1st Year Anniversary – A Time for Reflection – Part Deux

I have completed one year in business.  In my last post – 1st Year Anniversary – A Time for Reflection I wrote about the terrific team that I had assembled to support me.

I have come a long way in just one year.  I encourage everyone to periodically look back and reflect back on their accomplishments.  That is what I want to do with this post.

I started a year ago blogging.  This will be my 151st blog post. I have gotten compliments in the last year on my writing.  This is the first time in my 56 years of life that I have gotten compliments on my writing.

Did I know anything about blogging? Heck no!

I wrote posts in series.  These included a series on:

• Strategic Networking – I wrote about my philosophy of networking
• Making a Career Pivot – My story of going from high tech to teaching high school math in an inner city Texas high school
• Cure for Career Insanity – I wrote a 30 part series on my holistic method for changing jobs.
• Baby Boomer Fact Sheet – I hired a college intern to do some research on the plight of baby boomers.  I shared those facts in the blog and released the fact sheet.  The numbers are very scary

One thing I did discover was writing the blog was very therapeutic. It forced me to reflect a lot on what I had accomplished in my life. I now have a much better understanding of who I am and appreciation of the ups and downs of the previous decade.

In January, based on the fact sheet the “Baby Boomers and Retirement Infographic” was published.

In February of 2012, I rebranded under the current name of Career Pivot. With this came the new website

At the same time, my white paper “Don’t Retire Even if You Can – A Baby Boomer Manifesto” was released.

In March of 2012 I was featured in a article on SunsetChasing.com.

In April of 2012, I announced the “Cure for Career Insanity” webinar series.  The first iteration of the series will complete June 26th.  I had a video produced to explain my unique method of systematically but holistically determine what you want in a job and how to get it.

I am now working on a book that will be released this summer on a recipe to make a career pivot.  Remember recipes are meant to be modified and seasoned to taste.

I have been interviewed twice for articles in magazines that will be published later this year.

I am developing a whole series of workshops called The Art and Science of Using LinkedIn.

Oh yeah, I helped over 50 clients in the last year make career decisions.

My client list continues to grow and a second iteration of my Cure for Career Insanity webinar series will be announced shortly.

Thank you to everyone who made this last year a wonderful experience!

Marc Miller Career Design Specialist

P.S. I am tired just reading this.