The beginning of an exploration to find solutions….

The beginning of an exploration to find solutions….

I find myself in an interesting space as our world and my country goes through a major transformation – I am finding myself transformed especially in a political mindset. Where I am finding myself is one more of a moderator, the middle ground, the listener, the observer, the friend, the compassion, the open mind, etc.

What I am finding is that I have friends on both of political spectrum and I love them all dearly – I don’t judge them – I respect and honor their opinions. What comes to me in all of the turmoil is that the solutions to our problems will not come from proving who is wrong and who is right and forcing our will and ideas on others – where the solution comes from is focusing on our commonalities and working from there. I am opening this up for discussion, to search for a place of solutions, one in which we can all work together to make the world a win-win for all. This is just the beginning and I am open to all of your ideas.

How often to we find ourselves bogged down by being too serious in our job search, in our business or even in our day-to-day life? We get overwhelmed with to do lists, action items, etc, etc. I wanted to take this month to talk about how important it is to incorporate fun into each day – the magic in that is that it unleashes the creativity within us, allows us to make connections we may not have made other ways, and just makes the journey more enjoyable.

I have made this video to share this concept with you – enjoy and have fun!!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Recession Help Job Expo – June 28
Join me at this all day great event filled with amazing workshops including Brian Tracy as a Keynote Speaker and other outstanding speakers and resources here to help you on your job search. For the workshop schedule and more information, please click here.

For other upcoming events, please click here:

Amazing Opportunity to Impact Youth And Make A Great Income!

I am very excited to tell you about an incredible opportunitythat my friend and colleague, Tami Walsh, has just made available!

If you don’t already know Tami, she is the President and Founder of the first life coaching company for teen girls, Teen Wisdom (www.teenwisdom.com).

Tami has personally impacted more than 10,000 teen girls and now, for the first timeever, Tami is making her life coaching methods and systems available to women who have the same passion to help empower teenage girls!

DID YOU KNOW?
70% of 9 year old girls in America have been on a diet
80% of teen girls feel the media sets impossible standards to attain beauty
500,000+ babies are born to girls ages 15-19 in the United States
Kids ages 9-12 are the fastest growing demographic in America today
There is a HUGE opportunity to make a difference (and a great income) with teen girls in your community who desperately need your guidance and support!!

Join Tami for a F.R.E.E LIVE Conference Call with who will share:
Why teen coaching is the #1 most rewarding career you can ever have.
Key strategies to attract clients who can pay you now!
The 3 Essential Qualities of a Teen Life Coach.
The #1 way you can get started as a Teen Life Coach.
During this live call Tami will be sharing what she has learned over the past nine years coaching thousands of teen girls! And, she will share exactly how YOU can become part of her mission to reach 2 million teen girls by the end of 2012 by becoming a certified Teen Wisdom™ Life Coach!!

YOU WANT TO ATTEND THIS CALL!
SPACE IS LIMITED SO TAMI CAN INTERACT AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS!
CLICK HERE NOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS CALL! http://www.teenwisdom.com/makeadifference/

AS AN ADDED BONUS: Just for registering for our call, we will send you Tami’s fascinating article, “How To Talk To Your Teens About War: 7 Tips Every Parent Should Know.”

Marcy Morrison is a Career Strategist and President and Founder of Careers With Wings (www.careerswithwings.com). Marcy is passionate about helping others find their dream career via speaking engagements, media appearances, workshops/training, one-on-one sessions and her book "Finding Your Passion: An Easy Guide to Your Dream Career” (www.myeasycareerguide.com). Marcy also serves as a consultant for Right Management where she holds career transition workshops and assists layoffs in English and Spanish. Marcy is equally dedicated to her vision of giving children and communities opportunities – or wings – to rise above poverty. She serves on the advisory board of the Just Like My Child Foundation (www.justlikemychild.org) and donates 10 percent of her earnings to the organization. Marcy received San Diego's North County Philanthropy Association's Volunteer Award for her work.

The Magic of Serendipity and Your Dream Job

When you are very clear on what it is you want to do and become an expert on selling and presenting your strengths and interests, serendipity has a magical way of presenting opportunities to you. Watch this video of Marcy Morrison of Careers with Wings talk about the magic of serendipity and finding your dream job:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPrqRDyxRso

Marcy Morrison is a Career Strategist and President and Founder of Careers With Wings (www.careerswithwings.com). Marcy is passionate about helping others find their dream career via speaking engagements, media appearances, workshops/training, one-on-one sessions and her book "Finding Your Passion: An Easy Guide to Your Dream Career” (www.myeasycareerguide.com). Marcy also serves as a consultant for Right Management where she holds career transition workshops and assists layoffs in English and Spanish. Marcy is equally dedicated to her vision of giving children and communities opportunities – or wings – to rise above poverty. She serves on the advisory board of the Just Like My Child Foundation (www.justlikemychild.org) and donates 10 percent of her earnings to the organization. Marcy received San Diego's North County Philanthropy Association's Volunteer Award for her work.

Second Chance Community Resource and Job Fair 5/15

Community Job & Resource Fair on May 15, 2009The Community Job & Resource Fair provides an opportunity for employers and service providers in the community to promote their employment opportunities and services. Last year, more than 400 people from the community attended the event, visiting the booths of 54 employers and resources.
Everyone is invited to attend the Community Job & Resource Fair. In addition to the employers and resources listed below, we will offer individual resume critique sessions with corporate human resources professionals.

At 1:30 and 3:00 PM there will be a workshop on "How to Get a Job in Today’s Environment". Scott H. Silverman, Executive Director of Second Chance; Mark Cafferty, President of San Diego Workforce Partnershp; and Phil Blair, CEO of Manpower will offer practical tips, tricks and strategies to help you land a job despite the current economic downturn.

At 2:15 PM there will be a workshop 5 Tips to Finding a Job You Love, presented by Marcy Morrison, author of FINDING YOUR PASSION: The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career and owner of Careers with Wings. This workshop will help you find not just any job but a job that you will really enjoy. Marcy will address the need for a short-term and long-term plan and provide the top 5 tips as you can see are practical tools to finding a job that you love. For more details, visit www.myeasycareerguide.com

The Solution is Not In the Problem - The Solution is You

As a Career Strategist, I feel the need to follow the news about the economy and careers. Well needless to say, after reading all of the news – uggghhh too much negativity out there – there needs to be more focus on the solutions and less on the problem. This is where I want to be – here providing you with a beacon of light filled with hope, inspiration and practical tools.

So where are the solutions? The solutions are inside of you – you have the answers – you may just need some help in unlocking those solutions. Through my book “Finding Your Passion: The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career” (www.myeasycareerguide.com) – I work with you to uncover your own unique greatness and help guide you through the tools you need to find a career you love and yes that is possible in any economy.
If you feel like you need more support, please join us this evening for a Finding Your Dream Job workshop with Friends with Class – more details here.

Also I highly recommend this fantastic workshop Shameless Success Through Self Promotion on Saturday, April 18.

I’ll be speaking at the Head to Toe Women’s Expo this Sunday, April 19 about Finding Your Dream Career.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need a beacon of light on your journey – marcy@careerswithwings.com

Marcy Morrison is a Career Strategist and owner of Careers With Wings (www.careerswithwings.com). Marcy is passionate about helping others find their dream job via speaking engagements, media appearances, workshops/training, and one-on-one sessions. Marcy's book “FINDING YOUR PASSION: The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career" (www.myeasycareerguide.com) is on Amazon and is filled with inspirational stories of people living their passion along with practical, interactive tools of how to live your passion. Marcy also provides career tips via a regular blog and videos on Jobing.com’s website. Serving as a consultant for Right Management (www.right.com) - the largest outplacement firm in the world, Marcy facilitates career transition workshops in both English and Spanish. Marcy is also passionate about giving back and serves on the Advisory Board of and donates 10% of her earnings to the Just Like My Child Foundation (www.justlikemychild.org).

Workshop - Find a Career You Love Even in A Down Economy

Join Careers with Wings for a powerful career workshop on Monday, April 13 with Friends with Class - where you were learn to find a job you love even in a down economy. Learn how to uncover what you love to do/your strengths, market/sell your skills, network and put together a plan. We are offering a special rate for this class of only $25 - normally $50 - we want everyone to have the chance to live their dream. To register now click here - only limited spots available. We look forward to seeing you there to give your career wings.

Testimonial: “I started to grow weary and doubt my abilities these last few months, but your "Five Steps to Living Your Passion in Your Career" really helped me get through this tough time! I HAD to believe in myself, learn to get over my fear of speaking to people I didn’t know and network, and lean on my awesome support team that encouraged me along the way! Thank you Marcy for helping me to uncover my passion despite the odds! I'm really excited about my new job and my future!!” Gail Hill

Marcy Morrison is a Career Strategist and owner of Careers With Wings (www.careerswithwings.com). Marcy is passionate about helping others find their dream job via speaking engagements, media appearances, workshops/training, and one-on-one sessions. Marcy's book “FINDING YOUR PASSION: The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career" (www.myeasycareerguide.com) is on Amazon and is filled with inspirational stories of people living their passion along with practical, interactive tools of how to live your passion. Marcy also provides career tips via a regular blog and videos on Jobing.com’s website. Serving as a consultant for Right Management (www.right.com) - the largest outplacement firm in the world, Marcy facilitates career transition workshops in both English and Spanish. Marcy is also passionate about giving back and serves on the Advisory Board of and donates 10% of her earnings to the Just Like My Child Foundation (www.justlikemychild.org).

Shamelessly Successful Self Promotion

In this economy, we need all the tools we can get out to stand out in a competitive market - I highly recommend this workshop.

Ladies Who Launch ( San Diego ) (http://www.ladieswholaunch.com/sandiego/)
Presents:

What: Shameless Self Promotion with Debbie Allen (www.debbieallen.com) nationally renowned speaker and author

SHAMELESSLY SUCCESSFUL SELF-PROMOTION

Sell Yourself and Your Personal Brand Effectively
Discover the science and the art behind effective self-promotion and learn how it will dramatically increase your success opportunities. Discover the three traits that all highly successful people possess and how they use those traits to continually build success. Learn how to build a powerful personal brand that gets you noticed and creates shameless fans.
Based upon Debbie Allen’s best-selling book, Confessions of Shameless Self-Promoters™

When: April 18 th at 10am to 12:30 pm (begin promptly at 10 am )
Where: Seaside Church
613 Lake Drive
Encinitas , CA 92024
(760) 753-5786
Register:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4093515

About Ladies Who Launch: The mission of Ladies Who Launch is to make entrepreneurship accessible to every women. Ladies Who Launch (LWL) is a national network that provides in-person workshops to incubate businesses and ideas, and ongoing membership that connects women with great business/ inspirational speakers, resources and networking opportunities in person and online.
Marcy Morrison is a Career Strategist and owner of Careers With Wings (www.careerswithwings.com). Marcy is passionate about helping others find their dream job via speaking engagements, media appearances, workshops/training, and one-on-one sessions. Marcy's book “FINDING YOUR PASSION: The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career" (www.myeasycareerguide.com) is on Amazon and is filled with inspirational stories of people living their passion along with practical, interactive tools of how to live your passion. Marcy also provides career tips via a regular blog and videos on Jobing.com’s website. Serving as a consultant for Right Management (www.right.com) - the largest outplacement firm in the world, Marcy facilitates career transition workshops in both English and Spanish. Marcy is also passionate about giving back and serves on the Advisory Board of and donates 10% of her earnings to the Just Like My Child Foundation (www.justlikemychild.org).

Always Be on Your A Game Especially in a Down Economy

I recently heard a story from a friend of mine who had an intern working for her. She had set up a perfect opportunity up for her intern – even though it was unpaid – it provided the intern with much needed business experience to help increase her skillset/enhance her resume as well as lead to contacts in her dream field. Well basically the intern dropped the ball on her projects with the justification that it was unpaid and she needed to spend her time on other things including looking for her job. Well guess what happened next? Yes you guessed it – the intern interviewed for a job and used my friend as a reference. Do you think that my friend could give her intern a stellar reference, which is crucial to stand out in this competitive market? No, obviously not – the intern had not delivered on her promises to complete her work. My friend had to clearly state the truth that this person could not meet deadlines and did not take the initiative. Lesson learned – treat every opportunity seriously and go over and beyond the call of duty – you need to do what it takes to make yourself stand out by not only living up to your obligations, but doing a great job even in an unpaid internship. The truth is that people are doing whatever it takes to stand out in this economy, which includes internships to gain valuable work experience and stellar references. If you can’t deliver, there are 100 people in line behind you that would happily take an unpaid internship to get valuable experience and a strong reference for a dream job, so remember to be on your A Game at each opportunity – it may well be your ticket to finding your dream job.

Marcy Morrison is a Career Strategist and owner of Careers With Wings (www.careerswithwings.com). Marcy is passionate about helping others find their dream job via speaking engagements, media appearances, workshops/training, and one-on-one sessions. Marcy's book “FINDING YOUR PASSION: The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career" (www.myeasycareerguide.com) is on Amazon and is filled with inspirational stories of people living their passion along with practical, interactive tools of how to live your passion. Marcy also provides career tips via a regular blog and videos on Jobing.com’s website. Serving as a consultant for Right Management (www.right.com) - the largest outplacement firm in the world, Marcy facilitates career transition workshops in both English and Spanish. Marcy is also passionate about giving back and serves on the Advisory Board of and donates 10% of her earnings to the Just Like My Child Foundation (www.justlikemychild.org).

Pink Slips Can Lead to a Rosy Forecast

I recently contributed to an article for the La Jolla Light entitled "Pink Slips Can Lead to A Rosy Forecast." The journalist Maria Connor called me saying I know there has to be some positive in this economic storm, can you please share the positive that you have seen. The truth is that from November - January, I supported many layoffs in both English and Spanish and was on the front lines - I could see how hard it was on many people but at the same time I saw many positive aspects coming from this storm. You can see these insights in the article in the La Jolla Light - http://www.lajollalight.com/life/255197-pink-slips-can-lead-to-rosy-forecast

Marcy Morrison is a Career Strategist and owner of Careers With Wings (www.careerswithwings.com). Marcy is passionate about helping others find their dream job via speaking engagements, media appearances, workshops/training, and one-on-one sessions. “FINDING YOUR PASSION: The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career" will be launched April 1, 2009 (on Amazon now for preorder) and will be filled with inspirational stories of people living their passion along with practical, interactive tools of how to live your passion. Marcy also provides career tips via a regular blog and videos on Jobing.com’s website. Serving as a consultant for Right Management (www.right.com) - the largest outplacement firm in the world, Marcy facilitates career transition workshops in both English and Spanish. Marcy is also passionate about giving back and serves on the Advisory Board of and donates 10% of her earnings to the Just Like My Child Foundation (www.justlikemychild.org).

Dream Job Success Story - Don't Give Up on Your Dream

I was so happy when I opened up on my email on Saturday and read about someone who succeeded in finding a job they are passionate about in a down economy. Gail shared her story how she heard me speak at a Jobing.com Career Expo last Fall and that she followed the steps that I presented to her that resulted in her success - that made my day. I am encouraged to here of many people finding jobs they love and I share Gail's email to me to serve as inspiration to you to not give up on your dream:

Dear Marcy,

After being fired from my last job in October 2008, I found myself relieved and scared. I was relieved because I was really tired of being underemployed in a “survival” job. I knew the career field that would stimulate my mind and diminish that sense of depression I found with my job. I gradually found myself scared because while there were millions of people who were unemployed due to lay offs, being fired and having to explain that situation was frightening. At last count, I had applied to well over 120 jobs in five months with only three interviews! So, instead of taking desperate measures applying to any position available, I made my job search specific and applied to positions that I really wanted to do. For the first time in my life, I followed my dream and despite all the obstacles - my job finally came through! I found this position through an online job search website. I started to grow weary and doubt my abilities these last few months, but your "Five Steps to Living Your Passion in Your Career" really helped me get through this tough time! I know some people thought I was CRAZY because I put all my focus on finding my dream job vs. finding ANY job. There are too many people who get up day after day and go to work at jobs that they aren’t passionate about! I just couldn’t see myself making the same mistake of taking a job out of fear when I knew in my heart I wanted a position that could give me so much more! I HAD to believe in myself, learn to get over my fear of speaking to people I didn’t know and network, and lean on my awesome support team that encouraged me along the way! Thank you Marcy for helping me to uncover my passion despite the odds! I'm really excited about my new job and my future!!

Thanks again, Gail Hill

If you want to learn about the steps that Gail took - make sure you pick up a copy of Marcy's book "Finding Your Passion: An Easy Guide to Your Career Success" available on Amazon for preorder.

The greatest part is that Gail is now helping others on their journey.

Marcy Morrison is a Career Strategist and owner of Careers With Wings (www.careerswithwings.com). Marcy is passionate about helping others find their dream job via speaking engagements, media appearances, workshops/training, and one-on-one sessions. “FINDING YOUR PASSION: The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career" will be launched April 1, 2009 (on Amazon now for preorder) and will be filled with inspirational stories of people living their passion along with practical, interactive tools of how to live your passion. Marcy also provides career tips via a regular blog and videos on Jobing.com’s website. Serving as a consultant for Right Management (www.right.com) - the largest outplacement firm in the world, Marcy facilitates career transition workshops in both English and Spanish. Marcy is also passionate about giving back and serves on the Advisory Board of and donates 10% of her earnings to the Just Like My Child Foundation (www.justlikemychild.org).

Sigue Adelante/Keep Moving Forward

Sigue Adelante/Keep Moving Forward
By Marcy Morrison, Careers with Wings (www.careerswithwings.com)

Currently, we are continually bombarded with the news of layoffs, an increasing unemployment rate and the economic downturn. I find that many people are desperately seeking solutions, hope and practical tools during these times and as a career strategist, I feel a sense of responsibility to step up to the plate and provide this service. I also am a strong advocate that people should not give up hope on searching for the job that they love even if they have to create a short-term solution in the process of getting to that dream.

To start, I would like to share that I was greatly inspired when speaking to a group of workers who were recently laid off, all originally from Mexico. We were speaking about how they were taking the news of a recent layoff and they said honestly, we have all that we need to be grateful, we have our family and our health. Another said, I have all that I need to take my next step – my brain, my hands and feet. They immediately came from a place of resourcefulness and were willing to put together even multiple jobs to do what it takes to make ends meet until they figured out a long-term solution. Even after a layoff and tight economic times, this group is confident that they will find their next employment step and follow the philosophy of “sigue adelante” or keep moving forward.

How can others use this philosophy combined with other tools to find their next step:

Step 1: Stay positive. It is key to remain positive in the midst of the negative news so you can present yourself in your best light when you are entering into an interview. The key to staying positive is to surround yourself with positive people and build a support team. I encourage you to find a mentor via networking or consider hiring a professional coach to help you remain positive and to receive practical tools for your job search. It is also helpful to read inspirational books, such as “The Success Principles” by Jack Canfield. Check in regularly with people that truly believe in you and support you to keep you on track and your confidence up. Make sure that you are maintaining a balance in your life and take care of yourself by incorporating fun and exercise into each day. Take time each day to make a gratitude list, the truth is that we all have something or many things to be grateful for and when we are focused on this as opposed to the negative, we will be coming from a much more positive space while we are looking for a job.

Step 2: Become the expert on marketing and selling your strengths and value. Get clear on what you love to do and what your strengths are. Once you are clear on your interests and strengths, you will be more confident in marketing and selling your skills. Take the time to analyze the value you have provided to past companies and practice clearly and effectively presenting this value so you can stand out in an interview. If you can present yourself with a positive attitude combined with an excellent presentation of your value, you are making yourself much more competitive. Especially in this economy, it is a good idea to examine areas where you may need some more training and consider taking classes to increase your skill set and marketability.

Step 3: Sigue adelante (keep moving forward)/resourcefulness. It is important that you learn to block out the negativity around you and stay focused on your goals and keep moving forward. After graduation, my dream was to work in Latin America saving the world. I graduated in the middle of a recession, so I constantly heard that not only was I not going to find my dream job, I would be lucky to find any job. I didn't let that discourage me; I stayed focused on my dream and landed my dream job with the Inter-American Foundation doing grassroots development work in El Salvador. Also consider setting a short-term goal which may entail doing a job that you may not be 100% passionate about, but at the same time keep moving towards the goal of finding a job that you are passionate about. For example, when I moved to San Diego it was the middle of a recession and I worked in a restaurant, volunteered/interned to make connections, and attended graduate school. Be resourceful, examine your skills and see how you can put together multiple opportunities for the short-term.

Step 4: Networking. 80% of all jobs come from networking and this is where you need to spend the majority of your time looking for a job. A lot of times, attending events can be expensive but a critical way to meet people in your field of interest. Contact the event organizer and see if they need volunteers and if so, take advantage of this golden networking opportunity. When networking, make sure you can articulate what you want to do and what you have to offer in a 30 second presentation. People don't have time to listen to long-winded stories. Plus you never know when this 30 second pitch may be useful.

Step 5: Set goals/get organized: To ensure success in finding a job, you need to stay focused and organized. This is a great area to leverage the support of your mentor or coach who can keep you accountable for the goals that you have set. Create a tracking system with concrete goals including when you need to find your job and determine what steps you are going to take to make that happen.

It is crucial to “sigue adelante”/keep moving forward. Take that first step by remaining positive and continue taking action each day by following the steps above and you will come out on top.

Take the time to view Marcy’s recent news segment on KUSI where she speaks about how to stand out in a competitive market: http://www.kusi.com/news/goodmorning/34930319.html and Careers with Wings YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/marcym)

Marcy Morrison is a Career Strategist and owner of Careers With Wings (www.careerswithwings.com). Marcy is passionate about helping others find their dream job via speaking engagements, media appearances, workshops/training, one-on-one sessions and her current self-published book "Careers with Wings: Finding Your Dream Job" http://www.lulu.com/content/1832742. Marcy has signed with Morgan James Publishing and her book: “FINDING YOUR PASSION: The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career" will be launched early 2009 and will be filled with inspirational stories of people living their passion along with practical, interactive tools of how to live your passion. Marcy also provides career tips via a regular blog and videos on Jobing.com’s website. Serving as a consultant for Right Management (www.right.com) - the largest outplacement firm in the world, Marcy facilitates career transition workshops in both English and Spanish. Marcy is also passionate about giving back and serves on the Advisory Board of and donates 10% of her earnings to the Just Like My Child Foundation (www.justlikemychild.org).