[Blindtlk] Professions on list?

Mon Mar 25 14:45:40 UTC 2013

I have been lucky. One of the ways I've been lucky is to have spent time around blind people, and others, who had enough faith in me to encourage me to try. I didn't say I was successful at all these jobs. I no longer sell insurance, or anything else. I learned from the job how to work with people. I use that skill, but I was not a good worker on commission. Running my own office, I found that I was a lousy boss who had a lazy employee. Supervising myself was not a good choice. I don't do that now.

Peter, it is perfectly acceptable to try something and fail. Everyone else does, we are no different. The difference between being successful and not is that the successful people keep trying different things until they find something they are good at. They find people who will help them find those things, and help them solve the problems they encounter. They also help others solve their problems. 

Now, back to work.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Wolfe
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 9:37 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Professions on list?

    I'm proud of your successes to overcome adversity towards your career ambitions. the key or lesson that I've gleamed is to keep pursuing your goals especially being disabled. The skills that you use like techniques or technology keep going, so don't put off yoru career ambitions being blind. There is not a perfect time just that in some cases rehab is approperiate like me.

Great news,
Peter

On 3/25/13, Hyde, David W. (ESC) <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us> wrote:
> It might be easier to ask these days what jobs blind people do not do. 
> Every time I decide that we can't do something, one of us goes and 
> proves me wrong.
>
> Personally, I am on I think my sixth career. I learned from all of 
> them. I started out as s counselor in a medium security adult prison. 
> I sold insurance door to door, and later other things. I ran my own 
> office. I worked as a librarian. I worked in adult rehab,  and now I 
> put on classes for teachers and work with parents of blind children. 
> Everything I have done somehow contributes to what I do not. Hang in there.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Marion Gwizdala
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:12 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Professions on list?
>
> Peter,
>     There is a wealth of information available on various professions 
> blind people perform available through the NFB. As for me, I had a 
> challenging time deciding what I wanted to be when I grew up and, 
> since I have not yet grown up, am still deciding! (grin) I have been a 
> professional musician since I was 16 years old. In my 20s I pursued a 
> career in sales and eventually found myself recruiting people to work 
> overseas. After saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, the bottom fell out of 
> the overseas employment market, so I went back to school, got a 
> Bachelor's degree in Psychology followed by a master of Science degree 
> in Mental Health Counseling. I am currently in private practice as a 
> Life coach and Hypnotherapist, though I still perform regularly and 
> serve Unity North Tampa as their Music Director.
>     When I do my public speaking, whether for the NFB or for kairos 
> Health & Wellness Center (my private practice, see 
> http://www.KairosHWC.com)  I generally employ music as a tool to 
> engage and underscore my talks. I share this with you to encourage you 
> to develop several talents and use all your assets as you network with others!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU) National Federation of 
> the Blind
> 813-626-2789
> President at NAGDU.ORG
> HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Wolfe" <yogabare13 at gmail.com>
> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:57 PM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Professions on list?
>
>
>> Dear fellow NFB-Talk participants,
>>
>>
>>    What professions or careers have you guys or gals done in your 
>> lifestime? I'm gearing this question towards those with little to no 
>> vision using either screen readers and or braille as their main form 
>> of performing the tasks of their personal to professionl livelyhood. 
>> I believe that such lists like the Federal Muster or NFB's Jobs list 
>> are far too formal and don't facilitate legimate conversations on 
>> such topics. Maybe tell about some of your challenges, academic 
>> history and advice for blind people to enter your fields. Thank you 
>> all so much, so would like to gleam something in counseling or 
>> something myself out of this dialogue or abstract coping mechanism or something.
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Peter
>>
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Cordially,
Peter Q Wolfe, BA
cum laude Auburn University
e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
"If you don't stand up for something your willing to fall for anything"
Peter Q Wolfe
"Stand up for your rights"
Bob Marley

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