In this episode, I welcome Ilise Benun, a business coach and mentor for designers, copywriters, and creative professionals, to share insights on making a living from your creative talents. Ilise, author of seven books including The Creative Professional's Guide to Money, provides actionable advice and resources to help creatives market their skills, grow their careers, and turn their talents into a thriving business.

I also offer a practical career tip for listeners: how to brainstorm and list new career possibilities that align with your passions, skills, and true calling. From uncovering themes in your strengths to exploring intriguing career paths and revisiting your motivators, this episode guides you step-by-step to expand your career horizons.

Highlights include:

• How creativity can enhance your work and make it more resilient in today’s economy.

• Simple, actionable steps to market your talents and grow your career.

• A framework for listing career possibilities based on your skills, passions, and strengths.

• Inspiration to trust your intuition and embrace collaboration as a career superpower.

Whether you’re seeking a career shift, exploring creative opportunities, or looking to thrive in your current field, this episode is packed with insights to help you make a great living while doing work you love.

Resources & Links:

• Find out more about Ilise and listen to her podcasts at Marketing-Mentor.com.

• Sign up for Maggie’s monthly newsletter for career and life purpose insights: MaggieMistal.com/newsletter

• Maggie’s book: Are You Ready to Love Your Job? Make a Great Living Through Soul Search, Research and Job Search – available on Amazon

• Podcast episode on Visioning: How it Works and Why It's Crucial to Your Career To Do Now

Has there been a person in your life who taught you the value of gratitude? Can you think of a challenging experience that ultimately led to something you’re grateful for? What about a time when expressing gratitude improved your relationship with someone?

There are many benefits to cultivating an attitude of gratitude:

• Gratitude is a high frequency that is empowering to ourselves and others and therefore can lead to extraordinary results without stress.
• Listen in to learn how practicing gratitude gives health benefits to our bodies and our minds.
• You'll also learn how our careers are benefitted by gratitude including better decision-making and less turnover to name a few.

If gratitude has been lacking in your life or work, don't worry. There are many ways to begin practicing gratitude even toward yourself. Check out this episode for effective and easy approaches you can start doing right now. Share how you practice gratitude below.

Also in this episode, an important career tip on how to give yourself permission to think big about what's really possible for your life and career!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Power v. Force by David Hawkins
• Details on the Upcoming Cruise to Career: Explore Your Next Chapter
• Are You Ready to Love Your Job? (a #1 new release in Job Hunting on Amazon)
• Cleveland Clinic article on gratitude for wellness
• Mayo Clinic article on how expressing gratitude improves health
• PositivePsychology.com article on benefits of gratitude at work
• Psychology Today article on ways to cultivate an attitude of gratitude

Since leadership is a hot topic these days, I thought we could all use a refresher on what makes for great leadership. In this episode, we will get into some important leadership lessons with the help of my guest, Genice Hall-Fowler.

Genice is a 2020 Top Ten Business Woman as noted by the American Business Women’s Association. She is also on the National Board of Directors for ABWA, is District 1 Vice President and is an approved candidate for ABWA National President. Mrs. Hall-Fowler is a licensed clinical social worker and the owner of Grateful Guidance Life Counseling, LLC where she specializes in helping others discover their ‘happy.’ Genice is a three time published author, and her works include “If She Can;” “Happiness Diary-Discovering Your Happy;” and “Grandma B- Biggest Cheerleader for Me” a tribute to her mother. Listen in for inspiring and practical tips to improve your leadership.

Also, in this episode a career tip on how to organize the elements of your ideal career. That might not sound like a big deal but I can tell you that without organizing your ideal career elements, you won’t have your checklist of what you want in your ideal career. When you get organized, you can leverage all the insights you discovered from the Soul Search tips I’ve been sharing from my book each month. So tune in and learn how to organize your ideal career elements and lead your own career!

Resources in this episode:

• Announcing the Cruise to Career - set sail and discover your ideal career
• Genice’s contact Information on Facebook
• Graduation Gift Pack
• Buy Maggie’s Book and Get Ready to Love Your Job
• Watch bonus advice from Genice in this YouTube video interview
• Leadership and Life Lessons from the Florida Panthers - Stanley Cup Winning Hockey Team