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SOAR! September 2011 Lee Weisser, MEd, ACC lee@acoachforallseasons.com CAREER TIPS FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS Make Time Work for You Tame the Money Monster Feed Your Soul Riding the Roller Coaster Moving from despair to hope What if you could witness transformation right before your eyes? At the Ve’ahavta Street Academy, adults who have been living in poverty or on the street for an extended period of time are given a way out -- through education and support.The VSA literally acts as a bridge to creating a new life. I recently facilitated a career day within ... More
SOAR! June 2011 Lee Weisser, MEd, ACC lee@acoachforallseasons.com CAREER TIPS FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS Make Time Work for You Tame the Money Monster Feed Your Soul Summer GRAD Career Webinar Series - Free! Here are some scary statistics from Talent Marks in the US: 78% of recent grads surveyed by AfterCollege said they were finding the job search process difficult 60% of students are shy and this keeps them from getting jobs 80% of students don't know how to organize a job search 80% of this year's grads will NOT have ... More
> SOAR! May 2011 Lee Weisser, MEd, ACC lee@acoachforallseasons.com CAREER TIPS FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS Make Time Work for You Tame the Money Monster Take charge of your career this summer and soar to new heights! There isn’t always a burgeoning market for the skills and talents of creative job seekers. If your work depends on temporary gigs or contracts, you may feel like you’re riding a roller coaster of financial worry and emotional distress every day, never sure of where you’re headed or if you’ll survive. I help my clients take ... More
SOAR! April 2011 Lee Weisser, MEd, ACC lee@acoachforallseasons.com Is coaching right for you? Take a brief online assessment here. Make your resume shine! Capture your accomplishments. Looking for work? The top 10 things you need to know. Your persistence is the measure of faith in yourself At a recent business forum in Toronto some creative artists were asked how they became successful. The factor mentioned most often? Persistence. Persistence ... More
SOAR! March 2011 Lee Weisser, MEd, ACC lee@acoachforallseasons.com Is coaching right for you? Take a brief online assessment here. Do you want to combine your creative passion with making a living? Build A Successful Career on Your Own Terms The best is yet to come The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come. – Peter Ustinov I recently watched the movie Conviction starring Hilary Swank. ... More
SOAR! February 2011 Lee Weisser, MEd, ACC lee@acoachforallseasons.com Is coaching right for you? Take a brief online assessment here. Do you want to combine your creative passion with making a living? Build A Successful Career on Your Own Terms A lifeline for your career Career search can be a very lonely experience. Day after day you have to reveal yourself to strangers, only to be told you’re not good enough. Even if you’re thick-skinned, the process can wear you down and ... More
SOAR! January 2011 Lee Weisser, MEd, ACC lee@acoachforallseasons.com Is coaching right for you? Take a brief online assessment here. Do you want to combine your creative passion with making a living? Build A Successful Career on Your Own Terms What drives you crazy can drive your next move Are there elements of your work life that drive you crazy? Maybe you’ve sat through one too many unproductive meetings and you took out your frustration by yelling at a ... More
SOAR! December 2010 Lee Weisser, MEd, ACC lee@acoachforallseasons.com Is coaching right for you? Take a brief online assessment here. Make your resume shine! Capture your accomplishments. Looking for work? The top 10 things you need to know. Embrace hope, take action December has been cold and harsh here in Toronto. I feel like curling up under the covers with my stash of chocolate until spring comes; that would be my comfortable place. But to accomplish the goals I’ve set for myself, ... More
SOAR! November 2010 Lee Weisser, MEd, ACC lee@acoachforallseasons.com Is coaching right for you? Take a brief online assessment here. Make your resume shine! Capture your accomplishments. Looking for work? The top 10 things you need to know. Success -- your way How do you define success? Are you happy to play by others’ rules, or do you want to carve your own path? My well-used copy of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary says: To succeed ... More
I had the privilege of talking with thought leader Peter Block for the Canadian Learning Journal. Block's work is to bring change into the world through consent and connectedness rather than through mandate and force. He stresses the need for individuals and groups to be accountable to one another. Read more...Interview with Peter Block




