Here are some career questions you need to think about:

Does your job offer you a sense of purpose?

It is going to be an eye-opening show and if you have any doubts about your career right now, first know you are not alone, and second, know that there are answers.

Chris Fontanella’s most recent book entitled, “Tune Up Your Career” is an outstanding insightful guide for those of you out there who are feeling stuck and unsure what your next career move should be.

Here are a few of the highlights should know from the book:

Second, regardless of how you try to resist your career is going to change.  And if all else stays the same…you are going to change.

Third, if you are lacking fulfillment and purpose, you are the only one who can change your career path.  No excuses…you are accountable to your career.

Fourth, if you have guts, and resilience, you may be an entrepreneur.  It’s not easy.  And you may have to work two jobs at first, but how much value is there in having the freedom?  Only you can decide.

This book is for anyone who feels like they have been consumed by the “machine” and has now awakened to realize there is something more, but not sure what it is.

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Coach Jay here!  Thanks for listening to and reading about this episode of A New Direction.

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You are at a party or event on a Sunday afternoon. You are enjoying the company around you. It is filled with laughter and enjoyment. Then the party starts to wind down. People are leaving and then it hits you…

You have work on Monday. But the truth is you are dreading Monday. Sure, you are good at your job. The money is good, but you really don’t want to go back to that job.  Money is the only reason you are going to work, and even the money has lost it’s appeal. You hate it there.  You cannot find your purpose or your why. Your boss is a tyrant, overbearing, overzealous, non-feeling, uncompassionate, non-caring, individual, who makes your life miserable.

What do you do? Well for many people, they stay in the job. They work, get their money, but live in misery. No hope, life, no purpose. They take their misery home. And as much as they would like to believe they compartmentalize it, the fact is that it affects every relationship you have…including the one you have with yourself.

It’s time for a change. And in this episode of A New Direction entrepreneur Zaundra Wimberley faced a similar situation and she found a way to build a business that she dreamed of, one that gave her purpose, one that she is excited to do every moment of her life. She doesn’t go to work, she goes to what she enjoys. Shouldn’t we all?

Join us right here as Zaundra gives us the story and the practical wisdom on how to transition from the job you dread to building the business of your dreams and fulfill your purpose.

Zaundra‘s book “From Bossed To Boss: It’s Never Too Late To Reclaim Your Dreams And Live In Purpose”.  The book not only tells Zaundra’s journey to discovering her purpose, but she also provides truly applicable, practical insights to help you make that leap as well.

You will learn how to emotionally and psychologically take the steps necessary to move beyond where you are right now to finding the career and purpose you have dreamed of.  She will also dig into the personality traits that can inhibit you from achieving the success you hope for.  This and many more practical sound advice that you will be able to use to make your career and purpose come to life.

Please Thank the sponsors of A New Direction.  It is their financial gifts that keep us on the air and keep us going!  And we could not be more grateful.

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It is not a slogan it is part of their DNA.  And in that time they have developed relationships with the world’s leading real estate professionals to help you find the best professional to help make your life transition when you sell your home or buy your next one.  Why not head on over to the “Legends” Linda Craft Team, REALTORS www.LindaCraft.com

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Who doesn’t like a really great underdog story? We all do! And former CEO of PRC-Desoto Ted Clark inspires us with his story on this episode of A New Direction. No MBA.  In fact, Ted did not have a degree.  As his story goes at 19 he started as a “shipping clerk”…and in 22 years he worked his way up to becoming the CEO and President of a major corporation.  Then he did it again, and then he started his own corporation and grew into a global publicly traded company! How? you may ask. And that is the power of Ted’s story. His will, his curiosity, his perseverance, and more. He provides you with the practical tools that literally any one of us can do, if you are willing to do them. And the fact is the only person who is stopping you from doing them right now…is YOU! From knowing your “WHY” to “Leading with Purpose”, Ted delivers an inspiring message for us all.

Ted Clark‘s book “Shipping Clerk to CEO: The Power of Curiosity, Will and Self Directed Learning”  Is a powerful, practical bluprint for success at any level in any business.  Ted Clark delivers an inspiring message with his practical steps that if you will take the initiative, create some better habits, and have a desire to aspire and achieve you will move up in whatever company you are in, from whatever position you are in.  The book is not a long read, but it is filled with so much powerful and useful information, that it is perfect for the high school student to the late in life person ready to make a career change.  “Shipping Cleark to CEO” by Ted Clark is a must read in my opinion.

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EPIC Physical Therapy.  Whether you are injured from work, play, or you simply want to feel better about yourself and get better freedom of movement.  EPIC physical therapy has the latest state of the art technology and equipment, coupled with a certified staff to help you achieve your physical goals and get you back to where you want to be and give you a direction where you should be going.  When you really want EPIC relief, EPIC recovery, and EPIC results look no further than the people I use and trust EPIC Physical Therapy.  www.EPICpt.com

Linda Craft & Team, Realtors no matter where you live in the world, Linda Craft and her team can help you find the best professional in your area to help you sell or buy your next home.  While most real estate professionals belong to a nationally affiliated company where they are obligated to use the people in their company’s network.  Linda Craft and her team are privately owned and operated.  That means they can find the absolute best professional from ANY company to ensure you get the best service. Located in the Raleigh Research Triangle Park of North Carolina…they are indeed legendary when it comes to service.  Learn more  by going to Linda Craft & Team, Realtors  www.LindaCraft.com

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Here are the facts we are in a revolution where artificial intelligence (AI), digital spaces, and technology are speedily influencing our world.  So much so that even a seemingly sound career is being affected dramatically.  In many cases jobs and careers that were done by humans have been replaced by computers.  We are also seeing that many positions salaries have decreased as machines replace humans.  What do we do?  For some people there is denial, they simply do not believe it is possible for them to lose their career to a computer.  For some they believe that the answer is to become a “social media influencer”, but the ugly truth is that you cannot even buy a Starbucks coffee with your vast number of followers, or the number of likes from our social media posts.  And then there are some who, and perhaps rightful so are in fear and are stuck not knowing what to do.  In this episode of A New Direction we are joined by tech transition expert Somi Arian, and she is going to help you navigate the waters of success in your career in this ever fast changing AI digital tech revolution.

Somi Arian‘s book is entitled “Career Fear: And How to Beat It – Get the Perspective, Mindset and Skills You Need to Futureproof your Work Life”.  In Somi’s outstanding book she provides perspectives solidified by research to get you to critically think how you can first survive this technological surge and then how to thrive.  Rather than be in denial, try something futile, or simply live in fear, she offers some practical mindset and behavioral actions that you can take to start right now preparing for the changes that are inevitable.  As you listen to this show, you will be surprised how this millennial will challenge you, coax you, and encourage you that there truly is hope, but it is fully up to you to start making those changes.  This is a powerhouse show, with a powerful message not only for your career, but also for your life.

Please, Please Please, yes I am begging you to reach out to the sponsors of A New Direction.  Thanks to their financial support we are able to bring you these great experts and their books to help you live the life you always dreamed of.  So, reach out to them and just say “thank you for sponsoring A New Direction.

EPIC Physical Therapy, I use them whether it be for an injury, post surgery, every day aches and pains, and when I want to get a little more out of my body for athletics.  They are the top choice for professional athletes as well as non-athletes.  Do yourself and your recovery a favor when you are ready for EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery, and EPIC results check out EPIC Physical Therapy www.EPICpt.com

Linda Craft and Team, Realtors, for 35 years the choice of thousands when it comes to real estate.  And regardless of where you live you can meet with them virtually.  They have been on the cutting edge of technology helping people around the world finding the very best professionals to help sell or buy a new home.  They clients call their customer service “legendary”.  Find out why by going to www.LindaCraft.com

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What if I told you that you can actually craft your own career?  Meaning what if you could put your passions, gifts, talents, and desires together and actually create the career you were looking for?  Would you be interested if the career you wanted could be had?  What if I told you that there is a demonstrated method that has helped students, veterans, and mid-career people get the job they had always hoped for?  But you better be ready, because it will take commitment and internal self motivation.  No longer do we have to hunt for that job, you create it!

In this episode of A New Direction Julia Ivy, PhD joins us to talk about her method of helping people create the career they always wanted and do it on their terms.  The method is called the BE-EDGE method and the book is entitled “Craft Your Edge for Today’s Job Market“.  Dr. Julia Ivy explains what BE-EDGE is and gives a quick overview of how it works and how she has been able to help more than 150 people create their own career.  Dr. Ivy even talks about how in our current marketplace there is a significant opportunity to use the BE-EDGE to gain employment during the CoVid-19 CoronaVirus pandemic.  This is an enlightening show and “Craft Your Edge for Today’s Job Market” is a helpful guide.

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We all want to be successful, or more successful, but how does that happen?  It is so easy for us to look for “silver bullet” solutions, or “magic pills” to solve our desire for success, but the fact is there really are no “silver bullets’ or “magic pills”, so what is one to do?  Leo Bottary has done a plethora of research to help you understand what you can do to enhance your chances at success.

From the very beginning Leo Bottary takes you on a journey by helping you understand that the reason why most people are success if that they do the things anyone can do, but they simply do not do them.  And one of those things is they invite the “right people” to join them on their journey so that they can come up with the creative solutions, complete the tasks necessary and grow into their success.

In this episode of A New Direction, Leo Bottary and I discuss topics from his latest book entitled “What Anyone Can Do: How Surrounding Yourself with the Right People Will Drive Change, Opportunity, and Personal Growth.  Leo walks us through such topics and issues such as the importance of having peers and peer groups, who are the “right people” to have in the group, the problems with knowing what you want, the wrong thinking most of us have surrounding goals, and five characteristics of high performance teams and more!

Also, please check out Leo Bottary’s website:  www.LeoBottary.com

And his podcast entitled “What Anyone Can Do Podcast”.

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This week’s t-shirt shout out goes to the Island Athletic Club in Carolina Beach North Carolina.  If you are having fun at the beach, why not go to the only locally owned and operated gym on Pleasure Island.  The Island Athletic Club…and if you see Jen tell her you heard or read about it on A New Direction with Jay Izso.https://www.facebook.com/islandathleticclub1/

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In a world where people are more concerned about their time off, complaining about working too many hours, along comes a young woman who goes to college and graduate school, is a single parent works multiple jobs and is looking for more work. Along the way she accumulates a variety of knowledge multiple skills. Couple with that her relentless work ethic and her desire to learn and you have an amazing story of one person who inspires others to success. This describes this episode of A New Direction‘s guest, Shanah Bell.

Shanah grew up in an entrepreneurial family. A family where you just always tried. You never quit trying, and you give your best effort at all times. Known for her stubbornness and “never tell me I can’t do something” attitude her mom called her a PITA (Pain in the —-). That acronym would serve her well as her work ethic, knowledge, skills, and abilities, allowed her be able to do nearly everything and do it with great success. Hence, she wrote a book about her experiences and the lessons she has learned entitled “The Art of Being a PITA”.

While all of Shanah’s many jobs make an interesting story. There is also the problem of the stereotype of someone who is trying to figure out her place. And because of her ability to quickly learn and adapt it became a challenge for businesses to figure out how to categorize her, or where she exactly fit in. The truth is, they just needed to plug her in, because she is capable of being great in any position they put her in.

Her story is one that may make some people shake their heads. It will make you laugh, because her fun loving giving attitude is contagious. But it really is a story of a relentless young women in search of her dreams, while managing a full time job as a single parent, a full time graduate student, and managing to excel at multiple jobs at the same time. It is people like her that are that every employer should desire, and the type of person we need to applaud. Enjoy Shanah’s thoughts and insights. And maybe you will desire to learn the art of being a PITA.

Thank you as always for our sponsor partners. Please make sure you find them and thank them for their support of A New Direction with Jay Izso. They continually encourage me to do this show and help keep the show on the air.

Thank you to ENLIGN Business Brokers and Advisors. Owner Jeff Snell and his expert business brokers are known through out the world as being the “go to” team when it comes to selling your business for the highest market value with the utmost confidentiality. You can learn more at www.ENLIGN.com. Please tell them thank you for supporting the show.

And Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS no matter where you live in the world Linda Craft and her team of experts can match you up with the best real estate professionals in your area to help you sell or buy your next home. And if you happen to live in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina they will personally help you with your home selling and buying needs. Learn more at www.lindacraft.com

This week’s t-shirt shout out goes to the Saunders County Historical Museum and Historical Society. Located in Wahoo, Nebraska. If you are ever in the area it is a must to see. From baseball hall of famers, to composers to movie makers, to scientists Wahoo Nebraska has produced some of the people who have made an impact on our world.

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When it comes to one’s career we have all been on a journey. ‘From landing our first job, to finding another job because we were laid off, fired, or some circumstance beyond our control, to finding a new job because we are unhappy, to changing a career, to recreating a career later in life. Careers often are difficult.

Fortunately for us we have THEE career expert available to us. Career genius, author and humorist Dr. Marty Nemko talks about some of the ins and outs of careers from his book “Careers for Dummies”. If you have never read a “for Dummies” book, well, then, I would suggest you start here. Dr. Marty has literally written the most comprehensive and fun career book on the planet (IMHO). It is full of ideas, advice, links, links to videos, and so much more! If you are struggling at all with your career, Dr. Marty Nemko’s book is absolutely a must read!

On this episode of A New Direction. Dr. Nemko shares with us parts of his personal journey, and provides indispensable advice for anyone in their career journey. We also get a taste of his passion and professional ability to play the piano…sadly the phone connection did not do his playing justice.

So if you were thinking you need to go to college, go back to college, or that college is your only way out, you may be surprised by his answer. If you are looking to advance your career, change careers, or do a late career change, you will want to get the advice of the expert who has helped over 5,500 people navigate their careers with a 95% success rate. None other than Dr. Marty Nemko and his book Careers for Dummies.

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Thank you Tucker Thorpe for this weeks AND t-shirt shout out. It goes to Southern Stone Supply in Raleigh, NC. Whether you are a builder, or a DIYer Southern Stone can help you with your stone work projects. Check them out at www.SouthernStoneSupply.com

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On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being awful and 10 being the best it can be…how would you rate your career right now? If it is anything less than a 5, I have to ask you this question: Why are you still in that job? The answers could range from, “I need the money”, “it’s better than nothing”, “I have been here so long”, etc. However, the biggest reasons if you were completely honest, is probably because you have become comfortable in your misery, hate change, and fear you may not be employable.

Ines Temple is one of the most successful women in the world. She has literally counseled thousands of people and their careers, and has seen them improve and some

sadly stay stuck. She knows what it takes to make your employment dreams a reality. So she wrote a book about her experience, research and wisdom entitled YOU Incorporated – Your Career is Your Business.

In Episode 30 of A New Direction Ines and I discuss that YOU are a business, and how to make your self more employable, who your number one customer is, things you can control to make a difference in your career, reasons why you may not be doing the job that you love, redefining success and so much more!

Listen, learn, and find A New Direction. As always tell your friends and as you listen please give us a positive rating on your favorite podcast player.

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