Hello, Shifters! Today’s Transformation Tuesday is brought to you by Dawn Strauss Berta, former teacher turned home-based travel agent. Here is her story! What is your educational background? BA in music education, DC (Doctor of Chiropractic) What is your work experience? Taught elementary instrumental music in an inner city school in NJ for 6 months,Continue reading “SHIFT to: Travel Agent”
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SHIFT to: Virtual Assistant and Health and Wellness Coach
Hello, Shifters! Amber Kindler is an amazing teacher turning virtual assistant and health and wellness coach. Here is the story about of her SHIFT! Changing Lives Amber has a B.S in Elementary Education and a M.S in Educational Administration. She has four years of experience teaching 3rd grade and Kindergarten. Amber became a teacher toContinue reading “SHIFT to: Virtual Assistant and Health and Wellness Coach”
SHIFT to: MyDailyChoice Independent Affiliate
Hello, Shifters! Today, I am sharing an interview with you from our fellow teacher, Marie Doyle and her SHIFT to MyDailyChoice Independent Affiliate. Marie fell in love with photography when she participated in 4-H as a child. That passion has stay with her but unfortunately at the time, Photojournalism wasn’t a major option. So, sheContinue reading “SHIFT to: MyDailyChoice Independent Affiliate”
SHIFT to: Brand Influencer
Hello, Shifters! I recently had the privilege of interviewing Alexandra Clawson, a teacher turned brand influencer for It Works! Check out the story of her SHIFT below. Alexandra is a very sweet teacher who is working diligently to mentor others, as well as build her own business as a brand influencer for a health andContinue reading “SHIFT to: Brand Influencer”
SHIFT to: Financial Consultant
Hello, Shifters! I had the opportunity to interview Shelly Los from SouthStartup. Shelly is a very successful work-from-home-mom and financial consultant. Here is more about her story: What is your educational background? Business and Accounting What is your work experience? I have worked in the accounting industry for over 6 years. I held various positionsContinue reading “SHIFT to: Financial Consultant”
SHIFT to: Health Coach
PPhoto by Whitney Wright on Unsplash Hello, shifters! I had the privilege of chatting with a former educator turned health coach for JPWellness, all the way from the United Kingdom, John Plunkett! John was a primary school headteacher who “fell out of love with all the crappy bits of the job.” Doesn’t that sound familiar, friends? So, twoContinue reading “SHIFT to: Health Coach”
Step Two: Identify Skills
Photo by Element5 Digital from Pexels What are you looking to do when you transition careers? Are you going to return to college to learn a new career? Are you going to hire a career coach to help you identify marketable skills? Are you going to participate within a group to learn to adapt your skills to aContinue reading “Step Two: Identify Skills”
Step One: Your Why
Photo by Daria Obymaha from Pexels My great friend, Shelly Los over at SouthStartup has been an amazing coach for starting my business. “Every successful business begins with a business plan,” she says. Part of starting your business plan is figuring out your why. I’m looking for FREEDOM! TIME FREEDOM: My biggest priority is that I want toContinue reading “Step One: Your Why”
Step Three: Niche Down
So, you’ve gone through step one, discovering your why and step two, identifying your skills. Let’s work on step three, deciding on a niche. Step Three: What services do you want to provide or are you going to market a product? Who do you want to serve? What does your target market look like? HowContinue reading “Step Three: Niche Down”
How to get out of Teaching
Where to start? That seems to be the million dollar question in the numerous groups, blogs, courses and podcasts that I have been scouring for weeks. There is an abundance of courses and gurus out there but how do you know who to choose to listen to? There are several gurus I would love toContinue reading “How to get out of Teaching”
SHIFT: Transition from Teaching 