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Video: Overcoming Obstacles
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I recently started a short video on first jobs based on the interviews done on the Pursue the Passion Tour. What I was surprised to find was that most of our interviewees didn't generally succeed their first time out. Their first jobs were primarily obstacles or learning experiences that simply contributed to the overall journey.
With that said the video quickly became a compilation of stories about obstacles. Here are some of the professionals we interviewed speaking about the "hiccups" e Posted: 12/19/2008 1:00:00 AM 
Career interview with a Fire Battalion Chief and Captain. They explain the unique team dynamic that surrounds firefighting. How to overcome the challenging application process and the essential step to navigating the process. Posted: 2/19/2009 1:00:00 AM 
Career Interview with seven employees at Rainbow Studios, creators of the Nintendo Wii game "Deadly Creatures". Posted: 2/12/2009 1:00:00 AM 
Joel Dickinson started off his professional journey in the many of us do, apathetic. He dropped out of school and wound up taking a job in road construction. While Joel liked the work he began to wonder about his desire to pursue it long term. Ten years after dropping out Joel went back to school and chased down a dream. Here's his story. Posted: 2/5/2009 1:00:00 AM 
Pursue the Passion interview with Aerodynamics Engineer Joe Manzo. Joe describes what it's like to design rockets and what it was that drew him to this particular career. Posted: 1/29/2009 1:00:00 AM 
NPR correspondent Rene Gutel explains what it takes to work as a freelance journalist. It's a balance of print journalistic skills, an education in media technology and hustle. Freelance has allowed her to create her own job and become the purveyor of her own destiny. Posted: 1/15/2009 1:00:00 AM 
Pursue the Passion Interviewed Tommy Thwaits in Denver, Colorado in front of a live student audience. Tommy is the owner of Coda Coffee, a coffee wholesale co. that he owns and operates with his brother Tim. In this video Tommy speaks about his journey in the coffee industry and the risks he took to preserve his passion. Posted: 11/14/2008 1:00:00 AM 
Pursue the Passion interviewed Javier Correra Jr. of Sombrero Mexican Food. He talks about his motivations of getting into a family owned business, starting with working the cash registers before he could see over them. Now he is co-owner, which is enough clout to give the whole Pursue the Passion team a burrito. Posted: 11/13/2008 1:00:00 AM 
Pursue the Passion headed west to Studio West, San Diego's oldest and most well known recording studio, to interview owner Peter Dyson. Peter talked about how to find your way in life. Posted: 11/13/2008 1:00:00 AM 
Pursue the Passion interviews Cathy Anderson, one of San Diego's top 100 most influential members of the community for her role as the President of the San Diego Film Commission. She talks about how to find a job in the film industry in this video. Posted: 11/13/2008 
Brett Farmiloe and Zach Hubbell of Pursue the Passion were recently held up at Denver International Airport in Colorado. They decided to use their layover to find out what the more experienced think of business travel. Posted: 11/7/2008 1:00:00 AM Jobing.com Community Relations - SD Preview
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