{"product_id":"book-gscs","title":"The Portfolio Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eOptimize your happiness, bank account, and personal growth with this practical playbook on achieving sustainable work-life balance—perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Enough Job\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Color Is Your Parachute?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An actionable guide to leading a balanced life.\" — Adam Grant, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHidden Potential\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThink Again \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pouring yourself into a single full-time job is the riskiest move you can make. Your parents’ advice to focus on one career path? It doesn’t work anymore, for reasons ranging from recessions to student loan debt, the gig economy, climate disasters, and a global pandemic (to name a few). We need a dramatically different relationship with work, one that allows us to define ourselves beyond our paid labor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The answer? \u003ci\u003eA Portfolio Life\u003c\/i\u003e. An anti-hustle, pro-rest approach to work-life balance, a \u003ci\u003ePortfolio Life\u003c\/i\u003e is built on three tenets:\u003cbr\u003e 1. You are more than any one role or opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e 2. Diversification will help you navigate change and mitigate uncertainty.\u003cbr\u003e 3. When (not if) your needs change, you can and should rebalance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Portfolio Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Harvard professor, serial entrepreneur, and self-described \"human Venn diagram\" Christina Wallace adapts tried-and-true practices from the business sector to help you eschew the cult of ambition and experience the freedom of building the flexible, fulfilling, and sustainable life you want. Drawing on research, case studies, and her own experience, she walks you step-by-step through the process of designing a strategy for the long haul. Because you deserve rest, relationships, and a rewarding career—not someday, but today. After all, you only live once.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348638802224,"sku":"BDgscs","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gscs-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778163183","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gscs","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}