Tag Archives: 2nd career

Out of the Box

Posted on May 14, 2012 by boxcarkids

In business speak thinking outside of the box means approaching a problem from a different perspective, sometimes unconventionally.  I’m thinking outside the box in my proposed leap of faith – moving my children 2,000 miles to live near family, and … Continue reading →

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The Rock and the Hard Place

Posted on March 23, 2012 by boxcarkids

Choice is nothing in itself; everything depends on what one is able to choose. Harold J. Brown, “The Language of Life” I probably shouldn’t have presented things in my last post as choices.  Really the only choice in the matter … Continue reading →

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Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

Posted on March 3, 2012 by boxcarkids

One stumbling block to ‘reinventing’ myself and starting a new career is my age.  I’m not old, although probably old enough to apply for a job at Rent-a-Grandma (see link on Boxcarkids Facebook page), but I’m not young anymore either.  … Continue reading →

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