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Entries from March 2008

Resources: Angelina Corbet Interview

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Resources mentioned in the interview series with Angelina Corbet: Angelina's book on Feminine Leadership is available at Amazon: The Little Pink Book of Feminine Leadership: A Personal Journey The Highlands Company offers The Highlands Ability Battery - an objective assessment of your abilities using nineteen work samples which require the performance of hands-on tasks. Click […]

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Stay curious: once a teacher, always a teacher

March 6th, 2008 · No Comments

In the final part of our interview, Angelina Corbet explains how her many career shifts have helped her personal growth, and offers advice: “stay curious”. “I think I’m at a very different place because I have done so many different things.” This is the final of our five-part interview. Find out more about Angelina and […]

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Tags: Blended Career · Career Advice · Entrepreneur · November Newsletter · Personal Growth

The one about the dog and her Mommy

March 5th, 2008 · No Comments

In the fourth part of our interview, Angelina Corbet talks about separating her identity from her career and the impact of “real life” on her understanding and choices. “Even the stuff that really felt lousy served some purpose.” This is the fourth part of our five-part interview. Find out more about Angelina and Vocationing at […]

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Tags: Corporate Jobs · Mid-Life Career Change · November Newsletter · Personal Growth

Have great jobs, and leave before you hate them

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

In the third part of our interview, Angelina Corbet talks about her transitions into and out of the corporate world, and finds out that understanding yourself can be a great way to find a new career. “Having the corner office. Having the salary. Then saying, ‘Oh God, is this really all that there is?’” This […]

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Tags: Corporate Jobs · Mid-Life Career Change · November Newsletter · Sales · Teaching

Leaving teaching, finding teacher within

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

In the second part of our interview, Angelina Corbet talks about early influences, her childhood dream careers, and how she joined and left teaching only to have it work its way back into the core of her work. “That was probably the hardest transition because I had to let go of the idea that I […]

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Tags: Mid-Life Career Change · November Newsletter · Teaching