Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch

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This is the audio from my talk A Year of Visibility at BarCampLA-5 on March 1, 2008. 

One of the most important career moves you can make today is to “Show people what you do and how well you do it!” This call for visibility began in 2008 and continues as one of the main tenets of my carer building to this day.

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More on Visibility…

• Video: Visibility and Your Career from LaidOffCamp LA
• Audio/Text: Raise your visibility to protect and enhance your career - Visibility in a down economy
• Video: A Year of Visibility from BarCampLA-5
• Visibility for You and Your Career from Career Opportunities Column
• A Year of Visibility Talk from BarCamp San Diego
• Douglas appears in “NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” Segment

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I was invited out to speak to the career group, Tuesdays with Transitioners, in what has become an annual presentation. This year I present “A Year of Self Preservation.” You can watch the entire presentation below in this YouTube video.

It is a fact of nature that we often spend many hours of each day focused on someone else. We focus on our boss, our job, our family, our projects — but one person is usually left out of this focus — you! We can easily lose ourselves in the clamor for our attention. This year, though, I call for “A Year of Self Preservation”. A year of returning the focus to ourselves and our own lives, so that we can continue to help others.

It is my firm belief that we can only, truly, help others when we ourselves are in a good position. If we try to do too much, without the support of friends, family or a stable income, we risk placing our own life, work and income in jeopardy. This isn’t selfishness. Self preservation is about establishing a firm foundation where you can stand so you can offer a helping hand to others.

The tenets of A Year of Self Preservation are:

• Taking care of yourself first — not last
• Learning when and how to say — No
• Distancing yourself from negativity and avoiding the downward cycle

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“Valuable information, superbly presented. Time well spent.”

“Very good subject and some great insight on the topic. I enjoyed it.”

“Today’s meetup was very thought provoking. Douglas’s presentation was wonderful and very timely. We must constantly be reminded of this “self preservation” and the importance it plays in our happiness throughout life.”

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A Year of Self Preservation with Douglas E. Welch @ Tuesdays with Transitioners

Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 12 Noon to 2 pm

Congregational Church of Northridge
9659 Balboa Blvd, Northridge, CA

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It is a fact of nature that we often spend many hours of each day focused on someone else. We focus on our boss, our job, our family, our projects — but one person is usually left out of this focus — you! We can easily lose ourselves in the clamor for our attention. This year, though, I call for “A Year of Self Preservation”. A year of returning the focus to ourselves and our own lives, so that we can continue to help others.

It is my firm belief that we can only, truly, help others when we ourselves are in a good position. If we try to do too much, without the support of friends, family or a stable income, we risk placing our own life, work and income in jeopardy. This isn’t selfishness. Self preservation is about establishing a firm foundation where you can stand so you can offer a helping hand to others.

The tenets of A Year of Self Preservation are:

• A rested parent/worker/caregiver is a good parent/worker/caregiver
• Taking care of yourself first — not last
• Knowing when and how to ask for help
• Learning when and how to say — No
• Distancing yourself from negativity and avoiding the downward cycle

Join Douglas at Tuesdays with Transitioners and see how you can make 2013 the best year possible.

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A Year of Self Preservation with Douglas E. Welch @ Tuesdays with Transitioners

Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 12 Noon to 2 pm

Congregational Church of Northridge
9659 Balboa Blvd, Northridge, CA

Please RSVP on

Facebook — Meetup.com

It is a fact of nature that we often spend many hours of each day focused on someone else. We focus on our boss, our job, our family, our projects — but one person is usually left out of this focus — you! We can easily lose ourselves in the clamor for our attention. This year, though, I call for “A Year of Self Preservation”. A year of returning the focus to ourselves and our own lives, so that we can continue to help others.

It is my firm belief that we can only, truly, help others when we ourselves are in a good position. If we try to do too much, without the support of friends, family or a stable income, we risk placing our own life, work and income in jeopardy. This isn’t selfishness. Self preservation is about establishing a firm foundation where you can stand so you can offer a helping hand to others.

The tenets of A Year of Self Preservation are:

• A rested parent/worker/caregiver is a good parent/worker/caregiver
• Taking care of yourself first — not last
• Knowing when and how to ask for help
• Learning when and how to say — No
• Distancing yourself from negativity and avoiding the downward cycle

Join Douglas at Tuesdays with Transitioners and see how you can make 2013 the best year possible.

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I write on a lot of different topics here on WelchWrite.com, some of which you might also be interested in. Infrequently, I like to share events that are happening on the other WelchWrite blogs. I hope you find them interesting — Douglas

Join us for our next KitchenParty show and live chat on Thursday, October 11th at 5pm pacific/8pm eastern. This week’s guests are: Amie Valpone, The Healthy Apple and Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, The Healthy Voyager.

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Douglas E. Welch (http://douglasewelch.com/career) presents “What is success….and why you might have it already!” at CareerCampSCV (Santa Clarita Valley) 2012 (http://careercampscv.wordpress.com)

There has been a “perversion” of the meaning of success these days with only the extremely famous or rich being labelled as successful. Douglas’ definition of success is “if you can support yourself and and your family doing something you love.” Success is not black or white, it has many shades of grey and we are wise to remember it.

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Check out Douglas’ Career and Social Media Books on Amazon.com

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* See more of Douglas’ content at DouglasEWelch.com
* See more career-related content on the Career Opportunities column and podcast
* See more information on CareerCampSCV
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Douglas E. Welch presents “Career Compass: Finding Your Career North” at CareerCampSCV (Santa Clarita Valley) 2012 (http://careercampscv.wordpress.com)

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Watch the video version of “Finding Your Career North from CareerCampSCV 2012″ here 

Buy the Career Compass eBooklet in the Amazon Kindle Store $2.99

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Please like this video if you found it useful. Your likes help to suggest it to more YouTube viewers.

* See more of Douglas’ content at DouglasEWelch.com
* See more career-related content on the Career Opportunities column and podcast
* See more information on CareerCampSCV
* Follow Douglas on Twitter at http://twitter.com/douglaswelch and http://twitter.com/careertips
* Like the Career Opportunities column and podcast on Facebook
* Like CareerCamp International on Facebook
* Circle Douglas on Google+
* Circle Career Opportunities on Google+
* Circle CareerCamp International on Google+

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Yesterday we held our 3rd CareerCampSCV (our 7th CareerCamp overall) and it was another great day. I am always so pleasantly surprised with how well these events work. I think we provide a lot of value and everyone seems to go away very happy and ready to take on the next step in their career. Here are some photos I took during the event yesterday.

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Here is a list of the sessions that were presented at CareerCampSCV 2012. I recorded all of my sessions (3) and will be releasing them over the next week or so.

• Who are you today? Interview with a new attitude with Karen Hudson
• Career Branding and You with Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
• Marketing yourself in social media
• Learn what employers expect
• Social Media and your career: A Discussion
• Conducting an effective job search
• 21st Century Blogging
• Business Etiquette “Stand Out”
• Living and working abroad
• What is working in your job search?
• Managing your online presence while seeking a job
• Rethink. Refocus. Reinvent. with Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
• Staying motivated while looking for work
• Guerilla LinkedIn: Steps to do tonight and benefit tomorrow
• Career Compass: Finding your Career “North” – How to find the work you truly ‘want’ to do with Douglas E. Welch
• Who am I now: What my clothes say about me
• Resume Review with Mitch Krayton
• Marketing yourself during a job search
• Ask HR – Q&A with a Director of HR
• The power of your transferable skills
• 1o Things to do while you are still looking
• Interviewing and preparing
• What is a resume for? with Mitch Krayton
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective Job Seekers
• Interview with Confidence, Competence and Value with Mitch Krayton
• What is success…and why you might have it already? with Douglas E. Welch
• Maximizing your LinkedIn Profile
• Paint your career “green” without starting over

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REGISTER FOR CAREERCAMPSCV 2012 TODAY TO INSURE YOUR SPOT!

Our third CareerCampSCV (Santa Clarita Valley) is happening on July 14th, 2012 and tickets are still available.

We hope to see you there!

Unemployed? Underemployed? New college graduate? Considering new career options?

Join us for CareerCampSCV 2012!

When: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9AM to 3:30PM

Where: 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road Santa Clarita, CA 91355

FREE Admission • FREE Parking

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College of the Canyons Career Center presents CareerCampSCV, a FREE hybrid conference/unconference dedicated to helping you build the career you deserve. The day will include scheduled speakers, ad hoc presentations and breakout ses- sions on all aspects of building your career. CareerCamp is FREE for all adults who want to build or improve their career. Space is Limited. Register for FREE today. For more information, a list of scheduled speakers and additional career content.

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