Show #84: February 21, 2013

This week, I will be bringing back one of our most popular guests, via an encore show, The Power of Purpose – knowing and loving what you are really meant to do.

This week we have a world class and often quoted expert on career development, marketing and branding. Lynette Lewis, Author, Business Consultant, and Keynote Speaker has been inspiring men and women on vision and purpose for over 25 years. Ms. Lewis is one of John Maxwell’s Maximum Impact Speakers. Lynette’s eclectic career journey has taken her from PR and Fundraising at a major university to the Senior Marketing Leader for the National Women’s Initiative at Deloitte and Touche in New York City.

Her popular book, Climbing the Corporate Ladder in Stilettos, received recognition from numerous sources including The Wall Street Journal and New York Post. Lynette Lewis appears frequently on radio and television programs including The Today Show and Martha Stewart Living.

Tonight we are blessed to have her as our guest on the Successfully Unemployed Show. Lynette will be offering strategies on how to get to your dreams. and what it takes to get from the vision through the journey to actual fulfillment. This will apply to your quest for job and career fulfillment, as well as personal and relational fulfillment.

Show #83: February 7, 2013

This week our guest is a specialist in change and transition management. Barb Rarden has spent her career in employment and organization development. Her background includes domestic and international employment management, outplacement counseling, executive coaching, training and university career services.

Through her study of scripture, she has developed a keen understanding of God’s plans and provisions for those in employment transitions. For over 20 years she has ministered to the unemployed and self-employed in small groups and seminars. Barb will be sharing the truths and practical advantages job seekers will experience when they follow God’s Ask, Seek, and Knock plan for their job searches.

Barb Rarden holds a Master’s degree in Education and has written a book and devotional entitled: Employed for Life.

We will also be discussing:

• What does it mean to be “Employed for Life?”
• If God is loving, why would He allow something this bad?
• What blessings potentially come from unemployment?
• How you can become “Successfully Unemployed.”
• How to deal with the fear of mounting bills and debt.
• How can I get my prayers answered?
• How do I become excellent as a job seeker?

Show #82: January 31, 2013

It probably involved a devastating loss of some kind. For Danielle Stammer it was May 22, 2011 when an EF-5 tornado hit Joplin, Missouri.

This week she will be my guest on the Show as she tells the story of their survival both on that devastating day, and in the months to follow, which proved equally difficult.

She has written a new book entitled, Singing Over Me: A Joplin Tornado Survivor’s Journey. Many people, in recent years, have lost their job. The Stammer family lost their home, vehicle, and the building where he worked. Don’t miss her story of devastation turned to hope and thanksgiving.

We will be discussing:

• How that day began for them.
• What happened as the tornado formed.
• What decisions they had to make to rebuild their lives.
• How he went about finding a job.
• What they learned during this difficult experience.
• Learning to live simply while persistently networking
• Advice for listeners who are in a season of grief and transition.