When to Jump, Mike Lewis
When to Jump, Mike Lewis
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When to Jump
If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

Author: Mike Lewis, Sheryl Sandberg

Narrator: Mike Lewis

Unabridged: 10 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/09/2018


Synopsis

This program is read by the author and an exciting cast of readers including Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Also included are the winning fan submissions from the Macmillan Audio When to Jump contest.

An inspirational audiobook that lays out the “Jump Curve” — four steps to wholeheartedly pursuing the career of your dreams — through experiences from a variety of people who have jumped and never looked back

When Mike Lewis was twenty-four and working in a prestigious corporate job, he eagerly wanted to leave and pursue his dream of becoming a professional squash player. But he had questions: When is the right time to move from work that is comfortable to a career you have only dared to dream of? How have other people made such a jump? What did they feel when making that jump — and afterward?

Mike sought guidance from others who had “jumped,” and the responses he got — from a banker who started a brewery, a publicist who became a Bishop, a garbage collector who became a furniture designer, and on and on — were so clear-eyed and inspiring that Mike wanted to share what he had learned with others who might be helped by those stories. First, though, he started playing squash professionally.

The right audiobook at the right time, When to Jump offers more than forty heartening stories (from the founder of Bonobos, the author of The Big Short, the designer of the Lyft logo, the Humans of New York creator, and many more) and takeaways that will inspire, instruct, and reassure, including the ingenious four-phase Jump Curve.

This program is read by Mike Lewis, Sheryl Sandberg, Jeff Arch, Betsy Lewis, Nate Chambers, Laura McKowen, Tommy Clark, Elle Luna, Lawrence Campbell, Fernando Rodriguez-Villa, Merle R. Saferstein, Kelly O'Hara, Amy VanHaren, Alex Stern, Zorina Exie J. Frey, Adrian Cardenas, Alexander Armstrong, Akasha Agrawal, Maia Josebachvili, Eric Wu, Emily Broas, Alexandra Stein, Rahul Razdan, Frank Britt, Luis M. Rodriguez-Villa, Ethan Eyler, Abigail Ogilvy Ryan, Olankunle Oladehin, Brian Kelly, Khe Hy, Harriet Davies, Dr. Michael Lewis, Greg Klassen, Dan Kenary, Kyle Battle, James Bourque, Elizabeth Hague, Adam Fried, Drew Joseph, Tyler Cramer, Danni Pomplun, Melissa Mielke, Alex Korchinkski, Anoopreet Rehncy, Brenda Berkman, and William Hochman.

About Mike Lewis

Mike Lewis worked at Bain Capital before chasing his dream of playing professional squash. He is the founder and CEO of When to Jump, a global community of people who have left one path to pursue a very different one. When to Jump has reached millions through media impressions, in-person events, and brand collaborations. When to Jump, a collection of case studies with clear guidance on how and when to jump, is Mike's first book. He received his BA from Dartmouth College and lives in San Francisco.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Philip Shade on July 15, 2018

Interesting premise, but in execution of most use to Wall Street bankers, stock traders, venture capitalists and pretty much anyone who can set aside money to take a year or so off work. If you've got bills to pay and family to support then there's not much you can get from this book beyond "make yo......more

Goodreads review by David on July 09, 2018

author left a Bain Capital job to play pro squash and couch-surf the world for a year and a half in his 20s, then returned to the states to write this book and develop a site and all that about people making bold career moves in an effort to increase life satisfaction. Got his cousin Sheryl Sandberg......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on July 08, 2018

2 stars I will be honest, I skimmed a good portion of this book. I read all the sections from the author, as well as the recaps, but I only read about half of the case studies (mostly because a lot of them didn't seem relevant or interesting to me). If I recall correctly, at one point the author says......more

Goodreads review by missheliophilia on January 21, 2020

This book provides you with 40 I-made-the-jump-successfully stories, such as switching from a nurse to a doctor at a later stage of life. If you are clear of what you are doing and just want a little validation from others who are not your friends and family, this is a book with inspiring quotes you......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 18, 2018

I struggle to know what my 'passion' is - but it was nice to see how many people moved from one career to another, and talked about how it worked (or didn't!). Sharing the concept of the book with a friend; and the author's 'passion' being squash, my friend was rather bemused. Understandably too, as......more