Kudos to you and the pay it forward idea! I was on the Launch Summit webinar a few weeks back which you facilitated. Great job by the way! Similar to Fadi’s message above, I’ve worked for Oracle and have 17 years of software sales experience and am looking to transition my sales success and background to the pet industry. (I typed this same question on the webinar) I have a sincere desire and interest in working as a successful sales experience in the 45 billion dollar pet industry but don’t know how where to turn or how to get started. I have an existing online pet business called ZodiacDog.com which is floundering and as a result am looking to get back into sales to get some revenue coming in. Any thoughts, suggestions or ideas are greatly appreciated! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Dean aka ZodiacDog

I think it is great that you are giving back to the community. So here is my tale of whoa. In the good ole year of 2003 I decided it would be a great idea to become an entrepreneur. Things were going swell, at the young age of 23 I was a business owner, how exhilarating. Can you imagine the possibilities…? The window for digital signage was wide open as the industry was practically in its infancy and I was a pioneer. Years pasted and four years later I found myself in the world of a glib 2007, if you can only picture this as the scene from “The Grinch,” all or most of the people in “Whoville” were happy and then then the “Grinch” shows up to snatch their happiness away. The economy tanked and with that so did my business. The window was now slammed shut. Let’s just say 2007 – 2008 was not my best year as I also had a major Lupus flare up that caused me to me out of commission for six months. Fast forward to today, I have gone through several iterations of my resume, spoken to both my under graduate and graduate universities’ career services departments, attended a few job fairs, one of which landed me a part time job with the Bears for the upcoming season, however I still am on a mission to secure a full time job. I learned a lot from my experience and have also concluded that I never want to be an entrepreneur ever again, much too stressful. My path has been jagged and crooked, but will is as strong as ever. I’m a fighter and will do what it takes to survive. At this point in the journey I could use a little assistance and guidance that will bring me towards my goals. I look forward to hearing back from you and wish you a pleasant day. Your assistance in this matter is more than appreciated.

Regards and much thanks,
Adam

This is a wonderful opportunity and a terrific way to create a network that will impact your life and others.

I am a job seeker looking to move to Columbus, Ohio by August or September this year. I have a weak network down there and I am looking for some new ideas on how to make myself stand out.

Do you have any advice on how to look for jobs outside of online ads?

Thanks!

Everyone else, stick around for more good stuff.

I am at a unique crossroads right now. I am very involved in a virtual platform as an entertainer, my work is seen online and is doing well as far as viewership goes, but it just doesn’t pay the bills. My day job as an Office Manager is no longer fulfilling for me, in fact it causes me a great deal of stress to the point where I have decided that I just can’t do it anymore. What I would like to do is take the skill set I have acquired virtually to get other creative work even if it’s on a freelance basis, so that I can generate an income and support myself and do what I enjoy. The hard part is trying to figure out how to make the transition and to merge myself into one personal brand, so any advice you can give would be helpful.

I have read Farber’s books and had a chance to meet with him and listen to him speak so I know how powerful it is when the lights go on about his Extreme Leadership and especially the GTY projects.

If I could get your time I would utilize it to maximize my current desire to search for a new company to go to. In late 2009 we had a family issue that shook me to my core that made me finally do some serious looking in the mirror and what I was putting priorities on. I started the process to change a lot about myself and my leadership skill sets and really practice what I was preaching around the office about Leadership and being Greater Than Yourself. This change has shown me that I am not at a place in my current company that is the right place for me to continue my change and also change in the correct ways that will let me benefit my family and those that I come in contact with each day.

Like others I would love to have time to review and discuss proper resume tips, career search building, and even thou I interview a lot of people learn better interview skills.

Thank you in advance for the time you put into this effort and the affect it will have on a lot of people and those they touch as well.