Career Changes

SOMETHING HAS GOT TO CHANGE!

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”         ~ L. P. Hartley What you’ve done in the past won’t work now or in the future. Sounds confusing, huh? What do I mean by this? If you are reading this newsletter, it is because you are in a place where you have decided [...]

Balancing a Job and a Business

Sometimes taking the route of working while building your business on the side, is best of both worlds.  By keeping one foot in the familiar, steady paycheck of being an employee, while dipping your toes into the refreshing waters of entrepreneurship, you may lessen the stresses of self-employment.  This gives you time to test those [...]

Walking the “Teeter-Totter” Path of Employment and Entrepreneurship

Many people are making the choice of moving into entrepreneurship in a calculated manner, gradually transitioning from full-time employment to full-time entrepreneurship. However, because your life already has many responsibilities and bills which must be paid, that transition may take some time and comes with its own set of challenges. I know many people who [...]

Did You Really Think Your Path Would Be Straight?

Remember that girl who sat next to you in fourth grade and said she wanted to be a marine biologist?  Yes, the same girl you knew all through high school that took all the science courses. Now you’ve connected on Facebook only to discover that she actually is a marine biologist.  Do you wonder how [...]

I Just Don’t Know How To Handle This Change!

Change is a constant in life.  Sometimes, it seems like it is for the good and sometimes, well, it just hurts and creates fear.  I know – I’ve had a lot of changes in my life.  I’ve been married and divorced – twice, bought a home, did an about face on my career, raised a [...]

Is it Time to Wake Up and Taste the Coffee too?

5:30 – the alarm goes off.  You arise, go down the hall to the bathroom and proceed to the kitchen to turn on the coffee pot.  While that brews, you wake the older children and begin pushing them to get ready for school.  Over the next two hours, its a whirlwind of children, breakfast, backpacks [...]

Embracing Your Power

“You know, it’s not more knowledge, it’s not more education, it’s not more facts that we need.  It’s a better use of what we already have that we need to have.  You have each and everyone of you, within your potential power right now to do a wonderful job in your chosen field – if [...]

How Do You Know When Opportunity is Knocking?

“Opportunities do not come with their values stamped upon them.” ~ Malbie Babcock In your search for life changes and growth, are you overlooking some obvious resources and opportunities?  Are you reject possibilities because you feel that it’s not exactly what you desire?  The key words here are overlooking and rejecting. A common mistake people [...]

I’m So Confused!

Many people know they want to make change in their life.  They know that where they are now just doesn’t feel quite right, but they are also very unsure about what would be the thing to change.  It’s like a pair of ill fitting shoes.  They cover  your feet, but it’s just not comfortable. I [...]

Is This the Right Time to Start a Business?

Is this really the right time to be opening a business?  I mean with the economy and all? I answer these questions with a yes and a no.  Here are the factors that I believe should be seriously considered before beginning any business at any time, but especially now. First, it really depends on a [...]

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