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Why work really hard for someone else? Why not do your own thing?
I am an Attorney turned Entrepreneur.
This is a blog about my forthcoming book, How I changed Careers...a resource, sanctuary and knowledge base for the working wounded who want to run their own show and need a little inspiration.
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Career Change: Omar Soliman, Health Care to Hunk Hauling Junk
Would you say to those who believe they need a formal education to change careers?
Its hard not to shake my head in dissatisfaction at those that think a formal education is the key to a career change. Education is the key to making yourself a better person it is not the key to a better career. The book Rich Dad Poor Dad states that the Poor dad gets an education so as to find a company to work for where as the Rich dad gets an education to figure out which company he wants to buy. Obviously not everyone can go around buying companies but this points out the misconception of education. The true entrepreneurs educate themselves so as to make decisions that will help them reach their goals. They do not get educations because society or other people expect it. howichangedcareers.com Continue reading
Posted in Career Change, Dare to Dream, The grind
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Haters, Enemies and Schadenfreude, Part II
Often times they ask me questions assuming my business is terrible and I (and they would be justified that I am crazy) if I made a mistake in leaving what appeared to them as prestige. They look at me as if I have just received a cancer diagnosis and in a hushed tone ask “How is business, everything ok?”
I take my friend Devin’s advice and I say, “business is incredible.” As he says, it could be incredibly good or incredibly bad. What difference does it make it they know. Continue reading
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Haters, Enemies and Schadenfreude, Part I
When I left my legal career and the comforts of the corporate world, I knew that I was taking a big risk and jumping off of a cliff. Many in that world do not understand why you would leave such security and “try” something new. They perceived it as if I was playing around and not serious about my career. In the event I needed to go back I knew I would have some ‘splaining’ to do. Continue reading
