Comments on: What Would YOUR Dad Say? http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/01/what-would-your-dad-say/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-would-your-dad-say Just another Diggings site Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:42:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Richard McLaughlin http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/01/what-would-your-dad-say/#comment-116774 Richard McLaughlin Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:01:13 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2530#comment-116774 When I joined the Marine Corps, my dad told me to never volunteer. He is a lawyer and gives good advice to his clients, but knows nothing about Marines. I volunteered for everything. I've gone from a high school grad to being a CIO in a fortune 100 company. I have competed in professional sports - taught rappelling and scuba classes, I've worked in 74 countries and lived for more than a year in 5 countries. I'm sure he gave good advice, just not for me. When I joined the Marine Corps, my dad told me to never volunteer. He is a lawyer and gives good advice to his clients, but knows nothing about Marines. I volunteered for everything. I’ve gone from a high school grad to being a CIO in a fortune 100 company. I have competed in professional sports – taught rappelling and scuba classes, I’ve worked in 74 countries and lived for more than a year in 5 countries.

I’m sure he gave good advice, just not for me.

]]> By: wwds http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/01/what-would-your-dad-say/#comment-116762 wwds Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:27:46 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2530#comment-116762 jacqui, thanks for stopping by and sharing your story. For others, jacqui is one of this industry's best resume writers and helpers. jacqui, thanks for stopping by and sharing your story. For others, jacqui is one of this industry’s best resume writers and helpers.

]]> By: wwds http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/01/what-would-your-dad-say/#comment-116761 wwds Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:52:36 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2530#comment-116761 Hey Todd...thanks for this personal story. It is never ever too late to give it a shot. You can even start one while working to lower the financial risk. Hey Todd…thanks for this personal story.
It is never ever too late to give it a shot. You can even start one while working to lower the financial risk.

]]> By: Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, MRW http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/01/what-would-your-dad-say/#comment-116760 Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, MRW Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:43:05 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2530#comment-116760 When I was down, but not out, following my divorce, trying to manage and grow my(at the time) start-up company with limited resources, someone very close to me suggested I find corporate employment/security (her intentions were good, but I really felt she didn't 'get' me at all! I lived, ate and breathed my business; it was the fire in my soul). My dad, in his typically calm, firm, caring approach said, "Jacqui, you do what 'you' want to do. Don't let anyone else influence that decision." Simple and sage advice; and believable because it was sincere. I pursued and persisted, and have developed my then 3-year-old, locally based company once fueled solely by local referrals and Yellow Pages into an 11+ year-old virtual service organization kindled by partnerships, alliances, referrals and the Internet. Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Master Resume Writer www.careertrend.net When I was down, but not out, following my divorce, trying to manage and grow my(at the time) start-up company with limited resources, someone very close to me suggested I find corporate employment/security (her intentions were good, but I really felt she didn’t ‘get’ me at all! I lived, ate and breathed my business; it was the fire in my soul). My dad, in his typically calm, firm, caring approach said, “Jacqui, you do what ‘you’ want to do. Don’t let anyone else influence that decision.” Simple and sage advice; and believable because it was sincere.

I pursued and persisted, and have developed my then 3-year-old, locally based company once fueled solely by local referrals and Yellow Pages into an 11+ year-old virtual service organization kindled by partnerships, alliances, referrals and the Internet.

Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Master Resume Writer
http://www.careertrend.net

]]> By: ToddS. http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/01/what-would-your-dad-say/#comment-116759 ToddS. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:29:28 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2530#comment-116759 When I was in High School, my Dad took me to see an independent jeweler he knew. Later, he suggested I become apprenticed to the jeweler who did very well and worked for himself. I laughed it off. I went to college, incurred massive debt and have been working in a profession I hate for 15 years, trying to muster up the courage and resources to get out and do very well working for myself. When I was in High School, my Dad took me to see an independent jeweler he knew. Later, he suggested I become apprenticed to the jeweler who did very well and worked for himself. I laughed it off.
I went to college, incurred massive debt and have been working in a profession I hate for 15 years, trying to muster up the courage and resources to get out and do very well working for myself.

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