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Career Profiles

Reading career profiles is a good way to explore vocations, especially if the person describing their work is willing to be candid about both the good and the bad things about their chosen path. If you are researching different fields and choices as part of a decision-making process to choose a new type of work, some questions to ask yourself when reading these interviews are:

* Am I willing to pay the dues required for entry into this field?

* Do I share the values of the people in this type of work?

* Will I like the type of people in this industry and/or area of functional expertise enough to spend many hours of my life with them?

* Are my interests, personality, and strengths a good fit with this choice?

* What would be the first steps required for me to choose or transition into this path?

I love talking to people about their work lives, so this page will feature the stories of people who love how they make a living. If there is a career that you would like to see profiled here, please let me know by contacting me.

Interviews:

Career Profiles of Reluctant But Successful Entrepreneurs

I am a blogger for CareerThoughtLeaders.com. Recently, I began a series of interviewers with people whose job searches went so badly, they decided to launch start up businesses instead. In each case, they were so successful, they say they wouldn't return to a salaried position even if they could land one.

Here are their stories:

Ben Coleman, Propane Truck Industry Professional Turned Bonsai Author and Inventor

Steven J. Ferrusi, Former Sales Executive Turned Inventor of FitDesk

If you enjoy their stories, please leave a comment on the blog post.

The next success story of a reluctant entrepreneur will be published the first week of September, 2010.



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