Monday, April 13, 2009

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).

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

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).

Monday, April 6, 2009

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).

Sunday, April 5, 2009

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).