like The Freelance Academic

The Art & Business Of Ghostwriting

by Nicolas Cole • 2023

Why ghostwriting beats freelancing, and how to build a $10k/month practice serving experts.

4.27

122

👻 Ghostwriting ✍️ Freelance Writing 🧠 Thought Leadership 💼 Solopreneurship 📊 Content Marketing

The Art & Business Of Ghostwriting Summary

The Art & Business Of Ghostwriting 94%

Why ghostwriting beats freelancing, and how to build a $10k/month practice serving experts.

by Nicolas Cole 2023

4.27

122 ratings

👻 Ghostwriting ✍️ Freelance Writing 🧠 Thought Leadership 💼 Solopreneurship 📊 Content Marketing

The Edupreneur's Side Hustle Handbook

by Lisa Dunnigan • 2020

How ten educators turned classroom skills into side businesses, and the playbook they used.

3.78

🛠️ Side Hustle Guides 📚 Teacher Entrepreneurship 🏷️ Personal Branding ✍️ Content Creation 📱 Social Media Marketing

The Edupreneur's Side Hustle Handbook Summary

The Edupreneur's Side Hustle Handbook 93%

How ten educators turned classroom skills into side businesses, and the playbook they used.

by Lisa Dunnigan 2020

3.78

23 ratings

🛠️ Side Hustle Guides 📚 Teacher Entrepreneurship 🏷️ Personal Branding ✍️ Content Creation 📱 Social Media Marketing

Survival Skills for Freelancers

by Sarah Townsend • 2020

A freelancer's guide to staying afloat when income dips, isolation hits, and burnout looms.

4.27

149

💼 Freelancing 💰 Freelance Finance 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎭 Imposter Syndrome ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Survival Skills for Freelancers 93%

A freelancer's guide to staying afloat when income dips, isolation hits, and burnout looms.

by Sarah Townsend 2020

4.27

149 ratings

💼 Freelancing 💰 Freelance Finance 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎭 Imposter Syndrome ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The Lean PhD

by Julian Kirchherr • 2018

Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.

3.90

🎓 Doctoral Studies ✍️ Academic Writing 🔄 Lean Methodology ⚡ Academic Productivity 📐 Research Design

The Lean PhD 93%

Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.

by Julian Kirchherr 2018

3.90

61 ratings

🎓 Doctoral Studies ✍️ Academic Writing 🔄 Lean Methodology ⚡ Academic Productivity 📐 Research Design

The Freelance Content Marketing Writer

by Jennifer Goforth Gregory • 2018

Find clients who pay $100 an hour for business writing, no tech background required.

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167

✍️ Freelance Writing 📄 Content Marketing 📝 Business Writing 🔍 Client Acquisition 💰 Freelance Income

The Freelance Content Marketing Writer Summary

The Freelance Content Marketing Writer 93%

Find clients who pay $100 an hour for business writing, no tech background required.

by Jennifer Goforth Gregory 2018

4.54

167 ratings

✍️ Freelance Writing 📄 Content Marketing 📝 Business Writing 🔍 Client Acquisition 💰 Freelance Income

The Freelancer's Bible

by Sara Horowitz • 2012

Solo, steady, and secure: the playbook for turning freelance gigs into a career you control.

3.89

520

🧑💻 Freelance Career 📊 Gig Economy 💼 Portfolio Career 🤝 Client Management 💰 Freelance Finances

The Freelancer's Bible 93%

Solo, steady, and secure: the playbook for turning freelance gigs into a career you control.

by Sara Horowitz 2012

3.89

520 ratings

🧑💻 Freelance Career 📊 Gig Economy 💼 Portfolio Career 🤝 Client Management 💰 Freelance Finances

Make Your Own Rules

by Andrew Huang • 2024

A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.

4.27

319

🎨 Creative Careers 💼 Creative Entrepreneurship 🎯 Redefining Success 💰 Revenue Diversification 🧘 Burnout Recovery

Make Your Own Rules 93%

A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.

by Andrew Huang 2024

4.27

319 ratings

🎨 Creative Careers 💼 Creative Entrepreneurship 🎯 Redefining Success 💰 Revenue Diversification 🧘 Burnout Recovery

Write No Matter What

by Joli Jensen • 2017

The tools to write steadily as an academic, even when perfectionism and pressure say you can't.

4.35

738

✍️ Academic Writing 🏢 Faculty Life ✨ Perfectionism 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 💭 Writing Anxiety

Write No Matter What 93%

The tools to write steadily as an academic, even when perfectionism and pressure say you can't.

by Joli Jensen 2017

4.35

738 ratings

✍️ Academic Writing 🏢 Faculty Life ✨ Perfectionism 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 💭 Writing Anxiety

Secrets of a Freelance Writer

by Robert W. Bly • 2006

Six-figure writing careers aren't for geniuses. They're for those who treat freelance as a business.

3.94

159

🖋 Freelance Writing 📋 Copywriting 💼 Self-Employment 💰 Rates And Pricing 🤝 Client Management

Secrets of a Freelance Writer 93%

Six-figure writing careers aren't for geniuses. They're for those who treat freelance as a business.

by Robert W. Bly 2006

3.94

159 ratings

🖋 Freelance Writing 📋 Copywriting 💼 Self-Employment 💰 Rates And Pricing 🤝 Client Management

The Successful Author Mindset

by Joanna Penn • 2009

You can master plot and still not finish. The missing manual for the writer's inner game.

4.39

924

✍️ Writing Mindset 💼 Author Career 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 🎯 Perfectionism 🗣️ Inner Critic

The Successful Author Mindset 93%

You can master plot and still not finish. The missing manual for the writer's inner game.

by Joanna Penn 2009

4.39

924 ratings

✍️ Writing Mindset 💼 Author Career 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 🎯 Perfectionism 🗣️ Inner Critic

All the Cool Girls Get Fired

by Laura Brown • 2025

A layoff is common. Master the exit: severance, network, story, sanity, and the comeback you design.

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759

🪂 Layoff Recovery 💪 Career Resilience 🪪 Identity And Work 💰 Financial Self-Defense 🤝 Professional Networking

All the Cool Girls Get Fired 92%

A layoff is common. Master the exit: severance, network, story, sanity, and the comeback you design.

by Laura Brown 2025

3.86

759 ratings

🪂 Layoff Recovery 💪 Career Resilience 🪪 Identity And Work 💰 Financial Self-Defense 🤝 Professional Networking

The Ultimate Freelancer's Guidebook

by Yuwanda Black • 2016

Pricing without apology, clients who stay, and a business that pays: the freelance setup manual.

4.13

💼 Freelance Business 🌱 New Freelancers 💰 Freelance Pricing 🤝 Client Acquisition 📊 Financial Management

The Ultimate Freelancer's Guidebook Summary

The Ultimate Freelancer's Guidebook 92%

Pricing without apology, clients who stay, and a business that pays: the freelance setup manual.

by Yuwanda Black 2016

4.13

40 ratings

💼 Freelance Business 🌱 New Freelancers 💰 Freelance Pricing 🤝 Client Acquisition 📊 Financial Management

Leap

by Tess Vigeland • 2015

Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.

3.48

544

🚪 Career Transitions 🏷️ Work Identity 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🪞 Identity Beyond Work 💡 Meaningful Work

Leap 92%

Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.

by Tess Vigeland 2015

3.48

544 ratings

🚪 Career Transitions 🏷️ Work Identity 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🪞 Identity Beyond Work 💡 Meaningful Work

You Are a Writer

by Jeff Goins • 2012

Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.

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4k+

🪪 Writer Identity 🏗️ Platform Building 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Audience Building ✍️ Aspiring Authors

You Are a Writer 92%

Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.

by Jeff Goins 2012

3.80

4k+ ratings

🪪 Writer Identity 🏗️ Platform Building 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Audience Building ✍️ Aspiring Authors

Dream Year

by Ben Arment • 2014

Frustration narrows your vision. Here's how to turn it into a business that actually pays.

3.68

342

🔄 Career Change 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 😰 Fear Of Failure 🏗️ Business Design 🪪 Personal Branding

Dream Year 92%

Frustration narrows your vision. Here's how to turn it into a business that actually pays.

by Ben Arment 2014

3.68

342 ratings

🔄 Career Change 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 😰 Fear Of Failure 🏗️ Business Design 🪪 Personal Branding

The Art of Non-Conformity

by Chris Guillebeau • 2014

The default path is optional: design a career, travel freely, and build a legacy without permission.

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11k+

🛠️ Lifestyle Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌍 Location Independence 😰 Fear Management 💰 Income Diversification

The Art of Non-Conformity 92%

The default path is optional: design a career, travel freely, and build a legacy without permission.

by Chris Guillebeau 2014

3.81

11k+ ratings

🛠️ Lifestyle Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌍 Location Independence 😰 Fear Management 💰 Income Diversification

KNOWN

by Mark W. Schaefer • 2017

Real influence is quiet. The playbook for earning it in a world obsessed with noise.

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443

🏷️ Personal Branding 📝 Content Strategy 📣 Audience Building 💡 Thought Leadership 🚀 Solopreneurship

KNOWN 92%

Real influence is quiet. The playbook for earning it in a world obsessed with noise.

by Mark W. Schaefer 2017

4.00

443 ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 📝 Content Strategy 📣 Audience Building 💡 Thought Leadership 🚀 Solopreneurship

Rich20Something

by Daniel Dipiazza • 2017

Validate your business idea on the side, replace your salary, then walk away for good.

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340

🧭 Millennial Career Guides 💸 Side Hustles 💻 Online Business 🏦 Passive Income ✅ Business Validation

Rich20Something 92%

Validate your business idea on the side, replace your salary, then walk away for good.

by Daniel Dipiazza 2017

3.93

340 ratings

🧭 Millennial Career Guides 💸 Side Hustles 💻 Online Business 🏦 Passive Income ✅ Business Validation

The Side Hustle Bible

by Jacob Wallace • 2019

Skills you already have, monetized: 150 side hustles with the schedule and tax plan to collect.

3.45

🎯 Side Hustles 💼 Freelancing 🌐 Online Business 💰 Income Diversification 🔥 Passion To Profit

The Side Hustle Bible 92%

Skills you already have, monetized: 150 side hustles with the schedule and tax plan to collect.

by Jacob Wallace 2019

3.45

33 ratings

🎯 Side Hustles 💼 Freelancing 🌐 Online Business 💰 Income Diversification 🔥 Passion To Profit

Forever Employable

by Jeff Gothelf • 2020

Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.

3.71

440

🏷️ Personal Branding 🔄 Career Reinvention 💡 Thought Leadership 📝 Content Marketing 🚀 Lean Startup

Forever Employable 92%

Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.

by Jeff Gothelf 2020

3.71

440 ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 🔄 Career Reinvention 💡 Thought Leadership 📝 Content Marketing 🚀 Lean Startup

Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less

by Evelyn Hunt Ogden • 1993

Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.

3.44

📝 Dissertation Writing 🎓 Graduate School ✍️ Writing Productivity 📚 Academic Self-Help 🧑‍🎓 Phd Students

Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less Summary

Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less 92%

Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.

by Evelyn Hunt Ogden 1993

3.44

16 ratings

📝 Dissertation Writing 🎓 Graduate School ✍️ Writing Productivity 📚 Academic Self-Help 🧑‍🎓 Phd Students

Two Weeks Notice

by Amy Porterfield • 2023

Trade your resignation letter for an online business, built step by step around your expertise.

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1k+

🖥️ Online Business 🚀 Solo Entrepreneurship 🚪 Corporate Exit 📦 Digital Products ✍️ Content Creation

Two Weeks Notice 92%

Trade your resignation letter for an online business, built step by step around your expertise.

by Amy Porterfield 2023

4.12

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Online Business 🚀 Solo Entrepreneurship 🚪 Corporate Exit 📦 Digital Products ✍️ Content Creation

The Wealthy Freelancer

by Steve Slaunwhite • 2010

The pricing, marketing, and mindset shifts that turn freelance gigs into a six-figure business.

3.95

346

💼 Freelance Business 🚀 Solo Entrepreneurship 🎯 Client Acquisition 💰 Value Pricing 🔍 Niche Positioning

The Wealthy Freelancer 92%

The pricing, marketing, and mindset shifts that turn freelance gigs into a six-figure business.

by Steve Slaunwhite 2010

3.95

346 ratings

💼 Freelance Business 🚀 Solo Entrepreneurship 🎯 Client Acquisition 💰 Value Pricing 🔍 Niche Positioning

Clever Girl Finance

by Bola Sokunbi • 2021

Turn your after-hours idea into real income with a simple, fear-proof plan built for women.

3.81

206

🤑 Side Income 💼 Women In Business 📋 Lean Business Planning 🎨 Brand Identity 💰 Money Management

Clever Girl Finance 92%

Turn your after-hours idea into real income with a simple, fear-proof plan built for women.

by Bola Sokunbi 2021

3.81

206 ratings

🤑 Side Income 💼 Women In Business 📋 Lean Business Planning 🎨 Brand Identity 💰 Money Management

Start Freelancing Today

by Kelly Vaughn • 2020

Pick a niche, price for premium, and build systems that free you from doing it all.

4.39

💼 Freelancing 🌱 New Freelancers 🤝 Client Acquisition 💰 Pricing Strategies 📄 Proposal Writing

Start Freelancing Today 92%

Pick a niche, price for premium, and build systems that free you from doing it all.

by Kelly Vaughn 2020

4.39

51 ratings

💼 Freelancing 🌱 New Freelancers 🤝 Client Acquisition 💰 Pricing Strategies 📄 Proposal Writing

Escape from Cubicle Nation

by Pamela Slim • 2009

The escape plan from cubicle life: launch a business while you still have a paycheck.

3.84

6k+

🧭 Career Transitions 🏃 Corporate Escape 🧑‍💼 Solopreneurship 💡 Passion To Profit 💰 Side Hustle

Escape from Cubicle Nation 92%

The escape plan from cubicle life: launch a business while you still have a paycheck.

by Pamela Slim 2009

3.84

6k+ ratings

🧭 Career Transitions 🏃 Corporate Escape 🧑‍💼 Solopreneurship 💡 Passion To Profit 💰 Side Hustle

The Art and Business of Online Writing

by Nicolas Cole • 2020

Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.

4.38

2k+

🖋️ Online Writing 📈 Content Marketing 👥 Audience Building 💻 Writing For The Web 🏷️ Personal Branding

The Art and Business of Online Writing Summary

The Art and Business of Online Writing 92%

Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.

by Nicolas Cole 2020

4.38

2k+ ratings

🖋️ Online Writing 📈 Content Marketing 👥 Audience Building 💻 Writing For The Web 🏷️ Personal Branding

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair

by Anya Hindmarch • 2021

How a fashion CEO reframes fear, builds systems, and treats self-care as a business strategy.

3.59

2k+

👜 Women In Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧖 Self-Care Practices

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair 92%

How a fashion CEO reframes fear, builds systems, and treats self-care as a business strategy.

by Anya Hindmarch 2021

3.59

2k+ ratings

👜 Women In Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧖 Self-Care Practices

The Freelance Way

by Robert Vlach • 2022

The freelance systems that get you through the two years before reputation compounds.

4.47

323

🧑‍💻 Freelancing 💼 Small Business 🆕 New Freelancers 💰 Financial Planning 🤝 Client Management

The Freelance Way 92%

The freelance systems that get you through the two years before reputation compounds.

by Robert Vlach 2022

4.47

323 ratings

🧑‍💻 Freelancing 💼 Small Business 🆕 New Freelancers 💰 Financial Planning 🤝 Client Management

Anti-Time Management

by Richie Norton • 2022

Stop managing minutes. Start designing a life where your income, attention, and values align.

3.55

266

🏝️ Lifestyle Design ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔄 Work-Life Integration 🧠 Attention Management

Anti-Time Management 92%

Stop managing minutes. Start designing a life where your income, attention, and values align.

by Richie Norton 2022

3.55

266 ratings

🏝️ Lifestyle Design ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔄 Work-Life Integration 🧠 Attention Management

How to Be Everything

by Emilie Wapnick • 2017

Pick one thing, society said. Four ways to build a career around everything you love instead.

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4k+

🧩 Portfolio Careers 🧠 Generalists 🔄 Career Reinvention 💖 Self-Acceptance 🎨 Polymathy

How to Be Everything 92%

Pick one thing, society said. Four ways to build a career around everything you love instead.

by Emilie Wapnick 2017

3.83

4k+ ratings

🧩 Portfolio Careers 🧠 Generalists 🔄 Career Reinvention 💖 Self-Acceptance 🎨 Polymathy

Be A Free Range Human

by Marianne Cantwell • 2013

Test your hidden strengths with small paid projects until the cubicle is optional.

4.03

653

🔄 Career Change 🏝️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Location Independence 🎤 Personal Branding 🔬 Lean Methodology

Be A Free Range Human 92%

Test your hidden strengths with small paid projects until the cubicle is optional.

by Marianne Cantwell 2013

4.03

653 ratings

🔄 Career Change 🏝️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Location Independence 🎤 Personal Branding 🔬 Lean Methodology

How to Launch a Freelance Copywriting Business

by Jules Horne • 2018

Most copywriters earn a full income from five billable hours. Here's how creative writers can start.

3.75

✍️ Freelance Copywriting 🎨 Creative Business 🤝 Client Acquisition ⏰ Time Management 💰 Pricing Strategies

How to Launch a Freelance Copywriting Business Summary

How to Launch a Freelance Copywriting Business 92%

Most copywriters earn a full income from five billable hours. Here's how creative writers can start.

by Jules Horne 2018

3.75

40 ratings

✍️ Freelance Copywriting 🎨 Creative Business 🤝 Client Acquisition ⏰ Time Management 💰 Pricing Strategies

Go It Alone!

by Bruce Judson • 2004

Build a substantial business alone by outsourcing everything but the one skill that makes you money.

3.92

1k+

🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 🔄 Lean Methodology 📦 Outsourcing ⚙️ Business Systems 💰 Bootstrapping

Go It Alone! 92%

Build a substantial business alone by outsourcing everything but the one skill that makes you money.

by Bruce Judson 2004

3.92

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 🔄 Lean Methodology 📦 Outsourcing ⚙️ Business Systems 💰 Bootstrapping

Hiding in the Bathroom

by Morra Aarons-Mele • 2017

Turn solitude and anxiety into career assets, even if you'd rather stay home.

3.08

617

🧑‍💼 Introvert Careers ⚡ Energy Management 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎯 Niche Building 💬 Authentic Sales

Hiding in the Bathroom 92%

Turn solitude and anxiety into career assets, even if you'd rather stay home.

by Morra Aarons-Mele 2017

3.08

617 ratings

🧑‍💼 Introvert Careers ⚡ Energy Management 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎯 Niche Building 💬 Authentic Sales

What to Do Next

by Jeff Henderson • 2022

Manage career risk, build a financial launchpad, and stop waiting passively for what's next.

4.24

282

🔄 Career Transitions 💰 Financial Margin 🧭 Vocational Calling 🤝 Network Building 🦋 Life Transitions

What to Do Next 92%

Manage career risk, build a financial launchpad, and stop waiting passively for what's next.

by Jeff Henderson 2022

4.24

282 ratings

🔄 Career Transitions 💰 Financial Margin 🧭 Vocational Calling 🤝 Network Building 🦋 Life Transitions

Quitter

by Jon Acuff • 2011

Quitting is often a trap. A plan to build your dream job while keeping your day job.

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7k+

📈 Career Transitions 💼 Side Hustles ⚠️ Risk Management 📞 Calling And Vocation ✝️ Faith And Work

Quitter 92%

Quitting is often a trap. A plan to build your dream job while keeping your day job.

by Jon Acuff 2011

3.91

7k+ ratings

📈 Career Transitions 💼 Side Hustles ⚠️ Risk Management 📞 Calling And Vocation ✝️ Faith And Work

Air & Light & Time & Space

by Helen Sword • 2017

Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.

3.98

581

📝 Academic Writing ⏰ Writing Habits 🏡 Writing Environments 🌐 Multilingual Writing 🎯 Writing For Impact

Air & Light & Time & Space 92%

Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.

by Helen Sword 2017

3.98

581 ratings

📝 Academic Writing ⏰ Writing Habits 🏡 Writing Environments 🌐 Multilingual Writing 🎯 Writing For Impact

Brand You50

by Tom Peters • 1999

The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.

3.74

708

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📈 Career Management 📋 Project-Based Work 🤝 Professional Networking 📣 Self-Promotion

Brand You50 92%

The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.

by Tom Peters 1999

3.74

708 ratings

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📈 Career Management 📋 Project-Based Work 🤝 Professional Networking 📣 Self-Promotion

The Book Proposal Book

by Laura Portwood-Stacer • 2021

A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.

4.71

100

📚 Academic Publishing 📝 Book Proposals ✍️ Scholarly Writing 🖋️ Writing Guides 🎓 Academic Career

The Book Proposal Book 92%

A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.

by Laura Portwood-Stacer 2021

4.71

100 ratings

📚 Academic Publishing 📝 Book Proposals ✍️ Scholarly Writing 🖋️ Writing Guides 🎓 Academic Career

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

by Eric Barker • 2017

The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.

4.11

17k+

🧭 Career Alignment 🔄 Strategic Quitting ⚡ Energy Management 💖 Self-Compassion 🤝 Authentic Networking

Barking Up the Wrong Tree 92%

The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.

by Eric Barker 2017

4.11

17k+ ratings

🧭 Career Alignment 🔄 Strategic Quitting ⚡ Energy Management 💖 Self-Compassion 🤝 Authentic Networking

Be The Brand

by Jules Marcoux • 2016

Turn your reputation into revenue: the playbook for building a personal brand that pays.

3.75

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Audience Building 💰 Brand Monetization 🌐 Online Presence

Be The Brand 92%

Turn your reputation into revenue: the playbook for building a personal brand that pays.

by Jules Marcoux 2016

3.75

72 ratings

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Audience Building 💰 Brand Monetization 🌐 Online Presence

The $100 Startup

by Chris Guillebeau • 2012

A PayPal account and $125. Everything else about launching a profitable business is optional.

3.89

71k+

🏖️ Lifestyle Business 💰 Bootstrapping 💼 Side Hustle 🔧 Lean Startup 📊 Passive Income

The $100 Startup 92%

A PayPal account and $125. Everything else about launching a profitable business is optional.

by Chris Guillebeau 2012

3.89

71k+ ratings

🏖️ Lifestyle Business 💰 Bootstrapping 💼 Side Hustle 🔧 Lean Startup 📊 Passive Income

The Good Enough Job

by Simone Stolzoff • 2023

Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.

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9k+

🧘 Work-Life Balance 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle Culture 🎯 Redefining Success 🪪 Professional Identity

The Good Enough Job 92%

Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.

by Simone Stolzoff 2023

4.12

9k+ ratings

🧘 Work-Life Balance 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🛑 Anti-Hustle Culture 🎯 Redefining Success 🪪 Professional Identity

Reinventing You

by Dorie Clark • 2013

People have already decided who you are. Here is how you rewrite that story.

3.63

1k+

🌀 Career Transitions 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Mentorship Strategies 🤝 Strategic Networking 💡 Thought Leadership

Reinventing You 92%

People have already decided who you are. Here is how you rewrite that story.

by Dorie Clark 2013

3.63

1k+ ratings

🌀 Career Transitions 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Mentorship Strategies 🤝 Strategic Networking 💡 Thought Leadership

Do Cool Sh*t

by Miki Agrawal • 2013

From a pizza kitchen: how to build a business that feeds your body and your community.

3.42

1k+

🚀 Startup Memoirs 🏖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Career Pivots 💥 Embracing Failure

Do Cool Sh*t 92%

From a pizza kitchen: how to build a business that feeds your body and your community.

by Miki Agrawal 2013

3.42

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Memoirs 🏖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Career Pivots 💥 Embracing Failure

Hustle

by Neil Patel • 2016

Turn constant motion into self-made luck, hidden opportunities, and a career you actually own.

3.49

459

📋 Career Strategy 💼 Side Hustles 🚪 Opportunity Creation 🍀 Manufacturing Luck 🏷️ Personal Branding

Hustle 92%

Turn constant motion into self-made luck, hidden opportunities, and a career you actually own.

by Neil Patel 2016

3.49

459 ratings

📋 Career Strategy 💼 Side Hustles 🚪 Opportunity Creation 🍀 Manufacturing Luck 🏷️ Personal Branding

Born for This

by Chris Guillebeau • 2016

Test any job against three measures. When one falls short, here is your exit strategy.

3.64

2k+

🎯 Career Design 💰 Side Hustles 🔧 Job Crafting 📂 Portfolio Careers 🏝️ Lifestyle Design

Born for This 92%

Test any job against three measures. When one falls short, here is your exit strategy.

by Chris Guillebeau 2016

3.64

2k+ ratings

🎯 Career Design 💰 Side Hustles 🔧 Job Crafting 📂 Portfolio Careers 🏝️ Lifestyle Design

Wildpreneurs

by Tamara Jacobi • 2020

How to build a business anchored in nature, freedom, and joy, without starving in the process.

3.89

114

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