When the Universe whispers in your ear, you have to listen. If you don’t, one of two things will happen: You will either miss an opportunity right under your nose, or the Universe will start screaming. In my case, the Universe threw a hissy fit.
Before staring my own marketing agency, I too was a driven job seeker and career climber. In my 20 years as a corporate marketer I’d learned a thing or two about personal branding, networking and job hunting and I was always willing to lend an ear of offer free advice to a fellow Chicago area marketer in need of a reality check. It felt good to help. A few years later I got the idea for MarketingJobWire.com; the concept was simple – provide a forum for people to share job leads with each other. Building the site allowed me to help even more people, and that felt great.
As the list grew, more and more peoople reached out to me for advice and I simply couldn’t keep up with the demand so I started to blog. (whisper) Readers found it helpful and I enjoyed writing. Then the American Marketing Association asked me to write a practical Career Column for their monthly newsletter. It didn’t pay a cent but gosh, it sure felt good to help the 29,000+ readers each month. (Whisper) When I was approached to write a bi-monthly column on personal branding / social networking for Marketing News Magazine I thought WOW, now I can help another 50,000 people and hey, the visibility ain’t bad either. (WHISPER)
By this time I’d started Parlay Communications and I was laser-focused on growing my business. I hired someone to help me run MarketingJobWire.com and I decided that whatever hissy fit the Universe was throwing would just have to wait. I knew there must be a way to help even more people but I felt I was already giving beyond my capacity. I was out of energy, out of time, and committed to making Parlay a profitable enterprise. And then Charlotte called.
For those of you who don’t yet know Charlotte, she’s a dual-certified resume writer and career coach based right here in Chicago. She is my go-to when clients and friends need professional help with their resume, cover letter or search strategy. Her vision? A collaboration: Her specialized career training and hands-on coaching experience plus my job search street-smarts and social networking savvy. We’d build a website where career climbers could get tons of trusted, tried and true advice for free and premium products for a ridiculously small fee. A one-stop-shop that combines all the content we’ve created, all the advice we’ve offered and all the tools we recommend in one gorgeous easy-to-use place.
And with that, I invite you to visit our new venture, MarketMyCareer.com. What’s in it for you? Everything! Free bonus gifts you can download now, fresh career blog posts to keep you inspired, and a Library overflowing with free articles. Plus we’ve created two premium Audio Value Packs you won’t want to miss:
* 28 Stealth Job Search Strategies
* 21 Killer Interview Questions
BONOUS: Each premium product sells for just $47 but to celebrate our launch we’re offering an extra 10% off all tele-seminar products with promo code LAUNCH now through September 30th.
In the months and years ahead Charlotte and I hope to help hundreds of thousands of people find a job that brings them joy. It is a labor of love to be sure. But the universe has quit bitching and it feels really, really good.