a Journey of Work

 Every field has its own unique terminology, a language that marks the tribe. If you do not speak it doesn't matter much what else you can do. So, learn the language, translate, and doors once shut should open right? Maybe... There is more to language than words, there is also grammar when writing and pronunciation when speaking. You have to know the right words, and how to use them correctly if you are going to appear as someone who should be here. A cursory scroll down the first few pages of google search will be enough to fill your pocket with terms, but knowing what to do with them is going to take a much more serious investment.  That investment may, or may not pay off. You see for the native speaker learning the lingo does seem all that hard. These people speak it everyday, and do not stop to consider what they are saying. So, for someone to show-up speaking the language is nothing too special in their sight. Knowing is only half the battle, and sometimes the cost of win...

              How do you prove your past experience is relevant to the new role you want to apply for?   How do you prove you have done the same kind of work in a different environment, and have learned the skills needed to learn more and perform adequately? It is one of the biggest questions on the road of work we all travel.             A few of us have been fortunate enough to do the same thing from the start, and have never felt the need or wish to shift into a different career path. A lot of have felt we should make some kind of move outside the field we start in, and it is not easy.             Unless you have worked as a pastor of a small church you won’t appreciate how much goes into that job. Unless you have been around a farm you won’t really grasp the kind of work ethic it takes to succeed there. T...

The voice is a powerful tool. It can do inform, direct, entertain, sale, counsel, coach, help, and even heal. It is used in every single industry, every single day. I choose to develop my voice. For ten years I made my living with it speaking publicly and privately to accomplish all kinds of effects from encouraging, to correcting. I learned how to shape my tone, to project, to pace, even the value of pausing in silence.  I do not use my voice as much as I used to. People still say I could be on radio when I speak over the intercom. It is not that my voice is exceptional in anyway, only that I speak clearly and with strength that comes from regular practice. Even the mundane announcement deserves effort.  I know what a little effort means because I have been a lifelong listener. I can hear the difference between someone who has mastered there voice, and someone who has not. I find so many fail to consider this essential tool at all. We are the less for such neglect. Each voice...