Week Seventeen Announced – Race Director & Concert Host

After finishing up on Sunday at McGee’s Inn in Ottawa, I headed towards Toronto and I fly out today to Thunder Bay, Ontario. Not too sure exactly what the plan is as of yet – I think I am being picked up at the airport to go to my next One Week Job in Marathon, [...]

July 9th, 2007 | 0 Comments

My Life As An Innkeeper

I had a great week working as an Innkeeper at McGee’s Inn in Ottawa. It’s a great atmosphere to be a part of and everyone here has been so kind to me… not to mention the breakfasts are great!
Could I be an Innkeeper as a career? Perhaps for some time, I really like the idea [...]

July 7th, 2007 | 2 Comment

Guest Post: Denise Mosawi

I’m addicted to finding stories of people who’ve changed their lives to pursue their passion. This obsession has led to me collecting many inspiring stories over the years and I’ve drawn some key insights in what goes on when people decide to do what they really love for a living. You can read some of [...]

July 6th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Eggs Benedict With A Side Of Omelette

I have had a great couple days working in Ottawa this week at McGee’s Inn. Even though I haven’t seen many Bed & Breakfasts in my day, I can recognize a good one when I see it. And McGee’s is definitely a great one. They have a beautiful building and decor; not to mention [...]

July 4th, 2007 | 2 Comment

One Week Job Special On ‘CareersTV’

A television show called “Careers TV” out of Edmonton, Alberta followed me around for about a month to film a segment for their show. They even came to Vancouver to interview my family. When they were finished, I thought to myself – I have no idea how they are going to be able to put [...]

July 3rd, 2007 | 1 Comment

Week Sixteen Announced – Innkeeper

This week I am working at McGee’s Inn Bed & Breakfast in Downtown Ottawa. It is a family owned business with 14 bedrooms and I will be doing a bunch of different things throughout the week at the Inn: cooking, serving, cleaning, bed making, weeding, moving rocks… etc.

I will also be staying at the Inn, [...]

July 3rd, 2007 | 0 Comments

My Career Coach Has A New Book

My career coach, Alan Kearns, has a new book that came out the end of last month. Alan is one of Canada’s foremost experts on all things relating to careers with more than 14 years of experience coaching people through successful career changes.
His new book is called, “Get the Right Job, Right Now.” It [...]

July 2nd, 2007 | 0 Comments