#Upcycle Your Job by Anna Meller Summary
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Reimagine your career with "Upcycle Your Job," the game-changing guide where 67% of professionals report increased satisfaction using Meller's PROPEL model. Can ambitious mothers truly thrive in corporate culture? This blueprint proves balance isn't just possible - it's profitable.
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When Your Career Suit No Longer Fits
You've climbed the corporate ladder with determination, collected promotions, built expertise. Then parenthood arrives, and suddenly that carefully tailored career feels uncomfortably tight. The old metrics of success-face time, constant availability, climbing without pause-clash violently with school pickups and sick days. Most advice offers two unsatisfying options: lean in harder (sacrificing family) or lean out entirely (sacrificing up to $300,000 in lifetime earnings). But what if there's a third way? What if you could redesign your career the way a skilled tailor upcycles fabric-keeping what's valuable, cutting away what doesn't serve you, and creating something both functional and authentic? This isn't about compromising or settling. It's about recognizing that the workplace was never designed for people with full, complex lives-and taking back the power to reshape it. The motherhood penalty isn't subtle. By the time her first child turns twenty, the average woman will have spent three years less in the workforce and ten years less in full-time work than her male counterparts. This isn't about ambition or capability-it's about systemic barriers that remain stubbornly in place.
The Three Walls Blocking Your Path
Mapping Your Boundaries and Rewriting Your Life Scripts
Decoding Corporate Culture and Crafting Strategic Flexibility
Redesigning Your Work Through Job Crafting and Strategic Focus
Building Essential Skills for Sustainable Flexible Work
Leading the Workplace Revolution You Want to See
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From Columbia University alumni built in San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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