Tales of the Everyday Workingman (and Woman)

By Kimanzi Constable

For ten years I worked at a job I absolutely hated, everyday all I could think about was quitting. Every day as I went to this job I thought I could put in my 40 hours and when I was done with work I could forget about it, I was wrong. Even though the job paid well, it wasn’t enough; it wasn’t my passion and had no purpose.

When you spend so much of your week at a place that makes you miserable it will creep into every area of your life. I wanted to quit so bad but I didn’t know what I wanted to do or what I was even qualified to do. I didn’t have a college degree; I didn’t have any special training, so I thought I was stuck.

This book is about that job and other jobs and my journey to get away from those jobs and find work that I truly love. It talks about how to find or create work that is your passion and that benefits every other area of your life. It talks about a lot of the struggles we deal with every day in our work and some tips to get through those struggles.

The beauty of this book is that it’s written from the everyday working person’s perspective. I’m not some guy sitting in an office somewhere writing a book, I deliver bread at 2 a.m. and dream about something better, this is my journey to something better. Have you started your journey to your dream work? If not this book will help, if you have no clue where to start, this book will help. If I can do it so can you!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kimanzi Constable
• Release date: Aug 11, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465800633

Kimanzi Constable

Self employeed father of 3, and husband for the last 12 years! Love to read and write. I am on the path to my true calling, want to join me? Buy my book and get a few tips to get on that path!

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Tales of the Everyday Workingman (and Woman)

By Kimanzi Constable

Copyright 2011 by Kimanzi T. Constable

© 2011 All Rights Reserved

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About the Author

This is the part where I tell you a bunch of great stuff about me. I enjoy long walks in the park, watching sunsets at night…Are you kidding?

I’m just like you, I go to work, come home, and pray that I win the lottery (it’s kinda dumb seeing how I don’t play).

I am a married father of three children, and I own a bread service. I wrote this book because I’m tired of being told by society what I can and can’t do (we all can do anything!). I want to be a voice for all those who are in a job that they hate and want to find work that will truly make them smile.

If you’ve enjoyed this book, please tell all your friends, family members, and a bunch of random people on the street. The only way we can truly change anything is to get the word to as many people as possible! SPREAD THE WORD!

You can email me at: [e-mail] or reach me on twitter: @KimanziC

You can also find me on Facebook as Kimanzi Constable or at talesofwork.com

Please contact me and tell me your story, I would love to get the word out about your situation, or just be a help any way I can.

Acknowledgments

First and foremost, I like to thank my beautiful wife Tanya Constable for being so supportive by letting me always follow my dreams. Without out her I would go nowhere; thank you, sweetie! Also I would like to thank all those authors whose books have inspired me to stop being complacent and get out there and do something to change my life. Next, I would like to thank my wonderfully supportive group of friends who always inspire and encourage me to push forward! Thank you Chaka Dillion-El, William Haeflinger, and David Constable—I love you guys! And last but not least, I have to thank my wonderful children: Michael, Matthew, Lana. They have been my biggest cheerleaders, I love you so much!

Disclaimer

This is where I’m going to say a bunch of stuff so that no one can sue me (please don’t sue me)!

The information contained in this book is for informational purposes only.

I am not a lawyer or an accountant. Any legal or financial advice that I give is my opinion based on my own experience. You should always seek the advice of a professional before acting on something that I have published or recommended.

No part of this publication shall be reproduced, transmitted, or sold in whole or in part in any form. without the prior written consent of the author. All trademarks appearing in this book are the property of their respective owners.

Users of this book are advised to do their own due diligence when it comes to making business decisions and all information, products, services that have been provided should be independently verified by your own qualified professionals. By reading this book, you agree that I (Kimanzi Constable), am not responsible for the success or failure of your business decisions relating to any information presented in this book.

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Were my parents right when they told me to stay in school?

Chapter 2: Did I really think long and hard enough about my future?

Chapter 3: How did I get here? How did you?

Chapter 4: Do I really make good money?

Chapter 5: What do I do with the good money I’m making?

Chapter 6: Who’s in control?

Chapter 7: I’m not in control, what can I do?

Chapter 8: I’m done with work for the day, but is it really over?

Chapter 9: Since it’s all connected, how is the rest of my life affected?

Chapter 10: I don’t belong here, now what?

Chapter 11: Can anyone really do this?

Chapter 12: Tales of everyday working men and woman!

Introduction

Granted I’ve only been an everyday workingman for about fourteen years, however I feel like I’ve worked every job in human history (that was a joke—nothing like starting with some humor, right?). I’ve woken up every day hoping my situation was a bad dream, only to find that this was real and I did have to do a job that I hated. I’m still a workingman, still working on the changes I want to make to my career. Is this similar to your work situation? I think it applies to a lot of us out here, even those that self-employed and own their own businesses. The worst part of the day is when you realize that this is not a dream but this is your everyday life. AHHH!!

This book is dedicated to you—the guy who’s doing a job that other people don’t even notice you working. I’m self–employed, and part of my business is to stock bread in grocery stores. Often customers will hit me with their shopping carts not even realizing I’m there working, or I’ll be in the store in causal work clothes and a customer will ask me where the pickles are. I always want to ask them if they notice every other employee in the store is wearing a uniform—a little common sense!

Too long, we have been happy to settle for these jobs because they pay well. In this book, I’d like to look at these good-paying jobs and challenge you with the fact that life is too short to do