05 Feb 10 A pink slip or a blank page?

Getting laid off and losing a job doesn’t have to be the end of the world.  It can be the best time to reinvent yourself. As one person in Lemonade: The Movie said, it’s not a pink slip – it’s a blank page.

Tags: attitude, laid off, lemonade, multiple careers, reinvent, video

09 Nov 09 Pursuing Your Passion

Ever feel like someone’s trying to tell you something?

1. Early this afternoon I did an in-person interview for How I Got My Job with a good friend of mine, Marc Hopkins, about how he got his recent job as an adjunct professor at a local university. During that interview he talked about YourOneDegree.com. From their website: “Your One Degree is the specific focus and direction you were put on planet earth to pursue and accomplish.”
2. Later this afternoon, while browsing the aggregate feed for this year’s National Podcast Post Month (NaPodPoMo) website, I found this post from Will Brown entitled Pursuing Your Passion. I was intrigued so much that I had to take a second listen.
3. My good friend and Cincinnati-area colleague Cliff Ravenscraft from GSPN.tv has a blog and podcast entitled Pursuing a Balanced Life. You may have seen some updates on Twitter with the #PABL hashtag; Cliff and this community are behind that. He left a high-paying job selling insurance to pursue a passion in podcasting and has been able to make a living doing that. I’ve heard him share his story a number of times, and I continue to be inspired.

Maybe it’s that being in transition removes a lot of the other constraints I felt like I was under when I was working full-time, but I’m at least seeing a lot more varied opportunities come my way to try new things.

What about you?

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Tags: Cliff Ravenscraft, GSPN, mission, multiple careers, NaPodPoMo, One Degree, PABL, passion

23 Sep 08 Treading Water in a Job Search

I’ve been reading a book called One Person / Multiple Careers by Marci Alboher. It’s got me thinking differently about how I see my life and career.

I have been searching for a position that combines what I do with social/new media with the business intelligence/development stuff I get paid for. I am still unsure if and how these both can be done, or if I should continue pursuing these disparately.

I have had a number of friends suggest that I pursue a career in new media marketing, because I’m great at it. My nature has not been one to take risks, and I know that has limited me from opportunities.

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I feel like I’m treading water right now. I know that I’m not passionate enough about different programming languages to spend time trying to keep up with that technology. I am more passionate about interacting with people.

What do you think? How would you recommend I continue my search? I’m open to your suggestions.

Tags: multiple careers, self-assessment