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Bob Rathbun is an Emmy-award winning sportscaster. He is one of the country’s most respected and popular sports broadcasters. He broadcasts well over 100 games and events annually. Bob is the signature voice of Fox Sports Net South, he handles the network’s main play-by-play responsibilities for the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Hawks. He also announces numerous college football, basketball, and baseball games.

As a public speaker, Bob incorporates what he’s learned as an announcer and interviewer into his talks. He inspires audiences to dream big and to develop great character that will make them stand out. Watch my interview with Bob and see life lessons he gives.

In an effort to help you stay on top of your game in every aspect of your life, this blog will be helpful for job seeking.

Dr. Mark Newton, Director of the Hospitality Program at Gwinnett Technical College here in Atlanta, teaches students everyday of every age how to find employment. In addition he is in constant contact with organizations to find out what they want in an employee. Further, he works with these organizations to help them in their training processes.

My expertise lies in the fact that I was a hiring manager for many years, have seen thousands of resumes and I’ve been a job seeker. I feel I bring a unique perspective to the resume writing process.

Both videos are short, but if you have time to only watch one, watch the critique.

Also, I’m excited to announce (YOU’RE the first to know) my new e-book on resume writing coming soon.  Now heeeeerrrr’s Dr. Newton:

Many of us let other people’s and our own perceptions dictate our self-worth. Others of us let these same beliefs decide our skills, attributes and capabilites. Too often these perceptions are negative and we don’t become our extraordinary selves.

Each of us is truly unique with unique talents and attributes. We all need to shed our negative thought patterns and learn to take back our own power and appreciate what we have to offer others,  relationslhips, our families, our careers and our communities.

Diana Rivenburgh discusses these ideas and gives personal examples of how she achieved success. Watch her interview here.

For those of us who experienced childhood trauma such as being abondoned by our natural parents in some way, life can be confusing.

We may be confused about who we are. Our thoughts are, if our own parents didn’t love us, how good can we be? We can’t be worth much.  We must be bad, unlovable, weird and/or different and on and on to ad nauseam. But the truth is that we need to understand and appreciate our true value. We are who we are and that’s good enough. That’s not to say there isn’t room for self-improvement, there always is, however, it’s not a good idea to reject the whole “package” because of a few flaws. And it certainly isn’t a good idea to do that if the rejection came on the part of people who either didn’t or couldn’t appreciate us; or if they had insurmountable problems of their own.

In her book, Tap Water Girl in a Bottled Water World, Dr. Shirley Garrett explains this concept beautifully and how she came to appreciate her own worth.  Watch my interview with her for some insights and then go pick up a copy of her delightful book.

Have you ever thought about being an expert in your career, or in sports, as a wife, husband, or parent? Or you might be wondering why anyone would want to achieve expert status. Or indeed why you should pursue such a goal.

My interview with Dr. Paul Schempp answers a few of those questions. For more in depth information, get his book 5 Steps to Expert. It’s on his website at http://www.5stepstoexpert.com or at http://www.amazon.com.

Enjoy the video.

Welcome to the newly designed “Boots” website. If there is an article you’d like for me to post again, let me know.

I’ll be writing more. In the meantime, here’s a video that people enjoyed.

Women of Vision: Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives by Kathleen Smith and Elizabeth Ireland shares the inspirational journeys of over 20 women who viewed themselves as “ordinary people” but who proved that “ordinary” doesn’t put limitations on what one can achieve in life. Watch the video as I interview Kathleen Smith.