plus 1, Communication Expert Tells How To Create A Job You Love - PRWeb

Communication Expert Tells How To Create A Job You Love - PRWeb

Posted: 28 May 2010 06:09 AM PDT

Finding passion in a tight economy

San Francisco (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 28, 2010 -- Whether you're looking to create an entirely new career or just have a more positive perspective on your current job, there are certain strategies that people use that dramatically impact their ability to have a job they love. Landmark Education communication expert David Cunningham has worked with many, many people in Landmark Education seminars who have successfully used the simple tips below to go from "I work to pay the bills" to having a something that has them get up in the mornings eager to get to something they love doing.

Here are Cunningham's three great strategies for jump-starting your new future:

1) Paint a picture of the life you want
Most people move along in life choosing a career path based on childhood experiences, education or family desires. While it's fine to consider the experience and credentials you currently have in your inventory, don't be limited by them. Create a picture of what you want your life to look like, then ask yourself what sort of career would contribute to that future unfolding.

2) Borrow some other brains
It's easy to get stuck in habitual ways of thinking, particularly when you're dissatisfied in your current job or career. This is when it's very helpful to be open to the contributions of others. Share your vision of your life with others, and invite them to brainstorm with you regarding possibilities for new opportunities. People will put you on to resources, ideas, contacts, and even entire careers you never would have thought of on your own. You don't have to do this by yourself –the most successful people in this world are skilled at tapping into the resource that other people are.

3) Practice new ways of being
You might need to step into a bigger pair of shoes. To create a new job, or a new career, you may have to stronger than you've been in the past when faced with challenges. One way to do this is to emulate someone successful you admire, and when the times get tough, ask yourself, what would my hero do? More importantly, how would they be being right now? Would they be being powerful? Unstoppable? Bold? Then be like them. In time, you'll be who you want to be.

Cunningham suggests asking these questions right now: What matters to you? What gives you a zing? "You really can create a job for yourself that you're passionate about, that gives you satisfaction," asserts Cunningham. "The biggest difference between those who merely dream, and those who succeed in realizing their dreams, is the ability to think and act in new ways. When you challenge your existing perspectives, you're able to access new levels of creativity, which translates into breakthrough results."

David Cunningham is a communication expert and seminar leader for Landmark Education, a personal and professional growth, training and development company that's had more than 1.2 million people use its programs to cause breakthroughs in their personal lives as well as in their communities, generating more than 100,000 community projects around the world. In The Landmark Forum, Landmark's flagship program, people cause breakthroughs in their performance, communication, relationships and overall satisfaction in life. For more information, please visit www.landmarkeducation.com.

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Can you spare me a job? Alleys hold career fairs - Arizona Daily Star

Posted: 21 May 2010 11:57 PM PDT

Bowling often is called the sport of the working class. In Tucson, it's become the sport of job hunters.

Twice a week, on different ends of town, dozens of employment seekers gather at local bowling alleys for free games of 10-pin and a chance to rub elbows with someone who might offer them a means to make a living.

Tucson Bowl, 7020 E. 21st St., and Santa Cruz Lanes, 3665 S. 16th Ave., have been combining free bowling with job fairs one morning a week at each site since early May.

The concept, which started in Michigan and spread to a handful of Arizona cities, has led to at least 10 local hirings so far, said Tucson Bowl manager Gary Gaynor Jr.

When the economy slows down, so does the bowling business, he said.

"If we can help people get back to work, everybody wins," Gaynor said.

Incongruous sights and sounds are everywhere at these sessions.

Employers set up application tables atop carpets dotted with neon bowling balls as Michael Jackson songs waft from the alley's sound system.

The clatter of falling pins filled the air, along with the aroma of barbecued chicken wings, as Ann Mazza showed up Friday in search of work.

"I'm looking for anything," said Mazza, 44, recently laid off from a credit collections job. "This sounded like an interesting concept so I thought, why not?"

She faced a problem getting dressed that morning, though. What to wear to an event that's part fun, part job hunt?

"I went for the interview look," said Mazza, sporting a navy sweater and tan slacks as she clutched a binder full of résumés.

"We've seen everything from blue jeans to business suits," Gaynor said. "And they all got up and bowled.

"We even had a cop bowling in uniform one day."

Recruiters from the Tucson Police Department, Truly Nolen pest control, the Pascua Yaqui tribal government, and several health-care firms have taken part.

The U.S. Army also has shown up, so far snagging one potential recruit.

Unlike traditional job fairs, which often charge employers $50 to $300 for tables, firms can set up for free at the bowling lanes.

The sessions have drawn anywhere from 20 to 65 job seekers at a time, Gaynor said.

"So far it's gone pretty well," the manager said. "Not as well as we'd hoped, but we're still getting the word out."

The two bowling centers - both owned by the same parent firm - will continue the job fairs next week and may extend them into June if turnout warrants, Gaynor said.

Richard Crum, 52, who showed up at Friday's job fair with his bowling bag, said he's grateful for anything that might help him find work.

He's been laid off twice since 2008, most recently from a maintenance job in Green Valley.

"At this point," he said, " I just need to pay the bills."

Contact reporter Carol Ann Alaimo at calaimo@azstarnet.com or at 573-4138.

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