tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6718189091072564113..comments2024-03-29T06:59:38.914-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: A Choice of Jewelry Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41793248478068067622015-01-25T16:07:33.987-05:002015-01-25T16:07:33.987-05:00I had a producer friend say to me--oh, I can;t do ...I had a producer friend say to me--oh, I can;t do anything but be a TV producer!<br />I said well, maybe...but every day do manage a big group of people, and organize them to do a big project which has to be absolutely perfect, and absolutely on time and new and innovative and and reliable and under budget?<br /><br />Yeah, she said <br /><br />Well.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66792647522954987312015-01-25T16:05:22.529-05:002015-01-25T16:05:22.529-05:00Home again...and so happy you chatted without me! ...Home again...and so happy you chatted without me! Yeah, I agree..reinvention is often out of necessity--but you also realize you have skill s and knowledge you thought were usable one way--that are also useful in another!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61117744142000498812015-01-25T15:37:33.211-05:002015-01-25T15:37:33.211-05:00I’ve never thought of it as “reinvention,” but it’...I’ve never thought of it as “reinvention,” but it’s what I did 25 years ago when we moved from suburban Philadelphia to upstate New York. I had done public relations work for years in the Philadelphia area and had good experience. But could I get a job in upstate NY? – No way. I needed and wanted to work – three kids growing up and getting ready for college, for instance. Through a good bit of serendipity I discovered the profession of book indexing. I took a course, bought software, marketed myself like crazy, joined a professional organization, picked up some work, and was patient and determined. Amazingly, here I am 20-some years later: very busy, loving what I do, and thinking I was born to write back-of-the-book indexes. I suppose I should thank the places that did not hire me to do PR for them.Judy in Owegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12109996709104166642015-01-25T14:04:47.549-05:002015-01-25T14:04:47.549-05:00Reinvention of oneself is to me a lifelong process...Reinvention of oneself is to me a lifelong process, and I agree with Jack that the dream and kids are the constant. Thanks for the great advice on achieving successful reinvention, Nancy. You are an excellent example of someone who took what seemed like an end to a career and created a whole new life. Congratulations! And, your book sounds fascinating, so one more to find room for in my house of books. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36617542891993223792015-01-25T12:44:11.618-05:002015-01-25T12:44:11.618-05:00What good advice you have for reinventing ones sel...What good advice you have for reinventing ones self. Lots of things to keep in mind. Your book sounds wonderful. I'll keep an eye out for it!Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51827544867153625132015-01-25T10:01:47.818-05:002015-01-25T10:01:47.818-05:00Driving home from NYC! And thinking i didn't ...Driving home from NYC! And thinking i didn't so much reinvent as re-purpose! More to come when I get back to my computer!<br />XxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89578415685995104412015-01-25T09:19:59.596-05:002015-01-25T09:19:59.596-05:00I'm with Karen in Ohio. Life thrusts changes u...I'm with Karen in Ohio. Life thrusts changes upon me when they are needed for survival -- they are a defense mechanism. But reinvention? I've been divorced twice, worked two professions and a dozen jobs, but I'm still chasing the same dream I had at nineteen, the dream that pushed me into the newspaper business -- to be a successful novelist. Everything else comes and goes. My dream and my kids are constant.Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38752763158138242992015-01-25T09:04:10.461-05:002015-01-25T09:04:10.461-05:00Hallie, what did you teach? Hallie, what did you teach? Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81166273506470115922015-01-25T09:00:19.680-05:002015-01-25T09:00:19.680-05:00Great advice, Nancy. And congratulations on the bo...Great advice, Nancy. And congratulations on the book! I'm a sucker for anything with a Hollywood setting.<br /><br />I'm someone who's reinvented myself many times -- elementary school teacher, college professor, high tech consultant, marketing copywriter -- and earned a PhD along the way. (Karen, looks like soemthing else we have in common!)Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11647645652397924802015-01-25T08:50:46.102-05:002015-01-25T08:50:46.102-05:00Reinvention is sometimes a defense mechanism.
In...Reinvention is sometimes a defense mechanism. <br /><br />In my case, reinventing myself was partly chance, and partly because my original life plans, which got shortstopped, were no longer a viable option by the time I could regroup. So I had to be creative. This has happened more than once in my life, and on the plus side, it's led to some truly intriguing side trips in my life. <br /><br />I started out hoping to become a police detective, but in 1969 women, I found halfway into the program, were required to have three times the education of their male counterparts, were still expected to fit into the physical requirements (5'8", 150 pounds, and 20/200 uncorrected vision), but could only serve in either a desk capacity or as a glorified social worker. Then I got married and had a baby, and everything changed, anyway.<br /><br />Needless to say, I've never gone into law enforcement. But I've been a buyer for a retail store, a kitchen designer, a sewing teacher, an insurance/business consultant, an author, and a public speaker. <br /><br />Jill of all trades, mistress of some. Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15306917750694387392015-01-25T01:11:23.925-05:002015-01-25T01:11:23.925-05:00Congratulations, Nancy. "Shadow of Doubt&quo...Congratulations, Nancy. "Shadow of Doubt" is definitely getting added to my still-teetering to-be-read pile . . . .<br />I agree that reinvention is hard, particularly when it is forced on you, but your suggestions certainly seem like a good way to proceed along that path. Thanks for your thoughtful post.<br />Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com