Making Opportunity Knock

MAKING OPPORTUNITY KNOCK

Some say opportunity knocks only once. That is not true.
Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it. If the chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.
Louis L'Amour

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Imagination. Passion. Creativity.

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MINING YOUR RESOURCES
AN INSPIRATIONAL BOOK/WORKSHOP SERIES BY NELLIE JACOBS

Volume One
Making Opportunity Knock

Trade paperback. 5.25” x 8”. 300 pages.
Cover, 12 pt. card stock, full colour, laminated.
Text, 60 lb. white. Perfect bound with detached spine: book lies flat when open.

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The metaphor of mining illuminated for me how we sometimes have to dig deep and work hard
to find pure gold, precious gems or fuel for firing our imagination.
JULIE WRATTEN
UK specialist nurse/Coronary Heart Disease and Counsellor

LAUNCH
OCTOBER, 2010

OBJECTIVES

Individual Readers
To inspire with compelling stories, personal insights, specific skills and possible applications

Facilitators
To offer an interactive course guidebook for facilitators to help ignite the imagination of participants

I love hearing the different ways in which the experiences of different people pertain to my life and how these great things people offer are things I can use in my life to make the world a better place! I find your contribution to the world's inspiration for creativity very fascinating and deeply moving! I have gotten a lot of inspiration from many of your guests as well as from your thoughts.

JAMIE STAGGS, Florida.

BETWEEN THE COVERS

• Probing Interviews/Case Histories
• Interviewees' Lessons Learned
• Personal Insight activities and workbook offer means for readers' self-discovery
• Chapter-by-chapter Discussion Topics and Questions
encourage self-reflection for readers/conversation and debate for groups

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EDUCATIONAL USE

• For facilitators, therapists, HR personnel, counsellors and teachers
• Suitable for high schools, colleges, continuing adult education courses, and career counselling
• Workshop guidebook

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SOME TOPICS COVERED

• Family and work relationships • Education, home-schooling • Alcoholism • Good/bad parenting •
• Résumés • Perceptions/misperceptions • Careers • Strategies for success • Creative thinking

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FEATURING

Creativity academics and specialists, creative business people, and extraordinary individuals who candidly describe their accomplishments, any “failures” or obstacles they encountered along the way, inner resources they’ve developed or relied upon, considerations they’ve taken into account, and specific details of how they attained their successes.

These personal stories will touch you in different ways and degrees, ignite your imagination, and motivate your creative thinking. Following is a brief synopsis of each chapter:

1. MICHELE MELE: "NEVER TOO OLD TO FOLLOW YOUR PASSION"
Now into her forties, with children who are teenagers, Michele decided to “go for it” launching a career as a singer and songwriter, recording CDs and performing her music in cabaret style.

2. HARRY VAN BOMMEL: "PERSONAL EXPERIENCES=OPPORTUNITIES"
An entrepreneur in every sense of the word, Harry has converted his knowledge into dozens of books and several simultaneous careers. He describes how his own career choices came from his life experiences, particularly caring for his dying parents.

“Nellie combines creativity, curiosity, professionalism, encouragement and decades of media experiences to bring out the best in her radio program guests. She is a great listener and, therefore, a great interviewer. Knowing her through her published books as well means I am fortunate to be able to refer her to many colleagues in various fields. As the current generation says, "She's awesome!"”
HARRY VAN BOMMEL
PSD Consultants

3.KAREN FRASER: "MAKING OPPORTUNITY KNOCK"
With wit and a keen understanding of trends, Karen offers her opinions, frankly discusses her childhood “secret”, and outlines tips for making opportunity knock. She’s an entrepreneur, futurist, owner of the woman’s network "Women Like Me", and co-founder of a gourmet pet food company.

4. NEIL DOCTOROW: "PERSEVERANCE "

His early years were spent being expelled from one school after another. He is now the co-founder and director of a private school for elite athletes. Although almost half the age of some of our featured interviewees, Neil offers powerful insights about what he’s learned about himself and how he applies that knowledge. He gives valuable advice to parents, and also provides a number of lessons he’s learned about starting a business.

5. MARCI SEGAL: "OPTIMIZING YOUR CREATIVITY"

With no family support and having met negative reaction throughout her career time after time, Marci is now CEO of her own company, Creativityland Inc. Originator of the idea and co-founder of World Creativity and Innovation Week, April 15-21, today celebrated in more than forty countries worldwide, Marci shares the road she’s travelled from being an unknown with no support to an award-winning world leader in creativity.

Nellie - your talent for evoking the real creative messages from all your guests is second to none!!
The inspiration you provide for your listeners cannot be measured, because it is so great and far reaching.
MARCI SEGAL
CEO Creativityland; Co-founder World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15-21

6. WENDY WOODS: "LAUGHTER. THE 'HA-HA' THAT LEADS TO 'AH-AH!'"

Principal of Watershed Training, Wendy discusses her epiphanies, and details how she assesses where she’s been and where she wants to go whenever she reaches a crossroad in her life. She also explains her interview’s title.

"Nellie is an incredibly creative and innovative individual. I had the pleasure of being a guest in her radio show and was truly impressed her style and her ability to synthesize the information into valuable lessons.”

WENDY WOODS
Watershed Training Solutions

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Do you think that it is possible that all of your guests who have been bringing to you all of these life lessons are really being channelled through you just to so that I can get the messages? Whatever it is, it has been an enormous gift for me and I thank you.
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