Gigsters

Any Age or Ability Employees, Experts and Entrepreneurs

Sue Ellson

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English

120 Ways Publishing
16 April 2019

Society & Social Sciences; Education; Careers guidance; Economics & Business; Business & management

Are you aware that you can use your skills, knowledge, networks and technology to attract aligned gigs? Do you understand that your values, strengths and context can help you make better work choices in the future? Are you willing to learn specific gigster competencies, super powers and money mastery skills to live a more aligned life? Now is the time to re-think and re-design your future and embrace the concept of becoming a gigster, regardless of your age or ability. After all, life is like a box of projects – and you can co-create the ones you get, as an employee, an expert or an entrepreneur. Gigsters shows you how you can be your own kind of multi-dimensional peculiar, starting today! This book is for you if you are considering:

freelance, fractional or contingent work a side hustle, new career, special hobby self-employment, becoming a solopreneur sole practitioner, consultant or independent contractor developing a startup business, passive income, asset development model becoming a founder of a social enterprise or a world revolution reinventing the way you work both today and tomorrow

By: Sue Ellson
Imprint: 120 Ways Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9780994287571
ISBN 10: 0994287577
Pages: 158
Publication Date: 16 April 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Reviews Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Your Values 1.1 Purpose versus Values 1.2 You need a Network! 1.3 Technology and Congruence 2 Your Strengths 3 Your Context 4 Global and Enterprise Context Issues 4.1 Policy Changes 4.2 Unintended Consequences of Disruption 5 Future Influences and Variables 6 Gigster Competencies 7 Gigster Super Powers 8 Gigster Life 9 Gigster Goal Setting 10 Gigster Money Mastery 10.1 Financial Management 10.2 Gigster Income Streams 10.3 Starting Out As A Gigster 10.5 Budgeting 10.6 Alternative Funding Models 11 Gigster Ages and Stages 11.1 Gigsters under the age of 30 11.2 Gigsters aged 30 to 50 11.3 Gigsters aged over 50 12 Gigster Types 12.1 Gigster Variables 12.2 Gigster Types 12.3 Gigster Explanations 12.3.1 Employee – Working Warrior 12.3.2 Employee – Principled Pragmatic 12.3.3 Employee – Tenacious Temporary 12.3.4 Employee – Intuitive Intrapreneur 12.3.5 Expert – Suave Specialist 12.3.6 Expert – Master Magician 12.3.7 Expert – Fabulous Freelancer 12.3.8 Expert – Nimble Nomad 12.3.9 Entrepreneur – Unashamedly Unemployable 12.3.10 Entrepreneur – Conscious Crusader 12.3.11 Entrepreneur – Serial Starter 12.3.12 Entrepreneur – Side Shuffler 12.4 Gigster Types Over Time 13 Gigster Technology Apps 13.1 Gig Technology Requirements Analysis 13.2 Gigster Technology App Warnings 13.3 Gigster Technology Apps for your journey 14 Gigster Efficiencies 15 Gigster Challenges 16 Gigster Support 17 Gigster Success Measurement 17.1 Gigster Success Assessment 17.2 Gigster Success Actions 17.3 Gigster Success Sign Posts 18 Gigster Actions and Alignment 18.1 The 10 Gigster Commandments 19 Gigster Case Study – Sue Ellson 20 Gigster Examples 20.1 Working Warrior 20.2 Principled Pragmatic 20.3 Tenacious Temporary 20.4 Intuitive Intrapreneur 20.5 Suave Specialist 20.6 Master Magician 20.7 Fabulous Freelancer 20.8 Nimble Nomad 20.9 Unashamedly Unemployable 20.10 Conscious Crusader 20.11 Serial Starter 20.12 Side Shuffler Gigster Activity Items Bonuses Index Hyperlinks Names of people quoted in the book Author

Sue Ellson BBus AIMM MAHRI CDAA MPC ASA WV was born in Adelaide and moved to Melbourne in 1994. She joined LinkedIn on 21 December 2003 and is one of the first 100,000 people in the world on the platform. She has been consulting on the topic of LinkedIn since 2008 and launched her first three books of 80,000 words each '120 Ways To Achieve Your Purpose With LinkedIn,' '120 Ways to Attract The Right Career Or Business' and '120 Ways To Market Your Business Hyper Locally' in 2016 and the 45,000 word book 'Gigsters - Any Age or Ability Employees, Experts and Entrepreneurs' in 2019. She has a background in banking, training, recruitment, HR, marketing, employment, websites and social media and her first website, Newcomers Network went online in 2001. She created Camberwell Network in 2012 and 120 Ways Publishing in 2014. Sue is currently an Independent LinkedIn Specialist providing consulting and training on the topics of LinkedIn, social media and marketing to individual clients and organisations, a LinkedIn Specialist for Macfarlan Lane (senior executive outplacement), a Senior Consultant with Belgium based NetExpat (trailing spouse career development) and a teacher at the Centre for Adult Education (specializing in mobile device and website design training). Sue is an experienced trainer, professional learner and consultant in practice. You are welcome to connect with Sue at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sueellson and review her past publications and presentations online at https://sueellson.com

Reviews for Gigsters: Any Age or Ability Employees, Experts and Entrepreneurs

"To a baby boomer that's been asleep for 20 years, the term 'gigster' might sound like a cross between gangster and hipster. But no blood relationship running there. Sue Ellson's new book Gigsters is actually a user friendly ride through the workplace and life choices we have now like never before. This book takes the daunting out of digital and provides some helpful advice to navigating our way and careers in the modern world, with a full head of steam. Entrepreneurship is now far more accessible to all. Read Sue's book to find out where, why and how. Peter Wilson AM FCPA FCPHR FAICD, Chair Australian HR Institute and Immediate Past President of World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA), Author of Make Mentoring Work, Melbourne, Australia With technology evolutions, the rate of change is happening faster than ever before. The Future of Work is actually happening now, and as we've already seen, the sharing and gig economy is here to stay. So for anyone looking to find work, or embrace the Future of Work, Gigsters is a must read! Tony Wu, Co-founder & CEO @ Weploy, Melbourne, Australia Gigsters by Sue Ellson provides a reflective collection of the author's own transition and development as a gigster herself. Through her own experiences, Sue has developed a range of assessments and principles to help position readers as to the type of gigster they identify as, and highlights that the journey and situation of a gigster "". ..is what it is"" at the time so you have to make the best of it. Sue then shows how to tackle the opportunities presented by society today through her 10 Gigster Commandments as guiding principles to actions the reader should take. This is a book for gigsters of every generation and age. As long as you are tech savvy, have an open mind, and are prepared to take even small steps towards achieving your goals, then Gigsters will provide the bible reference and insights you need for your journey. Rob Chiarolli, Business and Leadership Coach, Melbourne, Australia In Gigsters, Sue Ellson offers a solution for those who struggle with the idea that entrepreneurship is not for them. But the fact is, the world is looking for problem solvers and your skill set could be the solution to the world's problem. Dig deep into the principles that Sue offers within Gigsters and give the world your best. Robert T ""YB"" Youngblood, Chief Connecting Officer, YBConnects, LLC, Richmond, VA, USA This book by Sue Ellson is a thoroughly researched and carefully considered blueprint for anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit. It provides a practical checklist and strong support mechanism for men and women of all ages to ""have a go"" and achieve the utmost from their experience, skillset and desire to control their own destiny. This book is compulsory reading for existing Gigsters or those who want to be one. John McCaskill, Recruitment Specialist, Melbourne, Australia This is an exciting, interesting and easy to read book. However, Sue has not avoided the challenges life can throw up at any time and she encourages you not to give up but to keep trying until you succeed. Suzanne Dunlop, Chairperson BNHW (Not for Profit), Melbourne, Australia More reviews at https: //120ways.com/books/book-reviews-of-gigsters-any-age-or-ability-employees-experts-and-entrepreneurs/"