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2022 by Barbara Fulmer

All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America.

No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the publisher. Requests for permission should be directed to , or mailed to Permissions, Indie Books International, 2424 Vista Way, Suite 316, Oceanside, CA 92054.

The views and opinions in this book are those of the author at the time of writing this book, and do not reflect the opinions of Indie Books International or its editors.

Neither the publisher nor the author is engaged in rendering legal or other professional services through this book. If expert assistance is required, the services of appropriate professionals should be sought. The publisher and the author shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by the information in this publication.

ISBN-13: 978-1-957651-08-8
Library of Congress Control Number: 2022904721
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Dedication

To my amazing Aunt Max, my constant cheerleader, wise counsel, ardent supporter and funniest woman I know. You make me better.

CONTENTS

PREFACE

T heres never been a better time to ditch your career plan.

Since 2020, the ditch is littered with career plans that no longer fit, motivate, or make sense to pursue. Some by choice, others by circumstance. Employees who thrive on affiliation with others are isolated working from home. Those who worked for years in a field they chose but over time became a disappointment are bored or unemployed and lost. Millennials are job hopping and baby boomers are waiting for TGIOThank God Its Over!

I began this book before the world of work became unstable and unpredictable. Today, it could not be more relevant. I was inspired to write it once I realized my work was no longer just changing clients careers, it was changing lives. Having spent over thirty years helping others perform better, I found that many of my clients would never increase their level of performance because they were in a job that would never get better. It no longer fit their personality, experience, or skills.

After finally ditching my own career plan, I found the personal freedom that comes with finding my true place in the world of work. Ive experienced unlimited fulfillment doing the work I was born to do, not told to do. And financial success was the ultimate reward. As a career coach and consultant, Ive flourished in a career that encourages me to give back what Ive learned and help others find their place in the world of work.

Now its your turn.

Barbara Fulmer June 2022

WHY MOST PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY IN THEIR JOB

Startling statistic

Would it surprise you to learn that 51 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with their job?

W herever you work right now and no matter what your job is, if you are employed your employer wants to retain great employees. The person who steps forward is a win for both. If you are self-employed and struggling, perhaps it is time to reassess your skills and experience and determine if going it alone is truly your best career path.

FIND YOUR OWN PATH

Ive always loved the Jewish proverb, If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans. My career plan was to work for my future husbands family business forever. Made sense at the time until it didnt. When I ditched my career plan, I definitely did not follow a straight line from receptionist to head of performance development at Fortune 500 titans like Toshiba, United Health-care, and eventually Jenny Craig/Nestle. I learned early that it was entirely up to me to find, accept, and thrive in positions that were never on my radar, until they were.

Early in my career, I found myself unemployed, close to broke, and wondering where I fit in the world of work. I had traded in my BMW for a used Land Cruiser and had to move to a smaller apartment and more frugal lifestyle. I was eating cereal for lunch one day when a good friend who knew my circumstances called to tell me about an open recruitment for a corporate trainer. I would teach employees who had lost their job to find a new onea little ironic since I hadnt been able to find my own job. Also, not to be overlooked, I had never done any corporate training. Details. I decided to count my successful sales presentations in my last job in advertising as a form of training. She said the owner of the company had spoken to her HR class at UCI and reminded her of me, and then added, you like to talk a lot and would be an idiot not to show up. I couldnt argue with that and thought it would be a good practice interview.

I quickly edited my resume to emphasize anything that sounded like I had spoken to a group or taught something, found an outfit from my past corporate days, and showed up. I totally missed that this would be a group recruitment and walked into a room with about fifty other candidates. My heart was racing and the little bit of confidence I had was escaping in sweat. We were seated in two sections with an aisle down the middle. I took an end seat about halfway back for an easy escape.

The owners, two dynamic women and identical twins, were looking to add a third trainer to accommodate their business growth. After explaining the training position, they asked each candidate to stand, introduce themselves, and state their recent or current role. I may have blacked out at this point. Then I started listening to each person state their current or former role, which were all senior training positions: VP of training, director of education, VP of learning and development, and a couple PhDs. This recital of everything I was not had now reached the row in front of me and I was pulling myself together when it was my turn.

Standing like I belonged there, I confidently stated, My name is Barbara Fulmer.

That pretty much was the end of my confidence, but I soldiered on about my successful experience giving sales presentations in my last job in advertising. I still felt massively underqualified but believed I could actually do this job. I listened to about twenty more minutes of intros and lost a bit more of my waning confidence but my gut was saying, just do it.

There was a signup sheet in the front of the room if you liked what you heard and wanted to come back and do a brief training for one of the owners. Although I wasnt sure my first impression hit the mark, I marched right up to the table and signed my name, thanked the hosts, and left. My intuition said, Go for it and thats exactly what I did.

IT IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU

I received a call back within a week to deliver a brief training to one of the owners. I chose to use content from a sales presentation Id given to a former client with a tweak here and there. Then I invested several hours on Google searching the qualities of a successful corporate trainer, how to teach a new skill or knowledge, and anything else I could find to help me be a contender. I must have done well because one week later I was chosen out of fifty candidates to be the new trainer for one of the most successful outplacement firms in the area.

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