Career planning blog by Patrick O’Connor

Turning What You Love Into What You Do

Turning What You Love Into What You Do

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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Matthew Deliberato Loves What He Does

A good thing to do when you love what you do is to keep doing it. So that's what Matt Diliberato shows us how to do. ...
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The Kitchen Tour – A Tasty Return to the Homeland (Part 2)

Heidi and Maria are cousins who embarked on a journey through family kitchens in Austria and Germany to reconnect with their shared heritage. This Kitchen Tour Part 2 focuses on their treasured memories from this adventure. ...
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The Kitchen Tour – A Tasty Return to the Homeland (Part 1)

There are lots of ways to trace your family tree. One of the best ways is to travel back to the homeland, visiting relatives in their home kitchens. Here's how one retiree and her cousin organized a Kitchen Tour to Austria and Germany. ...
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Picture This: A Hobby Gone Wild

Wondering how to best spend your time in retirement? Perhaps it's the best time to return to your hobbies from your youth. Ron Scroggy returned to photography and now has a beautiful coffee table book to his name. He loved the career he had and now loves his retirement lifestyle. He’s taken  a hobby and turned it into what he loves. The childhood dream has become a reality.  ...
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Lessons Learned

A review is a good thing for people to do from time to time, regardless of age or life stage. It helps us grow and improve. Lessons learned from a review are often a good way to chart a path forward. “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates ...
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The Social Side of Social Capital

Kent's Dog Days of Summer is a great example of the social side of social capital. People who otherwise might just pass each other on the street without saying a word are connected because of their pets. It’s uncanny how people warm to each other the moment a tail starts wagging. It’s something we need to celebrate—the contagious, social side of social capital. ...
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