The Transition Chick Blog

Throw away that resume...

Not just yet...but, your resume may not tell the whole story-especially for those dealing with career change.
Yes, I usually blog on Ask Marcia about job searching!

But, a program I do is starting soon, Get Hired Now!  or Hire Yourself!  -Sept. 18th @ 7pm Get Hired Now! Teleseries combines job seeking/business development strategies to accelerate landing a GREAT Job that fits.  There's also on-going support from me & our very small-6  people max.!  I want everyone to get individual attention & feedback.  There's really only 3 seats left for this next one or wait til next year!  Sign up at www.eCareerCorner.com/transitions/gethired.htm

Why talk about this here?  I have many boomer women/midlife women who rely only on online strategies and their resume!  There's so much more!

We create together an Action Plan with daily/weekly easy to follow steps.  I've facilitated Get Hired Now! programs for 1 year & 3 months, I've seen this system of support, guidance & mutual help keep participants on track & not feeling they're all alone in this finding a job "roller coaster"!

Shameless self-promotion?  Yes...But I know Get Hired Now! works!

 

 

 

In Abundance!

Marcia -Listen at my Media Room-I'm on another radio show! Listen at www.v1370.com or WomanTalkLive.com, too!

 

Marcia Merrill,CCMC,JCTC

Marcia the Transition Chick!

Career/Life Transitions Coach

http://www.eCareerCorner.com

410-467-0811 (cell)410-303-6371 (fax)1-443-836-2402

 

Fall in love with your LIFE & your work! (in that order!)

 

**Starting next classes Sept 18 @7pm EST-Get Hired Now! or Hire Yourself! Sign up to get notified when you can register!

Includes seven -one hour sessions & a cookbook-approach manual to help with your career search...This small group teleseries is designed to decrease your stress, increase your happiness, keep you on track, prevent overwhelm & get unstuck, move forward to a Job/Life that FITS!

Easy to follow 28-day Action Plan & Proven System-Guaranteed to produce results IF you put in the effort & follow through!

Sign up at www.eCareerCorner.com/transitions/gethired.htm

 

___________________________________________

Contact me for your complimentary 25 min. coaching strategy session

marcia@ecareercorner.com

Sessions by phone with follow up emails/mail/fax. Appts. arranged to Suit Your Needs!!

 

Get 7 FR*EE Lessons from Teachers in The Secret!

http://www.lawofattractionthinking.com

Bartering for time...

Outsourcing & bartering aren't just for the solopreneur.  Baby-sitting is outsourcing.  The dry cleaners is an outsource circumstance-you're not dry cleaning your shirts yourself, right?
I coach midlife boomer women on how to balance work & life-Home, friends, other things they want to do...
could be a new job or career, but, just balance is needed, too.  I can't sell them some extra hours! :)  But, I can help set intentions/goals and move toward life/work balance.

But, we can brainstorm ways to FR*ee up some time...
in no particular order...
1.If you work at home & have small children-have a neighbor who also works from home with kids watch all one day-so you get chance to run errands, see clients, network or take a bubble bath!

2.Trade your PC knowledge for help with lawn care, cooking dinners,-the sky's the limit!  Technology know-how is commendable & tradeable!

So, outsourcing doesn't need to only be for businesses!
Be creative!  What could you barter/outsource?

In Abundance!
Marcia -Listen at my Media Room-I'm on another radio show!  Listen at www.v1370.com or WomanTalkLive.com, too!

Marcia Merrill,CCMC,JCTC
Marcia the Transition Chick!
Career/Life Transitions Coach
http://www.eCareerCorner.com
410-467-0811  (cell)410-303-6371   (fax)1-443-836-2402

Fall in love with your LIFE & your work! (in that order!)

**Starting next classes Sept 18 @7pm EST-Get Hired Now! or Hire Yourself! Sign up to get notified when you can register!
Includes seven -one hour sessions & a cookbook-approach manual to help with your career search...This small group teleseries is designed to decrease your stress, increase your happiness, keep you on track, prevent overwhelm & get unstuck, move forward to a Job/Life that FITS!
Easy to follow 28-day Action Plan & Proven System-Guaranteed to produce results IF you put in the effort & follow through!
Sign up at www.eCareerCorner.com/transitions/gethired.htm

___________________________________________
Contact me for your complimentary 25 min. coaching strategy session
marcia@ecareercorner.com 
Sessions by phone with follow up emails/mail/fax.  Appts. arranged to Suit Your Needs!!

Get 7 FR*EE Lessons from Teachers in The Secret!
http://www.lawofattractionthinking.com

You're never too old...

I did it!  I added Technorati tags to my blog!  Baby Boomer Women can learn new tricks!
Course I knew this-I'm a boomer woman, too!  This blog was created to start a discussion on transitions boomer women/midlife women experience-both from my coaching clients' and my own perspectives & yours, too!

I've learned that Technorati tags increase my "searchability".  Let me know, ok?
How did you find this?
Thanks!
In Abundance!
Marcia

What age do you have to be, to be in "midlife"?

Recently, I was interviewed on v1370AM-WomanTalkLive!  http://www.v1370.com
Hear podcasts-Listen Live!

Many of my coaching clients are in midlife. What does that mean? Many experts say anywhere from 28-60+, you can experience a “midlife crisis”-It’s all in your perspective…Midlife is a state of mind!

I had a client in Canada, 72, & she considered herself-MidLife & with that attitude-she’s starting a business, bored with “retirement”-she probably IS in midlife! We worked on the TRANSITION of being an employee to being the boss and starting a business...Her marketing, and just as important-handling the lifestyle changes. We  delved into the TRANSITION of being an employee to being the boss and starting a business, especially, being a solo-entrepreneur!.

Transition periods…they happen throughout our life. We graduate from high school or college, college to the “Real World”, we may get married, then, maybe divorce/separation, death of a loved one Transitions are often due to need to change jobs, we decide to start our own company, we get fired or laid off, we get diagnosed with a serious illness, Most of these I’ve personally experienced!  kids leave home- older- for college ..but also, children going to first grade, high school & needing mom less…that empty nest time…& more

Transition periods are a part of life. TRANSITION is really a process-what we do & how we react to CHANGE. But, often, we can be stopped in our tracks because of them. Or, sometimes, we don't even pay attention to that "nudge" we are getting that is signaling a transition period for us…perhaps nudging us to take a flying leap of faith into something new.

That nudge may be a subtle twinge, a fleeting thought, or if denied, a grand piano falling on your head! :)

What do you do when you feel that nudge?

Please comment & share your "Transition story"with us

 

 

In Abundance!

Marcia -Listen to me being interviewed again!  I'm on WomanTalkLive! radio show! Listen anytime at www.v1370.com

 

Marcia Merrill,CCMC,JCTC

Marcia the Transition Chick!

Career/Life Transitions Coach

http://www.eCareerCorner.com

410-467-0811 (cell)410-303-6371 (fax)1-443-836-2402

 

Fall in love with your LIFE & your work! (in that order!)

 

**Starting July 18@7pm EST-Get Hired Now! or Hire Yourself!

Includes 7 hour sessions & a cookbook-approach,maual to help with your career search...This small group teleseries is designed to decrease your stress, increase your happiness, keep you on track, prevent overwhelm & get unstuck, move forward to a Job/Life that FITS!

Easy to follow 28-day Action Plan & Proven System-Guaranteed to produce results IF you put in the effort & follow through! www.eCareerCorner.com/transitions/gethired.htm

 

___________________________________________

Contact me for your complimentary 25 min. coaching strategy session

marcia@ecareercorner.com

Sessions by phone with follow up emails/mail/fax. Appts. arranged to Suit Your Needs!!

 

Get 7 FR*EE Lessons from Teachers in The Secret!

http://www.lawofattractionthinking.com

Are you a Woman of Purpose?

My On Purpose Networking for women honored Patsy Anderson, creator/coordinator of the Womens Expo!
It was a fantastic event!  Here are some photos of some of the gang! :)

Patsy does radio, the Womens Expo-promoting it all year long & making constant referrals-showing support for baby boomer women and the solopreneur/small business owner!  Heck, even when we were honoring her-she referred people to sign up for my ezine!  "She is so funny & knows her stuff!"  Thanks, Patsy! :)

The energy & enthusiasm is so healing for a depressed woman or man-not convinced, she/he will ever feel better-having many transitions at one time!  Just feel overwhelmed!

I am a Woman of Purpose-tho' not an awardee...I love what I do-it is my purpose & passion.

Are you a Woman or Man of Purpose?

Please share!

In Abundance!
Marcia The Transition Chick!
www.eCareerCorner.com  Sign up for "5 Secrets to Career/Life Triumphs & get 2 more BONUSES + my ezine!

Womens Expo!

I'm really psyched--I get to meet baby boomer women/midlife women & their daughters, boyfriends, husbands & fathers at the 6th Annual Womens Expo www.womensexpomd.com  It's Sat-March 10 & Sun-11th at Catonsville in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.  Been creating handouts on transitions & coaching, my free Transition Chick Chat--Weekly Mon. call at 1pm EST or EDT!

Talking on my chapter in "The Spirit of Women Entrepreneurs" on the ten deadly mistakes to avoid as a solo-entrepreneur, like me-- what I've learned! :)

I get to share my passion for helping midlife/boomer women fall in love with their LIFE & work!  Come join me, if you're in the area!  175 exhibitors, tons of free talks-chance to meet women business owners & connect!  Men, too are welcome! :)

Have you attended a Womens Expo?

In Abundance!

And the Winner Is...

My brilliant contest idea may have had readers, but only 2 comments-emails directly to me.  I've contacted them.

Maybe I'll do this again in honor of Spring Cleaning? :)  Did the Golden Globes start this way?

In Abundance!

Happy New Year-Contest-Boomer Women blogs -tell me your favorites!

Thought I'd celebrate the New Year with a fun "resolution"-I'm having a contest-gimme your favorite blogs by, about and/or for boomer women like me & many of my clients & readers!

Winner gets my new boook on Spirit of the Woman Entrepreneurs and other stuff...2nd & 3rd places and any who comment get a special surprise from me.

This contest ends-midnight Jan.10th!

Everyone that comments has a chance to be the winner! :)

I'll start-www.lipsticking.com is a super blog for attracting boomer women who do online shopping and great stuff as well.  Also, check out boomerwomenspeak.com & askkathyperry.com & my blog on career development & the job search...AskMarciaTheTransionChick.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Happy New Year!

In Abundance!

What's your financial IQ?

Finances...Money...Freedom!  Sounds good, huh?  Everyone wants Financial freedom.  Yet, many don'tachieve it.  They chalk getting this to luck, coincidence...anything...often, beyond their control...

I coach baby boomer women mostly on transition issues-changing careers, wanting more out of life, aligning her work with her passion & purpose and maybe starting a business from home...Many of these women have trouble talking about money-either as salary or as business owners.  Getting paid for their knowledge, experience and expertise is a tough subject to broach! Do women feel they don't deserve it?  Talking about money is somehow not polite?

I know I used to feel that way-but am getting much better...

Got me thinking about intelligence and IQ...Is there a Financial IQ?  How do you know if it exists?  If so-What's yours?

In Abundance!

Beliefs determine behavior,can you change that?

Almost all psychologists, philosophers through the ages...and various career counselors, coaches & this Transitions coach truly believe this.

I've seen it time & again first-hand with my midlife women clients-those baby boomer women, often in transitions-work or life!

My Get Hired Now! Teleseries begins Tues-Oct. 10  www.eCareerCorner.com Whether you hold limiting, self-defeating beliefs...or a conviction that you can succeed has so much to do with what you do...this is a proven system of support & accountability to help you keep going!

If you believe it, you can achieve it!  I truly do believe that-seen it with my clients believing they can change, be more positive & find a career/lifestyle that fits!  I offer 24/7 support & encouragement...but, they do the work & succeed!

Do you think we can change our beliefs?  Why/why not?

I'm looking for women 40s-60s who've experienced any kind of transition, please contact me marcia@ecareercorner.com or comment here!

Alafia!

Marcia the Transition Chick, Marcia Merrill, Career/Life Transitions Coach

www.eCareerCorner.com  Sign up for FR*EE ebook "5 Secrets of Career/Life Triumphs!" & get 2 BONUSES-one, a subscription to my ezine full of tips & resourcesother is a secret-SHHH!