Hi Friends,
I will be moderating a FANTASTIC panel of experts who work in animal-related fields TONIGHT at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific.
The panel includes Dr. Jon Geller (who, in his 40’s went back to school to become a vet! Dr. Jon now practices in Colorado), Judy Robin (Horse Boarder and Stable Owner in Kentucky), Debi Ropes (Dog Daycare Owner in Colorado) and Paula Vellozzi (Alpaca Rancher/Breeder in Oregon).
If you’re like many of my career consulting clients, you’ve perhaps always dreamed about working in a career that involves animals, but have never known HOW to get into the business. This is the perfect (FREE!) teleclass for you….please feel free to also tell your friends!
Sign-Up and Receive the Call-In Number Here!
Cheers,
Brian
www.briankurth.com
Hi Portland Friends (and for those of you not in Portland, please check my “events” page so we can catch up in person when I’m in NYC, Chicago, LA, etc)!
Changing jobs is always a challenge, even in the best of times. In today’s job market and economic environment, you particularly don’t need rhetoric about career transitioning; you need an action plan that will get you moving in the right direction.
Join Career Coach Will Wiebe and me for a special Happy Hour and presentation of “The Ultimate 40-Hour Career Transition Plan”.
Will and I will take you through a 40-hour step-by step plan that will help you:
- Identify your ideal type of work
- Research companies/organizations in that field
- Find contacts within these companies/organizations
- Communicate with these contacts as potential mentors
- Secure three mentors in your field of interest
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
WHAT:
5:30 – 6:15 p.m. – networking and socializing (no-host Happy Hour)
6:15 – 6:45 p.m. – Brian and Will present “The Ultimate 40-Hour Career Transition Plan” followed by a Q & A
6:45 – 7:30 p.m. – More fun, socializing and networking (no-host Happy Hour)
WHERE:
Aura
1022 W. Burnside (across the street from Powell’s)
Portland, Oregon – Click here for a map
Please RSVP Here!
Cheers!
Brian
www.briankurth.com
Yes, that’s right. Bea Arthur, the beloved actress and comedienne who passed away this past weekend at 86, would want you to be happy on the job.
How do I know? I was watching my fave Sunday morning news shows (I’m a total news wonk) and CBS Sunday Morning did a tribute to Bea including an interview with her a couple of years ago when she was doing her one woman show on Broadway. The CBS correspondent asked her, “Why are you doing Broadway at an age when most people are long retired?” Bea passionately replied, “Actors don’t retire! People who HATE their jobs retire!”
I love it. So true. Of course many of us who love our jobs may not work as many hours as we head into traditional retirement years, but we “get” what Bea was saying. If I were, for instance, an accountant or an IT manager, I would surely be planning my retirement. Now. I don’t like crunching numbers and I’m a complete technophobe (the Apple store staff in downtown Portland knows me by first name due to all my questions) so those would not be dream jobs for me. But The Golden Girl has it right — if you love what you do, you won’t have to, or want to, retire.
Bea’s passion as an actress is a perfect segue for me to encourage everyone to sign up for a free teleclass, “8 Steps To A Successful Career Transition”, I’m moderating on Monday, May 4 at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. My expert panelists are career and life coaches Dori Mintzer, Roberta Taylor and Will Wiebe. They are 50+ (actually, all are 60+ but don’t tell them I told you) and will have detailed advice on how a 45+ person can make a career transition into something they love. We’ll be geared a bit more toward the 45+ crowd but you younger folks are more than welcome to join as you’ll discover a thing or two as well, I’m sure.
“8 Steps To A Successful Career Transition” – Sign-up here for the free teleclass!
And share with a friend – the more the merrier.
With that, Bea, I hope you’re having a blast entertaining folks wherever you are! I know one thing’s for sure: You’ll never fully retire.
Cheers,
Brian
www.briankurth.com
I love this article in tomorrow’s St. Petersburg’s Times:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/article995245.ece
Martin’s story, like so many of my career consulting clients‘ stories, exemplify the benefits of taking a part-time job in one’s dream job while still working in the “non-dream job”. You NEVER know where it may lead. Moonlight! If you can do it, do it! It’s the best way to earn respect in a new field….network….and to learn on someone else’s dime! Even in this challenging economy.
Onward in 2009! Go for it….
Best,
Brian
www.briankurth.com
