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Expertise

How to change careers, how to apply the law of attraction to your career, creating multiple streams of income, successful recareering, creating your life path, changing careers, when just another job is not enough, creating abundance, attitude of gratitude, volunteering, mentoring, how to use a vision board, dream board, wisdom or life collage to manifest your destiny

Experience in the area

Joyce Schwarz is an author and internationally known career strategist. She created AOL's WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE forum and her book "SUCCESSFUL RECAREERING" When Just Another Job Is Not Enough is a best seller. She has been interviewed by Wall Street Journal, NBC News, PBS TV, NPR radio, and more than 75 magazines and newspapers and hundreds of other radio stations. She is the author of the upcoming book "The Vision Board" Unlock the Secret to An Extraordinary Life, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall, 2008, www.ihaveavision.org

Organizations

Interactive Television Alliance, Women in Film, Pacific Rim Chamber of Commerce Board member, ABWA Boss of the Year,

Publications

LA TIMES, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, PREVENTION MAGAZINE, WOMEN'S OWN, AMERICAN GIRL, STARS & STRIPES

Education/Credentials

BSJ -- undergraduate degree in Journalism, Ohio University, Masters Degree, USC School of Cinema and TV, MBA studies, University of San Francisco, APR (certified PRSA), MPW degree, CBC (certified business counselor)

Awards and Honors

ABWA Boss of the Year, AAAA awards and citations, ACPRA award, Time-Life Citation for direct response, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Entertainment, President's Council Business Woman of the Year, 2007, NEA Grant (co-recipient), California Arts Council grant (recipient) Colorado Women's Foundation (recipient).

Past/Present Clients

More than 10,000 workshop students in cities such as New York, SFO, San Diego and Los Angeles. Corporate clients range from Sheraton Hotels to AT&T and such major brands as Revlon and Philips Electronics. Seemore at www.joycecom.com

What do you like about this subject?

Joyce has worked with more than 5,000 people privately on coaching them on finding their life's purpose. She enjoys this work because it uses her background in the areas of advertising, marketing, career strategy and law of attraction practice.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Joyce Schwarz new book "THE VISION BOARD" Unlock the Secret to an Extraordinary Life will be published this fall by Harper Collins Publishing Collins Design and is up for pre-sale at Amazon.com and also previewing at www.ihaveavision.org

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Joyce's background includes more than 20 different jobs and at least 7 different careers ranging from: magazine editor, to advertising executive, to college administrator to new media advisor to start-up company consultant.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Joyce works with clients to go "beyond goals" she is a big believer in the value of what's called visioning to envision your future and in using Vision Boards to create a life path.

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Recent Answers from Joyce Schwarz

2012-03-08 looking for career change:

My area is purpose in life- -not general career advice. So I'm wondering if you're looking at the bigger picture $30,000 is great for someone with just a 2 year degree and in Ohio. So maybe what you need

2011-11-11 Confused in Career:

The answer is that it doesn't matter if "I" think you did the right thing-- that's up to you. Usually in these cases there is no CLEAR right or wrong unless of course you are now starving but that does

2011-02-15 I am afraid and terrified to make changes.:

First of all -- congratulations on getting a job -- do you realize how many graduates are still unemployed. And the fact you got one with a big company is great too. Now is the time for you to realize

2010-11-27 failing at university, go back to community college?:

So to ask your final question I don't know is that a 4 year college. It sounded like you had finished a 2 year program? Go visit them and ask them. It sounds to me like you certainly don't have the right

2010-07-13 finding my way in life:

So I'm reading your email question twice now. I suggest that you do some inner-work and strt with my book "THE VISION BOARD: the secret to an extraordinary life" -- after working with 5000 people when

 

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