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Did you know that your LinkedIn profile is a big part of your professional brand? Make sure yours is up to date with your skills, education, and unique qualities that set you apart as a candidate. Read more about elevating your brand on our blog linked in our profile! #drivenbybetter #fisherinvestments #FisherCareers #MondayMotivation

Signs you might be suited to a portfolio career: → You have multiple strengths, passions, interests and desires, and feel trapped being tied to just one thing → You’re willing to trade off certainty in the short term for optionality in the long term → You’re capable of being fully self managed → You’re prepared to reach out to complete strangers → You’re determined to find your way into the money, creativity, freedom and purpose Venn diagram → You can see that we’re entering a new era of work, and want to be a part of it Moving away from a full time job into a portfolio career made up of many projects, clients, income streams and creative pursuits isn’t easy. But then…what worth doing ever is? 👀 — If this resonated, follow me at Anna Mackenzie or subscribe to my weekly newsletter, where I share lessons for founders, solopreneurs and those striving to build a portfolio career on their own terms (link in the comments below) 💗

Well, I can now say that I've joined the club of "coaches that spend too much time drafting the "perfect" post, only for it to be accidentally deleted." Oops! I no longer have the time to re-write it verbatim, but here's the gist: Please don't be too quick to discount your early work experience. Lately, I've seen clients feel shame around how they spent their time early in their career. The shame comes up when talking about career pathways, narrative, and in interview prep. It can be helpful to remember that early career roles can teach us valuable and hard lessons. But, they often also teach the essential skills that are so pivotal later on once we're more established. Here are a few specific skill examples that early career roles can provide: ↗ Communication ↗ Adaptability ↗ Time Management ↗ Follow Through ↗ Collaboration ↗ Problem Solving There are so many more that could be added here. So, before being quick to discard what you've done in your early career, try to learn from it and explore how you've applied those learnings to where you are today and what might be next! #careercoaching #mondaymotivation

You THINK you KNOW someone... And then... ... you realize, they're so much more than LinkedIn posts and comments. It's been a minute since I've introduced myself, so I wanted to take a few minutes to tell you a little about me. Maybe we have something in common! Hi! 👋 I'm Caryn. I live in Southwest Florida. I haven't lived in Florida all my life though. I was born in Pennsylvania (near Allentown). We lived on a little farm of sorts, with steers and pigs and a giant veggie garden. When I was 11, my family moved to a tiny town in the middle of no where Florida called Sebring. If you're a race car fan, you might know it. I attended the University of Florida and definitely bleed orange and blue... Go Gators! After searching for a major that didn't require Calculus, I landed on English. Writing has always come easily to me, and I enjoy it. It's one of the most wonderful gifts I've been given in this life. After graduating, I moved to the New York City and worked for various financial companies, mainly as a writer of marketing materials. I worked for some pretty big companies, like New York Life Insurance Company, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, and Value Line. I was Series 6 and Series 7 licensed (funny considering I hated Calculus). I eventually came back to Florida, been here 24 years. Ready for a change though - to North Carolina or Tennessee. I love the mountains, hiking, cool weather, occasional snow, and kind people. It'll be a few years before we can move, so until then, we love to vacation in the Smoky Mountains. I came to #voiceover in winding journey out of the corporate world. Been doing vo full time for over 16 years. It's been an incredible career, and I'm fortunate to be able to do it. I especially enjoy commercial work. The intricacies of #advertising are so perfectly pondered, and fascinating. My dream jobs would be narrator of a series/show, and the voice of a long running #commercial campaign. I love doing #retail and #grocery store reads! #relatable Animals big and small make me happy, especially our two dogs, Romeo and Oliver. They're both #rescuedogs, and just the cutest little creatures. As I'm writing this, I keep dipping my hand in to a bag of white chocolate popcorn, shoving fingerfuls in to my mouth. Yeah, I love sweets, too. I also love Pure Barre, a fitness studio, and that's a good thing considering the aforementioned sweets addiction. I also adore my husband. He's my second one, and my last, and best partner. He makes me laugh every.single.day. He is my people. I am a steward of the communities I live in, be it the vo community, alumni community, or our local community. I've participated in boards of directors from local to national. There's joy in giving back and helping. Someone recently called me a "door opener," and yeah, that fits. Connecting people makes me happy. So, that's just a little about me. Let's hear about you! What do we have in common?

In this episode of the Dream Job Equation with Ben Passman, host Ben Passman contends that it's possible to rediscover the career aspirations you had as a child and blend them with your adult professional skills. He maintains that over time, many shelve their early ambitions for more practical jobs out of financial necessity. However, Ben shares examples of those who fused their grown-up talents with longtime passions—like an accountant who now handles finances for animal shelters. Even if you can't totally switch fields, he suggests outlets like volunteer work or side businesses. Passman argues it's never too late to reconnect youthful enthusiasm with your calling. By getting creative, you can find renewed purpose, reward and joy in your work. #career #resume #jobsearch #dreamjob #gethirednow

You won't believe the shocking reason why I'm hired! 🤯🔥 Discover the number one secret behind my bookings and referrals. It's not just about my energy and personality, but also about the engaging and entertaining experience I bring. Find out why I'm the top choice for educational and fun events. #HiredForAReason #ShockingSecret #EngagingExperience #TopChoiceSpeaker #EducationalAndFun #BookingsAndReferrals #EnergyAndPersonality #SpeakerGoals #ProfessionalEngagement #EntertainingExperience

30 years ago I had my first job delivering newspapers for the pressconnects.com / Press & Sun-Bulletin in Endicott, NY. This was an opportunity to make my own money but what I didn't realize at the time was the work ethic and life skills I learned along with it. <> Getting up at 5:30 am every morning, rain or shine, even if I was sick, without my parents waking me. <> Walking out on the streets alone and behind houses in near darkness <> Being responsible for collecting money bi-weekly from all of the subscribers I had that job for 6 years and took maybe 1-2 weeks of vacation per year. It was a grind but I never thought about it as a grind. -> It was what had to be done to get what I wanted. And that's what makes me curious about the next generation. What is going to be their "Paper route?" Where will they learn work ethic? Discipline? Showing up when they don't feel like it? The days of the Paper Route are long gone. Soon enough, if we're not careful, so will our kids' understanding of work ethic and getting the job done even under the most difficult circumstances. I don't have the answers. I'm asking. What jobs/responsibilities are your kids involved in that are helping them learn these life skills? #justgetstarted #parenting #parentingtips #parentingjourney

Hey Bees! Where are my bees that are making over 50K a year? Drop a honey pot in the comments below and tell us what industry you’re currently working in. For the bees that can’t drop a honey just yet, it’s okay. But, let me tell you a secret! We offer a few services that can help you get more honey! Ask us about our Career Coaching services and our Negotiating While Black course! It’s almost 2024 new year new honey! Once again, the mood is NEW YEAR NEW HONEY! #careergrowth #earningpotential #salarygoal #professionaldevelopment #careercoaching #incomeincrease #negotiationskills #NewYearNewCareer

Happy New Year! Who needs an endorsement or recommendation today? Would love to help spruce up anyone's profile! We must be 1st connections, so connect with me if we aren't! All I ask is that you give one in return and give one forward to someone else! Start the new year off on a positive note :) #supporteachother #growthmindset

The second time I got laid off: working for a community newspaper as a reporter. I got "accidentally" promoted to associate publisher to run a new monthly business publication, where I was tasked with, well, pretty much everything: finding stories, reporting them. generating advertising revenue, pagination, etc. Meanwhile, I knew nothing about business at the time, but loved the idea of growing something from the ground up. Interest grew, and so did circulation. However, never a master multitasker, I asked for help. I was told they couldn't provide it until we received more ad revenue. I told them I couldn't focus on generating more revenue 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘴 all the other stuff without getting help first. That impasse lasted about a year, with likely a lot of passive aggressive complaints from me along the way. Weeks later, I was hired to (what I thought could be) my dream job... 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱: - Don't take an opportunity strictly for vanity. - If something doesn't sit right, be assertive enough to address it, and be willing enough to lose it. - Know and accept your limitations and where you draw the line. #WinOrLearn #NextChapter