Connect the Dots

Can I Tell You a Story

This podcast highlights a way to compel people's interests in you and what you have to say (and a skill that many Teachers have mastered). Rather than a dry reciting of facts, data, steps to a process, etc., wrapping the insights in a story makes it more palatable and memorable. This same skill works just as well with employers and prospects/clients. Sharing experiences and allowing people to visualize what is being shared goes much further in leading to success than avoiding telling stories.

Connect the Dots

This episode shares hints to assist Teachers think differently about how their skills are a direct match for the needs required of a coach or consultant. In many ways, Teachers ARE already providing coaching and consulting skills in the classroom and with parents, peers, and administrators. This podcast simply shares how transferrable those skills actually are for Teachers who may not recognize their strengths have immediate application to business opportunities.

Are You The Problem? - David Zahn

In this short podcast taken from a video I recently used in the Catapult to a Career in Coaching/Consulting Facebook Group, I explore whether "you" are the impediment to your own ability to move forward and succeed. While you have the best of intentions and sincerely want to succeed, you might be getting in your own way. This is meant to GENTLY challenge you to rethink how you approach your approach to entrepreneurship.

Why Remain Stuck - Caroline Ceniza-Levine

One of the hardest parts of making the transition from ANY job to another, but especially for Teachers looking to leave education, is recognizing how their skills translate to other opportunities. This podcast features renowned expert, Caroline Ceniza-Levine, a career counselor who has worked with clients across many different industries sharing how to overcome the barriers of self-perception that sometimes lock us into believing our talents are too narrow to be appreciated by employers outside of schools or educational institutions. To learn more about Caroline Ceniza-Levine's work, you can contact her at www.dreamcareerclub.com.

Finding Your Niche - Kevn M. Yates

A key consideration for anybody looking to leave the classroom is to figure out what you are best at and what truly speaks to your mission or purpose. In this podcast, Kevin M. Yates shares his journey from the classroom through various corporate assignments into his own consulting practice focused on evaluation of training efforts. Further, Kevin shares a passion project of his - feeding those that are food insecure. He can be found at various social media sites or at one of the following: mealsinthemeantime.org kevinmyates.com And at all of the common social media sites.