Carson Tate - Own It. Love It. Make It Work.

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T oday marks a new way to work. You use your unique strengths, skills, and talents and learn, grow, and advance your career. Your job fits your life.

It has significance. Your work fulfills a deeper sense of purpose. Welcome to your dream job. This workbook is an invitation to change how and why you work. As a companion to Own It. Love It.

Make It Work. by Carson Tate, each section of this workbook pairs with a corresponding chapter. This workbook was designed to be used either individually or in a group. In each section, youll find: The Big Idea from the chapter of Own It. Love It. Love It. Love It.

Make It Work. New content to enhance and reinforce the content in specific chapters of Own It. Love It. Make It Work. Exercises from each chapter Reflection questions to lead you in self-discovery and transformational growth Discussion questions for the members of a group to use as they read the book together For anyone who has ever dreaded the sound of their alarm on Monday morning or stared at their computer screen wondering if this is all there is to work, this is the guidebook you are looking for. You have everything you need inside of you to own, love, and make your job work for you. You just need a map to show you the way.

As you begin your transformational journey to own, love, and make your job work for you with this workbook, you will find it helpful to read the corresponding chapter of Own It. Love It. Love It.

Make It Work. first before you complete the exercises and reflection questions in each section. Page numbers are listed throughout these pages so you can also read Own It. Love It. Make It Work. side by side with this workbook.

It is recommended that the group read the corresponding chapters of Own It. Love It.

Make It Work. first before meeting to discuss the section together. Members of the group may want to scan the chapter(s) and highlight any ideas, concepts, or questions that they would like to discuss together prior to the meetingin addition to the group discussion questions at the end of each section. Work can be the full expression of who you are. It can be the vehicle that takes you to a place where you reach the full potential of your greatness. When how and why you work aligns with your talents, your passions, and your vision for your future, it will bring you joy. Inspire and empower you.

Lift you up and help you shine. Lets go make your dream job a reality. Carson

The solutions to the disengagement and discontent that consume our workplaces have been employer-centric and one-sided. They have not acknowledged that it takes two to change a relationship: your employer and you. The relationship you have with your employer is a social contract. And as a social contract, both parties have expectations of the other party, and both are responsible for the health and vitality of the relationship.

The social contract with your employer can be described in terms of social exchange theory, which proposes that social behavior is the result of an exchange process. It is about give-and-take or balance and reciprocity. According to the sociologist George Homans, who developed this theory, you weigh the potential benefits and risks of social relationships. You and I both know that most relationships are made up of a certain amount of give-and-take, but this does not mean that our relationships are always equal. Social exchange suggests that it is the valuing of the benefits and costs of each relationship that determines whether we choose to continue a social association. And in healthy relationships,