Add a teaching gig to your marketing toolkit Written by Cathy Goodwin, MBA, PhD
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Most people who teach find themselves exhausted after even a short class, yet also exhilarated. Teaching can be a high when everything goes well. The secret of successful part-time teaching is to identify your purpose in teaching and fine-tune your skills to your target market. You want to reach students who are also potential customers. If a school features astrology and visualization, your course on finding lowest mortgage rate won't fit, unless you suggest people consult stars to meet their financial goals. People who have added teaching to their promotional toolkit report finding success and fun along way. One public relations consultant gets forty percent of her clients from adult education classes. Another builds skills to help develop his core business. The opportunities are available to almost anyone, anywhere.

Cathy Goodwin, MBA, PhD, is a writer, consultant and speaker, who specializes in career transitions that increase personal freedom. For her ebook on adult ed teaching, click on http://www.movinglady.com/ebooks.html. For her free ezine, email subscribe@movinglady.com. .
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6. Put on your shield and armor when you enter your workplace. Everyone should learn how to create a psychic shield. Imagine that you are surrounded by an outer shell that is made of a solid material -- so strong that nothing can get through to hurt you. Some people prefer to imagine a protective golden light, but I think solid shield is stronger. Take two or three minutes to put on your shield, every day, before you enter workplace. 7. Do one nice thing for yourself every day -- a splurge of time or sensual taste buds. A special book, time with a friend or special person, special food. Don't deaden your senses with alcohol (although if you're a wine connoisseur, your special wine can be a gift) or spend big bucks at mall. Think simple. 8. Find at least one thing in your life to appreciate: softness of your cat's fur, winter sky,the spontaneous hug from a friend. Appreciate as much as possible about your job: money, view from window, new computer, your friendly conversations with guy down hall. Savor experience. Appreciation is engine that attracts good things into your life. 9. Stay tuned to your intuition before deciding what to do next. Meditate and listen to world around you. The saying "frying pan into fire" is real. If your goals and desires do not come from a secure place within yourself, you will find yourself paying undue attention to those who say, "You'd better stay even if you're miserable -- you'll look unstable," and those who say, "Just quit! Get out of there! Just start your own business -- you won't starve." Sometimes same "advisor" proposes both ideas in same week. If you're getting worn down by bad advice or you want an objective sounding board, find a mentor, counselor or coach. They should help you gain confidence in your own intuition, not impose their views of what you should do now.

Cathy Goodwin, MBA, PhD, is a writer, consultant and speaker, who specializes in career transitions that increase personal freedom. For her ebook on moving to career freedom, click on http://www.movinglady.com/freedombook.html. For her free ezine, email subscribe@movinglady.com. .
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