Your Career 2.0 Launchpad – Episode 108 with Susan Mell and René Grajales – Pursue Your American Dream
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“I came to this country as an immigrant, and now I’m a naturalized citizen and business owner. I’m literally living the American dream.”

René Grajales and his wife Matty relied on the resources provided by The Entrepreneur’s Source®, the nation’s leading Career Ownership Coaching(TM), to pursue the American dream of business ownership.

Born in Panama, René met his wife while attending college at the University of Tampa in Florida, where the couple both graduated with MBAs. During their 25 years of marriage, the Grajales family lived in Panama and Puerto Rico before making South Florida their home. René got a taste of business ownership early in his career when he owned a food import-export business that sold a variety of goods to supermarkets in Panama.

“As part of my business, I worked with exporting to Panama. The country became one of my largest markets” René said. “I realized if I can successfully do that, I can do anything.”

After spending some time working in information technology, René concentrated on sales with companies like Iron Mountain and Staples. Although he garnered career success and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2015, copious amounts of business travel took a toll. He was tired of missing important milestones and wanted to spend more time with his family. At the same time, René realized he needed to pursue a new path to provide a financial legacy for his children. One of the couple’s three children is autistic, and René’s corporate paycheck had an expiration date. “We wanted to build wealth that can survive us to provide for all of our children, especially Carlos,” René said.

Coaching Guides Clients to a Better Future

When René was contacted by Susan Mell, a Career Ownership Coach™ with TES, he decided to explore new possibilities to achieve self-sufficiency and financial freedom. TES coaches use education-based techniques to help people discover a new path. Mell helps her clients determine their Income, Lifestyle, Wealth, and Equity™ goals at no cost. She holds her clients accountable to their goals as they explore whether they want to secure a new corporate job, open a business from scratch, or pursue entrepreneurship by franchising.

“Susan was very diligent in following up and taking care of everything that needs to be completed. She has a great network of resources,” René said. “Having access to someone who knows the business makes everything simpler and smoother. You don’t have to figure out everything by yourself.”

Coaching helped René and Matty explore and define ownership opportunities that did not meet the family’s goals for their Career 2.0®. They needed to find a scalable business to help them build wealth for their family. Keeping their goals in mind, René and Matty started searching for an ownership opportunity that would allow them to use René’s sales skills and Matty’s expertise in real estate and interior design.

After considering numerous opportunities, the husband-and-wife team decided to pursue business ownership with iTrip Vacations in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. iTrip is a home-based, short-term property management company. As part of its approach, iTrip relies on proprietary software to help property listings rank at the top of online searches to improve booking conversions. iTrip properties are listed on popular online vacation destination sites, such as Airbnb and VBRO, as well as at least 78 other booking sites.

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In this episode, wildlife conservationist Brian Stranko explains how he shifted careers paths while still trying to help the environment. Career coach Jim Doliber describes the process and helping guide Brian along.

From the article https://jdoliber.esourcecoach.com/wildlife-conservationist-pursues-wild-new-opportunity/ on The Entrepreneur's Source Blog https://entrepreneurssource.com/podca...

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Career ownership coaching from The Entrepreneur’s Source® gave Brian Stranko the tools he needs to achieve financial freedom and pursue his passion for preserving wildlife in Africa.

Stranko dedicated his career to helping the planet as a conservation leader. Most recently, he served as a strategy and fundraising consultant for nonprofits in Africa as they struggled to secure funding during the pandemic. He also spent 11 years working for The Nature Conservancy as the director of the nonprofit’s water program in California.

Inspired by the decline in wildlife tourism during the pandemic, Stranko started a new nonprofit in July 2021 to fuel conservation efforts. Rather than rely on tourism funding, Afri-Vet hosts online veterinary and wildlife care education programs created by African wildlife sanctuary staff. The videos are designed to help grow sanctuary resources and provide scholarships for limited-income Africans. Afri-Vet’s mission is to raise awareness for wildlife veterinary medicine and care to promote conservation.

Having spent his career in the nonprofit industry, Stranko knew he needed to secure a steady income stream to be able to achieve his goals and support his family. Jim Doliber, a Career Ownership Coach™ for The Entrepreneur’s Source®, helped Stranko discover a new path to achieve the American dream. “I wanted to be able to have some sort of Plan B,” Stranko said. “Jim [Doliber] totally understood my need to maintain my work with my nonprofit and find a business that fit.”

Doliber began his coaching career with TES in 2019 after spending more than 25 years working corporate jobs in product and real estate management and franchising. His past experience in franchising helped him recognize the importance of helping entrepreneurs discover a Career 2.0® that achieves their goals.

TES coaches help people open their minds to new possibilities. The nation’s leading career coaching franchise uses an education-based program to help people identify their Income, Lifestyle, Wealth and Equity™ goals to achieve financial freedom and self-sufficiency. “I’ve had to know myself before, but it has been a while. It was nice to revisit it and understand how I operate, determine my interests, and my likes and dislikes,” Stranko said.

In addition to achieving financial freedom, Stranko envisioned a future where he could continue his role as Afri-Vet’s executive director. He also needed his new career path to offer flexibility and further his conservation vision. In addition to his career as a conservationist, Stranko has three daughters who keep him on his toes. To stay grounded, his family likes to spend time together traveling. While current events forced them to put travel plans on hold, the family fondly remembers their last vacation where they relaxed and watched the wildlife at an eco-lodge in Playa del Carmen in Mexico.

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Future-Proof Your Career during The Great Unknown Age™

You have possibilities, options, and dreams. You can embrace The Roaring 2020s where anything is possible, where bold entrepreneurs are thriving in the uncertainty, they live in abundance and project a brighter future – or- you can devolve into The Great Unknown Age™ consumed by the 24-hour news cycle, filled with fear, scarcity, and defeat.

The Great Unknown Age™

It’s easy to get bogged down in despair, but the future is bright for people who chart a new course. The news might be dominated by scenes of war, gun violence, and political bickering, but if you take a closer look, innovation and creativity abound. With new technological innovations and financial vehicles never before imagined, we predict the 2020s will roar as they did in the 1920s and result in new economic prosperity as never before imagined.

Roaring 20’s

Today we look longingly at the 1920s with rose-colored glasses and daydream of living at Downton Abbey. However, when you place a critical lens on that moment it has all the trappings we see today. The 1920s had a pandemic (Spanish-Fu), supply-chain disruptions, economic policy bickering, social unrest, election challenges, and even large numbers of people migrating from state to state. However, none of that stopped the optimistic from pursuing their dreams and historians celebrating the economic boom that followed.

Brighter Future

Innovators like Elon Musk, Whitney Wolfe Heard, and Jeff Bezos did not achieve success by climbing the corporate ladder. They took action to future-proof their careers and made Tesla, Bumble, and Amazon household names. It’s up to you to take steps to take charge of your career trajectory.

“Many Americans are feeling battered and bruised from working at jobs where they are underpaid, unappreciated, and uninspired,” said Terry Powell, the visionary founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source®, the nation’s leading career ownership coaching. “Take a cue from some of our nation’s wealthiest entrepreneurs and future-proof your career today to secure your future and diversify your portfolio.”

The Entrepreneur’s Source®, the nation’s leading career ownership coaching, helps people combat uncertainty and fear by opening their eyes to the possibility of a brighter future offering self-sufficiency and financial freedom. Education, Awareness, and Discovery help empower people to reach a point of clarity about their future. Career ownership coaching helps people who are feeling battered and bruised in the corporate world determine a way forward.

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You are painfully aware that the job market has changed dramatically in the last 25 years with more and more layoffs every time there is a downward shift in the economy, with jobs being lost to cheaper labor in other countries and entire industries moving overseas. We have been living in the Career Revolution era where job security no longer exists and pension plans are a thing of the past. Our families, our income, our emotional wellbeing, and the way we must plan for the future have all been drastically affected. Maybe there have been cutbacks in your company. Maybe you have been lucky enough to have survived them but wonder when your turn is coming. Or maybe you didn’t survive the latest layoff and are currently unemployed or underemployed, or perhaps you have even joined the unemployable ranks. Increased levels of fears and uncertainty in today’s workplace don’t leave much room for inspiration or empowerment. In fact, when was the last time you felt inspired or empowered? Think back to when you were a child and the possibilities were endless. You felt you could do anything. You felt empowered, right?

You could dare to dream because failure was not even an option.

You had the ability to focus on the end goal and not on the obstacles in your way. It’s time to regain that ability and redefine your goals. Where is your professional future headed? Are you on track? Will your current path take you where you want to go? This book is the starting point of your journey towards self-sufficiency and financial freedom. Together we will build the framework to define your goals, needs, and expectations, and assist you in determining the proper vehicle to help you attain them.

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Watch or Listen Now! Possibilities, Options & Dreams: Episode-1 “The Terry Powell Story: The Birth of The Career Revolution”

POD - Possibilities, Options & Dreams fosters meaningful connections, empowering aspiring entrepreneurs to identify, pursue and achieve their dream of self-sufficiency. The largest Career Ownership Coaching™ organization for nearly 40 years, The Entrepreneur's Source® (TES) has helped nearly one million professionals explore their career possibilities with our powerful approach to education, awareness and discovery and our unique Income, Lifestyle, Wealth and Equity™ assessments.
In this episode of the “Possibilities, Options & Dreams” Podcast, Mary, Melissa, Tamara, and Marissa discuss the revolutionary concepts put into a program of action within The Entrepreneur's Source® (TES) which has helped nearly one million professionals explore their career possibilities. Based on the best-selling book for successful and emerging entrepreneurs “Take Ownership of your Career 2.0, A Survival Guide for the Battered Career and Investor Syndrome” POD – Possibilities, Options & Dreams fosters meaningful connections, empowering aspiring entrepreneurs to identify, pursue and achieve their dream of self-sufficiency.

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You are painfully aware that the job market has changed dramatically in the last 25 years with more and more layoffs every time there is a downward shift in the economy, with jobs being lost to cheaper labor in other countries and entire industries moving overseas. We have been living in the Career Revolution era where job security no longer exists and pension plans are a thing of the past. Our families, our income, our emotional wellbeing, and the way we must plan for the future have all been drastically affected. Maybe there have been cutbacks in your company. Maybe you have been lucky enough to have survived them but wonder when your turn is coming. Or maybe you didn’t survive the latest layoff and are currently unemployed or underemployed, or perhaps you have even joined the unemployable ranks. Increased levels of fears and uncertainty in today’s workplace don’t leave much room for inspiration or empowerment. In fact, when was the last time you felt inspired or empowered? Think back to when you were a child and the possibilities were endless. You felt you could do anything. You felt empowered, right?

You could dare to dream because failure was not even an option.

You had the ability to focus on the end goal and not on the obstacles in your way. It’s time to regain that ability and redefine your goals. Where is your professional future headed? Are you on track? Will your current path take you where you want to go? This book is the starting point of your journey towards self-sufficiency and financial freedom. Together we will build the framework to define your goals, needs, and expectations, and assist you in determining the proper vehicle to help you attain them.

Go to Podcast Page: https://entrepreneurssource.com/podcasts/

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In this episode of the “Possibilities, Options & Dreams” Podcast, Mary and Melissa do a deep dive into “Your Career 2.0, A Survival Guide for the Battered Career and Investor Syndrome”

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/jG_9Ud6T1K0

Based on the best-selling book for successful and emerging entrepreneurs “Take Ownership of your Career 2.0, A Survival Guide for the Battered Career and Investor Syndrome” POD – Possibilities, Options & Dreams fosters meaningful connections, empowering aspiring entrepreneurs to identify, pursue and achieve their dream of self-sufficiency.

Chances are that you are interested in this Podcast because you are among the 75% of the population that is seeking self-sufficiency. Most likely you have a desire to find a better way and to improve your current situation. Perhaps you are tired of being a victim of the Battered Career Syndrome® or the Battered Investor Syndrome® which keep people going back to hopeless situations with the expectation that this time around they will be different–that the job and the stock markets will go back to the heydays enjoyed in years past.

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How do you turn that growing awareness of other possibilities into a tangible goal? Our research shows that 75 percent of all adults are searching for something other than a job. They are seeking self-sufficiency and financial independence and they are experiencing constant frustration. They have a sense that there is something better out there, a different path from the rat race. Think of your increasing dissatisfaction with the traditional job market as a grain of sand inside an oyster. It is a persistent irritation; however, that is not necessarily a bad thing. When properly channeled, that grain of sand eventually develops into a precious pearl. In terms of your career, this constant irritation produced by the frustration about the job market motivates you to look outside of what you know and allows you to see greater possibilities for your future.

Find out more about this and other episodes as well as more about The Entrepreneur's Source: https://entrepreneurssource.com/podcast/possibilities-options-dreams-ep-3-turning-sand-into-pearls-010

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Airdate: April 27th, 2022: In Episode #9 of The “Possibilities, Options & Dreams” Podcast, Melissa, Tamara, and Marissa Explore “The Coaching Experience–No Need to Go Alone”

Watch Now! Possibilities, Options & Dreams: Episode-9 “The Coaching Experience–No Need to Go Alone”

In this episode of the “Possibilities, Options & Dreams” Podcast, Melissa, Tamara, and Marissa do a deep dive into Chapter 5 of “Your Career 2.0, A Survival Guide for the Battered Career and Investor Syndrome”

Based on the best-selling book for successful and emerging entrepreneurs “Take Ownership of your Career 2.0, A Survival Guide for the Battered Career and Investor Syndrome” POD – Possibilities, Options & Dreams fosters meaningful connections, empowering aspiring entrepreneurs to identify, pursue and achieve their dream of self-sufficiency.

Chances are that you are interested in this Podcast because you are among the 75% of the population that is seeking self-sufficiency. Most likely you have a desire to find a better way and to improve your current situation. Perhaps you are tired of being a victim of the Battered Career Syndrome® or the Battered Investor Syndrome® which keep people going back to hopeless situations with the expectation that this time around they will be different–that the job and the stock markets will go back to the heydays enjoyed in years past.

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“Oprah Winfrey has a coach. Phil Mickelson has a coach. Bill Gates has a coach. So, why shouldn’t you have one?
Whether it’s a personal coach, a sports coach, a business coach, or a career transition coach, successful people enlist the assistance of these professional specialized resources. The more successful you are, the more you realize that you can’t be an expert at everything. We are all students and we’re constantly learning and growing–a coach provides the safe environment, the challenge, and the accountability to allow you to reach your maximum potential. Perhaps this is the reason that 47 percent of organizations see coaching as essential to their executive decision-making process according to a Right Management Consultants survey, and their research shows that this number grows every year.

A coach does three important things:

• A coach creates awareness of what is and what could be possible for you
• A coach provides the education and environment you need to examine areas of your life that hold the answer to your future; and,
• A coach holds you accountable for your goals, needs, and expectations”Tamara Loring:

“Gosh, there are several things a coach can do. Right? First and foremost, what they do is they create a safe space where you can learn and you can educate yourself about what the possibilities are.”

Marissa Frois:

“I’m sure that there are those of you out there that are thinking that all sounds great but I don’t need a coach. That’s not for me, working with a coach isn’t gonna get me any more fruit than where I already am. I could do a lot of this on my own. And I really want to challenge that thinking a little bit. There’s a phrase in this chapter that I absolutely love. And it is knowledge is the only weapon against fear. Fear simply dissolves in the face of information, facts and knowledge. ”

Melissa Pang:

“I always go back to coaching in fitness, like a personal trainer, or someone like that. And I think that we all can agree, that we settle into comfort zones. And whether you know it or not, there’s always room to grow and to go past that. It’s not like you have to make any major decisions or anything. do you know what you want? ”

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"Let's Talk About the F-Words"

In this episode of the "Possibilities, Options & Dreams" Podcast, Melissa, Marissa and Tamara do a deep dive into Chapter 3 of "Your Career 2.0, A Survival Guide for the Battered Career and Investor Syndrome".

Chapter three is all about what holds you back, common obstacles in the way of financial freedom and your financial freedom.

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Welcome to the top career ownership podcast! Now you can watch or listen on the go to the industry’s most insightful minds on all things business and career ownership. We hope you’ll tune in regularly! Based on the best-selling book for successful and emerging entrepreneurs “Take Ownership of your Career 2.0, A Survival Guide for the Battered Career and Investor Syndrome” POD – Possibilities, Options & Dreams fosters meaningful connections, empowering aspiring entrepreneurs to identify, pursue and achieve their dream of self-sufficiency.

Chances are that you are interested in this Podcast because you are among the 75% of the population that is seeking self-sufficiency. Most likely you have a desire to find a better way and to improve your current situation. Perhaps you are tired of being a victim of the Battered Career Syndrome® or the Battered Investor Syndrome® which keep people going back to hopeless situations with the expectation that this time around they will be different–that the job and the stock markets will go back to the heydays enjoyed in years past.

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“This is honestly one of my favorite chapters. I’m so excited that we’re talking about it today. What a great title right? We’re going to be talking about F words. And I’m sure some individuals are scratching their head like wait; what kind of F-Words? When individuals embark on the road towards self-sufficiency and Financial Freedom and realize that they can break free from the hamster wheel of corporate America and truly create the future that they’ve always dreamed of for themselves and their families. I think they start to feel emotions that maybe they haven’t felt in a while things like excitement, freedom, right! Having the freedom for their future possibilities, just to name a few. And that’s really exciting. But on the flip side, I think it’s safe to say that the road also includes some obstacles and challenges that they may face. And that’s what we call the F words.” –Marissa Frois

“Fear is a very common emotion, I don’t think we’d be human if we didn’t experience it in some way, shape, or form. But I think the key is to come to terms with the emotion and make sure that we don’t let our emotional brain make decisions for us. Rather, what if we took a fact-based approach and just for a moment challenged what we’re thinking and feeling? You guys have heard what the acronym fear stands for, right: FEAR is false evidence appearing real.” –Tamara Loring

Read more about this episode: https://entrepreneurssource.com/podcast/possibilities-options-dreams-ep-6-the-f-words-020222/

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Possibilities, Options & Dreams: Ep-8 “Exploring Vehicles to Your Success”

On this episode of the "Possibilities, Options & Dreams" Podcast, Melissa and Tamara do a deep dive into Chapter 4 of "Your Career 2.0, A Survival Guide for the Battered Career and Investor Syndrome"

Welcome to the top career ownership podcast!
Now you can watch or listen on the go to the industry’s most insightful minds on all things business and career ownership. We hope you’ll tune in regularly!

Podcast Page: https://entrepreneurssource.com/podcasts/

Based on the best-selling book for successful and emerging entrepreneurs "Take Ownership of your Career 2.0, A Survival Guide for the Battered Career and Investor Syndrome" POD – Possibilities, Options & Dreams fosters meaningful connections, empowering aspiring entrepreneurs to identify, pursue and achieve their dream of self-sufficiency.
Chances are that you are interested in this Podcast because you are among the 75% of the population that is seeking self-sufficiency. Most likely you have a desire to find a better way and to improve your current situation. Perhaps you are tired of being a victim of the Battered Career Syndrome® or the Battered Investor Syndrome® which keep people going back to hopeless situations with the expectation that this time around they will be different–that the job and the stock markets will go back to the heydays enjoyed in years past.

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“So even if your dream feels unrealistic, it doesn't really matter. Let's start figuring out how we can get there. Let’s look at vehicles for success, If you've got this dream, we can look at what others have done to pursue theirs, right. And it doesn't need to be anything magical or brand spanking new. You don't need to be a genius to come up with that. Just you know, very pragmatically, what have successful people done to achieve their goals, their needs, their expectations in order to pursue their income, lifestyle, love and equity goals, right?”

Tamara Loring

“Today is all about chapter four, “Your Career 2.0” . On our past Podcasts we have discussed, the journey of discovery. This Podcast reviews: your goals, needs and expectations. What are you looking for out of your career and life in general? What are the different obstacles and common barriers that we can put in front of ourselves and stop us from moving forward?

Melissa Pang

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