The Reinvention Coach

On Holiday!

I  will be taking a much needed break for the next two weeks, but before going wanted to wish you all a wonderful end-of-year season.  See you in 2008!

Give the gift of reinvention!

I received an unusual call last week.  The caller wanted to give her boyfriend 'the gift of reinvention'; he's unhappy in his current gig, and she thought he would love to get a gift that would help him change that situation.  She wanted to know how she could purchase the Career Reinvention BootCamp™ eCourse + 30 minute coaching session package for him.

Interestingly enough, I had been meaning to remove that offer from our website but hadn't gotten around to it!  But that call made me realize that in a holiday season filled with mall-purchased tchotkes, one of the best gifts to give (or receive!) is the gift of change.

What I created for the caller was a special Holiday Career Reinvention gift certificate that included:

*One Career Reinvention BootCamp™ eCourse
*One Reinvent Your Resume! eBook
*One 30 minute phone session with a Reinvention Coach®

My caller received hers this past weekend, but I decided to have a few extra gift certificates printed up to offer exclusively to our blog newsletter readers.  This is a one-time only special (I've already removed the other offer from our website!), and there are only 19 left.  Each certificate costs $225, but its value (as they say in the MasterCard commercial) is priceless!  You must follow this link to purchase the gift certificate and yes, you can buy one for yourself!   

Since this is a blog-only special there's no other place this offer is posted, so if you have questions you can email us here or call us at (800) 928-1874, ext 101.  Or click here to buy the Holiday Career Reinvention gift certificate right away-- with only 19 remaining, they will go fast-- and give someone you love (including yourself!) the gift of lasting change.... 

Reinvention Strategy Success Story: Board of Directors

When teaching a class, I always invite the attendees to keep me posted on their progress-- I love to hear how they're using the reinvention strategies. One of my most important recommendations is to set up a 'Board of Directors' to serve as an advisory team, brainstorming group and support network (this is what we do, in a deeper fashion, in our Reinvention Team Action Group).  We find that having a dedicated team significantly increases the chances of a successful reinvention. 

I recently got an update from Dina D'Alessandro, who attended a public seminar I taught at MediaBistro two years ago.  Dina took that advice to heart, and immediately set up her own Board.  Here's what she had to say back in 2005, three weeks after the seminar:

I'm thrilled to say my Board of Directors is well under way. I had my first "meeting" with my friend on Saturday and was quite surprised at all of the skills and talents (as well as the weaknesses) she listed about me. Needless to say, my next plan is to work on all of these and incorporate this information going forward.

Here's the note I received from Dina several weeks ago:

Hi Pamela... It's been ages since I've seen or written you, but you are in my life daily whether you know it or not. My "Board Meetings" are still going strong, over 2 years later...and it's all because of having attended the Reinvention seminar you conducted for MediaBistro.com back in August 2005.  Since then, my co-attendee that evening, Y.C. has gone off to teach ESL in Tokyo, one of my board members has started her own event planning business and is moving to Arizona next year to set up shop, and another board member expanded her HR consulting firm and was recently interviewed for BusinessWeek online--all because we have surrounded ourselves with a new group of women who support and encourage our life goals! [NOTE: Dina herself landed a new gig back in 2005, shortly after starting her Board].

Dina's story is a great example of how the power of a group can create more success for all its members.  If you want quicker progress towards your reinvention goals, set up your own personal Board of Directors or join our next Reinvention Team Action Group. (NOTE: Applications are now being accepted here.  There are only twelve spots, so avoid the wait list and sign up ASAP!)

(Thanks, Dina, for sharing your story!)

A comment from a recruiter...

Was on the phone with a recruiter today, let's call him Recruiter X.  We were talking about career changers, and X said to me: I can't present someone who is changing careers to a client!  The client would say to me, X, are you on crack?  I am not paying you 50 grand to bring me someone with no experience in this industry!

X went on to say: If a career changer comes to me, I tell them to try and approach the company directly.  I can't get involved.

X's comments are proof that recruiters will not help you reinvent your career.  Scratch them off your reinvention networking list....