THE REMARKABLE AND INSPIRING TRUE STORY OF ONE GUY WHO TRANSFORMED HIS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE INTO ACTION
A year and a half after he graduated from college, Sean Aiken found himself struggling to answer the question “What should I do with my life?” His mother suggested teaching. His older sister told him to apply for an entry-level corporate position. His father said, “It doesn’t matter what you do, just make sure it’s something you’re passionate about.” Taking his father’s advice to heart, Sean created the One-Week Job Project and launched himself on an epic journey to find his passion. His goal: to work fifty-two jobs in fifty-two weeks.
After the launch of his website, oneweekjob.com, the offers began pouring in. Sean’s first gig was—literally—jumping off a bridge, as a bungee operator in British Columbia. From there he traveled across Canada and the United States, reinventing himself as a firefighter, an aquarium host, a radio DJ, a martial arts instructor, an NHL mascot, and a snowshoe guide. During the course of his seven-day stints, from a Florida stock-trading floor to a cattle ranch in the wilds of Wyoming to a real estate office in Beverly Hills, Sean found time to make new friends and even fall in love. Whether choosing a spring fashion line, brewing beer, or milking a cow, Sean continued to ask himself and others about what success really means and how we find happiness—all while having the adventure of his life.
Inventive and empowering, witty and wise, The One-Week Job Projectis a book that will give you the courage to follow your passion. Or, as Mark Twain said, “Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Un joven canadiense termina la carrera y no sabe qué hacer con su vida. Se le ocurre probar 52 empleos, uno por semana, a lo largo de un año, para lo cual monta una za href="http://www.oneweekjob.com/">página web en la que recibe ofertas de trabajo. Y se pasa un año currando por Canadá y Estados Unidos.
La idea del libro es buena, si no sé qué hacer con mi vida, voy a probar unas cuantas cosas para ver qué me llama más la atención. Lo malo es que el autor no es un gran escritor ni es especialmente interesante. Lo único que me gustó fueron las pequeñas cifras referidas a cada sector en el que trabaja.
Por supuesto, el autor sólo consigue trabajar en cosas que no requieren especialización alguna: mascota de equipo de hockey, aprendiz de panadero, community manager de un evento... No hay tiempo material para llegar a saber algo interesante de cualquiera de los trabajos. Una semana no da para mucho.
El libro habla mucho más de la relación del protagonista con su reciente novia, a la que conoce en las primeras etapas del viaje y con la que debe mantener una relación a distancia, y de cómo se siente a cada maldito minuto, que de los trabajos en sí.
El libro no lo merece, aunque tiene algunas partes interesantes.
