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.
When to Jump : If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want