Resources

NETWORKING EVENTS

• Sign up for Judy Thompson & Associates monthly San Diego Networking Events newsletter - comprehensive list of events:  http://thompsonsearch.com/newsletter/

• Finding Your Passion:  The Easy Guide to Your Dream Career by Marcy Morrison
• Phil Blair, CEO of Manpower San Diego, Strategies for Success and Getting Back on Track - downloadable PDF booklets with excellent resources to be your own career manager and for career transition

• My all time favorite book to show you have to live a successful life is Jack Canfield's:  "The Success Principles."
• Jack Canfield's Dream Big Collection to fully realize your dreams.

• A must read for uncovering your passion is "The Passion Test" by Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood.

• Marci Shimoff's latest book "Happy For No Reason:  7 Steps to Being Happy From the Inside Out" will provide you with inspirational stories, tips and practical tools to find happiness in all areas of your life.  For more information, please click here.

Book Pubilicity and Promotion Training

• Arielle Ford's Everything You Should Know Training:   About Book Publicity, Promotion, Building a Platform, a Step-by-step Guide for Authors.   Incredible training by Arielle Ford, Americas #1 Book Publicist.   For more information, please click here.

SERVICES

Marcy’s Clients Receive 20% off educational consulting services with University Advisors, a national company that helps prospective
students navigate college/graduate admissions.  www.UniversityAdvisors.net,  (619) 270-9527

Marcy’s Clients Receive 20% off Donna Pinto's services: 

• Copy writing/editing ~ Press releases ~Marketing materials & strategies ~ Newsletters ~ Web copy ~ Branding/Mission/vision statements ~ Resumes ~ Query letters/Book proposals ~ Ghost writing ~ Grant writing 
• Donna Pinto has a B.A. in Journalism with an emphasis in Advertising. She is the author of “Cheatnotes on Life: Lessons from the Classroom of Life”  as well as numerous travel-related articles. 
• Contact:  Donna Pinto, A Way With Words, dp4peace@yahoo.com,  858.531.8631

• Julie Watson Smith of Inspired Imaginations supports parent-entrepreneurs as they align family and business while creating their million-dollar lifestyle and business. Contact info is Julie Watson Smith, Inspired Imaginations, www.inspiredimaginations.com or
  877.485.5222.

Interview Strategies

• Joe Twohig, Ace the Interview, will videotape your interview http://acetheinterview.webs.com/.  Interviews are harder to schedule than ever before, so you need to be prepared. Get ready with a mock interview with a former Assistant Vice President and General Manager from Jobing.com. We have conducted thousands of job seeker interviews, and hired hundreds of people. We'll video your session, and then analyze it to help you discover the weak spots in your presentation.

• JP Whitaker & Associates, owner Janis Whitaker (www.jpwhitaker.com), offers workshops and coaching to develop productive leaders and communicators in the workplace. Specializing in Interviewing techniques, Janis Whitaker also provides one-one coaching and workshops for job seekers so they will feel more comfortable in an interview and be able put their best foot forward to "ace the interview".  Also available from Amazon.com for those who conduct interviews- Interviewing by Example: Finding the right piece of the puzzle. This book provides practical tips, handy checklists, and valuable information for experienced and inexperienced interviewers.

Financial

• Mind Treasures is a public nonprofit organization based in San Diego, California which is dedicated in providing a vital financial education at a global level. Through financial education and character development we can raise a wealthy, prosperous and philanthropic generation. Customized programs for specific age groups from kindergarten to retirees, train children, youth, individuals and families to build a solid foundation in saving, investing, sharing and spending. For complete information visit www.mindtreasures.com or call 877-283-5052.

• Elizabeth Dang-Samuel
  Financial Advisor

  Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

  Office: 858.795.2337
  elizabeth.x.dang-samuel@ampf.com

  http://ameripriseadvisors.com/elizabeth.x.dang-samuel/
  CA Insurance License #0F51472
• Areas of focus: Personal financial planning for education funding, protection planning/family security, tax management strategies,
  investments, retirement, estate planning strategies, multi-generational, charitable giving strategies and small business.
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• Women's Financial Empowerment - Hollis Colquhoun.  Book and resources about women empowering themselves through financial education book www.womenempoweringthemselves.com and a blog:womenempoweringthemselves.wordpress.com about financial topics, tips, news, resources, and related links.