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Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

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Wow! An incredible true tale of a young Italien boy who helped many Jewish people escape Italy to avoid the death camps of Nazi Germany.

The author researched for years after he heard this story and then created a novel based upon the stories from Pino Lilla.

Pino was 17 at the beginning of this story and was put into the most amazing and difficult situations you can imagine. Actually, I can not.

A very brave young man that had some of life’s most miserable things happen to him as he witnessed many of the atrocities of Hitler’s Nazi Germany.

All I can say is, you must read this book.

The Negotiator. By George Mitchell

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The Negotiator: Reflections on an American Life

I would vote for this man. Doesn’t matter what, he has my vote. George Mitchell is one of the most grounded intelligent people I know. I’ve heard him speak a number of times and will go out of my way to listen to him speak. He grew up near me in Waterville Maine and returns often to Colby College to speak.

His ability to tell a story and give you the essence of what went wrong and right is wonderful. This book tells about much of his life from growing up in Maine in the Lebanese community, to the U.S. Senate, his role in major league baseball and Disney, to Northern Ireland’s success and the difficulty in working to resolve the conflict in the Middle East.

Senator Mitchell’s ability to sift through details and complicated issues from varying points of view have made him a great negotiator. But most importantly he is a man who has great integrity and a purpose in life to ‘do the right thing’.

I need to return this book to my friend who loaned it to me, but I am tempted to buy it and keep it on my bookshelf to remind myself how to live life best.

WEBINAR. Linkedin Train-the-Trainer: Advanced Strategies and Tools to Teach Others

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Linkedin Train-the-Trainer
                      Sabrina Woods

This advanced-level LinkedIn Train-the-Trainer webinar is designed for active and avid Linkedin users working in the career development field. 

This was recorded and available for purchase

  • How can we encourage clients to grow their online presence?
  • What additional opportunities does the upgrade of Linkedin’s video function offer?
  • Will you recommend your clients use Linkedin’s voice messaging?
  • Do you think you’ll be giving Linkedin Kudos?

WHEN: Friday, September 14.

TIME: 1:00-2:00pm (EDT) Plus 15 minutes Q & A

Featured Speaker: Sabrina Woods, Holistic Career Coach & Linkedin Trainer
See BIO below.

Moderator: Jim Peacock, Peak Careers, Professional Development for Career Practitioners

This session will be packed with discussions about new features, as well as effective strategies for guiding your clients/students to make the best use of this critical networking and job search platform.

Our topics will include:

  • Learning about new and upcoming features (from QR Codes, to changes in Groups, to “how you match”)
  • Making the most of Linkedin’s existing functionality (using hashtags to find content and people, messaging people you aren’t connected to via groups)
  • Developing a bigger online presence (turning followers into connections, some gentle “stalking”, and analyzing feedback on posts)
  • Implementing strategies for maximizing headline, summary & media links (we’ll show some great examples)
  • Teaching Linkedin workshops

Whether it’s leveraging a connection’s recent activity or checking out commute times to a future employer, this highly interactive and practical webinar will feature our latest advanced tips about using Linkedin to the fullest.

Check out the take-aways!
You’ll get 3 handouts.

Two “how to” guides that you can customize and use with your clients:

  • Linkedin Profile Building
  • Linkedin for Networking, Career Building and Job Search
  • Plus! New features & what’s coming – a summary with links to details, so you’ll be ready when they happen.

Can’t attend the session? The webinar will be recorded and sent to you within 48 hours.

WEBINAR: Linkedin Train-the-Trainer: Advanced Strategies and Tools to Teach Others

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Sabrina Woods is a Holistic Career Coach & Linkedin Trainer with 15+ years’ in the career services field at universities including Harvard, Northeastern and the University of London. Her joy comes from tapping holistic practices while working with individuals who are going through career transitions. Sabrina facilitates workshops and train-the-trainer sessions on topics ranging from Linkedin to Mindfulness to Networking, and has taught in the US, UK and Middle East. For more info: www.sabrina-woods.com or www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinawoods.

Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a monthly newsletter for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

Sign up here to receive my  TOP 10 TIPS WHEN WORKING WITH AN UNDECIDED PERSON.  You can also receive the career practitioners newsletter which includes a variety of career topics, industry news, interesting events, and more.

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INTERVIEW: Dr. Spencer “Skip” Niles talking about being your authentic self in career development

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Dr. Spencer “Skip” Niles, President-Elect for National Career Development Association was at his summer camp here in Maine recently about 25 minutes from me. So I decided to interview him at his camp on Great Pond about his work on being authentic in career development and weaving hope into our work.

I was inspired to interview Skip after attending his series of three webinars called, Reclaim your soul: Making choices that honor your authentic self.
 
Watch this interview where we explore the importance of being authentic, using intuition in our practice, and the value of mindfulness for career coaches and practitioners.
Dr. Skip Niles and Jim Peacock

Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a monthly newsletter for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

Sign up here to receive my  TOP 10 TIPS WHEN WORKING WITH AN UNDECIDED PERSON.  You can also receive the career practitioners newsletter which includes a variety of career topics, industry news, interesting events, and more. 

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Time Management with purpose

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Time management with purpose. Be true to yourself and manage your time to reflect it.

Recently I participated in a three-week webinar series by Dr. Spencer “Skip” Niles called “Reclaim your soul from work: Making choices that honour your authentic self.” This was very thought-provoking.

Skip describes your “soul” as your highest, best, and truest self. Your authentic self. He presented how by getting in touch with your “soul” you pay more attention to intuition, imagination, relationships, hope, and compassion at work.

time management with purpose

As I reflect on the webinar it really got me thinking about how so many people are frustrated with the tsunami of information that overwhelms them at work and home. It is so easy to get caught up with just being busy every day at work, focused on the routines of work, achievement, control, and the rationality of work. As you think about your own time management, make sure you stay true to the ‘authentic you’, your ‘true self’ so that you get the things done that are your priorities…not someone else’s. Do your time management with purpose.

Start now

For many people, September is the beginning of the work year. Many people work at a school or college, have children who are going back to school, or they have taken all their summer vacations are getting back into the swing of work again. So why not try something new right now?  Try time management with purpose.

How do I do this?

One thing I do is make a ‘To Do’ list with only three things written on it that I want to accomplish each day.

Yep, three things on my ‘To Do’ list.

These are my priority each day. When and if I get them done, I can move on to others.

I choose the most important projects each day based on what my “true self” feels is important. I am going to do things that fulfill my purpose and goals and make them a priority. I keep my long-term goals posted so I don’t lose track of them and make sure my daily “to do’s”are helping me get to the long-term goals.

With only three things to look at, it is easy to determine if they indeed “feed my soul” and help me to stay focused on what is important as I “reclaim my soul at work”.

Do you manage your time daily to reflect your ‘true self’?
Are you reflecting the ‘authentic you’ in your daily work?
If so, how do you do it?

Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a monthly newsletter for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

Sign up here to receive my  TOP 10 TIPS WHEN WORKING WITH AN UNDECIDED PERSON.  You can also receive the career practitioners newsletter which includes a variety of career topics, industry news, interesting events, and more. 

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Linkedin Train-the-Trainer WEBINAR: Advanced Strategies and Tools to Teach Others

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Linkedin Train-the-Trainer WEBINAR: Advanced Strategies and Tools to Teach Others

Featured Speaker: Sabrina Woods, Holistic Career Coach & Linkedin Trainer  

Moderator: Jim Peacock, Peak-Careers, Professional Development for Career Practitioners

Date: Friday, Sept 14, 2018

Time: 1:00 – 2:15pm (EDT) 1 hour presentation + 15 mins Q&A

Cost: $69

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