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Fearless Career Change


             control of their finances. She had a hunch that the method she dis-
             covered might work.
                 Without any qualifications (other than managing her own
             finances with this method), she put a tiny classified ad in the news-
             paper that advertised a six-week class and support group for
             women who wanted to become more financially stable, for which
             she would be the group leader.
                 She charged $10 per person for six weeks and held the meet-
             ings in her home. It worked! Soon she went from teaching one class
             a week to three. Years later, Jennifer’s work is known around the
             United States. She appeared on major talk shows and she wrote sev-
             eral books. The current cost of a one-day seminar with her? $450.
                 Just diving in is not for everyone. It is really for people who feel
             they have a knack for something and don’t want to go through an
             educational process to begin to do that something for a living. The
             notion to take steps forward into the unknown may emerge as just
             a hunch that may not seem at all logical to an outside observer.



                      Following that hunch may involve taking risks
                        and even bearing ridicule from people who
                          may be concerned for your welfare but
                                 do not share your vision.



                 That said, just diving in takes high levels of self-esteem; a will-
             ingness to fail as well as prevail: the ability to tolerate uncertainty;
             a love for improvisation or thinking on your feet; and the ability to
             learn from mistakes. Jobs that absolutely require some sort of pre-
             vious experience and have laws regarding certification, like regis-
             tered securities trader, are not conducive to this strategy. Other
             types of industries, though, like the arts, hospitality, retail, senior
             services, community health and improvement services, entertain-
             ment, consulting, any type of sales, public speaking, home crafts
             and repairs, holistic healing, and travel are good bets if you’re
             planning to Just Dive In.
                 You are especially valuable in the social services such as health,
             welfare, and education if you speak one or more languages in addi-
             tion to English, or your native tongue.


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