Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Part I Success: How to Get It 1
Rule #1: Go Big or Go Home 5
What Are You Really Lusting For? 9
Ballsy Strategies for Finding a Job 19
Know What They Know About You 29
How to Nail a Job Interview 33
9 Things You Should Never Do in a New Job 45
Now Knock Their Socks Off 51
How to Pull Off a Project Perfectly 57
Develop a Golden Gut 63
Always Ask for What You Want 69
Success Style: 10 Easy Steps 81
Why You Should Get in Touch with Your Bitch Envy 87
4 Tips for Masterfully Managing Your Boss 91
How to Dazzle at a Meeting 97
12 Ways to Get Buzzed About 103
Be Grabby! 113
What You Need Even More Than a Mentor 117
Career Breakthroughs: The Very Simple Formula 123
Part II Success: How to Go Big with It 127
Get Some Eye of the Tiger 131
How to Come Up with Bold, Brilliant Ideas 137
You, the Brand 145
My Best Rules for Being a Boss 151
Arrive at Work Before Everybody Else 165
Beware of Sudden Promotion Syndrome 167
18 People Principles: Because Now You Really, Really Need Them 175
The Secret Weapon That Will Make You a Winner (and Save Your Butt) 191
How to Own a Room-and Be Great on Your Feet 197
9 Ways to Look and Sound Powerful 205
Drain the Swamp as" You Slay the Alligators, or Possibly the Best Work Advice I Have Ever Been Given 211
11 Things I've Learned About Choices, Decisions, and Risk 215
It Pays to Be a Little Paranoid 221
Go Big or Go Home, 2: You're Going to Have to Break the Rules 227
Advanced Networking (Never Say You're Too Busy to Do It) 233
When Bad Things Happen 239
Why You Must Manage Your Career as Well as Your Job 247
What to Do When Things Change (and They Will!) 255
Bravo! You Landed the BIG JOB. Now What? 261
Part III Success: How to Savor It 269
The Bliss Quiz: Is Your Success Making You Happy? 273
Why You Must Absolutely Be the Boss of Your Personal Life, Too 279
Terrific Time-Management Tricks 287
How to Handle an Insane Day 293
Setting Boundaries 297
Drain the Swamp as You Slay the Alligators, 2 301
Men, Love, and Success 305
How to Be Smart About Maternity Leave 313
My Kids Aren't Serial Killers-Yet 319
Discover Rotisserie Chicken and Other Ways to Keep Life Simple 329
Take Your Own Sweet Time 333
Make Your Back-Pocket Dream a Reality (While You've Still Got a Day Job) 337
Reinvention: A Brief Course 341