January 2016

Jenna Rygol had been working in human resources for over 15 years before she “got the opportunity to be laid off.” Jenna intentionally uses the word “opportunity” because she chose to view her downsizing as a great chance to decide, as an adult, what she really wanted to do. Says Jenna, “After I graduated high school, I went right to college, but I never thought about what I really wanted to do with my life.” Now she had the perfect opportunity to do so. Want to try an online class? Take two free lessons on us today! An Opportunity to Choose a New Career Path “I have three boys, ages 5, 8, and 9 and I was travelling a lot [at my old job],” Jenna told us. “When I got this opportunity, and a great severance package, ...

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