Turbocharge Your Career on Your Lunch Hour: Maximizing Personal Development in Minimal Time

During a 40-year career, you will have spent about four years at lunch. Chapter One shows you how this is true. "Turbocharge Your Career on Your Lunch Hour" wins high praise from anyone stuck in a lower or midlevel career job.

 

The book is chock full of crazy ideas that Dan thinks helped him break out of the mid-level mediocre career he was stuck in and successfully climb the corporate ladder. These are activities that he actually did during his career. Crazy things like taking his apple for a walk every day. Or telling his wife that the company he worked for was going to pay for them to go to Hawaii in 5 years. He also did a lot of fun stuff at lunch that made going to work something to look forward to.

 

After he retired, he was regularly asked to travel and give talks about the California Earthquake Authority and what California expects from the insurance industry after the next big earthquake. In this capacity, he has made presentations in Christ Church New Zealand, Istanbul Turkey, Mexico City Mexico, and all over the USA.

  

But after these talks the young professionals always wanted to know how he got that job. So, he wrote down all the activities that he thought helped him succeed in business and his career. What he found was that as a busy husband and dad with an active home life, many of his career jump starters were nourished and completed during his many lunch hours. Soon he started making presentations on the things he did during his lunch hours that he felt turbocharged his career. And now you have it in book form.


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Turbocharge Your Career on Your Lunch Hour: Maximizing Personal Development in Minimal Time

During a 40-year career, you will have spent about four years at lunch. Chapter One shows you how this is true. "Turbocharge Your Career on Your Lunch Hour" wins high praise from anyone stuck in a lower or midlevel career job.

 

The book is chock full of crazy ideas that Dan thinks helped him break out of the mid-level mediocre career he was stuck in and successfully climb the corporate ladder. These are activities that he actually did during his career. Crazy things like taking his apple for a walk every day. Or telling his wife that the company he worked for was going to pay for them to go to Hawaii in 5 years. He also did a lot of fun stuff at lunch that made going to work something to look forward to.

 

After he retired, he was regularly asked to travel and give talks about the California Earthquake Authority and what California expects from the insurance industry after the next big earthquake. In this capacity, he has made presentations in Christ Church New Zealand, Istanbul Turkey, Mexico City Mexico, and all over the USA.

  

But after these talks the young professionals always wanted to know how he got that job. So, he wrote down all the activities that he thought helped him succeed in business and his career. What he found was that as a busy husband and dad with an active home life, many of his career jump starters were nourished and completed during his many lunch hours. Soon he started making presentations on the things he did during his lunch hours that he felt turbocharged his career. And now you have it in book form.


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Turbocharge Your Career on Your Lunch Hour: Maximizing Personal Development in Minimal Time

Turbocharge Your Career on Your Lunch Hour: Maximizing Personal Development in Minimal Time

by Dan Dyce
Turbocharge Your Career on Your Lunch Hour: Maximizing Personal Development in Minimal Time

Turbocharge Your Career on Your Lunch Hour: Maximizing Personal Development in Minimal Time

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During a 40-year career, you will have spent about four years at lunch. Chapter One shows you how this is true. "Turbocharge Your Career on Your Lunch Hour" wins high praise from anyone stuck in a lower or midlevel career job.

 

The book is chock full of crazy ideas that Dan thinks helped him break out of the mid-level mediocre career he was stuck in and successfully climb the corporate ladder. These are activities that he actually did during his career. Crazy things like taking his apple for a walk every day. Or telling his wife that the company he worked for was going to pay for them to go to Hawaii in 5 years. He also did a lot of fun stuff at lunch that made going to work something to look forward to.

 

After he retired, he was regularly asked to travel and give talks about the California Earthquake Authority and what California expects from the insurance industry after the next big earthquake. In this capacity, he has made presentations in Christ Church New Zealand, Istanbul Turkey, Mexico City Mexico, and all over the USA.

  

But after these talks the young professionals always wanted to know how he got that job. So, he wrote down all the activities that he thought helped him succeed in business and his career. What he found was that as a busy husband and dad with an active home life, many of his career jump starters were nourished and completed during his many lunch hours. Soon he started making presentations on the things he did during his lunch hours that he felt turbocharged his career. And now you have it in book form.



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798990068018
Publisher: Turbo Publishing
Publication date: 03/01/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 206
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

Dan Dyce, CPCU RPA CTM is a consultant specializing in residential earthquake claim handling. His forte is the ability to train claim adjusters on earthquake policy coverage and claim handling in a humorous and memorable way. He is often called upon to teach the California Earthquake Claim Handling Accreditation class that adjusters who might handle an earthquake claim in California must take every three years. For 14 years prior to 2015, he was the Claim Manager for the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), the largest residential earthquake insurance company in the USA. In that capacity, he oversaw the earthquake claim handling of 21 insurance companies that were responsible to take and process CEA earthquake claims. He was previously a claim manager with CIGNA insurance company where he supervised commercial and residential property claims in seven Western states. Dan served as a Consultant to the Applied Technology Council, and was a member of the Project Technical Committee for the update of the CUREE Guidelines for the assessment and repair of earthquake damage in residential woodframe buildings. He served on the governing board for The California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP). CRMP was established to assist California homeowners who wish to seismically retrofit their houses with grants and incentives. Dan is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, and has worked in the insurance industry his whole career. He has held positions in underwriting, insurance operations, and claims. He is a CPCU (Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter) and a past president of Sacramento Valley Chapter of CPCU. He also has earned the RPA (Registered Professional Adjuster) designation. He earned a CTM from Toastmasters. He has written articles for NU Claims as well as Insights Journal. He is a regular part of the earthquake coverage panel at the Annual Claims Conference for PLRB (Property Loss Research Bureau), and has presented at the CPCU Annual Meeting and Seminars.Dan gives an entertaining and motivational keynote speech based on the concepts presented in this book. This talk can be tailored to the audience and time available. Contact him to schedule a presentation for your next conference. https://www.dandyce.com

Table of Contents

Introductionviii

Chapter 1 - Who Owns My Lunch Hour?1

The Premise of This Book2

The Federal Law About Lunch Breaks4

Don't Steal From Your Employer5

Case Study: Emily's Lunch Makeover10

Choose Your Friends Wisely 11

Chapter 2 - Networking is the

  Secret Sauce17

Using Your Lunchtime to Network18

Very Important Rule of Conversation!19

People Love Listeners21

Networking When Looking for a Job24

Consider Lunchtime Meetups29

Online Networking - A New Frontier33

If You Want to be One, You Need to Look Like One35

Chapter 3 - Earn a Degree or a 

  Professional Designation39

Completing Your Degree40

Earn an Industry-Specific Certificate43

How I Used my Lunch Hour for a

  Trip to Hawaii45

Get Involved With a Professional

  Organization47

Chapter 4 - Improve Your Public

  Speaking Skills55

Fear of Public Speaking56

Do you Know a Funny Story?58

People Who Can Make Good

  Presentations Get Promoted60

Learn a New Language63

Chapter 5 - Taking my Apple for a

  Walk at Lunch69

Explore Your Neighborhood70

Hanging Out With Duane71

Get Out of the Office73

Getting Exercise at Lunch 73

Chapter 6 - Show Initiative83

The Benefits of an Accountability Partner84

Start a Lunchtime "Lunch and Learn"88

Lose Weight and Get in Shape at Lunch 92

Lifestyle Changes94

Boss the Boss95

What if You Work From Home?97

Chapter 7 - Lunchtime Enrichment

  Activities101

Museums102

Shopping104

Farmers Market104

Historic Buildings104

California State Capitol107

Botanical Tour108

Free Concerts109

Lunchtime Bible Study 110

Chapter 8 - Traits of Successful People113

Get Organized on Your Lunch Hour 114

The Vicious Cycle of Procrastination116

Read During Lunch123

Successful People Teach128

Work on Your Side Hustle131

Chapter 9 - Can We Change Any

  of These133

Healthy Body134

Work Environment138

Job Skills141

Online Classes Can Help141

Skill Development Websites142

Writing / Spelling Improvement146

Arithmetic and Math Skills150

Staying Up to Date on Industry Trends154

Mindfulness 156

Develop a Positive Mental Attitude157

Case Study: Alex's Positive

  Transformation161

Chapter 10 - The Bottom Line165

You Must Learn to be Self-Disciplined166

Instant Gratification vs. Greater

  Achievement169

The Slow and Steady Approach169

The Instant Gratification Dilemma171

Case Studies172

You May Have 10 Jobs Before

  Retirement173

Get Control of Your Personal Finances 174

Does Thinking About All This

  Stress You Out?179

The Issue of Integrity182

Your Turn to Make a Plan185

Circle of Continuous Improvement185

Do You Have a Good Story to

  Add to This Book?189

About the Author190

Keynote Speech Based on This Book192

Appendix A - Some Easy

  Make-at-home Lunches193


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