I have another follower. Yipee! Welcome Eric. We worked together back in my radio days. Like-minded people always attract. Eric, too, possesses many important qualities for life: perserverance, determination, courage, resilience. We all pick these traits up along the way - or should I say, "some of us" pick them up, others step right over them or in some cases, stomp right on them (l0l). Glad to have you on-board Eric.

I have nothing new to report on Girls Night Out Danbury except that my big yellow lawn signs will begin to "sprout up" around the area. We put about 5 signs out on Sunday -- and can you believe that someone --- not sure WHY -- actually took the time to pull 2 of them out of the ground and lay them down. Another sign was taken off someone's front lawn. Who would do this? Who has time to do this? Anyways, we stuck the signs back into place and put a new sign to replace the one that had been stolen. Girls Night Out...Fri 11/20. Spread the word

Today I wanted to talk about resumes. Not your typical boring piece of paper with dates, job titles and job descriptions. Although the descriptions are always one of my favorites. I mean, come on, people totally exaggerate their past jobs - why? Because we all need to puff ourselves up to feel important. When I was in management, a resume was nothing more than a conversation starter. I didn't really dive into their past work life -- after all --- it's all in the past, so what good does it do me here in the present? I wanted to get to know my potential employee and found it better to trust my gut (intuition).

Take some time today to step back and look at your life. Formulate you're true resume. Your "life" job description. Take into account all the things you have done. After all, resume means "a summing up". It doesn't specifically say "summing up of every paid job I've had" ...just "summing up". But yet again, everything in life comes with a price doesn't it. We all get paid in some way, shape or form for whatever we do - the payment might not come in the form of traditional currency, but make no mistake you always get paid.

So here's a portion of my resume - in no particular order. Therapist, counselor, teacher, nurse, cook, laundry lady, housecleaner, mechanic, salesperson, secretary, dj, copywriter, producer, director, cashier, party planner, organizer, team leader, emcee, deliveryman, volunteer, blood donor, student, interior decorator, web editor, inn keeper, photographer, inventor, computer repair technician, writer, reader, movie critic, costume designer, image consultant, tour guide. WOW - I had no idea I was so multi-talented (lol)

Quite the eclectic mix huh? What doess your resume say about you? Dig deep. You've got years of experience. Give yourself credit for all you have done. How long is your list? The more you think, the more you'll come up with. If you're currently looking for a job...take a good look at your resume. Out of all your life experiences, which are the ones that "make you tick"? Look in that direction for your next career, and remember, Passion=Paycheck