I negotiated a book deal with Wiley.
What I cover
- Who I’m writing this book for: an earlier version of me, sitting on a train in South Bank three months into a “dream job on paper” that I hated.
- The trap I fell into: job hunting as avoidance. I thought a new role would fix it. It didn’t.
- A line I can’t unhear: “The grass isn’t greener… it’s just another shade of brown.” Every job has brown patches. The question is what you do about it.
- The premise of the book: it’s not about finding your dream job. It’s about making your job a dream through personal agency and deliberate moves.
- Practical toolkits I’m planning to include: reaching out to people, getting meetings, hosting lunch and learns, building reputation, and understanding what “value” actually means.
- The deadline pressure: aiming for an October 2026 release, with structure and a couple of chapters due early January.
- The provocative opening (current working idea): why “be so good they can’t ignore you” is a lie.
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