How This Guy Made 2 Career Transitions to Become A Professional Coach
February 22, 2008
If you’re facing a dilemma making a career transition, especially a mid life career change, perhaps Mark’s story will give you some well need motivation.
Born in Belfast, North Ireland, Mark McClure was an IT instructor & engineer with various multinational companies and has been based in Japan, Tokyo since 1994. An International Coaching Academy accredited career coach, he helps people “change their game” by finding what they really love to do.
Mark is also a SOHO business owner. In June 2007, he amalgamated his interest in Career and Life Coaching with Internet Marketing to start up his first entrepreneurial venture at GoalCreationMaps, where he provides career changers with an online course on how to create meaningful goals on a 1 page mind map. Prior to his relocation to Japan, Mark was a Physics & Meteorology teacher in a public school in North Ireland. He also holds the CISCO CCIE, an equivalent of the “MBA” in the IT certification world.
Physics teacher turned IT engineer. Professional career coach. SOHO business owner. How did this guy manage to transit through 3 totally different arenas? Why did he make those decisions? What were some of his challenges? As part of the series for “Find A Better Job”, the 7th ranked goal in my previous poll Top 10 Goals of Goal Setting College Readers, I’ve managed to twist his arm to share with me answers to these mind boggling questions in this exclusive interview. Read more
The Hidden Secret In Think & Grow Rich
February 11, 2008
That day when I was having dinner with a friend at a nearby eatery, an old lady walked up to us. “3 packets of disposable napkins. $1 only.” she said. Since we had our own napkins, both of us simultaneously gestured our disinterest. She was disappointed, stood a little while before moving to the couple next to our table and repeated the same sales pitch as if it was a mantra.
But it wasn’t long before she came popping by our table again. In fact, she came to us at least 3 times before my friend eventually bought from her!
Perhaps you may be thinking “What’s up with these sales people? Don’t they understand that others need privacy?” I don’t deny feeling a bit affected by her disregard of that. But I was more impressed with her perseverance more than anything else. What could have made a 60 year old lady stick through her rounds again and again every night, ignoring “millions” of rejection just to sell a few packets of napkins?
Sheer iron will? Or strong burning desire? Read more
