Marianne Cantwell - Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills

i Be a Free range Human iiLife can be much broader once you discoverone simple fact: everything around youthat you call life was made up bypeople that were no smarter than you.And you can change it, you can influence it,you can build your own things...The minute that you understand that you canpoke life, you can mould it... once you learn that,youll never be the same again.Steve Jobsiii Be a Free range Human escape tHe 9 to 5, create a liFe you love and still pay tHe Bills Marianne Cantwell ivPublishers note Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this book is accurate at the time of going to press, and the publishers and author cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions, however caused. No responsibility for loss or damage occasioned to any person acting, or refraining from action, as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by the editor, the publisher or the author. First published in Great Britain and the United States in 2013 by Kogan Page Limited Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licences issued by the CLA. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside these terms should be sent to the publishers at the undermentioned addresses: 120 Pentonville Road 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1100 4737/23 Ansari Road London N1 9JN Philadelphia PA 19102 Daryaganj United Kingdom USA New Delhi 110002 www.koganpage.com India Marianne Cantwell, 2013 The right of Marianne Cantwell to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cantwell, Marianne. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cantwell, Marianne.

Be a free range human : escape the 9-5, create a life you love and still pay the bills / Marianne Cantwell. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-7494-6610-7 ISBN 978-0-7494-6611-4 1. Career development. 2.

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HF5381.C26155 2012 650.1dc23 2012026746 Typeset by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Print production managed by Jellyfish Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY v praise For Be a Free range HumanA practical guidebook loaded with exactly the tools you need tobreak free of excuses and start creating the adventurous life ofyour dreams. Marianne Cantwell knows what shes talking about.Pay attention.Barbara J Winter, author, Making a Living Without a JobImaginative, inspirational, and challenging. A unique, well-writtenbook that will have a huge impact on readers.Dr Barrie Hopson, author of 40 books includingBuild Your Own Rainbowand And What Do You Do?10 Steps To Creating A Portfolio CareerThis book will give you the encouragement and practical adviceyou need to embark on a whole new freer way of life. Whetheryou are feeling trapped by your current job, or the drudgery ofdaily life, read this and realize that the world is your oyster. Withjust a few quid, you really can change your life. Marianne willshow you how to work smarter and make all the money you needto do what you want with your life, whether thats hanging withyour kids, lying on a beach or living in a cave!If self-help books make you cringe and business books bore youto tears, try something a whole lot smarter instead.

This is realisticand do-able. No long winded business plans or seed capitalrequired; just you, your ambitions and this book. Marianne isfunny, frank and feisty and she really knows her stuff. This is thekind of book youll take everywhere with you itll be your newbest buddy, supporting and encouraging you on the road to livingla vida free range-a!Nadia Finer, author, More to Life than Shoes Be a Free Range Human shines. This book could have stopped atmerely inspiring millions of frustrated cubicle-dwellers to thinkoutside the job box. Thankfully Cantwell goes the extra mile tonot only give the what and the why of crafting a life of purposeand freedom, but to provide the reader with the all-importantvihow.

Changing course is never easy. But as Be a Free Range Human reminds us, it is most definitely worth it.Valerie Young, Founder and Dreamer in Residenceat ChangingCourse.com since 1995. Author ofThe Secret Thoughts of Successful WomenThis is one of the most useful guides Ive read and Ive read a lotto help you create a realistic (read: totally do-able) life you wantto live; it is also fun to read. Each chapter is packed with insightfulexercises, checklists and tips, as well as a multitude of examplesand case studies to prove that you are not mad to want a freerange lifestyle. If I hadnt already made the leap myself, this wouldbe the book Id use.Lea Woodward, entrepreneur andfounder of LocationIndependent.comNeed and want are two very different things. Many of us get stuckin jobs we need to do to pay the bills rather than the jobs wewant to do.

Jumping from one to the other is scary. Its likejumping a river full of crocodiles. But it can be done. It may meana few sacrifices you soon learn what you need, rather than whatyou want but the rewards are worth it. I was a police officer,which I enjoyed. Now Im a writer and artist, which I love.

All ittook was passion, confidence and a little planning. I got there onmy own but if Id had this wise and clever book at the time, itwould have helped me immensely. If, for no other reason thanbecause I could have used it to swat the crocodiles.Stevyn Colgan, author, artist, QI elf and co-writer ofBBC Radio 4s The Museum of CuriosityReading Marianne Cantwells guide to escaping the cage ofmodern life is like sitting down for a one-to-one with the best sortof best friend the one who helps you work through your ideas,suggests solutions, and, best of all, always believes in you. Ifyouve ever wondered what lifes like outside the cage, buy thisbook and you too could become a Free Range Human.James Wallman, The Future Laboratory Contents vii contents viii contents contents ix x contents contents xi xii THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK xiiiYoure not building a business,youre creating a life.And that starts now. THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK xiv acknowledgements Liz Gooster: you found me, met me, and birthed the book with me. Thank you for believing in this project and its author. I hope your own travel adventures continue! Robert Watson: in editing this book, you took an eNFPs enthusiastic mess and INTJd it into what it is today.

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