Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Marcella Yeager and her husband decided he should accept a job as a foreign service officer, starting in Uzbekistan. She knew she'd have to give up the job she loved. Looking at the bright side, she saw this as an opportunity to start her own business. What she needed now was a "Portable Career" that could travel wherever her husband would be posted.  Her company, Career Valet, helps mid- to senio...

David Ralph was a successful financial trainer in London for 20 years. He delivered big results for his clients and life was good. But, the inside story was very different. He hadn't been present in his family's life. He was living under the belief that he was delivering what they wanted—nice holidays, a nice home and nice cars—when actually they had never asked for any of that. But they did ask,...

Bob Stromberg is in a small group of elite artists who have stayed prolific and profitably busy for more than 40 years by "Mastering the Craft of Creativity." Online, he shares three disciplines that create a rich, personal reservoir of original ideas. From his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, he travels continually performing his unique blend of original story, stand up and shtick. His work has left...

Amy Smalarz had been in a consulting position she enjoyed for years. One day the staff was called together and told their division president had been fired. It was the nudge she needed to step out on her own. She quickly discovered she had a lot to learn. Four years later, she is a women's empowerment coach and author of "Living Intentionally: How to Bring Balance to You and Your Family." She host...

Steve Lawton, after careening headlong into a tree at 45 miles per hour and suffering a major brain injury, believes every interaction with another person is a bonus that might never have happened. He credits his positive attitude with literally saving his life. He is the author of "Head First! A Crash Course in Positivity," and is his role at Dell, he helps co-workers learn to harness their own p...

Phil Potts found himself at a marriage retreat a decade ago, ranking his marriage on a 1-10 scale. When he compared his number with his wife's, they were miles apart. He decided to set aside his career as an optometrist, fight for his marriage and help other men do likewise. Today he is a nationally certified marriage coach, the director of Renegade Gentlemen Men's Ministry, and the author of Habi...

Megan Peterson long had a vision for a better, more client-friendly way of matching chemically dependent people with appropriate caregivers but had resisted taking it to the marketplace. Finally her husband gave her the nudge she needed to put her concept—and herself—to the test. After working in the addiction field for more than 15 years as a counselor and pharmaceutical representative, she took...

Moustafa Hamwi knew his fast-lane, materially successful life was leaving him empty. He went to India, searching for his passion and purpose in life. When a swami asked him what he was thirsty for, he realized he did not have a clue. "If you do not know what you are thirsty for, you cannot quench your thirst," the swami said. An award-winning author and speaker today, he is one of the world's lead...

VICTORIA PYNCHON, After laboring for 25 years in the field of high-stakes business litigation, took a mediation course that changed her business and her life. Nearly a decade after receiving her degree in conflict resolution, Victoria has built a prosperous business called She Negotiates . She provides consulting and training and, importantly, is helping women close their own personal gender wage...

Maryam Webster was coming into her own. At 28, with grad school behind her, a promising career in psychology and marketing lay ahead. Then, a drunk driver on a London street turned her into a paraplegic. Doctors told her she would never walk again. She regained her mobility in nine years and turned a 30-year career into a joyous new business. "Every Woman Changes" empowers mission-driven women ent...

Jay Block's credentials include not knowing what he wanted to be when he grew up and being fired by his best friend at age 39.  Soon after this humiliating event, he began working harder on himself than anything else. And it was this single transformation that would forever change his life and his career. Today, Jay is recognized as America's #1 motivational career and rapid employment expert. He...

Lin Eleoff is an internet business lawyer who shows women how to turn a coaching practice into a business that not only makes them money but makes them happy. And it starts when they finally "woman up." Lin calls starting your own business an AFGO, another freaking growth opportunity, "because it throws everything at us. The question is, are we up for that challenge?  I tell my coaching clients: t...

Carolin Soldo knew she had hit a tipping point. "I looked in the mirror and did not recognize myself! I didn't feel like a woman anymore and I just wanted to have myself back again. As with everything else in my life, I knew I had to do this all or nothing." She is the founder of Brand Your Passions®, From Passion to Profits®, and The Powerhouse Coach®. She specializes in helping passion-driven wo...

Mark Podolsky ventured out of his native Midwest and took a chance on a new landscape he loved: Scottsdale, Arizona. His new investment banking job paid him well, but he hated everything else about it. In fact, Mark says, "It was hurting my soul." So, now that he knew what he didn't want, what would he do next? Now he is known as the Land Geek, and is widely considered the foremost authority on bu...

Steve Lawton says you don't have to ski into a tree at 45 mph to learn how to grow through a crisis. After his near-death experience, he views each day of life as a bonus. Key to his recovery is his unrelentingly positive attitude, and 8 proven practices. He shares insights into neuroplasticity and our ability to shape the patterns of our brains through our consistently practiced attitudes. He's t...

Anna Cragin was halfway to her Ph. D. in Cognitive Neuroscience, with visions of pursuing two great loves—teaching and figuring things out. Then, reality set in. Far too many graduate students were chasing far too few jobs. Anna faced the pivot point of her life. Now, as the Productivity Advisor at Freeficiency, she is teaching online entrepreneurs how to improve mindset, reduce anxiety, and desig...

Jake Ballentine was on academic suspension at the end of his first semester at college. He was tempted to say, "I didn't really care about college anyway!" Self-consciousness about his dyslexia, he believed he was only good at sports and music. Then, on a mission to the Pacific Northwest, his outlook brightened, and he said to himself, "Hey, I can really DO this!" His life was about to be transfor...

Dr. David Almeida's best-selling book, "Decision Procrastinations: Seven Antidotes to Decision Procrastination," blends the spheres of medicine, science, business and leadership to present new concepts and strategies for successful decision making. "It's a hybridization of medical, surgical and business techniques in a framework you can apply to both professional and personal decision making." Tod...

Alma Abreu knew a rigid classroom learning style didn't suit her. Her attention-deficit disorder was no help. Following her creativity and love of language and communication, she found a way to make her A.D.D. an asset. Founder of 360 Content Pro, a content marketing service specializing in Spanish language advertising, blogging and social media, she helps businesses reach new customers in Latin A...

Gary Kinder knows only a tiny percentage of writers and artists succeed. Some say it's as low as 1%. But he's up at 5 a.m. every day writing his screenplay, before plunging into the editing software he's upgrading. Asked why he does it, he replies, "I'm doing what I love!" Gary writes narrative nonfiction, and is the author of three books. He has taught over 1,000 writing programs to law firms, co...

Terry Brock believes you can overcome overwhelm by using basic principles that really help overcome the sense of overwhelm. "To begin, define what's important to you, to determine where you should focus your attention. Recognize you can't grasp it all." Terry works with organizations to connect with customers and build relationships using practical technology, and increase profitability. He's a me...

Julian Mather was not interested in school, but that did not mean he was not willing to learn. When he got out of school, without prodding from anyone, he took himself to the library where he began a lifelong commitment to self-education and learning how to turn his obsessions into his professions. From high school failure to Army sniper to globe-trotting TV cameraman to kids' entertainer to onlin...

Katherine Denton had reached her career goal at 25, working as an account executive at an Atlanta advertising agency. She was a respected team member with all the perks of success: an office with windows, bonuses, free parking and health insurance to name a few. But she was so miserable that she quit. Katherine turned to a temp agency and was given a one-day assignment that opened the door to her...

Lee Caraher is the author of "Millennials & Management" a book based on her experience of failing, then succeeding, at retaining millennials.  She describes a big change in terms of the employer brand to a focus on becoming a place where great people work. Lee is the CEO of Double Forte PR & Digital Marketing and is known for her practical solutions to big problems.

Nathan Hirsch and his business partner, Connor, took a long overdue vacation, leaving their business in good hands. On Day 1, they learned they had lost a major vendor. The same day, his CPA called to tell him his identity had been stolen and a false tax return had been filed in his name. But putting his life and business back together was not going to stand in his way. He is a serial entrepreneur...