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Thxs...I needed that push to comple my degree and get back on track...

LadyDi - Even champions/leaders struggle to get to where they want to be. Regardless of political preferences, the way the candidates conducted themselves during the process of getting nominated was the best I have witnessed. They took on the challenges. Even if they didn’t win, they went for what they believed in. What takes struggle out of the equation is to switch from seeing obstacles as struggles to challenges. You have three degrees. You choose to get the degrees and do whatever it takes to achieve getting them. You are a winner as far as I am concerned. You are in a small percentage of people to have made such an achievement. What is your intention in getting off the track of struggle to one to get you on track to where you want to be? And yes, it will have its challenges. Whatever you choose, choose because it is what you want to do, to be, and to have, otherwise it will be an uphill struggle. Anything is possible and you are the possibility of being the winner at your game.

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Possibility Coach - I am not being a "victim", and my days are not "cloudy". I am simply explaining my situation, letting others know that education isn't always enough, and asking if anyone has any real advise for me.
I am positive about my future, and I know the right job is out there for me. Maybe I am getting impatient. I feel I have been ready for this change for quite some time.

Your article is very encouraging. In 2005, I decided to quit my job because I was unhappy. I moved to another city with no job but a definite desire to succeed. Well it took a year for me to find a new engineering position I was better suited for. Many doors were slammed in my face and many people who I thought were my friends turned their back on me. My biggest challenge was that I had a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering with no experience in the field.

Here are some tips to those who are discouraged because it seems like no one will give them a chance:
•Create a Core Competencies based resume this will enable you to highlight your transferable skills that are applicable to the career you are trying to break in to.
•If you are unable to hire a personal coach check your city’s local workforce/career center most offer free resume critiquing, interviewing workshops and career advice

I learned a lot during my year of uncertainly I prayed a lot, read many encouraging books and did have a few people in my corner to uplift me. Now I am taking on the challenge of building my writing career. Things are starting to pick up for me considerably but I have had to be very patient and resilient in the face of rejection. Please don’t give up I am living proof that things can turn around. Keep your head up there is a silver lining amongst those clouds.

I have been trying to change careers for the past few years now, and I am very frustrated!!!
Although your story is inspirational, I have read a lot like it. I have gone back to school, earned certification in a field that I am very interrested in, and no one will give me the time of day! Apparently, certification means nothing without EXPERIENCE. I have had a few interviews, but they all wanted to know where my experience was.
I have tried to find someone to let me do an internship, but have had no luck. Now what?
I feel like all of my time and money was waisted.
I hate to leave discouraging feed back, but at this point, I am desperate! If anyone has any suggestions for me, I am very open for them.
jenn56@att.net

I'd like to say that your article lifted me out of my depressed state, but only a bit. I, unfortunately, left a horrible work situation by quitting WITHOUT a replacement job! It's been 6 weeks now, and I haven't been able to find anything else, and now I'm feeling desperate and feeling like such a loser! I know I was in an untenable situation, and quitting was a desperate act, but I should have thought this through a bit more! Now, I don't have a job, and I don't know what to do! Even the temp agencies haven't been very good about finding me a temp job!!! I just feel hopeless.