My Lifestyle Career

Portraits for Haiti: A Priceless Fundraising Event

  

I have amazing clients. 

Not that I really needed to be reminded of this fact, but yesterday I received an e-mail from one of my clients that blew me away.  The e-mail came from Erica Lansner who is a professional photographer and photojournalist based in New York City.  Her photos (seen above) have appeared in numerous magazines, including Life, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek and the New York Times.  

Her work is superb -- you can check it out at  ericalansner.com

But, in addition to being a world-class photographer, Erica is an incredible person.  

While many of us talk about how horrendous the situation in Haiti is, Erica has decided to do something about it by donating her talents to raise funds for Haiti.  Between Thursday, January 28th and Tuesday, Feb. 2nd, you can schedule a 15 minute portrait session with Erica, including one 11x17 custom, archival print, for a minimum contribution of $100.  

100% of all funds raised will go to one of the following organizations; Partners in Health, Doctors Without Borders or the ClintonBushHaiti Fund.

If you live near NYC, this is an offer too good to pass up.  Do something good for the world and get a priceless portrait in return.

And, now here are the details:

Dates: Thursday January 28th through Tuesday Feb.2nd 11am-6pm (weekend included.) 

Location: 390 Riverside Drive, NYC

Schedule: Please e-mail Erica at erica@ericalansner.com to schedule a time.  She will schedule sessions on a first- come, first- served basis 

A Few Details: Children, adults, friends, relatives, groups of up to 3 people welcome. Just no pets. You choose which photo you’d like to have printed. Prints will be delivered within 2 weeks. CD of all of your photos and additional prints available for extra fee. 

To see some recent portraits: http://www.ericalansner.com/portrait and visit her website: http://www.ericalansner.com/

Digital equipment has been generously donated by Scheimpflug Digital for this project. http://theflug.com/ 

Assistance and cookies generously provided by Kate Attardo. 

Want to Reinvent Your Career? Pssst...Your Friends Have Something to Say

The other morning I was working with a client, a former nurse, whose background weights heavily towards the sciences and research.  In discussing her assessment, one of her dominant themes was that she is a helper.  She loves listening to people, analyzing their problems and offering suggestions to help make their lives better.  It is not part of her official job description, but it is what she loves to do and does well.

As we tossed around ideas about what types of careers might be a good fit for her, I asked her if she ever considered becoming a therapist.

Suddenly there was dead silence on the phone.

Fearing that I had totally missed the mark with my suggestion, I asked her again what she thought.

"Wow, that is weird," she remarked.

"Weird in what way?" I asked.

She went on to clarify that it was a weird coincidence.  Evidently, prior to beginning her work with me, she had asked several of her closest friends what type of career they thought would be a good fit for her.  Each of them had also suggested that she consider exploring her options as a therapist or a coach or some similar helping line of work.  

It's hard to ignore such consistent feedback.  Especially when it comes from friends who know you well. 

Friends see the real you.  Unlike your work colleagues who get to know the buttoned-up, professional veneer version of you, your friends get to see your natural self. The self who comes out when you are doing the things you want to do with the people you want to be with.  The goofy self.  The caring self. 

And yes, the sometimes unorganized, lazy, cranky, irrational, "I can't believe you can be so bitchy!" self too.

If you're blessed with good friends in your life, consider asking them, "What type of career do you see me in?"  

Their answers might just give you something to think about. 

Reinvent Your Career: Lemonade the Movie

If you've been laid-off...

If you know of someone who has been laid-off...

If you're  feeling stuck in your job...

This is a MUST-SEE movie. 

Here is the trailer -- the full thirty minute video can be viewed online for free through pleasefeedtheanimals.com or by purchasing the DVD on the site. 

Watch it. Learn from it. Pass it on.