tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73882673298861987992023-12-20T11:12:06.533-08:00Employment Counseling for the 21st CenturyMichael C. Lazarchick PHD is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of New Jersey with a long and distinguished career helping people find worthwhile employment. The current focus of this Blog is on personal Wellness and finding our correct Path in Life. The World of Work has changed dramatically since the turn of the 21st Century. Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-14466442249584916332022-01-05T07:41:00.003-08:002022-01-05T07:41:47.649-08:00A Short Message on Giving and Receiving Discrimination<p> I would think we all have a story about experiencing some form of discrimination? </p><p style="text-align: justify;">My city was mostly Catholic. I remember looking down upon Protestants. Our minority group of "color" was a small "poor" conclave of Portuguese living downtown with a tannish skin color, probably reflecting an ancestry from North African Morocco immigrants. When my physician father made house calls in their neighborhood, I carried in the groceries “to make sure the children had food.” Even when I reached high school, I did not realize that the very light skinned star running back of our football team was from African American heritage, until he brought a fairly dark skinned date to his senior prom. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was also a recipient of discrimination. When I was young, I was "beat up" very often. Those who were older from "tougher backgrounds" found me to be an easy target. I understand the feeling of being powerlessness when held down by a superior force. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In kindergarten I was put in a closet after kicking down a block “castle” another student constructed. In first grade, I was spanked in front of the class by Miss Manix. I do understand the feeling of humiliation. My third grade teacher wrote that I was a very bright student who unfortunately preferred to act like a baby. Now in my seventh decade, as a white, very educated, male, senior citizen, I have a strong understanding of these examples <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2017/07/24/10-examples-that-prove-white-privilege-exists-in-every-aspect-imaginable">that prove White Privilege Exists</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">When I was a senior in college, Dr. Martin Luthor King was assassinated. On the very next day one of the most historically famous experiments was conducted in a 3rd grade class in a small, all white Iowa town, by teacher Jane Elliott. She opened a lot of eyes and at the same time was threatened by people who did not like her findings! </p><p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/introduction-2/">A Summary of this "Classic" about Discrimination</a></p><p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-class-divided/">The Frontline Film about her experiment (First Aired in 1985)</a></p><div><br /></div>Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-80282273438738265782021-12-09T06:04:00.001-08:002021-12-09T06:25:33.234-08:00Lessons from History<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>No one man, however brilliant or well-informed, can come
in one lifetime to such fullness of understanding as to safely judge and
dismiss the customs or institutions of his society, for these are the wisdom of
generations after centuries of experiment in the laboratory of history. ~ Will
& Ariel Durant<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I began my day with a guided meditation from the Mindful
Movement, breathing and listening to words that helped me create deeper
relaxation and heightened my awareness of my body in the present moment. I was
encouraged to shower myself with smiles of gratitude and self-love in a process
of healing. It has been decades since I first engaged in meditation, then moving
forward tentatively under the impression that I did not know what I was doing.
Now I know everyone is unique and there is no right or wrong way and that
people reach meditative states of consciousness through many diverse forms of
practice. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I facilitated basic meditation
interactive workshops numerous times at professional counseling conferences, orchestrating
processes like visualizations, chanting and breathing. (<a href="http://mlazarchick.com/MeditationHandout2018.pdf">Handout</a>)
I have reached the conclusion that everyone who wants to participate
effectively in the labor force, can benefit from embracing wellness practices. It
seems to me that we do get a better understanding by looking at our personal evolution
with openminded gentleness, balancing our personal acceptance with as positive
a slant as possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I am in the first week facilitating the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>December GCDF Training. The students are
getting familiar with the learning platform. They are hearing it is my job to
serve their needs and that I love doing it! The current <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discussions revolve around policy, technology <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the history of workforce development, as
an orientation to the <a href="https://www.cce-global.org/credentialing/gcdf/corecomp">12 Core CareerDevelopment Competencies</a> we will fully explore during the next three
months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Well into my second decade instructing, first in
classroom and fully online since 2009, my journey is now is about bringing the experience
to an ever evolving level of Artistry. With a cadre of other instructors that
have refined their delivery over the years, we bring in the latest concepts
with significant diversity of thought and share in the joy of receiving incredible
appreciation for our efforts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I give a lot of time to this endeavor because I believe
practitioners and those they serve have a need to feel worthwhile and be
productive. Everyone has a unique set of values, interests, aptitudes and
skills and logically will be most successful doing work they truly love. When
people are on a healthy path that fits who they are, they will embrace
education and training, accept words from mentors, experience hope, be
motivated and become empowered to explore levels of excellence. They will find
and be proud of their own personal expression of engagement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We provide services to meet the needs of
career and workforce development professionals so that they can deliver
services to those they serve. Is not helping people experience truly worthwhile
employment at a decent rate of pay a very noble endeavor? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In addition to the group public discussions, during the
first week students are introduced to their personal Blog, a place to
electronically keep a diary or journal of their thoughts as they engage. Keeping
track as life unfolds provides a written history that helps us understand our
world, ourselves, others, change, society, and the decision making process. All
of this helps us better appreciate our personal evolution. There are tools
available to engage every possible learning style. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout the training I will share exerts
from my current online Blog, Employment Counseling for the 21<sup>st</sup>
Century. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I have encountered academics spouting the belief that a
scientific research resource becomes obsolete within 5 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ask them if they really mean that is only
possibly true when new information has “proven” that the thoughts and
conclusions in the older documents are no longer accepted universally as
correct knowledge. Especially today, we need to understand the past and explore
sources of information and <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://newslit.org/tips-tools/expand-your-view-with-lateral-reading/">understand lateral reading</a>.</span> Education is gift worth
opening with a critical eye, as often as possible when opportunities are presented
along our path. Whatever we choose to pursue, it is just a lot more fun when we
reach the higher levels of achievement and success.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>This is one of the best online training courses I've ever
taken. You are an amazing instructor, coach, professor. I enjoyed your
wonderful stories, your experience and history. I appreciate the varies
different speakers along with everyone's feedback and perspective. … I'm more
seasoned in many areas. Thank you Michael for such a great opportunity for us
all in this course and making this experience wonderful and memorable. ~ </i>Treniska<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bonner 2021 GCDF Graduate<o:p></o:p></p>Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-5340135144355087682021-04-19T08:43:00.002-07:002021-04-19T09:21:52.384-07:00In Search of the Truth<span id="docs-internal-guid-76a2b06a-7fff-5672-16db-fc0ed32abba0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fake News is believed by most to be a deliberate distortion or fabrication of information spread by media or social network sources. Propaganda is often viewed as bias or misleading information generated to promote or publicize a particular political idea. Marketing on the other hand is more accepted in the mainstream. Portrayed as scientifically based with the possibility of earning Degrees through higher education, it is generally described as the study of methods and strategies to put products and services in the hands of consumers. All three are about persuading people to accept particular points of view. All three have been discussed in terms of ethics. While fake news and propaganda by nature tend to be regarded as amoral, marketing actually has a federal law that says that “ an ad must be truthful, not misleading, and when appropriate, backed by scientific evidence.”</span><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/truth-advertising" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> FTC Truth in Advertising</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Internet, advancing Technology and social media have complicated the picture. In the 21st century just about anybody can publish and disseminate their point of view and actually in fairly sophisticated fashion. As consumers of information in the digital information age, we get to choose what we want to believe and what we want to see and now there are algorithms to help us. Basically they are processes or rule-sets that are programmed into computers to solve problems. While physicists and scientists and other professionals use them to facilitate solving a multitude of technical issues, browsers and social media platforms use them to determine our preferences. Be assured, your political preferences and buying habits are very quickly determined and you will receive “marketing” to extract your vote and money. Of course it is comforting to receive confirmation that our beliefs are correct and it is nice to get our product desires fulfilled with greater speed. But, we also know that some of those selling ideas or products or services, will sometimes mislead. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are all unique and we all have our own personal beliefs and core values we have acquired through life experience. The vast majority of us also have a personal smart phone with an extensive library of information. However, too many do not explore</span><a href="https://webliteracy.pressbooks.com/chapter/what-reading-laterally-means/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Lateral Reading</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. In essence, rather than fully engaging by taking a deep dive into every aspect of an article, a website, or any “marketing pitch” we find online, we instead choose to become fact checkers. We open another window and search for opposing points of views. We check the validity of the information as it is being presented by scanning other websites and research sources or reviews, to get additional opinions. The process helps us understand, providing other interpretations to help us determine if we are consuming fake news, propaganda, a marketing campaign or well researched and fairly reliable sources of factual truth.</span><a href="https://webliteracy.pressbooks.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Student Fact Checkers</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is well worth exploring. . </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Added to the mix, are “scientific facts” and “academic research” which are reported over and over again, becoming mainstream beliefs, until the day when new information unveils a new understanding and we come to a realization that perhaps we have been wrong! Unfortunately, far too many people in the world of Career Development and Employment Counseling have become stagnant, operating with outdated information. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Working Ahead, Moving Forward™, NECA’s GCDF Training, we explore concepts from many different directions in an attempt to elevate consciousness. We move beyond the delivery of “text book” education and explore thoughts that are needed to be successful in the 21st Century. We customize the training to the needs of each student as they participate and continually elicit “ah ha moments,” a sudden, more expanded understanding. Clearly in the 21st Century with an abundance of information coming from many different directions, we are all challenged to not only adopt a commitment to ongoing education, but to continually evaluate what we are choosing to believe. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When it comes to the future of work, “late adopter” is the same thing as “out of business.” ~ Jacob Morgan</span></p></span><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-e7d575b7-7fff-c50f-838f-d9c95970a132"><div><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-47371186435509732632021-01-12T15:38:00.000-08:002021-01-12T15:38:01.428-08:00Resilience and Renewal, the Promise of a New Year!<p> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” – Elizabeth Edwards</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-3f0a7bdb-7fff-ce8b-7f7e-a66270706fa9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2020 provided a quite incredible ending to the first decade of the 21</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">st</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Century. It was far more than protests and demonstrations reaching alarming heights, coming from many directions, while a shift in national politics was unfolding. The Worldwide Pandemic unleashed a flood of accelerating Trends within an evolving Universe and the unfolding of the Labor Market. While buying products online and long distance electronic communications were already on the rise, they were both accelerated dramatically with the shutdown of many storefront operations and the growth of significant domestic sequestration. The “official” unemployment rate shot up from a pre-COVID February number around 3.5% to a whopping 14.7% during April and even at the end of the year was still over double the early year numbers, hovering around 6.7%. Of course, the <a href="https://www.bls.gov/" target="_blank">US Bureau of Labor Statistics</a> only counts those in the labor force which they defined as people who have looked for a job in the last four weeks. The real unemployment rate according to <a href="https://www.thebalance.com/" target="_blank">TheBalance</a>, a part of the Dotdash.com publishing family, offers calculations that include the underemployed, marginally attached and discouraged workers. They reported a 22.8% rate at the April height and an end of year rate still hovering around 12%.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last summer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Fm3q7R8iQ" target="_blank">on 60 Minutes</a>, Taiwanese-born American Educated computer scientist Dr. Kai-Fu Lee explained how Artificial Intelligence will continue to replace repetitive functions on jobs, making the rather startling statistic of a loss at “40% of Jobs Worldwide during the next 15 years. “ Dr. Lee’s doctoral dissertation was about a computer speech recognition system. He worked as an executive with Apple, Silicon Graphics, Microsoft and Google on way to launching Beijing based Sinovation Ventures. His latest book is “AI Super-powers China, Silicon Valley, New World Order.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As businesses were scrambling to survive the loss of COVID 19 sequestered employees and customers, <a href=" (https://time.com/5876604/machines-jobs-coronavirus/). " target="_blank">Time ran the story</a>, “Millions of Americans Have Lost Jobs in the Pandemic – And Robots and AI Are Replacing Them Faster Than Ever.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Manufacturing is still alive and has been showing growth in the US Economy, but it is not because of returning employers that left for a less expensive 3</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">rd</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> world unskilled labor force. To function in a high wage country, factories must be high tech and employees are no longer laborers with low education. Employers are advertising for people with”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering processes</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ability to work with computerized systems</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ability to read and write machine programming code</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ability to read manufacturing blueprints</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ability to operate automated manufacturing systems</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Understanding of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems</span></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~</span><a href=" (https://time.com/5876604/machines-jobs-coronavirus/). " target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/manufacturers-skills-in-demand/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Employment and Career Development Counseling most certainly will be in demand as the economy continues to evolve. While there is a flood of high tech options entering human consciousness, the draconian scenario of being overrun by superior androids, are not predicted by respectable computer scientists as part of the near future. AI is great at collecting and analyzing huge amounts of data and able to make predictions about human behavior (what we are likely to look at and perhaps buy). But computers do not have emotions or feeling, cannot experience empathy and really are not creative. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">As counselors we listen to the stories of those we serve and help them reframe their perceptions into healthier approaches of interacting with the universe. Of course we can appreciate the evolving technology, as available tools to help us provide the best possible information. Because it is our trade we have the experience navigating career and employment systems and can facilitate an easier journey for our customers. Traditionally employment counseling has been described as Choice, Change or Adjustment. We help people find their optimum path, make decisions about what they want to do. Sometimes they are in transition, needing a new job or training to move in a different career direction. Sometimes the conversations are about behavioral modifications or attitude adjustments to function better, stay employed, and grow positively within an organization. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">To take our profession to a level of artistry, I believe we need to understand labor market trends, make a commitment to life long learning, and associate with people who are embracing optimistic and healthy expressions of existence. Fundamentally however, at the heart of counseling</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is an ability to deliver kindness with unconditional positive regard. We feel the energy when we touch a soul and know when we are truly engaged in healing. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is an incredible amount of work to be done and new opportunities are continually emerging. We choose our sources of information and together we are all contributing to the ongoing evolution of the universe. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span lang="en-US" style="color: #a485e1; font-family: "Brush Script MT"; font-size: 20pt; text-align: left;">Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">~Edwin Hubbel Chapin</span>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The meeting of two personalities is like the
contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are
transformed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>~<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carl Jung <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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As I write these words, I am a senior citizen, sequestered on
my wildlife sanctuary homestead. A Pandemic is causing the shutdown of the
world around me. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Health authorities are
responding to a respiratory illness called COVID-19, caused by a novel
coronavirus. Scientific leaders are reporting that we do not yet have adequate
tools to access, much less halt this highly contagious threat, especially to the
elderly and others with compromised immunity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The major prescription is social distancing
and hand washing. Economists report a growing number facing unemployment as
businesses are on a roller coaster in steep decline. With major cities going to
lockdown we are moving quickly towards depression. This is unpresented in my
lifetime and the future is uncertain to say the least. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I started my Counseling Career within the NJ Department of
Labor working for the Public Employment Services. Developed during the 1930s the
GATB (General Aptitude Test Battery) was the test we used supposedly to assess
“Cognitive (G,V,N), Perceptual (S,P,Q) and Psychomotor (K,F,M) abilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://career.iresearchnet.com/career-assessment/general-aptitude-test-battery-gatb/">GATB
Career Assessment Research</a></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Back then, the last three decades of the 20<sup>th</sup> Century, if
people were interested in funded training they were routinely “tested” as a
step in the process and it was not uncommon to test applicants if requested by
employers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had coworkers who marketed
our services to employers, at no cost because we were the government, which
served our needs to protect our jobs helping our job applicants find gainful
employment. I had coworkers that were “certified” who administered and
monitored the standardized, timed tests, in specified environments. I did not
test, but I was taught to interpret the results. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was serving a client who scored well above average in
eight of the tests and well below average in one. It did not make sence to me
and I thought, unless perhaps subconsciously she had self-sabotaged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every training and every job had a minimum set
of numbers people had to hit for consideration and her one low score eliminated
virtually all options. As I recall that was the theme of our counseling
session. I did remember from graduate school in the course on statistics, that
while hitting numbers on achievement tests and aptitude tests “proved” a person
possessed the ability, not hitting the numbers was not proving otherwise. I
read an article the other day about coronavirus testing and the statistical
possibility of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_positives_and_false_negatives">false
negatives and false positives</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes,
I know they are dealing with a life threatening situation, but my
understanding, my experience, is through the lens of employment counseling. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I suppose employers who used our tests to “ensure” they had
“qualified” prospective new employees, were putting a lot of faith in the value
of the procedure. However, I remembered a fraternity brother in college who had
lost considerable money at the race track and found it necessary to apply for a
position at the local convenience store. He had been given a test supposedly to
measure not only cognitive abilities, but also the degree of his honesty. He
was an upperclassman, quite intelligent, scored exceptionally well in math and
verbal ability and was laughing at how easily he saw through the attempts to
unveil his veracity. Yesterday, a Facebook friend posted about Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai
writing, “The coronavirus fear-mongering by the Deep State will go down in
history as one of the biggest frauds to manipulate economies, suppress dissent,
& push MANDATED Medicine!” His source was the heavily “right” leaning, conservative
Western Journal. Obviously, every situation, every assessment test, has a wide
variety of interpretations about truth. Looking at alternative sources is
called <a href="https://webliteracy.pressbooks.com/chapter/what-reading-laterally-means/">Lateral
Reading</a>, a fact checker tool! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Today we have an incredible array of instruments available,
formal and informal assessments, to give us clues about test takers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As helping professionals, our task is to
ensure the appropriate use of assessment, research, and evaluation techniques.
We have to consider with our “customers” the purpose of assessment, what we
want to measure and why, and help in the process of exploration. We need to
acquire and elicit an understanding of assessment devices that claim to measure
<a href="https://richardstep.com/richardstep-strengths-weaknesses-aptitude-test/">strengths</a>,
<a href="http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp">personality
preferences</a>, <a href="https://www.123test.com/work-values-test/">work
values</a> and a host of various other options. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Using a test professionally in the Career Development or
Employment Process undoubtedly is related to a theory which holds some truth
for us or the person we are serving. When I wrote my Thesis on Employment
Counseling back in 1975, I took many of the major assessments available at the
time and wrote about their value in relationship to me. The experience was
quite enlightening. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Hopefully we consult with colleagues to hear about the value
they have experienced using such tools with their clients. I know members of
the <a href="http://aarc-counseling.org/">Association for Research and
Assessment in Counseling</a> who revel in reading about the validity and
reliability of standardized formal assessment, measuring algorithms,
contemplating design, accuracy and scientific approach. Many libraries offer
access to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Measurements_Yearbook">Mental
Measurements Yearbook</a> containing information and critical evaluations, pros
and cons, of educational and psychological tests. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Assessment products are quite diverse in Career Counseling and
yet, often we see many of the same components. <a href="https://www.onetcenter.org/overview.html">O*NET</a> is the federal government’s
Occupational Information System, our country’s primary source of occupational
information. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also contains an Interest
Profiler, Work Importance Locator, Work importance Profiler, Skills Search and Ability
Profiler and many pathways of interconnection. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because its creation was funded by tax payer
dollars, everything is open source and free of charge. Many companies have created
their own systems for sale using O*NET components. If you have taken a Counseling Theory class, you are familiar
with the <a href="http://www.self-directed-search.com/What-is-it">Self Directed
Search</a> , based on John Holland’s RIASEC Theory, the classification of
people and environments into six basic types. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.careerkey.org/about/mission-history.html">Career Key</a> , is
quite popular in College Counseling Centers, focusing on finding a college
major in relationship to career, incorporating RIASEC.</div>
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As a Baby Boomers, I
remember in elementary school, sticking a pin through answers about preferences
in a packaged paper tool called the <a href="https://www.kuder.com/">Kuder</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preference test. Today the online Kuder Journey
is popular in Military Career Counseling and many school systems. Fun
assessments, some with considerable sophistication, start early in life. The
Northwest Evaluation Association is a nonprofit that offers a large list of
digital tools for teachers on their <a href="https://www.nwea.org/blog/2019/75-digital-tools-apps-teachers-use-to-support-classroom-formative-assessment/">NWEA
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Helping people tell their story is clearly at the core of the assessment
process. We know the medical professionals give us forms to get our past
history and ask us questions about how we feel and observe our actions. Consciously
and unconsciously we all are measuring body language and emotional expressions.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In career counseling, tools like the <a href="https://www.template.net/business/family-tree-templates/free-genograms-templates/">Genogram</a>
help look at family history and the possible influences of our relatives and
ancestors. <a href="https://simplemind.eu/how-to-mind-map/basics/">Mind Mapping</a>
is a process of drawing associations, starting from anywhere, and continuing to
construct paths in any direction, as relationships and ideas come into our
mind. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_portfolio">Electronic Portfolios</a>
expand beyond the resume and give us the opportunity to assess who we are as we
display talents and personal creations. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Moving away from cognitive approaches, more artistic
practitioners find that <a href="https://ceric.ca/2019/06/a-musical-approach-to-career-assessment/">Music</a>,
<a href="https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu:175923/datastream/PDF/view">Art</a>,
<a href="https://www.creativecounseling101.com/career-theory-career-counseling-sand-tray-therapy.html">Sand
Tray</a> and other non-verbal approaches can provide considerable insights as
assessment tools. Medical School Education is also now embracing a more artistic
curriculum, “Professors argue that engaging in the arts during medical school,
whether through required courses or extracurricular activities, is valuable in
developing essential skills that doctors need, like critical thinking and
observational and communication skills, as well as bias awareness and empathy.”
~ <a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-med-schools-requiring-art-classes">Artsy.com</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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When our lives are too hectic, we have too large a case load
or are responding to a medical crises with a sence of urgency looming above in
a very dark cloud, the stress can be overwhelming. Self-care is mandatory and
at minimum short breaks for <a href="https://www.headspace.com/meditation/visualization">positive meditative visualizations</a>
are my prescription. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Assessment begins as soon as we begin to collect information.
Hopefully our intake procedure and that of our front line coronavirus warriors
is well designed and we all are asking the right questions. When we engage,
from a sociological perspective, we can consider environmental and cultural
influences that might be in play. However, from a psychological perspective we
must never forget that a unique individual is before us. By establishing a
trusting relationship and asking questions for clarification and actively
listening, their world will unfold into our consciousness. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I saw the angel in the
marble and carved until I set him free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>~<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michelangelo<o:p></o:p></i></div>
<br />Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-14850725365350771812019-08-25T09:53:00.002-07:002019-08-25T10:21:26.726-07:00Cultivate Artistry<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;">All the world's a
stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and
their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts <a href="https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/seven-ages-of-man/">being
seven ages</a>. ~ William Shakespeare</span></span><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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During sophomore year in High School I was challenged in
World History by one of the best teachers I would ever encounter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day he asked if anyone wanted to teach a
class and I raised my hand. I was afraid I might stumble and get laughed at and
it did happen. But, at the end of my presentation, the class clapped for me and
I was hooked. I joined the drama club and performed one of the leads in our
club play. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I attended undergraduate school at the University of Miami
and received an incredible social education. Unfortunately, on the academic
side of the equation, I was placed on academic probation after my first
semester in school and entered my senior year in danger of not achieving the “
2.0 C” average needed to graduate. There was a drama professor who provided the
pathway that allowed me to graduate, raising my average to exactly one more
credit of B than D. I took every undergraduate course he taught and with
special permission, a graduate course in playwriting. In every first class he
announced that if a student missed a class their highest grade was a B, two
classes a C, three classes a D, four classes a failure, no exceptions. There
were no written tests. He evaluated by questioning and interacting with the
students. With perfect attendance, the lowest grade would be a B, and adequate
participation guaranteed an A! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In all
his classes, he would call upon students, give them a scenario, and elicit an
impromptu display of “acting.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
example, “Michael and Michele, you are 80 years old in rocking chairs on a
porch, reminiscing about your lives. Do it.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ended up Minoring in Drama. In Playwriting,
I wrote a one man adaption of the play from High School, delivering a
performance to the class on the last day before winter break, including an
arranged and immediate upon completion, early exit from class, “to catch a
plane home.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I listened to a robust
accolade as I departed. When we are really good and capture an audience, it
feels fantastic and making a dramatic exit is showmanship!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I took the Graduate Record Examinations my junior year at
the University of Miami with quite pathetic results. Eight years later, with my
2.03 undergrad record, I was turned down for admission to graduate school at
Glassboro State College (now Rowan University). However, admissions allowed me
to take a couple of courses as a non-matriculated student to prove ability. One
of the courses was “History During the Time of Christ,” taught by a
non-Christian Scholar. We read the Gospels included in the New Testament and he
told us “what we know” about the authors and those to whom they were writing.
We also considered many of the apocryphal gospels, those not considered to
contain authentic information by the church leaders of the time. Of course I
was trying to prove myself so I was ready for the first exam and dutifully
constructed answers to the essay questions. I received a B minus with the
comment that what I wrote looked a lot like what he delivered during the
classes and he would not be so lenient in the future if I was unable to provide
my own thoughts about what we were exploring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Heck, he has the ability to make topics I did not even
think I cared about interesting...that is talent. ~ C Katherine DeStefano PhD, describing
Michael C. Lazarchick</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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So Niels Bohr is credited with saying that an expert is a
person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. I
took risks and started making my public speaking mistakes very early in life, and
evolved, each time finding new solutions to perfect my craft and build in
mechanisms to ensure outstanding results. My experience grew as I delivered
workshops and training sessions daily for years in my work helping people
explore employment, often more than one group a day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have spoken in a
wide variety of venues, from very short to hours long on a fairly wide of
topics. I have so much confidence that if asked, I will deliver a presentation
to virtually any audience on any topic, with a few minutes prep time,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if that is all we have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned how to entertain, to be an actor
and draw from my truth about what that means. I have short humorous stories,
jokes, I am very experienced at delivering and do explore options when I have
information about those expected to attend. Laughter releases endorphins,
endogenous morphine, natural, healing, feel good drugs. I became familiar with
the basics of <a href="https://www.scienceofpeople.com/body-language/">body
language</a> and give thought to the environment and composition of each
audience. If people exhibit any type of distraction, I will interact and attempt
to bring them into the presentation with gentleness and skill. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There are many actions or situations that provide an
opportunity to “teach.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I delivered
One Stop Orientations, mandatory for individuals collecting unemployment
insurance or on public assistance, the letter “inviting” participation
instructed people to come on time to avoid a possible disruption of their
benefits, in bold highlighted text. Because I had no idea what obstacles people
overcame to showing up late, I kept the door open for 15 minutes. When a new
person arrived they got my attention and I stared with why are you late? I
would address their circumstances and perhaps offer options to ensure being on
time for scheduled events. I might tell them they were creating a distraction
or showing disrespect for those who did show on time. I would always ask the
audience if we should let them in, of course adding the possible loss of
benefits, if we did not. I became quite capable of manipulating a suitable
level of discomfort and comfort, acting with honesty from the heart. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I continually explore the views of others on techniques that
improve delivery and capture the attention of audiences. <a href="https://www.briantracy.com/blog/public-speaking/tips-to-wow-a-crowd/">One
of Many on the Subject</a>. However, I embrace the non-traditional thoughts and
resources that offer to bring new ideas and sometimes healing into my work. For
example, Neurologic Music Therapy has shown remarkable positive results serving
people with disabilities, using rhythmic pattern of sound to turn on or
stimulate inactive areas in the brain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.imnf.org/past-projects">Some Research from the Institute for
Music and Neurologic Function</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know
I get pleasant feeling listening to music that was popular at my high school
dances and there has been significant research for years about the value to
just about everybody of <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3741536/">Listening to Music</a>.
I was at a workshop with hearing impaired individuals, laughing with joy,
expressing wonder, feeling the vibrations on the floor from playing music. When
the right sounds are in the air, people move, people dance. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My Graduate School Professor gave me a B for one of, if not
the greatest efforts, I have ever delivered in a classroom. He also gave me the
understanding that everyone has their own unique understanding about reality.
When we listen to others, it helps them understand as they express their
thoughts. Ultimately however, we must form our own opinion and express our
views, for our own understanding. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I love being on stage and I write often. Communications,
both written and verbal, come easy to me, with significant natural talent, lots
of experience and dedication to pursuing excellence. When we bring our gifts to
a level of artistry, we unleash magnificent creativity and honor the
consciousness of an evolving, living, energy filled universe. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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chord that will vibrate in eternity. ~ </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">Edwin Hubbel Chapin</span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-70712329129978065542018-09-24T10:29:00.000-07:002019-04-30T08:28:06.665-07:00The Barmaid Teaches the Young Counselor a Lesson!<br />
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to a bar sign, walk down a short flight of concrete steps and enter a dark,
dank establishment. There is loud and foul language in the air. The
establishment does not smell clean. An aging barmaid with excessive,
perhaps garish make-up, clearly looking older than her real age, is serving
shots of booze and beer. When we hear her speak words we detect a crudeness and
probable lack of education.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This is the woman that was sitting across from me, on public
assistance, needing a plan for reemployment. It was Friday the end of a long
work week. It was early in my career. My experience and skills were very
limited. Since she had not finished high school, I ask her if she wanted to
attend the Learning Center for a GED. She laughed and asked me if I was
serious. No one had ever offered her further education or even suggested
training. I told her, "Of course. You can go over to the community college,
take the placement test and begin study on Monday." She took the referral.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">When I entered my office Monday morning, the phone rang and the
director of the learning center began rattling off reasons why my latest
referral could not be accepted. </span><br />
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<li>She is barely reading at a fifth grade level. </li>
<li>Her math skills are extremely limited, despite handling money and making change
continually in her past work. </li>
<li>She would be taking up space preventing other
students with real potential from getting into the program.</li>
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of being successful.</li>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I felt a little anger swell and it prompted me to threaten to
pull out all of our business and financial support. We paid when our
customers got into the Center. My client got to start that day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">By the end of the week I was becoming increasingly nervous,
thinking the director might talk to my supervisor in the Department of Labor
Special Programs Office. I was the newest counselor in the <a href="https://www.libraryindex.com/pages/926/Welfare-Work-Programs-HISTORY-WORKFARE.html"><span style="color: #7bafd4; text-decoration: none;">WIN program </span></a>fresh
out of graduate school. I did not have the power to carry out my threat
and I did not want to be chastised for an inappropriate behavior. I visited the
learning center to see how my client was doing and found her reading a book
that looked much like the ones we used when my son was first learning to read.
I made the decision to visit the Learning Center often, so that I could pull
her out the moment she got frustrated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Every time I visited, she was in her chair focusing on her work,
day after day, week after week and the journey turned into months. I told her
if she was feeling too much stress we could look for other options. She chose
to continue the journey and did nothing that would cause removal. I
witnessed a transformation taking place. The Barmaid began to dress better, I
suppose because of the environment and increasingly looked more and more like a
student. It was nearly eight months after we first met that my client was
accepted into Casino Security Guard Training. After passing her High School
Equivalency exam, her options had expanded. She was placed easily into an entry
level Casino Job and her first year income tripled her best year as a Barmaid.
She stopped me on the street in Atlantic City and gave me a big hug.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Maybe her counselor experienced second thoughts and the Director
was sure she could not succeed. But, not my Barmaid. She had no idea that she
was incapable of earning a GED. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my outlook on trust, because I believe trust is a choice. I've always
given people the benefit of the doubt until they prove me otherwise. So, it
just made me stronger in my conviction about that, but it also taught me never
to put anything past anyone. ~ Boris Kodjoe</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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The leaders of the American Counseling Association and its divisions finalized <a href="https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/20-20-a-vision-for-the-future-of-counseling/consensus-definition-of-counseling">a definition of counseling</a> back in 2010:</div>
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“Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education and career goals.”</div>
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My first real job was assistant recreational counselor. My uncle was the counselor and we went to the Ghetto in the nearby big city and delivered an after school program to get the disadvantages kids off the streets. We played basketball with the kids and my uncle offered guidance to those most in distress. The next summer I became a camp counselor for rich kids, taught swimming and played games with kids just a few years younger. I provided peer counseling as needed.</div>
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I earned my master’s degree in counseling in 1975 and worked as the only employment counselor in the Atlantic City public employment office before, during and after the advent of casino gambling. Developmentally, I have been doing this for a long, long time.</div>
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A HISTORY STORY: When the psychologists wanted to be licensed in the United States the psychiatrists, more or less, said they were not qualified. Later when the social workers wanted to be licensed, the psychologists and psychiatrists said they were not qualified. When the counselors wanted to be licensed the psychiatrist, psychologists and social workers said they were not qualified. Now that the Coaches are on the scene, again many of those who have become licensed say coaches are not qualified. While this is a simplistic story, it is a pattern that I have written about and with counselors, lived through. I was around when the counselor certification process began and all through the quest for a license. There was a time when anyone could call themselves a counselor and hang up a shingle and they did. In the United States now, in all 50 states, counseling is a licensed profession, so Coaches without the "needed credentials" cannot say they do counseling. I think, the day will come when all the coach associations join together to create all that is necessary for increased professional recognition. Right now they are just the new kids on the block. Of course, they are marketing themselves to be different than Counselors and suggesting that their approach is different. </div>
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There is nothing that a Coach does that I have not done during my career. I have worked with homeless people and displaced professionals and everything in between. How therapeutic or how directive I am depends upon the needs of the individual at my desk. I certainly hold people accountable for the decisions they make. I have provided business advice to employers and mediated disputes at their workplace. Needless to say, I am a far better counselor today than I was in 1975. Lots of formal education, numerous certifications, hundreds of hours of continuing education, presenting workshops and tons of experience, all lead to increased competency. Even at this stage in my career I encounter situations outside my expertise. I do not overstep my boundaries. I refer the person to someone with the required experience and education.</div>
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Just because someone owns a credential it does not mean they know what they are doing. The longer it takes to earn a credential, the less is the competition. If we have a natural talent for something or specific experience, that is good. In all cases, the more formal and informal education we have, the better we get.</div>
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Counselor Wendy Stubbs presented at a National Employment Counseling Association Conference back in 2002 on "Brief Career Counseling. I had many clients that I saw once or for very brief periods of time and Wendy helped me refine my approach. Back then Life Coaching and Career Coaching had relatively little national attention. She is now marketing herself as <a href="http://www.dreamcareercoaching.com/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #365f91; font-size: 0.8rem; line-height: 1.5; text-decoration-line: none;">Dream Career Coaching</a> because Coaching is quite popular and does not have any stigma about being in "therapy." Look at what she presented and you will see a "Counseling Theory." Do you also see something very similar to what Career Coaches might be doing today? </div>
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<a href="http://mlazarchick.com/Stubbs.pdf">Wendy Stubbs 2002 Presentation Summary </a> <br />
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Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-5258553175461689032017-07-02T09:25:00.002-07:002019-04-30T08:30:54.269-07:00Michael Managing the One Stop<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">It is through our
compassion that we care for the dignity, well-being and integrity of every
person around us. Our capacity to embody this quality, simple as it may seem,
is the strength that can change the world around us</i>. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh</div>
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When I managed my One Stop my employees had three
obligations which by the time I retired all of them could quote. In order of
preference:</div>
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<br /></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Take care of yourself because I need you to be
as healthy as possible.</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Take care of the customers because we are paid
to serve their needs.</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Feed the computer because people who look at
numbers determine our funding. </li>
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The door to my office was closed only when I needed to speak
privately with someone. Anytime an employee came into my office I immediately
stopped what I was doing and gave them my full attention (always). I actively
listened to them and asked questions for clarification. When I assigned a task
I gave the reasons why, expressed the expected outcomes and asked them to
devise a plan of action. I assured them I was always available for questions
and answers. If someone committed a travesty it was handled in private. If
someone excelled they were acknowledged in public. I held a staff meeting every
month. They heard what happened in state managers’ meeting, local workforce
investment board meetings and local One Stop meetings. Employees were called
upon to speak about what they were doing, especially with new programs. I
finished every meeting with an inspiration message and thanked them for their
efforts and often told them I was honored to be working with them. They heard
what I was doing to resolve problems and I let them know if they had any ideas
that I was always open for suggestions.</div>
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If they encountered a customer that was too difficult that
person was brought to me and when appropriate the employee watched while I
dealt with the customer. I facilitated groups and demonstrated techniques
often, especially with new programs. There were times when we were short
staffed and I handled the front desk. There was no task below my dignity. I
modeled the expected work ethic and I have very high standards. I asked for a
lot. They received a lot of praise and as much help as I could deliver.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">When you meet anyone,
remember it is a Holy encounter. As you see him you will see yourself. As you
treat her you will treat yourself. As you think of him you will think of
yourself. Never forget this, for in her you will find yourself or lose
yourself. </i>~ T, 132 A course in miracles</div>
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It was very good that a licensed professional counselor was
manager of the One Stop. By the end I was nearing 40 years of experience in the
system and had held virtually every job on the way up. I had experienced good
managers (and supervisors) and bad. I had made plenty of mistakes, but had also
received more than my share of accolades. Perhaps most import, I was no longer
having any problems with self-worth. Once we learn to love ourselves
unconditionally the need to strike out at another human is greatly reduced.
Once we are able to love others unconditionally, we have a better chance of
getting closer to a truth.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Everything we hear is
an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth</i>.~
Marcus Aurelius<br />
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<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i></div>
Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-91761478043930259972016-04-11T08:35:00.006-07:002019-04-30T08:31:19.072-07:00Romance on the High Seas 2016 Caribbean Wellness<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">“The concept of
total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behavior affects
our greater health and well being. And we, in turn, are affected not only
emotionally but also physically and spiritually.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>~ Greg Anderson (American Wellness
Project)</span></h2>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">“Romance on the
High Seas”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, NECA’s Valentine Cruise,
featured two Wellness Presentations in the Sky Light Chapel on Deck 15. Dr.
Michael Lazarchick entertained the audience with messages on the interplay of
Body, Mind and Spirit and included experiential processes to enhance learning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drawn from both eastern and western traditions
the purpose was to explore various models of “consciousness”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in a universe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>composed of interconnected energies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An opening joke elicited laughter and released
endorphin into the body, natural healing drugs. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The group pondered a question extensively researched
by </span><a href="http://lissarankin.com/">Lissa Rankin, M.D</a><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">.,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“What if you have the power to heal your body just by changing how you
think and feel?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most counselors would
agree that positive thinking and affirmations have long be on the path to
healing, but Rankin and others now record actual changes in the body. The group
enacted the “Wonder Woman” power<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pose,
increasing testosterone (strength) and reducing Cortisol (stress) according to </span><a href="http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=491042">Amy Cuddy’s</a><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"> research. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Pursuing the idea that
healing is easier when you engage your body, the group moved, felt energy and
experienced a little qi gong. Everyone agreed that walking a half hour each day
is now considered to be a good idea, especially as we age. Stretching and
lifting a little weight helps our muscles to continue to perform. If something
hurts, your body is telling you to stop!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Most believe we can
do or eat just about anything if we do so in moderation. Yet, we are each
unique and there is significant literature (for example: </span><a href="http://psychology.about.com/od/typesofpsychotherapy/a/rational-emotive-behavior-therapy.h">Albert
Ellis ABC Theory</a><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that tell us our perceptions depend upon our
beliefs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was suggested that whatever
we believe, the universe will prove it to us. Furthermore, the older we get the
greater is our tendency to believe that our views are correct. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Cruises offer lots
of food and even the most disciplined are tempted to stray from their normal
consumption habits. An ideal diet (to shed excess pounds and avoid western
diseases) was described as primarily whole food fruits and vegetables, from
local sources we know that do not use pesticides or artificial fertilizers,
with some dairy and even less meat (both from grass fed pastured animals) . Absolutely
avoid processed foods with added sugars and salt. Understand that eating raw
fermented foods revitalizes and restores active good bacteria in the gut. So
how did the presenter rationalize eating desert every night after dinner? If
you really believe something is good for you it quite likely is and of course,
if you really receive happiness and joy from eating something really tasty,
isn’t that good for you? The comment elicited laughter and that was healthy.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">From a discussion
of the energetic body, to mindfulness meditation, chanting the Om and seeing a
demonstration of Applied Kinesiology, the presentations covered a wide variety
of concepts. The time flew by and no one was expected to accept anything that
did not fit into their personal understanding of the universe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was one universal truth. Cruising the
Caribbean starting on Valentine Day seemed to be a rejuvenating experience for
all in attendance. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For more links to concepts<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See 2016 Wellness Presentations at </span><a href="http://mlazarchick.com/">http://mlazarchick.com</a></div>
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<span style="color: #0070c0; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Healthy
personality is manifested by individuals who have been able to gratify their
basic needs through acceptable behavior such that their own personality is no
longer a problem to their self. They can take their self more or less for
granted and devote energies and thoughts to socially meaningful interests and
problems beyond security or lovability or status.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>~<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>SIDNEY MARSHALL JOURARD </span><br />
<span style="color: #0070c0; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #0070c0; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><i style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i></span></div>
Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-86032424895578162692015-12-20T11:00:00.001-08:002019-04-30T08:31:42.451-07:00The Greatest Gift<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Especially as we age, we begin to realize our time on this
planet is limited. If someone close to you is injured or suffers a catastrophic
illness or leaves this planet far too young, certainly your thoughts about the
future are forever changed? When <a href="http://www.yananow.org/display_story.php?id=1287">I was diagnosed with Cancer </a>shortly after my wife lost her leg
during 2006, our outlooks once again shifted dramatically. We had new concepts
to research. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Religious friends offered
prayers. More scientifically oriented colleagues suggested increased positive
thinking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In common was the suggestion that
all great challenges overcome, provide spiritual growth and greater strength. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
very important if you believe that future obstacles are inevitable. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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As if being an amputee was not hard enough, my wife fell at
work and suffered a compression fracture of her third lumber vertebrae.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her mobility became that much harder. Six
months later she was in physical therapy and the facility has a gym. I said yes
I would give her support and go with her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got stronger together. A personal
trainer came along with the package. I learned how to use the machines
and a lot about how my muscles work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
knew I was not in bad shape, but had no idea how far away I was from being in
good shape!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was aware that muscle mass
continues to degrade especially after age 50. Physical training is about
lifting and pumping the heart. But that is not the whole story. </div>
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Jim Fix was author of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Complete Book of Running</i> and undoubtedly influenced all the jogging we see
today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some suggest he believed the secret was
exercise and his biography suggests he was not much concerned with what he
ate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite his assumed great physical
health, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/24/science/the-doctor-s-world-james-fixx-the-enigma-of-heart-disease.html">he
died of a heart attack</a> at the age of 52 while jogging! </div>
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Diet is a subject to which I have devoted much study. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have tended<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>an organic garden for over 40 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="http://organic.about.com/od/startanorganicfarm/tp/Organic-Soil-Nutrients-on-the-Organic-Farm.htm!">My
soil is alive</a> filled with dozens of minerals, air, water , organic matter,
microorganisms and bountiful earthworms. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My fruits and vegetable are as local as it
gets, not losing nutrition during weeks of transportation from far away ports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not dependent upon factory farms that
use chemicals (artificial fertilizer made only from nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus)
and then cover their crops with pesticides to allow production in “dead soil.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Let food be thy
medicine and medicine be thy food.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>~<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hippocrates </div>
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I spend countless hours <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in my garden, reaching a meditative state of
existence, watching an army of predatory insects keep down the population of
plant eaters that are drawn to weaknesses in the growth process. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not our own bodies follow a similar
pattern?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Disease festers in our weakest places as our
antibodies wage war. With each passing year are regenerative abilities are further
challenged. Fortunately our wisdom grows. </div>
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I do believe it matters what type of “fuel” we put into our
bodies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do believe we need to pump our
heart and lift weights appropriately. I also believe that <a href="http://holisticonline.com/Humor_Therapy/humor_therapy_benefits.htm">laughter
produces<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>natural drugs</a> within and that
<a href="http://1stholistic.com/Meditation/hol_meditation_healing.htm">meditation
has tremendous healing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>power</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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So what does all this have to do with Employment Counseling?
We help people find worthwhile employment. Ideally, they find a job that returns
enough money and work that provides true joy and happiness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are engaging with them in a process of
healing. To do this well we need to help them and ourselves become as healthy
as possible in body, mind and spirit. We all need to make the best possible
choices. The greatest gift is this magnificent vehicle we each possess that
allows us to interact with one another on this glorious planet, albeit for a rather
brief moment in time. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-21961611664060727962014-11-27T10:22:00.000-08:002019-04-30T08:32:31.374-07:00Gratitude and Golf<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gratitude bestows
reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent
moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>~<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John
Milton</div>
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This past October I won my golf league Championship. In the
league for over twenty years, I had made the finals on four previous occasions
finishing second all four times. The top four point gatherers during the
regular season get to play for the title. We are challenged in each tournament
to do our best in the hope that we will make the “final four”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even if you do not play golf, you will relate
to my feelings if you have ever finally accomplished a difficult task after
many attempts that just fell short!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
was ecstatic in the moment and have found it easier to remain fully in
appreciation of my life ever since.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Perhaps you are familiar with disciplines that advocate
honoring the Universe?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The Hawaiin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.thereisaway.org/Ho%27oponopono_cleaning_meditation.htm">Ho'oponopono</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is “ a tool for atonement, for correcting
errors, erasing the effects of past actions and memories that cause havoc and
grief in our lives, the lives of others and on mother nature as a whole.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My wife has the Mantra posted on our
refrigerator,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I Am Sorry -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please Forgive Me -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I Love You - Thank You.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those that practice seriously include
breathing exercise and meditation. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I Am Sorry</i>
suggests that the moment we take<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>responsibility <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for any negative manifestation
we experience or witness, we also create an opportunity for healing.</div>
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With <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Please Forgive Me</i>
we are acknowledging that negative thoughts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shut out and thus shield us from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all the wonderful experiences that we could
have had.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I Love You</i> generates
an immediate feeling of well being.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Thank You</i> is
simply reaffirming the power of this positive vision of reality. </div>
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The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect">Butterfly
Effect</a> in Choas Theory suggests that the flapping of tiny wings reverberate
out into the universe, grow with distance,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and can affect weather conditions across the planet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Personally I do believe we are in a Universe
of Energy and I know what I exude touches<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>all those around me. Surely in Employment Counseling we endeavor to lift
spirits and help our clients to reinterpret their circumstances in more
positive light? </div>
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As I compose this message it is Thanksgiving Morning. Many
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words “Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All” will be expressed by multitudes. New
Year’s Resolutions will be promises to do an act of self-improvement or at
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I plan to practice gratitude on a daily basis. Fortunately
when the big challenges confront me and threaten my tranquility, I will be able
to fall back upon my gift this year. I will still be the Golf Champion!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-82293272687843523622014-02-12T07:03:00.002-08:002019-04-30T08:32:58.510-07:00National Employment Counseling Association Goes to Cuba<!--[if !mso]>
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As a professional employment counselor, a primary focus of
my visit to Cuba was to better understand their labor market and<span style="color: red;"> </span>workforce. Upon our arrival we met our tour guide, a
lovely 29-year-old young lady fluent in both Spanish and English. She clearly
loved her homeland, but told us that the majority of the Cuban people were
poor. To help us understand Cuba she told us about the two different types of
currency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cuban Convertible Coins (CUC),
roughly equivalent to the US dollar, are the currency of the tourists. During
2004, Cuba outlawed the use of the US dollar in Cuba and imposed a 10% tax on<span style="color: red;"> </span>US dollar exchanges to Cuban currency. We actually
paid 13% to make the exchange at our hotel. Despite<span style="color: red;"> </span>paying
the tax, just about everything seemed to be fairly inexpensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The majority of the Cuban people however, are in the Cuban
Peso<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(CUP) society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are roughly 25 CUP in 1 CUC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I viewed as inexpensive was out of the
price<span style="color: red;"> </span>range of most of the population.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It became quite clear as our tour unfolded that
almost everybody was on a quest to acquire CUC. As I better understood the CUP
and the CUC, I better understood the various occupations on the island. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">No weapon has ever
settled a moral problem. It can impose a solution but it cannot guarantee it to
be a just one</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>~<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ernest Hemingway</div>
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Hemingway was probably not speaking about Cuba, but
none-the-less we could argue that on such a beautiful Caribbean island, the words have
some truth. In July 1960 Hemingway left Cuba for the final time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His residence, Finca Vigia, was expropriated shortly
thereafter by the Cuban government. As we viewed his home, looking in doors and
windows, we saw inside one lady working in silence, apparently with the task of
not allowing tourists to enter. I wondered how much she was being paid to stand
vigil in a relic hardly changed in the last half century. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also spent some time watching a construction
crew working on a new sidewalk. They mixed concrete in a small hand turned
tumbler, shoveling it in and out of wheelbarrows, engaged in serious hard
labor. In retrospection, the rest of Cuba was not unlike the Hemingway estate,
on hold since the 1950s. I saw little that was new and saw<span style="color: red;"> </span>considerable deterioration of what had been. At best
there were a few pockets of limited renovation. </div>
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<a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Before_the_Revolution.html">Before
the Revolution</a>, Cuba was relatively prosperous with a large upper middle
class and a fairly strong economy. Havana in the 1950s was later described as “what
Las Vegas would later become,” a playground for rich tourists, celebrities and the
American Mafia. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/peopleevents/e_precastro.html">Rural
Cuba</a> however was not so pleasant with difficult living conditions,
unemployment, poverty and a high rate of illiteracy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That would change under Fidel Castro and we
heard <a href="http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/~w3his390/A-Leiner-Literacy.Campaign.1961.pdf">the
story</a> at the Cuban Literacy Museum.</div>
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The director was clearly passionate about her work. She was
proud of her accomplishments. Her presentation had been strong. The story about
Fidel’s 1961 campaign to eliminate illiteracy was powerful. Now time for
questions, I presented my query with the idea that many US teachers considered
themselves underpaid. I asked if Cuban teachers were paid enough money.
Immediately a slight frown on her face revealed a reluctant truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everybody could use more money she said. Then
she shifted into what seemed like a standardized rationalization, we get free
education and free medical coverage. The basic needs of the people are met. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Our next stop was an elementary school with many veteran
teachers. The director told me that salaries ranged between 400 and 500 Cuban
Pesos (per month). Yes, the equivalent of $16 to $20 dollars. I asked the teachers about
other sources of income and they had none. I was told that university
professors, doctors and those with advanced degrees might be earning 700 Cuban
pesos a month. </div>
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We traveled along the rural roads in Cienfuegos on route to
our hotel. The homes were weather beaten and modest. I saw farmers using hand
plows to till their land. Fortunately <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/19/sustainable-farming-in-cuba_n_3112088.html">farmers</a>
now have the right to operate a private business. There were not a lot of cars
on the road, however we passed many horse driven carts. I asked our guide about
the ones transporting people and learned they were taxis. The locals paid a few
Cuban pesos for local travel. The income easily supported the cost of the
owning a horse. As it turns out the taxi business is one of the better trades
and I would learn there are many different types of vehicles. Those
transporting tourists could make a decent income. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SLh3Z-XkWN4klpZ9NrJzGZ143fhgWLII9vOYXBWs73MFNZD0ix_NKAwyk5-QaQQs2N_D-zzV8EfBzgsBtKacaSkk6qBYsThqy5sZ13jcioqXJcqax4AyE-1CnueSczQpDQLhl-vQypeL/s1600/bicycletaxi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SLh3Z-XkWN4klpZ9NrJzGZ143fhgWLII9vOYXBWs73MFNZD0ix_NKAwyk5-QaQQs2N_D-zzV8EfBzgsBtKacaSkk6qBYsThqy5sZ13jcioqXJcqax4AyE-1CnueSczQpDQLhl-vQypeL/s1600/bicycletaxi.jpg" /></a><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>We took a walk along
the street from our first hotel quickly encountering requests to take a
bi-cycle taxi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not half way down the
first block, we were offered Cuban cigars and traditional Cuban music.
Obviously we looked like tourists and street peddling we would find was
ubiquitous. </div>
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Our financial education continued when our group visited our
first market place. We walked through a Cuban peso store. The selection was
limited and the quality of many products was certainly questionable. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the stores on the street offered
higher quality merchandise for the CUC currency. The appliance store had older
looking models of washing machines, gas stoves and electric fans at prices we
would consider quite reasonable, yet I would suspect, out of the price range of
the average citizen. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I noticed that at virtually
every home clothes were hung out to dry. While not surprising in the rural
country side, a few days later we would see the same held true in the big city
of Havana. We also visited a <a href="http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=64286">Bodega</a>.
Each citizen had a ration book and could purchase their share of basics for
Cuban pesos. </div>
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Our group entered the city center park to view historical
buildings and see the local statue of Jose Marti. Marti is a Cuban national
hero, a political activist, novelist, poet in the 19<sup>th</sup> century who
advocated for independence from Spain in the 19<sup>th</sup> century. In the
park was my first encounter with an “older person” rubbing their hand and arm,
“begging.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked about the gesture and
our guide told me it meant, “buy me soap.” I thought to myself, they looked old
enough to be alive at the time of the revolution or otherwise they had endured
a very difficult existence. There were many people who “worked” just asking for
money. </div>
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We visited an artist community, craft booths on the road and
a market place filled with vendors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People
pleaded with me to buy and for most, no price seemed too low. They tugged at my
heart string and when they did extricate a CUC dollar or two the thankfulness
was deep and sincere. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We listened to a
chamber orchestra and several bands, every time being invited to dance and they
all were selling CDs. I now have a small collection. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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While traveling to Havana, we passed through many rural
communities. Cuban law mandates that every government vehicle that is not full
must stop and pick up those seeking transportation in their direction. Hence,
the yellow man has a job ensuring that those vehicles stop and allow passengers
to board. We often saw a person dressed in yellow at a prime location surrounded
by a group of travelers in need. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7XBgPvzjEe_O0qSkTb8-FqXtjPlKz2UknkykGiCEq4L0nuTUU42RJDggvNnEnzT5FQf5ESN7OyzbztTlRIQ3n7jluTGH4AC6Ug3NxLuKUxgjHIn8NdtGc3zvZfOYHgTOt52AkOk1gWMQ/s1600/cubaHavanabuilding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7XBgPvzjEe_O0qSkTb8-FqXtjPlKz2UknkykGiCEq4L0nuTUU42RJDggvNnEnzT5FQf5ESN7OyzbztTlRIQ3n7jluTGH4AC6Ug3NxLuKUxgjHIn8NdtGc3zvZfOYHgTOt52AkOk1gWMQ/s1600/cubaHavanabuilding.jpg" width="200" /></a>I was not prepared to see the big City of Cuba. Built out of
limestone, buildings were crumbling. There were signs of renovation but our guide
told us the progress had been slow and clearly there was a lot that needed to
be accomplished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One cathedral covered
in scaffolding had been that way as long as she could remember. </div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxgcUpnAMx82jSoUqSvOb0c4dTuzexSef2A1KFNTJ7Bg99hLWCXpQFaU0-AwG7DGKS5u4SI5yLjTucAyJenosZ_sb3azDAvDa9rW-wd8bs6MmzXETtsYVKr6OW6Pz22eC5Bb0FqJNceGA/s1600/cocotaxi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxgcUpnAMx82jSoUqSvOb0c4dTuzexSef2A1KFNTJ7Bg99hLWCXpQFaU0-AwG7DGKS5u4SI5yLjTucAyJenosZ_sb3azDAvDa9rW-wd8bs6MmzXETtsYVKr6OW6Pz22eC5Bb0FqJNceGA/s1600/cocotaxi.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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In Havana, Coco Taxis (three wheelers) and vintage
automobile taxis were everywhere. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">
</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhIePOY-5qZZyrUiCGer-tV2infxxFWvGRbB0bwa_Sj2Bd1wPZs6JbiRTPW2KiNvSdjNOjt5XlKk-mtXm9diZBwbFCTlWZuhpQT2wPkFq_mUZlW0gwNcdPYbBwQjgPzTeiApi7xIsNsH_/s1600/vintagetaxi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhIePOY-5qZZyrUiCGer-tV2infxxFWvGRbB0bwa_Sj2Bd1wPZs6JbiRTPW2KiNvSdjNOjt5XlKk-mtXm9diZBwbFCTlWZuhpQT2wPkFq_mUZlW0gwNcdPYbBwQjgPzTeiApi7xIsNsH_/s1600/vintagetaxi.jpg" width="200" /></a>The Gentlemen “Dandy” and Habaneras (women posing in
colonial dress, some selling flowers) strutted around the center square
offering a picture opportunity for a few coins. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also encountered Caricaturists, quickly
sketching our continence hoping to sell to us for a few dollars. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Not the most glamorous job, rest room attendant may none the
less be lucrative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We paid 25 Centavos
(a quarter) to use public restrooms that featured seat-less toilets. At the
museum after I used the facility the attendant went in and flushed with a
bucket of water. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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During 2008 Raul Castro opened up private enterprise to the
people. While tourism is controlled by the government, at least now a greater
percentage of the population has hope of getting a share of the dollars. Most
of the entrepreneurial jobs described are fairly new occupations on the island.
Private construction is one and there is a lot of work to be done. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/30/list-cuban-private-sector-jobs/">http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/30/list-cuban-private-sector-jobs/</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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I spoke one morning with the cook who made omelets and told
him I was from the United States. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
lamented that he would never be able to go and if he did he would not come
back. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He told me he worked long hours
and while food was cheap, there just was not enough money. That seemingly<span style="color: red;"> </span>was the story all too familiar for the vast majority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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However, there is another emerging side. We stopped for
lunch at Casa Hostel Enrique, a privately run business. It was beautiful.
Everything had a recent coat of paint. The tile floors and décor in general
reflected the life of a higher middle income family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Allowing private business ventures is
relatively new with <a href="http://voxxi.com/2013/11/11/cuba-middle-class-private-business/">major
changes starting in 2008</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With five
rooms to rent, they pay the state 35 CUC ($35) per month per room and another
10% tax on profits at the end of the year. They rent rooms for 30 to 35 CUC per
night. They said they were very successful with so far, limited competition.
The home next door was also rebuilt and freshly painted. The home next to that
was half rebuilt. They were the only three homes on the street reflecting
significant renovation. </div>
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I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Cuba and highly recommend
the experience. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Cuban people are
delightful and very warm. They love to dance and love their baseball, one of
the <a href="http://mlazarchick.com/CubaBaseball.pdf">top paying jobs</a>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are a society in transition and I am
hopeful for their future! </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I find hope in the
darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>~ Dalai Lama<br />
<br />
<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i></div>
Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-42789431366057649072013-06-14T12:11:00.003-07:002021-12-22T05:12:10.666-08:00Everyone Has a Message<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><i>FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Everyone Has a Message</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><br /></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><br /></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~ Leo Buscaglia</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><br /></i></div><div class="MsoNormal">I was the employment counselor for a lot of years in the public employment office. My office was a dumping ground for anyone who was “not appropriate” to be sent on a job interview. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"> Sleeping in an abandoned building, just fired from a job washing dishes, a young man was delivered to my doorstep. He was distraught, twice institutionalized at the state mental hospital and fearful that he was on the way to returning. He spoke and I listened to his tale of woe. He was surprisingly articulate. What was very clear was that he was on the wrong path. I told him so and suggested that he would never be successful unless he made some changes. Over an hour pasted before he went on his way. I am sure he thanked me for listening. Most of the people who came to me were far less than ideal job candidates. For most, my goal was for a healing, therapeutic conversation, or perhaps just the experience of someone willing to hear their words. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">On the opposite side of the aisle, twice a year I was sent to man a booth at the local college on job fair day. It was 5 minutes from my home. I did not have to arrive until 9am and finished at 3pm. They fed me lunch. I networked with the other service providers and met employer representatives. Best of all, I spoke with aspiring college students all day, who were usually very receptive to any suggestion I might offer towards finding success. An exceptionally spiffy young man came to my booth, called me by name and thanked me. I told him he was welcome, but I had no idea who he was or why he was thanking me. He told me he was graduating as an honor student in accounting. He had been extended several job offers at the job fair and, it was because of me. I told him, I did not remember taking tests for him and assured him that he earned whatever he was receiving. Again, I asked him who he was.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">He told me his story and what had happened in his life, four years earlier, drowning in hopelessness, when I told him he was so pathetically poor he could probably apply for tuition aid at the local college and at least get a bed in which to sleep. I told him he would never be successful as a dishwasher because it was clearly below his potential and he needed a serious goal. Yup, same young man, touched with a glimmer of hope, and He Did It! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Wow, what a gift to me. So many people cross our paths and so few come back to tell us after they have found success. Interesting, once he was on a viable path he was able to work washing dishes to make ends meet, no longer trapped in a dead end job. His “one time” counselor also learned valuable lessons, to keep the faith, show compassion, do our best and trust that the universe will unfold in a meaningful way! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><br /></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>I don't think that anything happens by coincidence... No one is here by accident... Everyone who crosses our path has a message for us. Otherwise they would have taken another path, or left earlier or later. The fact that these people are here means that they are here for some reason... ~ James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy</i></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">
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<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span face=""tahoma" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i></div>
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<a href="http://billfenson.com/">Bill Fenson</a> and I presented <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wellness at Work in
the 21st Century: Roadmap to Making Money for Economic Resilience, </i>at the
NECA Day of Learning within the ACA Conference in Cincinatti</div>
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The bad news
is that clearly we are still suffering from the recession. The good news is
that career and employment counselors are in a job demand occupation. Many
people remain unemployed. We shared graphics from the Heldrich Center<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pdf,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="http://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/products/uploads/Work_Trends_February_2013.pdf"> </a></span><a href="http://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/products/uploads/Work_Trends_February_2013.pdf"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Diminished Lives and Futures: A Portrait of America in the Great-Recession Era </i></a>, depicting the pessimism of the vast
majority of the labor force and those who have just stopped looking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We discussed advancing technology and the impact
on the workforce citing publications (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/technology/economists-see-more-jobs-for-machines-not-people.html?_r=0">NY
Times</a> for example) that suggest there are increasingly fewer jobs for
humans. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other major trends included an
aging population, the growth of the<a href="http://employmentcounselor.blogspot.com/2012/11/wellness-at-work-2-for-aging-population.html">
illness</a> and <a href="http://employmentcounselor.blogspot.com/2012/04/wellness-at-work.html">wellness</a>
industries and increased service industry employment, unfortunately at lower
overall wages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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In the search
for jobs we distinguished between the Global Economy and Local Economy.
Everyone agreed with internet access, the talented group in attendance was
fully capable of planning a joint venture, doing the research, setting up a web
site, paying all the necessary fees and entering into business within a matter
of hours. We also agreed that any similar group anywhere in the world with
access to the web, was capable of doing the same thing and of course, they are!
To explain the Local Economy we made reference to the construction happening
around downtown Cincinnati. They cannot fix our roads and do renovations from
India and China. That requires the presence of a labor force. And yes there are
many businesses that are in both arenas. The local merchants compete over sales
of products with each other and sales over the internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The second
half of the presentation became quite lively with discussion of the documentary
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/now/fixing-the-future/">Fixing the Future</a> highlighting
a growing shift in consciousness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
film is about sustainable employment, focusing on community and business
networking. The filmmaker asks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“ Do we
want a system where people serve the economy or a place where the economy
serves people?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently we measure our
economy using GDP (Gross Domestic Product) which measures the total output of
entities within our borders. It has been argued that our system thrives on
consumption with most profits going to corporations or their shareholders with
little regard for the health of the planet or people (Zeitgeist
the Movie<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by Peter Joseph one
chilling example). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pedaling your bicycle
to the local farm market, drinking water <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you took from your tap and buying a fresh local
apple or two for lunch, does little for the GDP. Driving your car to the
supermarket and purchasing imported fruit and bottled water adds significantly
more (think about packaging and transportation) and if you get into an auto
accident, you really boost the GDP!</div>
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Fixing the
Future explores local banks investing in their community, worker cooperatives,
time banking and a growing number of US businesses dedicated to sustainability.
One of our handouts further expanded the discussion offering <a href="http://mlazarchick.com/FixingtheFuture.pdf">links for more information</a>.
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It is a gift to be in a helping,
healing profession and possess the ability to influence those we serve.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Few will have the greatness to bend history
itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events. It is from
numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.
Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others,
or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and
crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those
ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression
and resistance.”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>― Robert F. Kennedy
<br />
<br />
<i style="background-color: whitesmoke;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i></div>
Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-37177686800732841902013-01-03T10:10:00.003-08:002021-08-17T05:32:19.967-07:00Resume Thoughts<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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CURRICULUM VITAE or THE COMPREHENSIVE RESUME</div>
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Job Seekers for teaching positions at colleges create a Curriculum Vitae (CV), pages of information displaying as much as possible of their
history. This is great for colleges because the reviewers generally love to
ponder over information. They most likely have a selection team that will dissect
the information in preparation for a comprehensive interview. College
professors, especially at the graduate level, need to publish in professional
journals. The Curriculum Vitae gives a clue on how a candidate may deal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with future publications. </div>
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I have often asked customers to produce a four or five page
resume of everything, a working life history of sorts. I do not ask for a finished document. I am more concerned with capturing as much information as possible. I think the process is
therapeutic and the result is a document that can be quite useful. From this
comprehensive document we can draw information for smaller documents. Unlike the CV, our task shifts to delivering much simpler, uncomplicated messages. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>For example, targeted resumes are for specific
positions. We read the job description, learn about the company, use words they
use, and draw information from our larger resume to create a smaller marketing
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MARKETING</div>
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Marketing is about delivering a carefully crafted message. Before
we put one out into the universe, we would be wise to have someone we trust
tell us what “messages” they are getting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Resumes used to get interviews, must be pretty and easy to
read. Pretty means, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pleasing to the eye,
well organized and as of course, no spelling or grammar mistakes. </div>
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* Easy to read means are we getting our primary message
across in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">10 to 15 seconds.</b> </div>
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* Employers or their representative are going through too
many resumes as quickly as possible looking <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">first for </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">reasons to throw away </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">as many as possible.</span></div>
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* <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We are showing</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> how we deal with paper</b>
and <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hopefully we are</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> providing easy to
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bold</b> is a very
effective highlight. The eye is drawn quickly and if you bold the reader is
likely to read those words. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAPITALIZED
is also an effective highlight and is very suitable for topic headings. <u>Underlining</u>
is also use for emphasis. Personally, I do not like to see two or <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>ALL THREE used in the same place! </u></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think
it is overkill and distracts from the message. <b> </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b></b>If there is a rule of thumb, have a reason to use highlights<b>, </b>do so sparingly and reflect upon what messages you are sending.<b><br /></b></span></div>
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THE SHORT BIO</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ask customers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to construct a short description, a paragraph
that highlights who they are and what they want to do. The short bio is
something we might put up on linked-in or a personal web site or something we
would use to develop an elevator speech or twenty second commercial. Getting
your message into a paragraph is truly a display of craftsmanship. When we
then learn to speak the words, flowing clearly with enthusiasm and confidence, we have
taken a giant step towards getting to our destiny. </div>
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THE ELECTRONIC RESUME</div>
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If you are sending a resume over the internet, there are a
whole new set of rules to consider, font and key words to name two. Fortunately
there is guidance available: <a href="http://www.money-zine.com/Career-Development/Resume-Writing/Electronic-Resume-Samples/">https://www.livecareer.com/resources/resumes/how-to/write/e-resumes</a><br />
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<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span face=""tahoma" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Health is a state of
complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>~World Health
Organization, 1948</div>
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In talking with employers and recruiters, they confirm my
conviction that the problem with getting offered a job after age 50 is not
necessarily about age discrimination. Indeed, the merits of hiring an older
worker are well documented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The older we
get the more wisdom we possess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
elders have made more mistakes than their younger counterparts and generally we
do eventually learn from our mistakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While formal education is a plus, most will agree that it is experience
that truly teaches us about our chosen fields of endeavor. As a group the old
folks are less likely to take off time to raise a family or recovery from late
night revelry. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we look at
generational studies we get generalization about work ethic that appears to
have some validity.</div>
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<i>“The Matures, for instance, grew up in the midst of war-time
shortages and economic depression. They have always worked hard and paid their
dues simply as a means for survival. Even in better times, they have continued
these ways simply because this is the ethic with which they feel most
comfortable.</i></div>
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<i>Baby Boomers came of age in the midst of tremendous economic
expansion, learning to use all the convenience-oriented products that came on
the market during their youth. Because of the size of their generation, they
were also the focus of everyone’s attention. Boomers have always put in long
hours because of how closely they associate their occupation with their
identity. Even as they edge into retirement, we predict that most of them will
still live to work.</i></div>
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<i>Having watched their parents, the Baby Boomers, put in these
long hours, those in Generation X have developed a different perspective on
work. They do not necessarily equate hard work and long hours. Instead, they
look for ways to work smarter, resulting in fewer hours but greater output.
This is the reason why Boomers and Matures sometimes accuse those in Generation
X of “punching the clock.”</i></div>
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<i>The Millennials have come of age in an era of technology and
convenience. Many of them honestly wonder why machines don’t do many of the
mundane tasks they are asked to perform in entry-level positions. They have
been heavily influenced to believe that every job should match the same level
of stimulation they receive from a video game. As this generation matures into
the workforce, some of these perceptions will change. But this group will also
alter society’s interpretation of work ethic as they go.”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i> </i></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.generationaldiversity.com/faq.html">Work Ethic-Different
Generations</a></div>
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One argument that favors the young is their employment
competitiveness when the job asks for physical exertion. We all know that as we
age our body’s ability to perform lessons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So I argue that the discrimination is not about age as much as it is
about the perceived health of the individual job seeker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those that appear vibrant have little
difficulty getting hired while those that appear unhealthy are perceived as too
great a risk.</div>
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Unfortunately,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>too
many of us follow a western medical model that some feel is suspect. </div>
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<i>“This fully referenced report shows the number of people
having in-hospital, adverse reactions to prescribed drugs to be 2.2 million per
year. The number of unnecessary antibiotics prescribed annually for viral
infections is 20 million per year. The number of unnecessary medical and
surgical procedures performed annually is 7.5 million per year. The number of
people exposed to unnecessary hospitalization annually is 8.9 million per year.
The most stunning statistic, however, is that the total number of deaths caused
by conventional medicine is an astounding 783,936 per year, at a cost of $282
billion dollars! It is now evident that the American medical system is the
leading cause of death and injury in the US.”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="http://www.chiro.org/LINKS/FULL/Death_By_Medicine.html">Death
by Medicine</a></div>
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I doubt that Hippocrates, father of western medicine, would
be an advocate of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the pharmaceutical
approach so prevalent in our current western medical thinking. He may have been
on target when he said,<i> “ Natural forces within us are the true healers of
disease.</i>” I do have a medical doctor in my cadre of health professionals,
primarily because they are quite useful when a severe emergency impairs the
natural ability of the body to heal itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I really was thankful for the pain killers when I broke my ribs last
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I have little faith in
their ability to fight disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those
that use drugs to suppress symptoms are not using a holistic approach. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Hippocrates also supposedly said, “<i>Let food be thy medicine
and medicine be thy food.</i>”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately, the food industry in the United States is questionable
according to the documentary, <a href="http://video.pbs.org/video/1143263943/">Food
Inc.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It explores where our food
comes from and exposes the “secrets” the giant food corporations do not want
revealed to the public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among other
things the documentary states that because fast food restaurants are the greatest
consumers of beef, chicken and even many vegetables, the current food industry
caters to their needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/63283">Supersize Me</a> is a disturbing film
about a very healthy man who decides to go on a diet of ONLY food from
McDonalds for a month. His primary physician monitors the deterioration of his
health and far before the end, advises the young man that if he does not stop
he is seriously risking his life. In contrast, <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/289122">Fat Sick and Nearly Dead</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is a heart warming documentary about obese
men who turn their life around by going on a juice diet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have not seen these films, watch them. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The way you think, the
way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.~ </i>Deepak
Chopra<br />
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<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i></div>
Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-38400277283324812472012-04-23T08:57:00.002-07:002019-04-30T08:36:05.374-07:00Wellness at Work<i>Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence.</i> ~ Morning Dove Salish 1888-1936<br />
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Not too far back I counseled a man who was complaining about age discrimination. While it is true that if the person interviewing me is 35 or 40, at 65 I am old. Most people in positions to make decisions however, especially for higher paying jobs, are a lot closer to my age. With the baby boom and older such a large percentage of the population I do not believe age is nearly as important as health. The man complaining looked much older than his 50 years and far from healthy. I believe people who are vibrant and exude a healthy demeanor are competitive in the workplace, regardless of actual age. <br />
As I grow older thoughts about health have entered my consciousness more frequently. Clearly with the passing of time I am aware that my body does not possess the same resiliency of earlier days. My research on wellness has increased dramatically. My approach is holistic, believing there is an interplay of body, mind and spirit. <br />
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<i>The concept of total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behavior affects our greater health and well being. And we, in turn, are affected not only emotionally but also physically and spiritually.</i> ~ Greg Anderson (American Wellness Project)<br />
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Spirit is about our belief system, whether or not we believe in a higher power or how we answer questions about the meaning of the universe. Personally, I feel most comfortable believing we are in a universe of living interconnected energies. Some of you have experienced my attempts at Qi Gong and guided meditations in wellness workshop presentations. I have studied many religious traditions over the years. I have often found many similarities and slightly different ways of saying the same things. I have referred to the "God Consciousness of the Universe” while saying grace before meals, even though I am not completely certain as to what that means. I see the yearly cycle of my garden. In spring there is a sprouting of new life, renewal and new growth. The warm summer days allows plants to grow big and strong. The shortened days of Fall bring harvest. Then winter comes and it seems as if everything falls into a deep sleep. I wonder if this is a pattern that can be applied to a human life. Personally I feel comfortable with the concept of the soul taking a physical vehicle to learn lesson on planet earth. I want to believe the soul continues to evolve in eternity, but just in case I am doing my best to make this life the best it can possibly be. I truly believe there is power in prayer or positive affirmations, whichever you prefer. <br />
I am an optimist and have no difficulty showering myself with positive affirmations. Remaining in the present is not difficult for me. I think Sidney Marshall Jourard said it well: <br />
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<i>Healthy personality is manifested by individuals who have been able to gratify their basic needs through acceptable behavior such that their own personality is no longer a problem to their self. They can take their self more or less for granted and devote energies and thoughts to socially meaningful interests and problems beyond security or lovability or status.</i><br />
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So often I have expressed that there is just one model of each of us in the universe. When we learn to love that person unconditionally, we are then able to learn to love all other life forms unconditionally. <br />
The physical realm has called for more of my attention lately. The ease of getting enough exercise in youth has been replaced by challenge. The <a href="http://www.exercise.org/">American Council on Exercise</a> says I have to “pump the heart” at minimum for 20 minutes three times a week and if I do not lift weights I am going to lose muscle mass. If you know me, you know I have been an organic gardener for decades. There is no doubt in my mind that the type of fuel we use does determine how well our body functions. Watching the documentary films “<a href="http://www.foodmatters.tv/_webapp/view%20film%20online">Food Matters</a> ” and "<a href="http://www.hungryforchange.tv/">Hungry for Change</a>” strengthened my convictions. <br />
Employment Counseling is far more than helping someone find a job. I am blessed with a fine education and so are you. I think our job is to help people get on a path to their true destiny or at least moving in that direction. When we are on a wrong path we know it. When we are on a right path we also know it. The universe and our bodies do not lie. Yes there are many illusions, but an educated mind has the ability to discern the truth. Thank you for being a member of our association. There is strength in numbers and ours is a very noble profession. Helping some find truly worthwhile employment is very, very healthy for everyone. Remember always that you are in a healing occupation and you are a gift to this universe. Be well my dear colleagues. <br />
<i><br />I am alone in nothing. Everything I think or say or do teaches the universe. ~</i> W. 87 A Course in Miracles<br />
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<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i>Michael C. 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My mother was run over by a truck and had her leg crushed at age 16. In the hospital bed she overheard the doctors saying that she would never walk again. My mother was from a southern family where “women did not work.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was also strong willed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a battered leg she learned to walk and left home to become a nurse. If she had anything to say about it, another child would not hear what was not possible. </div>
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My wife’s knee was consumed by a giant cell tumor a few years after our son was born. She elected leg salvage surgery and became the first person ever to have a total knee transplant from a cadaver. For twenty odds years, several surgeries and through many trials and tribulations, her leg was finally amputated in 2006.</div>
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If this were not enough to instill a sensitivity to national disabilities month, early in my counseling career <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found myself backed into a corner and joined the ranks of those not mentally well. I experienced a total mental breakdown, vacillated between paranoia and omnipotence, gaining a true understanding of the meaning bi-polar! Now looking back and having survived, I am actually thankful for my debilitating experience. I am far more effective with people experiencing mental health issues having been there and it prompted a quest for spiritual discovery which I did not even know was lacking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had been excessively self-centered, not very honest with myself and operated under the influence of many illusions. I needed a kick in the pants to first understand vulnerability and then the interconnectedness we share with a living web of energies on this planet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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My parents both died before I left my twenties. They were a powerful team and provided well for our family. My father was a very quiet man and in retroflection I have his listening skills which are necessary in counseling. My mother never stopped talking, so from her I claim a gift for public speaking. From both of them I understand the concept of unconditional love being their only son with five older sisters and one younger sister. I had no concept of people with disabilities when they were alive.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My wife on the other hand has provided the opportunity to learn many lessons. She is an artist and sees far more than I on first glance into the universe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her strength is amazing and inspiring. She is a researcher par excellence and continually expands my consciousness. We have held each other tightly during our darkest hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today she walks strongly with a prosthetic leg. Today I am writing this message as the President of the National Employment Counseling Association and my research has evolved into exploring the concept of Wellness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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During<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Disabilities Month, I will be presenting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“ Wellness in the Workplace, Talent Has No Boundaries” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the Atlantic Cape May Workforce Investment Board Disabilities Committee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have invited Employers, the staff of agencies that provide services to people with disabilities and people who consume these services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I plan to use all my skill at facilitating group interactions to engage my audience. I’ll entertain them, give them the opportunity to learn through interactive processes and hopefully deliver thought provoking messages. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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All humans encounter challenges in this existence called life on earth. We are all unique and have different sets of strengths and weaknesses. We each have our own personal set of talents and “disabilities.” Every person we encounter has a message for us. Counselors are taught to listen and understand from our client’s perspective. If we can help other humans to really listen, speak the truth with a caring heart and open their mind to possibilities, more doors will open. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Wellness in the workplace begins with truly valuing ourselves. When we love ourselves unconditionally, we then have the capacity to value every other human we encounter. Everyone has made mistakes. We have engaged in activities and said words that have hurt, both us and others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have all known fear and doubt and felt really alone. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find truth in the concept that when we face our challenges and persevere, we come out stronger on the other side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I also know, when we feel alone it helps when another extends a hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #9900ff; font-size: 10.0pt;">It is through our compassion that we care for the dignity, well-being and integrity of every person around us. Our capacity to embody this quality, simple as it may seem, is the strength that can change the world around us.</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #9900ff; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thich Nhat Hanh (Vietnamese Buddhist Monk)</span></div>
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If you <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have chosen to be a Workforce Development Professional, you are in a healing occupation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I salute you. </span>Be well.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i></div>
Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-4603452076946327222011-05-01T13:43:00.000-07:002019-04-30T08:37:14.833-07:00Holistic Solutions-Harnessing Resilience During CrisesI presented at the <a href="http://www.employmentcounseling.org/">National Employment Counseling</a><a href="http://www.employmentcounseling.org/"> Association</a> Day of Learning within the 2011 <a href="http://counseling.org/">ACA</a> Conference in New Orleans.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Resilience is the ability to absorb ecological, social and economic changes</span> ~ <span style="font-size: 85%;">Andres Edwards</span><br />
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From a planetary perspective I have great faith in the resiliency of mother earth. The life forms on earth however, need their own resiliency to keep in tune with the inevitable changes. Human beings have been blessed with a consciousness that allows exceptional problems solving ability. As a counselor I help people take the actions necessary to cope successfully. They have become part of my destiny and I part of theirs. Anytime two humans communicate they learn from one another. Whether a natural disaster has stripped away everything they own or they have lost a long held job, I need to help them find acceptance.<br />
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Listening is part of the healing process. They need to move beyond the shock, the denial, the bargaining, the depression and surrender to their current situation. I listen with unconditional positive regard, searching for understanding and delivering compassion. They will feel the kindness in my heart and gain strength from my support. When I establish trust the information I need to enable solutions will flow. We certainly have to rekindle hope. Perhaps a past hardship they overcame has the clues necessary for positive movement. Maybe we’ll need calming techniques, meditation or music and a plan for physical activity. I’ll want to reconnect them with community, establish some goals and anticipate what the future might hold under their current circumstances. If I can get them to laugh, healing drugs will be released from within their body. If I can get them to write down thoughts, emotions may be appropriately released, patterns may emerge and further clarity may follow. Holistic counseling considers the interplay of body, mind and emotions. I believe we are spiritual beings in a physical body learning lessons on planet earth. <br />
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In a document, <a href="http://www.eventtemples.com/downloads/pdf/Living_from_the_Heart_%28e%29.pdf">Living from the Heart</a> I read , “The energies of our emotional field are real and interconnected in a vast assemblage of intention and information that is near boundless in its embrace.” This resonates with me. I learned in graduate school that perhaps only about 10% of communication is in the words. Certainly body language counts and who knows how many other subtle form of communication exist. I believe we live in an energy universe and vision our existence as a giant interconnected flowing organic jigsaw puzzle. Change is inevitable and at some point in their life, everyone will encounter a crises that seems overwhelming. I am their counselor and have spent countless hours learning my trade. When they take my hand the burden will lesson.<br />
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<i style="font-style: italic;">The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.</i><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span> ~ <span style="font-size: 85%;">Thich Nhat Hanh</span> </div>
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Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-48573484382879411902010-09-28T13:21:00.000-07:002019-04-30T08:37:41.404-07:00I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free ~ MichelangeloCounseling can be viewed as a battle of wills. I have a great deal of education and almost forty years experience in the field. I believe it is my responsibility to dispel misconceptions and help my customers view a positive interpretation of the universe. My customers are job seekers and fellow counselors. <br />
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There is a famous quote, “All forces, powers, and energies are neither good nor evil in themselves. They are completely neutral, but only become good or evil when they are intelligently directed.” Indeed, good and bad are value judgments and there are many different views of everything we experience. <br />
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The universe will place obstacles in our path. Few things unfold exactly as we expect. The future is a guessing game and even the most carefully constructed goals require fine tuning as we move forward. These are realities of walking the path called life. <br />
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Employment counseling customers have the experience of being unsuccessful and a myriad of reasons why they have not attained their wants, desires, goals. I understand that when challenges appear too formidable or something does not work in our favor, it is easier on our ego to cast blame or dispersion. I cannot help but think that avoidance and retreats (quitting, getting sick, substance abuse) are responses to the fear of facing our vulnerability. I see them as protection mechanisms designed to comfort fragile human façades. The past is filled with wounds and distortions. We all have memories of being chastised or laughed at when we’ve made “mistakes.” <br />
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Clearly the “myriad of reasons” or excuses may be quite valid. Certainly failures and rejection attack our self worth and it can become more difficult when others in our environment support negative views. <br />
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I may empathize, sympathize and understand, but I really do not care why they have failed. My job is to foster resilience because in the long run greatness belongs to those who challenge their fears and take the risks necessary for success. It is just not true that because something happened before that it will reoccur exactly as it has in the past. It is not true that the individual I am counseling is a “loser.” Each is unique with special gifts, an angle waiting to be set free. If they become consciously aware of the true obstacles, I believe we can move in a positive direction. And, when I really do well, we can embrace Marianne Williamson’s concept, “ Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? “<br />
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<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i>Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-67332277646815195302010-05-25T10:52:00.000-07:002019-09-01T10:24:51.129-07:00PSG TV, part of a 21st Century Job Search<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKM6iTG0bAx2EzV_w2SXKBxVEmsu6dOM5LXfanlfrkblAkk5JhbaWI4de5lp6jVeinzsN6M_53Kf7wvFPojcUGdNIIFetL3OupUYtWc2SVCNUBnvmVvtMGCIczHBuEBBO_33btt9nQCB5/s1600/PSG+Filming.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475270901238764194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKM6iTG0bAx2EzV_w2SXKBxVEmsu6dOM5LXfanlfrkblAkk5JhbaWI4de5lp6jVeinzsN6M_53Kf7wvFPojcUGdNIIFetL3OupUYtWc2SVCNUBnvmVvtMGCIczHBuEBBO_33btt9nQCB5/s200/PSG+Filming.bmp" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
<em>I have always argued that change becomes stressful and overwhelming only when you've lost any sense of the constancy of your life. You need firm ground to stand on. From there, you can deal with that change.</em> ~ Richard Nelson Bolles <br />
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There are many illusions in the world of work. When job loss enters the picture, humans can be fairly fragile creatures. More than just a decrease in available money, our schedule is suddenly disrupted. We no longer are going to our place of business to associates with the people who may have been our co-workers for many years. It is too easy for the unemployed person to become isolated and some become quite depressed. <br />
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Self help support groups or job clubs are one of the most effective processes available to help dislocated workers return to gainful employment. In New Jersey many of the One Stop Career Centers have Professional Service Groups (PSG). In Pleasantville our group is facilitated by the very talented, Christine Berberich, who possesses the right mix of positive attitude and organizational skills. We provide a meeting place and create a new structure, with telephones, computers, fax machines and copiers to simulate a working environment. Our participants gather, discuss viable alternatives to help one another find suitable opportunities, form committees to accomplish agreed upon tasks and provide each other with the support necessary to cope with the challenges. One of the core ingredients is for participants to learn to deliver an “elevator speech,” a short, positive pitch that sells their personality and offers their special talents. We practice these presentations week after week until they flow with perfection. <br />
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Almost a year ago, our PSG members decided to create a television show designed around these elevator speeches. We created two demo tapes and got approval from the Department of Labor & Workforce Development to send them to our local NBC television affiliate. Channel 40 was receptive to our ideas and offered up to a minute and 15 seconds on the nightly news. Wow, we were thrilled. Next we pitched the idea to our Workforce Investment Board and got the grant needed to go into full production. Pictured is the taping of one of our first segments. The first employment minute aired on April 7, 2010. <br />
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All shows are available on You Tube searching for Michael C. Lazarchick videos or theWebsite as the PSG Enployment Minute. An example: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1YxHLI0Aus">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1YxHLI0Aus</a><br />
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<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i>Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-49161712377474839692010-03-17T07:21:00.000-07:002019-04-30T08:44:15.332-07:00Education, Marketing & Closing the DealEmployers hire people they know first, pretty much all the time, everywhere. It is difficult to invest in an unknown entity. Professional employment counselors have been teaching “Networking” for decades as the primary mechanism for securing decent paying good jobs. <a href="http://mlazarchick.com/50cent.html">50 Cent How the Get a Job Lecture</a> That has not changed, but today the availability of information has changed the job search process dramatically. Today we have the Electronic Highway! <br />
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The traditional job search process is chaotic, filled with illusions and has been described as designed to screen people out of consideration in an attempt to reach a manageable number to actually interview. People tell me that responding to newspaper ads and job bank postings or sending unsolicited resumes is frustrating and generally do not provide a decent return for time and money expended. <br />
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At our Career Center I advocate a three step approach to job seeking: Education, Marketing & Closing the Deal. <br />
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Education includes the upgrading of skills, understanding what we have to “sell” and how we effectively search the labor market. <br />
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We must at minimum ensure that every job seeker is computer literate. We teach a basic how to use the computer class. We focus on how to complete an on-line application and construct short bios and resumes. <a href="http://online.onetcenter.org/">O*NET</a> is a great tool, in the public domain (no cost) and is continually being updated. I suggest searching every occupation or job one has performed. O*NET fully describes the positions, tasks performed, tools used, knowledge and skills displayed, abilities needed, work activities, work content, work styles, work values and related occupations. O*NET provides words to develop quality personal descriptions. To upgrade skills, Goodwill Community Foundation International offers an impressive group of <a href="http://www.gcflearnfree.org/">free tutorials</a>. We educate and build confidence in our job seekers and help them sell themselves as evolving and capable of moving in many directions. Of course we always encourage seeking out grants to finish degrees or attain certifications for those who have the will, the time and income to pursue more formal education.<br />
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While some employers are not successfully competing, others are coming into existence seeking talent. <a href="http://www.learnwebskills.com/company">Debbie Flanagan’s tutorial</a> or the <a href="http://www.rileyguide.com/employer.html">Riley Guide</a> provide more than enough information to research businesses. Personally I suggest <a href="http://www.google.com/">“Google”</a> searching employers by name or searching with various combinations of keywords. The more we know about potential employers, the closer we are to being hired. I advocate shopping for an employer. <br />
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The 21st century has brought the concept of “Web Presence” to consider. Especially for better paying positions, employers increasingly “Google” the name of people they are considering. They look on <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/">“Linked-in”</a> and similar networking sites. There is a strong trend emerging of employers searching the internet to learn as much as possible about an individual before making an offer. This is actually good news because technology today really allows us to demonstrate who we are and what we are capable of achieving. We can have our own professional looking website, with a personal domain name, for less than $10 a month (i.e., <a href="http://mlazarchick.com/">mlazarchick.com</a>. We can Blog our thoughts and establish a level of expertise in an area where we feel comfortable (i.e., <a href="http://employmentcounselor.blogspot.com/">Employment Counseling for the 21st Century</a>. Sites like <a href="http://lulu.com/">Lulu</a> will help us create and publish a book. Your own radio show can be broadcast on line using <a href="http://myblogradio.com/">My Blog Radio</a> or even your own television program using <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/">U Stream TV</a> . Methods of communication are evolving at an incredible speed. Sites like <a href="http://mashable.com/">Mashable</a> show us how to most effectively use “social networking” tools on line. We are limited only by the extent of our personal creativity. <br />
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We are being judged all the time and everyone we encounter, potentially, can lead us to a source of income. I suggest business cards with name, e-mail address, telephone number and a quote or slogan expressing something about who we are. The task is to enter the consciousness of potential employers, while creating a favorable impression. In <a href="http://www.quintcareers.com/job_club.html">job clubs</a> we practice and videotape, so job seekers can see their delivery and refine their presentations. Eventually the answers to who we are and what we do are succinct, flowing smoothly and effortlessly. We have discussed values and helped people come to terms with the direction they really want to take their life. When they get to a truly appropriate opportunity, it is easy to project confidence and enthusiasm. And, in the final interview they must remember one basic concept. Employers hire people that they like. A genuine, honest, positive, person to person discussion from the heart, will usually close the deal.<br />
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# GCDF #Get Certified # Michael C. LazarchickMichael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-13951075249862977462009-12-09T10:44:00.000-08:002019-04-30T11:49:59.455-07:00ON THE FRONT LINESI will be working the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Traditionally, it is the slowest week for employment in the public employment office. The majority of my staff will be on holiday leave. Most employers are closing out the year and all the anticipated extra help for the holidays is in place. Most people will be going to parties, spending time with family and friends, experiencing the holiday spirit. The people who come into the employment office are in a much different place. I will be there to hear their words. Anytime a counselor can help ease the pain of another human it is a gift to both. <br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.</span> <a href="http://www.plumvillage.org/">Thich Nhat Hanh</a><br />
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These are indeed extraordinary times for employment counseling. We have record numbers of people coming into the One Stop Career Center. People are struggling and fear is all too pervasive. Often displaced emotions are directed at the front line staff. We have no control over hiring and firing. We did not make the unemployment system nor do we determine whether or not someone is eligible to collect benefits. We are however, one of the few places of direct public contact. I discuss customer service at every staff meeting. I ask the staff not to take verbal attacks personally, but I also do not want them to take abuse. When they cannot handle a customer, they know my door will open.<br />
Every day I encounter expressions of frustration and anger. I am experienced enough to shift most customers into a better state of consciousness. Some are not in a place to receive my guidance or acknowledge possible blame and consequences. Whether I like them or their decisions, I accept it is their counseling session. Sometimes I can do no more than listen and I have to trust that the experience will be therapeutic for both of us. Other times people open up and tell me their story and we are able to transcend the despair. And sometimes it seems like magic when we find a solution that really feels right. I do my best to offer an honest, caring and encouraging environment. <br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">It is through our compassion that we care for the dignity, well-being and integrity of every person around us. Our capacity to embody this quality, simple as it may seem, is the strength that can change the world around us.</span> <a href="http://www.plumvillage.org/">Thich Nhat Hanh</a> <br />
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On a global scale we are clearly in a time of great transition. Communications and the availability of knowledge have made our world “smaller.” When we think about renewable energy in the “green” revolution, let us not forget about the human resources. Counseling is about helping, healing and at its best, renewal of energy. I invite you to visit the Charter for Compassion website and perhaps add your signature. <br />
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<a href="http://charterforcompassion.org/">http://charterforcompassion.org</a><br />
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<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i>Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388267329886198799.post-13883928636808638702009-11-05T12:45:00.000-08:002019-04-30T11:50:23.234-07:00Why Blog Executive Job Searcher?“… as blogging evolves as a literary form, it is generating a new and quintessentially postmodern idiom that’s enabling writers to express themselves in ways that have never been seen or understood before. Its truths are provisional, and its ethos collective and messy. Yet the interaction it enables between writer and reader is unprecedented, visceral, and sometimes brutal. And make no mistake: it heralds a golden era for journalism.” ~ <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/andrew-sullivan-why-i-blog">Andrew Sullivan</a><br />
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We are in the 21st Century in a period referred to as the “Age of Information.” Communication is instantaneous, worldwide and flowing through a myriad of forms. The potential customer who used to look in the yellow pages to confirm business legitimacy is now “Googling” a name. There is a library of information at our fingertips and people are “talking.” <br />
Scarcely a decade ago, getting your words printed and read, depended upon a publisher’s blessing. Today we have tools that have opened fairly sophisticated self publishing venues to virtually everyone. One of those, the Blog (from Web Log) is gaining in popularity. You are reading mine which I started on June 25, 2009 at 14:40 pm. I like the idea that I am able to store my “thoughts” so easily, by date and time, on-line, with the ability to access from any computer. I chose “Employment Counseling for the 21st Century” because that is what I do and I know I need to continually research to keep in tune with my profession. Creating a piece helps me organize my thoughts. And web presence is becoming the standard. If I am going to help people find worthwhile jobs, I need to learn as much as possible about the electronic world. This is especially true when helping dislocated professionals who are pursuing a well paying opportunity. <br />
The percentage of employers researching an individual’s web presence before making a job offer appears to be moving upward. If nothing is found on the internet the aspiring employee might be viewed as out of touch with modern communications. Careless remarks made on lets say “Facebook” might be viewed as inappropriate, suggesting caution before posting anything in a public forum. On the other hand, written communications are highly prized in the upper echelons of supervision and management. Publishing words on a subject we know helps build an image of expertise. So why Blog? It just might be the ticket into an executive suite.<br />
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<i style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#GCDF #Get Certified #Michael C. Lazarchick </span></i>Michael C. Lazarchick, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150145415336133707noreply@blogger.com0