Career planning blog by Patrick O’Connor

Turning What You Love Into What You Do

Turning What You Love Into What You Do

A Big $300

Caldwell, a  small town in Southeast Ohio, surprised a local guy, Charlie Thomas, with a $300 scholarship to help with his tuition for Kent State in 1971. Charlie completed his degree and has been a steady ship in the Kent business community for over 50 years.  ...
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A Wonderful Place to Read: The Beach

With summer travel season upon us, lots of people will be relaxing at the beach. Each year, about 180 million Americans (including many Boomers) will visit beaches. And most of them will have a book in hand. If you love the beach and reading, you will be turning two activities you love into what you  do.  ...
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Busy Baby Boomer: Life as a Shell Grunt

It’s good to be a busy Boomer. Boomers have lots of ways to stay busy… probably now more than ever. One way Sue and I stay busy is to search for seashells; going on a shell grunt hunt. ...
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Work Ethic + Lifelong Learning = Opportunity

Tanaka Mupinga's key to success is his ability to blend his talent, creativity, education, work ethic and experiences together. He loves being a lifelong learner because everything is connected. The things he loves most are where he spends most of his time.  ...
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One-Match Pat Strikes Again

When our grandkids visit from down South, they always wish for snow since they never see any in Florida. This past Thanksgiving, they got their wish as it was cold, and we had a dusting of snow. So it was cold enough to make a fire… the old-fashioned way… no fake logs or gas flame. The real deal. ...
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Grandkids are Great…for a Lifetime of Laughs

The Fluttery Feeling is when everything seems to go exactly as intended. No concept of time… no boundaries, just thriving in the magical moment. This segment celebrates those moments, focusing on grandchildren and the hilarious things they say. ...
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Once in a Lifetime (Part II)

Bruce Schneider from Solon discovered that a small town in Belgium was honoring tthe airmen who were part of the liberation of Europe 80 years ago. One of thse airmen was his uncle George L. Baatz, Jr., a B-24H bomber pilot. Here's part two of his story. ...
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Once in a Lifetime (Part I)

Bruce Schneider from Solon has been enjoying an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime experience, giving him a firsthand look at turning what he loves into what he does. He’s been a lifetime aviation fan, including serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He also has memorabilia from his late Uncle George, who piloted a B-24 bomber during WWII and was shot down over Belgium. ...
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