Sick Success

Hey, my name is Hilary L. Jastram and I am the founder of J. Hill Marketing & Creative Services, an agency specializing in premier copywriting, editing and book editing for Fortune 500 brands and the “one-percent,” superstar entrepreneurs. I’m an author, editor at The Good Men Project, and contributor to Influencive, The Huffington Post and The Mighty, among other large-scale publications.I am also the founder of Sick Biz, “An organization dedicated to providing support, resources, hacks, and hope to entrepreneurs affected by chronic illness, pain, disability, and sickness.

• Foreword, 9Introduction, 13Section One: 0–30ish: My Formative Years Chapter 1 - Memories Catching Light, 17Chapter 2 - Formative to Formless, 21Chapter 3 - The Flip Side of Surviving, 41Section Two: Your Prescriptions for Turning Pain into Purpose and Profit Chapter 4 - Why Triggers Are the Path to Prosperity, 53Chapter 5 - The Secret to Living Like an Abundance Magnet, 61Chapter 6 - Is Rejection Worse Than Failure?, 67Chapter 7 - If You Are a Sick or Disabled Entrepreneur Struggling to Launch Your Business…Open Your Doors Anyway, 73Chapter 8 - How and Why to Practice Sending Love to Your Enemies, 79Chapter 9 - Five Ways to Define Your Self-Worth in and out of the Office, 87Chapter 10 - Why Self-Doubts Lead to Self-Sabotage in Business, 93Chapter 11 - 13 Indispensable Actions Chronically Ill Entrepreneurs Need to Take, 99Chapter 12 - How to Become Absolute Teflon in Business, 103Chapter 13 - The Only Two Questions You Need to Ask Before Making Any Decision, 109Chapter 14 - 11 Steps to Regain Faith in Yourself, 113Chapter 15 - How Practicing One Small Habit Can Change Your Life, 119Chapter 16 - The Tricky Art of Hanging on During Life-Rattling Events, 123Chapter 17 - Why You Need to Question Every Opportunity in Business, 129Chapter 18 - How to Turn Anxiety Into Productivity and Have the Most Explosive Year of Your Life, 133Chapter 19 - Why Ascribing Intent Is Not Serving Anyone, 139Chapter 20 - The Insidious Danger of the Scarcity Mind-set, 149Chapter 21 - Introducing Sick Biz, 155Acknowledgments, 171About the Author, 175