Livelihood Show

In contemporary work settings, people and dogs are finding new work related partnerships. Specially trained service dogs make it possible to pursue a livelihood despite a disability that impacts mood or mobility.

Consumers seek affordable luxuries even as they trim their budgets elsewhere. Food entrepreneurs are paying attention, and the recent Good Food Festival in Chicago brought together thousands of growers, chefs, marketing companies, buyers and consumers.

Peggy Bass was growing up, her passion for horses was a completely unexpected event in her family. She didn't grow up on a farm, or on a ranch. Her love of horses launched her personal career path.

This is the high season in South Beach Florida, and we revel in the festivals that take advantage of our sunshine and mild winter weather. Last week's event was the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. We attended the festival and met up there Dean Mike Hampton. He's the Dean of Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Jeremy Houghton is a trained chef. Some of his favorite culinary experiences have been in Alaska and New Mexico where he has cooked bear, antelope, elk and moose.

He wanted something more. He decided to go back to graduate school—studying wine and earning level two certification as a sommelier.

Many of us should be getting to work and live in a new category of the workforce called "the creative class." Today's guest, Robert Fass, is one of more than 40 million Americans, over a third of our national workforce, who create for a living. The idea of the creative class was first presented by author, Richard Florida in his national bestseller, The Rise of the Creative Class, and how it's transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life.

This week on Livelihood Show, host Marcy Rosenbaum presents a career navigation strategy that rides change instead of trying to manage it.

This week's introduction to the Livelihood Show interview of Marcy Rosenbaum was conducted by Anna Drezen, an actor, writer and producer living in New York City. She interviewed Marcy using an adaptation of the famous Proust questionnaire featured by James Lipton on Inside the Actors' Studio….

"How's work going for you these days?"

Psychologist Barry Nierenberg, is a professor who runs the Study Center for Positive Psychology at Nova Southeastern University. Positive psychology is the science of well-being. You don't have to wait around to be 'empowered'—you can make well-being is an essential personal performance objective whether you work for someone else or you have your own business.

Dr. Nierenberg reveals an innovative set of benchmarks which give us a map to increase our confidence; orient us to our sense of purpose; and deepen our relationships. This new research gives us the tools for making good things better and bad things less frustrating.

The "how of happiness", Dr. Nierenberg believes, helps us become more successful navigators on our personal career journey. He invites us to look at our professional lives and assess: What exactly am I doing well? What specifically brings me satisfaction? What can I do to make an unfulfilling work environment more satisfying? What can I do to make an unhappy work environment less toxic?

Your greatest opportunities emerge at the intersection of your expertise, your purpose and marketplace opportunities. Each week you'll find ways to discover your essential strengths; define your personal mission; and discover the market niches that need your products and services. Get inspired and find ideas, resources and insights to help you navigate your personal career path.

Livelihoods can be achieved by a paycheck from a company, and from running a business. This week, our guest is Larry Powell from San Antonio,Texas. He has experience as an employee– his most recent corporate role was Vice President of Human Resources at the Psychology Corporation in San Antonio, Texas. He also has experience as a business owner and, most recently as a "matchmaker" between individuals and franchise organizations. To learn more have a listen to his podcast.

What do you do when you don't know what to do? Rex Knowles and Sherry Landrum have an answer to the question. How do they know this? They teach the skills of improvisation. To improvise is to produce or make something from whatever is available. It is the art of experiencing, reacting and creating, in the moment, and in response to the stimulus of your environment and your own inner feelings. To learn more about this tune into this week's podcast.