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This insightful career change story comes from guest blogger and one-time client of mine, Michael Donahoe, CFP®, now a financial planner himself, and principal with On Course Financial Group, LLC, of Portland, ME. I just passed the four year anniversary of when I left corporate America and headed out on my own. Since making the [...]
In her “pink slip lemonade” story, guest blogger Pamme Boutselis mentioned how her experience as a volunteer worked in conjunction with paid work experience to enable her to make the shift to her new career. Pamme’s experience echoes my own. At age 30, as part of my first career transition (from engineering to marketing, post-MBA), [...]
This story of making Pink Slip Lemonade from layoff lemons comes from guest blogger Pamme Boutselis of TrackAhead.com, an education and career focused social network launching later this summer. The phone call came mid-morning on my first day back from vacation in early August ‘08. I had just inked the contract for my daughter’s [...]
As co-founders/co-leaders of the Network for Work job search networking group, guest blogger Tammy Hildreth and her colleagues have taken Pink Slip Lemonade-making to a whole new level. After being laid off a few short months ago, they decided they could cover a whole lot more job search ground by working together, so they started meeting [...]
In addition to sharing this story of making Pink Slip Lemonade from layoff lemons, guest blogger Patti Anastasia of Anastasia’s Table personal chef service is also providing our Recipe of the Week, one for each week of Pink Slip Lemonade month. So mix yourself a Pink Slip Lemonade Martini or a Pink Slip Lemonade Iced Tea, and enjoy the [...]
This story of making Pink Slip Lemonade from layoff lemons comes from guest blogger Sue West of Space4U professional organizing services. What’s your next chapter in your life? Seems to me that’s what creating pink slip lemonade is all about. Take the best from your past, include what you love from the present, and move [...]
Today marks the one year anniversary of the book launch party for Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams, by career expert and corporate escapee Pamela Skillings. As a contributor of several tips and tools included in the “Let’s Get Practical” chapter, I couldn’t resist making the trek down to NYC [...]
It’s been nearly a decade, but the image remains vivid. Blue carpet-covered cube farm walls in a 100-year-old converted textile mill building. Logo wear, commemorative paperweights, and other artifacts of more carefree times scattered about. The sound of no work being done as we all hovered around the water cooler with bated breath… Being on the receiving [...]
Ever wonder what it would be like to own a winery, an inn, or a minor league sports team? How about leading outdoor adventures, writing novels or Broadway musicals? There’s no shortage of stories about career changers switching to their dream job, but most gloss over the question on everyone’s mind: “Yeah, but can I make [...]
