This is a book for real people with real lives: people like you and me who actually need to earn a living and also want a great life. It came about because I dreamt of escaping to a beach house where life would be idyllic, and then work up to see that wouldn’t be so much fun. The escape plan missed the point.
What became more attractive was to live a rich and full life that included mental challenge and interesting work, the friendship of colleagues, the satisfaction of making a contribution to others’ lives. At the same time, to live this life and love work in a calm, healthy and sustainable way, having fun and spending time with those who matter.
The heart of this book explores the question: ‘How do we stay sane, healthy and optimistic without chucking in our jobs, selling up our businesses, leaving friends and family to head to the beach, the mountains or the other side of the world?’ The answers are not always simple, nor do they lie in one-off choice. Instead getting to a place of satisfaction with life is a continual process of gathering information, making decisions, choosing a direction to follow and taking action as the world around us changes.
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