Reader Janet is looking for some help on finding her career passion.  She’s 30 years old and has had several different career paths, yet hasn’t been able to find anything she truly loves.

Here’s a recent note from Janet:

Let’s see… I have a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and am currently working on a Masters in Accounting and Financial Management to further my career as a CPA.
 
When I first graduated from college I took an internship as a media buyer in an advertising firm.  I then moved on to a marketing position and I enjoyed it but I was laid off so I didn’t pursue marketing after that.  I then went on to an office management and payroll position.  My next move was that of a purchasing agent and then on to another advertising agency as the Creative Director’s Assistant.   Because of the advertising world instability I left for a more secure position as a tax accountant at a small CPA firm, which is my current position.
 
I learn fast which is why I’ve been able to move around to drastic and opposing positions.  My problem is that when I get the hang of something and understand it I begin to get bored.
 
I honestly don’t know what my life’s work is.  I have currently taken on photography as a hobby and I like helping the elderly that live around me.

Anyone want to take a shot at giving her some advice?

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Teachers and trainers wanted to develop (from scratch or using existing materials) lesson plans, worksheets, online lessons, slide shows, Powerpoint presentations, and other digital teaching materials. If it’s something you use in the classroom and it’s in a digital format, we’ll likely be interested. All topics, all grades . . . from K through adult education and professional development in the corporate world.  We will buy outright ($10 to $1,000, depending on item) or offer 65-75% royalty if you choose to sell your materials directly through us.  InfoSource has been in the online learning business since 1983 and serves teachers, schools, and professional corporate development throughout the world. For more information about our company and this project, send email to mwerner(AT)InfoSourceLearning.com (use the @ symbol in the email address, of course). Please provide your school district or organization name and location.

Also, check out the TeachMarket site for other ideas for teachers/trainers to earn supplemental income.
 

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If you know of a blog written by a teacher or trainer, would you be kind enough to drop me a note, or leave a comment here?

We’d like to give him or her a little exposure and interview them at our TeachMarket site.

Anyone?

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At InfoSource Learning, where we do online education, we’ve added a new service for teachers to help them learn how to earn supplemental income after their teaching day is over.

This service is called TeachMarket.

Now, here’s how you can get a freebie from Dream Jobs To Go:

Step 1.  Check out TeachMarket and see what we’re up to.

Step 2.  Leave a comment here with any site, blog, newsletter, or ezine that you know about that focuses on this same thing — helping teachers earn supplemental income.  So, a competitor to TeachMarket.

Step 3.  Make sure to choose a book from the Dream Jobs To Go site and include your choice in the comment.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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I’m doing some market research for a new division we’re cooking up at InfoSource, Inc.

So, hoping you can help.  I’m looking for blogs or ezines written by teachers or trainers (any subject, any level).

Do you have something to recommend?

I appreciate your help.  Contact me via the Comments section here or send me an email at mwernerATInfoSourceLearning.com

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If you have a job opening that’s close to anything we write about in the books at our sister company, Dream Jobs To Go, we’d be delighted to post information about it here, at no charge to you or the applicant.

Step 1.  Check out Dream Jobs To Go to see if there are any titles that match what you offer.

Step 2.  If there’s a bingo, send your job announcement to my attention at blog@dreamjobsdialog.com and Job Opening in the subject line.

Holler if questions.

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I’m compiling a directory of career advice/job sites, and will share the finished product with you here.  (I’m not including resume and job-posting sites such as Monster or CareerBuilder.)

To qualify for the list, the site must be a blog and it must be focused primarily on helping people find jobs or develop their careers.

Do you have a career site you visit regularly?  If you do, would you please be kind enough to drop me a note at blog@dreamjobsdialog.com or leave a Comment here on this post?

Please send me the blog’s URL and a brief comment as to why you like it.

Thanks much.

Michael

 

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If you’ll give me a tip, I’ll give you some exposure.

Here’s the deal:  Send me an interesting website link, blog, book reference, resource, or related item that relates to jobs, careers, motivation, or success, and I’ll give you a brief write-up here on this blog or in the Dream Jobs Dialog newsletter put out by Dream Jobs To Go.

Send me the link (to blog@dreamjobsdialog.com) along with a 2-3 sentence bio of yourself, your work, or your site.

If I use what you send, you’ll get some exposure.

Sound like a good swap?

Let me hear from you.

Adios,

Michael

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I’m looking for a very special person.

Someone with a proven track-record in business, with a strong focus on web-based marketing.

Would also be helpful if this person has a strong personal and radio or television presence.

One of my other companies, InfoSource, Inc., is in the online learning business.  We develop and market online courses and learning systems for companies, government agencies, and commercial operations around the world.  Much of our focus is on teachers and students in the K-12 arena.

We have an idea to spin off a new business to market some of our products directly to individuals.

We will supply all of the infrastructure (systems, products, online ecommerce engines, and the like) but we need an extremely motivated, business-experienced, and Web-savvy partner to pull all this together.

This is a business opportunity and NOT a job.  (We’re not creating a new job position, we’re creating a new business and we need an EXPERIENCED pro to run it.)

We can also supply some funding, and we will negotiate revenue share.  Again, though, this is not a job with salary, benefits and all that sort of stuff.

If you, or someone you know, are intrigued with this opportunity, please contact me directly at mwerner@howtomaster.com.

 

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