Create the Job You Love More Than 550 Ways to Escape the 8 to 5 Grind

Miserable, imprisoned, resentful, existing—such are the words that people everywhere are using to describe themselves while at their jobs. Before long, eight-hour days of agony turn to 40-hour weeks of misery and they realize much of their life is spent merely surviving through work.

Now there's hope for making a change. In her new book, Create the Job You Love, author Barbara Witcher provides workers from all walks of life with alternatives to the 8-to-5 grind. Readers who feel owned by their current job situation can flip through the pages, exploring more than 550 jobs that offer flexibility. The jobs/careers are categorized into 16 areas of interest, each having a chapter of its own.

In order to help people find jobs they can feel passionate about, Witcher walks readers through some crucial considerations. The book provides profiles of successful individuals and each job listed includes:

• Brief general description
• Time schedule involved
• Requirements needed to get the job or start the business
• Compensation

Barbara Johnson Witcher is the executive director of the Big Bear Chamber of Commerce in California. In her spare time she conducts job-related seminars at The Learning Annex in San Diego and Los Angeles. In addition to writing two weekly columns in her local newspapers, The Grizzly and The Voice, Witcher hosts a weekly 30-minute local radio interview show. Ms. Witcher has also owned three businesses and worked for and with Fortune 500 companies in sales and marketing. She is the author of the award-winning Part-Time Jobs for Full-Time Mothers (SP Publications).