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Looking to reinvent yourself but not sure which direction to take? Do yourself — and your wallet – a favor and get some advice from an expert BEFORE you make any big, potentially costly career moves. If one-on-one coaching isn’t right for you, check out career coach Randi Bussin’s new 1-day Reinventure Retreat, a workshop that gives you [...]
Dreaming of reinventing your professional self? Does that dream include a cut in pay? Yeah, right! But, for many, it may be the reality, at least temporarily. So how do you make your dream career happen anyway?? Career expert Randi Bussin and I teamed up on this article to provide some answers to just that question. The [...]
According to a new CareerBuilder survey, many are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to earning a living, with more than a quarter of those laid off in the last six months pondering self-employment. With the job market still so tight and the rewards of self-employment great, it’s no wonder. Once an [...]
For the last couple years, probably for obvious reasons (“It’s the economy, stupid”), this blog has focused on unintentional career change — you know, the kind whereby a layoff is the trigger that prompts a person to pursue a different line of work. The kind that sometimes feels less like jumping ship, and more like getting pushed [...]
Now that Higher Ed month is over and in keeping with the week’s theme (Labor Day), I can share the news I’ve been wanting to tell since August 25: The newly revised version of Making A Living Without A Job, by Barbara Winter, is on the bookshelves now! If you’re a career changer who’s recently [...]
This career change story comes from guest blogger and college planning expert Todd Weaver, Senior Associate with Strategies for College, Inc., our “go to” guy for August’s “Higher Ed” month. Have you ever heard the phrase, “you can plan all you want, then life happens?” That’s exactly what happened to my family in the past year as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
