A young writer pounds away at a beat up old typewriter crammed tightly in his laundry room. The year is 1973. He works three jobs - one as a full time teacher, and the others in the summer doing industrial laundry and pumping gas. These jobs, along with his wife's, barely keep his family - a toddler and a newborn - off of welfare. For most people, finding time to write would be the last … [Read more...]
6 Experts Help You Afford A Change Of Career
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. -- Woody AllenWe'd probably all like to have more money. It gives us choices, and to some, the freedom to choose things - like whether it's time for a change of career - equals happiness. But if you're feeling forced to stick with a job you don't like because you need the money, … [Read more...]
Worried You Might Make The Wrong Career Choice?
This morning I changed my outfit. Four times. It's not that I can't commit. It's that I have a lot of good ideas, I'm creative, I sometimes get bored, or something else strikes my fancy. Maybe you can relate. It's not much of a problem when it comes to wardrobe changes. The only consequence is I have a ton of clothes to put away (which I hate.) But when it comes to committing … [Read more...]
Being Robbed? How To Find A Career You Love
“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.” – Nora RobertsDo you wake up in the morning feeling as if someone is about to steal another day right out from under you? If you trade nearly every day of your precious life doing work you … [Read more...]
Is Quitting Your Job Motivating or Terrifying?
Is quitting your job motivating? Or terrifying??? I have a client that keeps toying with the idea of quitting her job. Maybe you think about quitting your job too. She believes it may be the only way to get her unstuck from her job that's just a little too comfortable. She knows she's got potential, and she knows she's meant for more than doing what … [Read more...]
