How's Life In the Cubicle?

VocationVacations News - September 2010

When we speak with clients prior to their VocationVacation career mentorship experiences, we ask them if their physical work environment is a nice, pleasant space. Rarely do we hear, “I love where I work!” Instead, we hear, “I am stuck in cubicle hell without a window!”, or “I was promoted and now have my own private office – complete with bad fluorescent lighting and a view of the elevator”, or “I sooooo need to be outside more than I am today!”

You get the picture. Are you stuck in proverbial cubicle hell? Well then, it’s time to explore YOUR dream career and discover what your life could be like outside of that cubicle.

We now offer FOUR different ways to be mentored – starting as low as $160!
1. Phone Mentorship
Not quite ready to commit to the time and cost of a face-to-face mentorship? No problem. With VocationVacations Phone Mentorship, you will have three one-hour career mentorship planning discussions in the comfort of your own home with one of our expert mentors  And as low as $160!

You and your mentor will schedule mutually available discussion times for you to call your mentor.

To see details or book your Phone Mentorship, visit www.VocationVacations.com.  Don’t see the type of phone mentorship you’re looking for? Let us know and we’ll work on introducing it.

2. Small-Group VocationVacations
A Small-Group VocationVacation provides you with all the benefits of being mentored by one of our credentialed and successful expert mentors, while also gaining knowledge from three to six other vocationers who have similar questions, concerns and fears as you do about making a career transition. So, you can now test-drive a job or owning your own business with other like-minded people…a real value-added opportunity to your mentorship!

To see details, check mentorship dates or book your Small-Group VocationVacation, visit www.VocationVacations.com.  Don’t see the type of small-group mentorship you’re looking for? Let us know and we’ll work on introducing it.

3. VocationVacations 360 – “So You Want To Get Into The Wine Business?”
It is with great excitement we announce the introduction of our first Saturday workshop, VocationVacations 360 – “So You Want To Get Into The Wine Business?” The workshop will provide a 360-degree perspective to many aspects of the wine industry. In one day, you will have the chance to gain insights from and ask questions of professionals working in the wine industry – a one-stop-shopping, comprehensive mentorship experience. Plus, you will have the chance to meet other people interested in a career in wine and share questions and knowledge with them.

If you or someone you know aspires to become a wine maker, wine retailer, wine distributor, wine bar owner or something else in the wine industry, then this weekend workshop is for you and/or them! Here are some thumbnail details:

When? January 15, 2011
Where? Youngberg Hill Vineyards and Inn in McMinnville, Oregon, an hour south of Portland in the Pinot Noir growing region in the beautiful Willamette Valley
Who Will Instruct and Mentor?
A….
- Wine maker
- Vineyard manage
- Wine retailer
- Wine bar owner
- Professor of Oenology
- Attorney specializing in federal and state wine regulation whose clients include the west coast’s top wineries and vineyards
- CPA whose clients include top wineries and vineyards
- And more…
Will there be food and wine? Of course! We will host a light lunch, and Youngberg Hill’s owner and winemaker, Wayne Bailey, will host a phenomenal wine maker’s dinner in the evening. A perfect way to end a full day of learning how to work in the wine industry.
Price: $399 per person if booked prior to October 31; $449 per person after November 1. Space is limited to 25 people.

To see full details or book your “So You Want To Get Into The Wine Business?” VocationVacation 360, visit www.VocationVacations.com.  Wine not your thing? Let us know what VocationVacation 360 workshop you’d like to be part of and we’ll work on introducing it in 2011.

Price excludes travel and suggested accommodations at Youngberg Hill Vineyard and Inn.

4. One-on-One VocationVacations
Our 1-on-1 VocationVacations have helped thousands of people test-drive their dream careers since 2004. To see details, check mentorship dates or book your 1-on-1 VocationVacation, visit www.VocationVacations.com.

INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST MENTOR, TV SCRIPT WRITER (“FRIENDS”, “THE BIG C”), MARK KUNERTH !

COUPLE FOLLOW THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AND PASSION FOR CHOCOLATE
Chris Farrow, a 42-year-old, 20-year policy and compliance director with a software development company, and his wife Darcie, a 41-year-old former pre-school special education assistant and now stay-at-home mother of four, had always wanted to work together in a business, but they hadn’t been able to land on the right match.
Read Chris and Darcie’s full story here

GIVE THE GIFT OF A LIFETIME THIS UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON: A VocationVacation!
VocationVacation gift certificates may be applied to any of our four forms of mentorship (see above), and they do not have expiration dates.

APPLY FOR THE VAL AGOSTA V-V SCHOLARSHIP BY NOVEMBER 15, 2010!
Learn more about Val Agosta, who was a wonderful person and an outstanding private investigator mentor, and the Val Agosta Memorial Scholarship we created in her honor.

NEED AN INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER OR PRESENTER FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT OR MEETING?
Invite VocationVacations founder, Brian Kurth, to speak to your group about mentorship, transition and reinvention. Contact Dianne Haines at dianne@vocationvacations.com or 503-939-0121.

Chat with Brian!
Blog: http://blog.briankurth.com/
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