Childcare Fun – Smiles And Laughter All Around

I must say there is no end to the excitement when you are working with kids. It’s difficult not to love a job where your main requirement is to ensure that the kids are having fun and learning. Although my opinion may change by the end of the week – so far I have somehow [...]

January 31st, 2008 | 4 Comment

New Episode! Week #33 – Stock Trader

This is jumping back a bit in time, but I was finally able to complete the episode from Sean’s week as a Stock Trader in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Enjoy!

January 30th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Week #44 Announced – Pre-School Teacher

This week I am working as a Pre-School Teacher at Nature’s Childcare in the small town of Meridian, Idaho.
Nature’s Childcare opened a year and a half ago and has about 150 children. I will be working and teaching 4-5 year old children, along with another teacher, hands on educational projects such as art, cooking, reading, [...]

January 28th, 2008 | 2 Comment

Finding Balance In Our Time

When I first learned about the possibilities of being a full-time paid Motivational Speaker , I thought, wow, now that’s an easy gig!… deliver 65 or so one hour presentations around the country each year and get paid pretty penny to do so.
Ask Eric what he thinks about this, and he will tell you a [...]

January 27th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Today Show Australia – Interview

Last week I did an interview via satellite with the Today Show in Australia. Here is the interview:
52 jobs in 52 weeks

January 26th, 2008 | 0 Comments

A Revolution In Work Consciousness

This comment was left by Izabella Tabarovsky, a career exploration and transition coach. I found it very interesting so thought that I would share.
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Hi Sean,
I can’t tell you how much I’m inspired by your project and your message. Your statement in “My Generation” sounds like a manifesto I would sign a hundred times over! [...]

January 24th, 2008 | 2 Comment

The Privilege Of The Platform

Eric had a presentation yesterday in Boulder, Colorado. It was in front of about 200 teens from 14 different high schools in the area, all members of their respective student councils. (He doesn’t speak to youth very often any more, so this was a rare opportunity for them, and for me)
Although it may seem at [...]

January 23rd, 2008 | 3 Comment

Week #43 Announced – Motivational Speaker

This week I am working with Eric Chester, America’s Premier Expert on Generation Why (Y), in fact, he coined the term.
Eric is the founder & President of Generation Why, Inc., a training and consulting firm helping companies and organizations recruit, train, manage, motivate, and retain the emerging workforce [Funny that I am doing exactly [...]

January 21st, 2008 | 2 Comment

Lights, Camera, Action: A Peek At Studio Life

Randy Emmett embodies exactly what I thought a Hollywood Producer would be like. He is a great character, so much so that a new reality TV show starts shooting this weekend about his life.
He has tons of energy – and never content doing one thing at time; one minute he is on the phone [...]

January 16th, 2008 | 7 Comment

Week #42 Announced – Hollywood Producer

This week I am working with one of the top Producers in Hollywood. His name is Randall Emmett and he is the owner of Emmet/Furla Films. They have over 40 movie titles to their credit including the new Rambo starring Sylvester Stallone, and The Righteous Kill starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and 50 cent [...]

January 13th, 2008 | 2 Comment

One Week Job Interview with Daryn Kagan

Check out Sean Aiken and One Week Job as featured on DarynKagan.com – a website about good news and inspiring stories.
Watch Interview Here (just after the commercial).

January 11th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous

When Victoria told me that she had some big clients that she was going to be prospecting for this week, I don’t think I completely grasped what she meant. Though I quickly realized when the first house that we walked into in the Beverly Hills area was listed at $13 million. It was crazy, [...]

January 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Week #41 Announced – Real Estate Agent

I left Banff, Alberta early this morning and hopped on a plane to Los Angeles, California. So early in fact that the roommates I was staying with had not yet gone to sleep from the previous night as I raced out the door to catch my flight.
This week I am working with Victoria Massengale [...]

January 7th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Time To Follow The Birds

I had a fun week in Banff, Alberta working at the Chiropractor clinic. I learned a lot and was really able to help out Shawna with all of the various tasks associated with running the clinic.
On Thursday, I went to Sunshine Village, one of the ski mountains in the area, and put up pamphlets [...]

January 6th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Seeking The Bare Bones Of It All

Dr. Shawna Biegel has been really great this week; simply explaining her techniques, what she is doing and why she is doing it so that I can understand. I had previously thought that chiropractic care was mainly joint manipulation and bone cracking stuff, whereas physiotherapy was more about muscle strengthening and a softer approach to [...]

January 2nd, 2008 | 4 Comment