Abundance

One of these days, I’d love to sit down and talk about the role that abundance has played in my life. When I say “abundance,” I’m referring to a habit of mine of planting seeds long before I’m ready for any kind of harvest, and then cultivating the garden in preparation for what promises to be a feast.

If you know anything about me, you know that I still haven’t figured out how to manage the actual “harvest” part. The result of this is basically what happened to me this past week, where I was completely and unexpectedly overwhelmed by the number of signups for resumes and LinkedIn makeovers.

There’s a part of me that sees all of this and thinks, wow, what a blessing. And there’s a part of me that realizes that I can’t sustain this at the rate I’m going - at least, not without help. So, I made a few tough choices today: raising prices, putting people on waiting lists, and even entertaining the idea of hiring. There’s a former physician-turned-resume writer (yup, you read that correctly) that came to my rescue more than a few times last year that I want to message. She sees the same thing that I do - that resume writing is a life-changing and highly worthwhile path to take.

And then, here’s where things really became wild. I’m an independent contractor with LinkedIn, and I work with them on a career services program that has been growing nonstop since they first launched. A few days ago, I received an email requesting that I take on more of the load for the program. However, what they’re asking me to do isn’t going to take up too much time in my week, but the compensation being offered is surprising. I crunched a few numbers, looked over my calendar, and thought to myself, “Oh my God. It’s the solution I’ve been waiting for.”

It is amazing to me what activities are considered deeply value-adding and monetarily worth investing in. It’s also amazing to me that I can decide how I’m going to structure the world that I live in, and still live in abundance.

So, where does that take me from here? Now that I’m going to have time to myself again for research and writing, I want to start off by talking about LinkedIn.

“I’ve heard that LinkedIn is the place to be if you want to land a job. But honestly, Gabby, I have no idea how to wrap my head around that website.”

I used the LinkedIn platform to plant some pretty important seeds early on during my time in pharmaceuticals, and then I used it again to build a business from scratch. I want my upcoming emails to talk about what I did - why I did what I did - and how you can use the platform to achieve your career goals.

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