We are going to have a great time at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Hopkins, MN on Saturday morning, February 7th! Come join us! We will giggle...laugh...enjoy two chef-prepared meals (no cooking for you!)...and get renewed and refreshed as we talk about Our Journey with God, Girlfriends & Chocolate. Registrations will be taken by the church until February 2. Call the Church office at 952-935-1753 or register online here. I would love to see you there! Gethsemane Lutheran Church 715 Minnetonka Mills Continue Reading
National Speakers Association | Gaye Lindfors Member of the Year
The National Speakers Association-Minnesota Chapter recently bestowed its top three achievement awards at its recent gala and awards banquet. Gaye Lindfors, professional speaker, author, and business advisor, www.GayeLindfors.com, earned Member of the Year honors. Lindfors, of Vadnais Heights, uses humor, observations of life in the real world, and her 25 years in leadership positions with Fortune 500 companies and nonprofit organizations to help people focus on what matters most. She is the author of God, Girlfriends and Chocolate: Continue Reading
Midlife career switch alluring Age ideal time for soul-searching | Journalgazette.net
Bill Ward | Minneapolis Star Tribune The revelation came on a treadmill. Sharon Billings had tired of IT resources work and quit her job. A subsequent workout changed her life. “I have always been an animal lover. My cat was sick and I took her to the vet, and the care and compassion I saw there really got me thinking,” Billings said. “Then one day I was on a treadmill at the gym and saw a commercial for vet tech school. I thought, ‘I could do that.’ ” And she did, becoming a certified veterinary technician in her early 50s. Now Continue Reading
Hitting ‘reset’ on your career | Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bill Ward | Star Tribune Many adults in their 40s and 50s find passion in radically different professions. The revelation came on a treadmill. Sharon Billings had tired of IT and human resources work and quit her job. A subsequent workout changed her life. Continue Reading
Gaye Lindfors advises businesses, job seekers | Vadnais Heights Press
by Kristine Goodrich Gaye Lindfors advises job hunters to play with a yo-yo, and wear a tweed hunting cap while smoking a pipe. As owner of Significant Solutions Inc., Lindfors helps businesses and people in transition. A former corporate human resources executive, the Vadnais Heights resident now works as a business and personal consultant. She might help a company downsize or reorganize or help a laid-off worker maintain a sense of purpose while finding his next job. Continue Reading