The birth of a second child. The hospitalization of an elderly parent. Being offered a severance package. Unfulfilling work and a pervasive feeling of boredom. What led up to the decision points for these women varies yet each of them ultimately chose life changing new jobs. In three cases, glimmers of their interests were present…
Inspiration to Follow Your Blueprint
Signs, Seeds, & Rewards
Here Debra Kavalos-Delaney, the owner of MemorableEntertaining.com, reflects on her journey from a 32-year corporate career to starting a business. Debra acknowledges that it took her a long time to “listen” to the signs pointing toward a major career change but that eventually she had a “greater fear of the consequences” of not following her…
You Have Options
by Ginny Kravitz, Deputy Editor More Than You Think “Being wealthy is not about having money. It’s about having options.” That’s what Chris Rock told Oprah Winfrey in a recent interview. Commenting on his foray into live theatre, Chris framed it as part of his overall desire to try new things. “I should take complete advantage…
Time to Spring Clean
We love the idea of spring cleaning your career and these suggestions apply whether you’re in active job search mode or just want to be proactive. “Ten Tips For Spring Cleaning Your Career.”
Use More Than One Strategy To Land the Job You Want
Here are the strategies that nine women used to obtain the jobs they wanted. Take a look and see which ones spark an idea for you. If you were to select a few approaches to pursue which would they be? To inject some new energy into your campaign, try adding a strategy that you haven’t…
Connecting Two Dreams
Here’s one woman’s account of what it was like to realize that after years of pursuing what she thought she wanted, a new dream was forming. It took some introspection and revisiting of her childhood before clarity came to Diana Abu-Jabar . Diana’s younger self had concluded that meaningful work and having children were mutually exclusive…