In this e-book, CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O'Donnell shares exactly why women fail to find career satisfaction on their own terms. More importantly, she walks women through the steps they need to take to break free from a dead-end career path and find the professional happiness they want and deserve.

1. The 10 NEW Career Commandments
4 Steps to Creating
Career Independence
AN E-BOOK FOR WOMEN WHO WANT TO OWN THEIR
FUTURE... NOT BE CONTROLLED BY IT
J.T. O'Donnell
Founder
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2. Once Upon a Time... Sound Like You?
● Went to school
● Worked hard
● Played by the rules
● Didn't complain
● Hoped you'd get "noticed" by management
● Believed you'd get the pay you deserved
TODAY: You're doing a job you don't love,
working for people you don't respect, and
wondering...
"Where did I go wrong?!"

3. Step 1: Gain Perspective

4. You've Been Following the Wrong Rules!
● School doesn't teach you how to get the
job, or what career is right for you.
● Employers don't recognize you for
doing your job because they already
pay you to do it.
● The ONLY way to feel truly satisfied is
when you decide what you want and go
after it.
REALITY CHECK: Simply applying for
available jobs and taking what's out there is
outdated and career-limiting.
It's time to make your own rules!

5. Step 2: Luminate the Goal

6. Career Independence Means...
● Get paid fairly for your performance
with no cap on what you can earn.
● Ability to "design your destiny" in
terms of having a career that can
change as you change. (i.e. marriage,
children, etc.)
● Do something that helps others in their
lives and feel a sense of purpose and
meaning in your work.
● Work and learn from people you
respect. Better still, be your own boss!

7. Step 3: Own Your Actions

8. Do You Act 'Entitled?' (Not Good!)
Entitled workers...
● Expect their employer to constantly
praise them.
● Make excuses and blame others
when they don't succeed.
● Want raises every year for showing
up on time and doing their work.
● Aren't willing to invest extra time
and money into their career as a
way to earn more later.

9. Or, Are You 'Enlightened?' (Very Good!)
Enlightened workers...
● See themselves as a business-of-
one who needs to keep their main
client happy.
● Plan ways to earn more money and
build partnerships to make it
happen.
● Invest in themselves and take
calculated risks as a way to grow
their business-of-one.

10. Step 4: Work it Daily

11. The Boiling Pot Theory Works!
You don't have to work 60 hours per week and
burn yourself out.
HOWEVER...
● You do need to work every day, using a
clear strategy.
● Career independence is earned through
consistent effort.
#1 reason people fail at creating career
independence...
They give up too early!
(It's not hard, but it takes patience.)

12. So, Now What?

13. Consider Career Independence in the
Financial Industry!
Listed by More Magazine as one of the top 10 best
careers for women in 2012, women have HUGE
opportunities for career independence in the
financial industry.

14. Stay on This E-mail List To...
● Get helpful on-going advice on how
to shift away from career-limiting
mindsets and learn the right way for
women to create career
independence.
● Get the opportunity to schedule a
one-on-one call with a financial
services recruiter!

15. Best Wishes and Remember...
"If you do what you've always done, you'll
get what you've always gotten."
- Unknown
Career independence
starts and ends
with YOU!

16. About the Author
Jeanine Tanner “J.T.” O’Donnell is a career strategist and workplace
consultant who helps American workers of all ages find greater
professional satisfaction.
O’Donnell’s work has been cited in Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New
York Times, The Boston Globe, CNN.com, MSNBC.com, AOL.com,
CareerBuilder.com, BusinessWeek.com, Mashable.com, Yahoo.com.
Monster.com and dozens of other national publications.
In 2008, she founded the career advice site, CAREEREALISM.com which
is now a top-three world-ranked career advice blog, featuring the best
career experts in America.
In 2009, she launched CareerHMO.com, a virtual career center staffed by
experts who help professionals solve their career challenges and avoid
making costly career mistakes.
Her book, CAREEREALISM: The Smart Approach to a Satisfying Career,
outlines her highly career-coaching methodology. She also works with
Dale Dauten to write the career advice column “JT & Dale Talk Jobs,” a
nationally syndicated column that appears in more than 130 newspapers,
reaching 6+ million households weekly.

17. The 10 NEW Career Commandments
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