Foreword by Sheryl Sandberg xiii Introduction: Mike''s Story 1 The Jump Curve 13 Phase 1: Listen to the ­Little Voice 17 Jeff Arch--­ Karate School Owner to Hollywood Screenwriter 27 Teresa Marie Williams, MD--­ Nurse to Doctor 35 Nate Chambers--­ Mechanical Engineer to Fitness Entrepreneur 40 Laura McKowen--­ Marketing Executive to Writer 49 Tommy Clark--­ Medical School Research Fellow to Nonprofit Founder and Executive Director 54 Elle Luna--­ Technology Designer to Paint­er 58 Rashard Mendenhall--­ Professional Football Player to Writer 64 Jhovany Castaneda--­ Warehouse Worker to High School Student Supervisor 67 Merle R. Saferstein--­E ducation Administrator to Author and Teacher 72 Kelly O''Hara--­ Advertising Professional to Advocate for Sexual Assault Survivors 76 Listen to the ­Little Voice: Section Takeaways 82 Phase 2: Make a Plan 87 Debbie Sterling--­ Marketing Director of Jewelry Com­pany to Founder and CEO of Multimedia Com­pany for ­Children 97 Brian Spaly--­ Private Equity Investor to Founder of Men''s Clothing Com­pany 101 Barbara Harris--­ PR Executive to Bishop in the Episcopal Church 105 Adrian Cárdenas--­ Professional Baseball Player to College Student 108 Adam Braun--­ Consultant to Nonprofit Founder and Executive Director 112 Akansha Agrawal--­ Internal Jump: Advertising Operations Associate to Market Research Analyst to Sales Analytics Professiona l 116 Maia Josebachvili--­ Wall Street Derivatives Trader to Founder of Social Adventure Com­pany 123 Eric Wu--­ Investment Banker to Tech Professional to Designer of an Activewear Brand 128 Paige Johnson (pseudonym)--­ Internal Jump: Customer Support Representative to Sales Engineer 133 Alexandra Stein--­ Investment Professional to Coxswain of US Paralympic Rowing Team 139 Rahul Razdan--­ Financial Ser­vices Professional to Social Impact Entrepreneur 144 Make a Plan: Section Takeaways 148 Phase 3: Let Yourself Be Lucky 155 Michael Lewis--­ Finance Professional to Bestselling Author 162 Juan Romero--­ Curator of National Marine Aquar­ium and BBC Field Producer to Sailing Explorer 166 Ethan Eyler--­ Video Game Marketer to Inventor of the Lyft Carstache 171 Abigail Ogilvy Ryan--­ Technology Operations Man­ag­er to Art Gallery Own­er 177 Olakunle Oladehin--­ Health Care Researcher to Nonprofit Executive Director 182 Brian Kelly--­­ Human Resources Professional to Founder of Travel Rewards Media Platform 187 Bruce Huber--­­ Lawyer to Pastor to Professor 193 Eleanor Watson--­ Teacher to Ski Instructor 199 United States Senator Angus King--­­ Lawyer to Journalist to Energy Entrepreneur to Politician 204 Greg Klassen--­ Garbage Collector to Luxury Furniture Designer/Maker 209 Let Yourself Be Lucky: Section Takeaways 214 Phase 4: ­Don''t Look Back 219 Dan Kenary--­ Commercial Banker to Brewery Own­er 225 Kyle ­Battle--­ IT Con­sul­tant to Digital Director at Special Olympics 231 James Bourque--­ Corporate Hospitality Ser­vices Professional to Restaurant Own­er 235 Elizabeth Hague--­ Secretary to Photographer 240 Jack Manning (pseudonym)--­ Private Wealth Man­ag­er to Sober-Home Operator 245 Matt Pottinger--­ Journalist to United States Marine 251 Sarah Dvorak--­ Retail Operations Analyst to Cheese Shop Own­er 257 Danni Pomplun--­ Bartender to Yoga Instructor 264 Manisha Snoyer--­ Actress to Education Entrepreneur 270 Jacob Licht--­ Corporate ­Lawyer to Government ­Lawyer 274 Anoopreet Rehncy--­ Investment Banker to Fashion Entrepreneur 278 Brenda Berkman--­­ Lawyer to Firefighter 284 Brandon Stanton--­ Bond Trader to Photographer 288 Don''t Look Back: Section Takeaways 296 Conclusion: Jumping Again 303 Acknowl­edgments (or, The Story ­Behind the Story) 307.