Category: Goals - Carole Copeland Thomas

1/18/2018

Start With A Vision For 2018

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January is always a good time to reset your course in life to make sure you are traveling in the right direction. Years ago I was taught how to create a vision statement to ensure that my path in life would take me far into the horizon.

Vision. What Your Vision For 2018??
Today we’ll talk about what it takes to create a vision statement for your life…one that will set your path and make you stretch far beyond what you ever imagined for yourself, your family and those around you.

What is a vision? How can you start a vision statement for yourself? What is the benefit of creating a vision statement?

We’ll discuss the details during today’s program where you can restart, rebuild and recheck your trajectory for your future.

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CAROLE'S VISION STATEMENT

January 1998

Carole Copeland Thomas will capture the essence of the human spirit by delivering messages of
Hope.
Interconnection.
Purpose.
Courage.
And
Faith.
To people throughout the world.

1/5/2017

Bringing Clarity and Confidence Into Your 2017: Five Ways To Move Your Life and Career Forward

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Watch The Video Below To Help You Implement Your 2017 Plan Of Action

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Ready or not, 2017 is here and starting off with a bang! As we reflect on the significant events of 2016, we must now fully focus on our present circumstances, future goals and aspirations. Similar to driving a car, the rear view mirror of yesterday shouldn’t overpower the importance of focusing our thoughts, hopes and actions on what is in front of us.

On today’s show, I’ll give you FIVE Ways to recalibrate your life to maximize your achievements from now till December. Your complete honesty and commitment to personal progress are the prerequisites to making this show matter in your life.

Buckle up and get ready to bring clarity and confidence into your 2017!

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Your 5 Step Plan For 2017

1. Pull Out Your RVM ..... Your Rear View Mirror
Look back on 2016 and reflect on your past, your achievements, your lessons learned and your setbacks. Take a good hard look before closing the door on 2016.

2. Start Your Year NOW! WRITE DOWN your plan of action for the New Year.

3. Try the 3 Week Habit to change your behavior. Start a food journal. Start a finance journal. Contribute in it for 3 straight weeks. See if you can develop a positive pattern to alter/change your behavior fot the better.

4. Don't Neglect Your Family & Friends. That's all you have in life. Work should never occupy 100% of your time. Save the special moments for those who support and care for YOU.

5. Become a champion of Civic Engagement. Get involved in a non profit that is making difference in YOUR community. Become more politically educated in the issues. Stop allowing the political pundits to form YOUR perspectives on issues. Express your opinions online, with op-ed letters and with correspondence directed at your local/city/state/federal/international representatives.

12/17/2015

5 Steps For Planning For A Better 2016 Game On!

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Let’s face it. The outcome of your future can’t completely be left to luck and “seat of the pants” actions. And even with the realities of life that you cannot control, you still need to develop a discipline of planning for your future. Today’s show is designed to help you do just that: plan for a successful 2016 regardless of where you have been or where you currently find yourself in life.
The New Year provides a blank slate for your career path, your business prospects, your health, your finances and your personal walk in life. Let’s determine how you can develop a 5 step plan of action that will give you the confidence and the courage to move forward in 2016 with enthusiasm mixed with a healthy dose of pragmatism.
Get out your pen and paper and let’s get to work!

5 Step Process

1. Learn from your past mistakes, DON”T let them lead YOU.

2. Look at 2016 as 12 separate UNITS …. Then Build Each One Linked To The Other

3. Front load the first quarter/half of 2016

4. Fortify Your Relationships

5. Develop a ROUTINE or REPEATED Pattern of Fortifying Your 2016 GamePlan

12/3/2015

Take Stock Of Your Present, Past & Future: Your Road To 2016

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Now is the PERFECT time to slow down and take stock of where you are headed in 2016. Today’s show is your opportunity to pause and fully assess what the past year has meant in your life. Yes we’re solidly in the holiday shopping season and the sales pitches and countdowns to Christmas can really make you crazy. This is the time to step away from the madness for a few moments to determine if you’re headed in the right direction for the New Year. Get your pen, paper, smartphone or laptop and let’s prepare you for positive pathways to your future.

-Carole Copeland Thomas

9/11/2014

Job Readiness Workshop Training with LaVerne Freeman

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Veteran career strategist LaVerne Freeman and a regular guest on our show discusses the new training workshops created by Operation A.B.L.E. (www.operationable.net) that will debut in October. Reinventing Yourself, Staying Relevant and Strategic Networking are three of the power-packed sessions designed for older workers in job transition or getting back into the workplace. Modestly priced, these sessions will help Greater Boston area residents to step up their game, become more competitive while advancing their career options in industries across the region.

I am honored to be the trainer for this exciting upcoming sessions and we’ll describe them in detail on today’s show. Spread the word to your friends and colleagues who need a job makeover and aren’t afraid to become transformed!

AND….we’ll pay tribute to the 13th Anniversary of September 11th. Gone but NOT Forgotten.

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About Operation A.B.L.E.  (www.operationable.net)

Since 1982, Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc., a 501 (c)3 organization, has provided training programs and employment services for older workers who need job support services to re-enter the workforce.

We offer a variety of services including occupational and computer skills training, job search training and support, coaching and counseling, midternships, and apprenticeships. In addition, our Resource Room is available to help with current job listings. Join our professional networking groups and job clubs and expand your network!
Mission Statement
The mission of Operation A.B.L.E. is to provide employment and training opportunities to mature workers 45+ from economically, racially and occupationally diverse backgrounds. A.B.L.E. is equally committed to serve Massachusetts employers by providing well-qualified candidates to meet their employment needs and by training employees to have the updated skills needed to be as productive as possible at their jobs.
History
In 1982, Ezra Merrill, who had recently retired as president of H.P. Hood & Company, founded Careers for Later Years, a non-profit dedicated to recruiting retired executives to help other non profits better manage their operations. Eventually, Careers for Later Years was renamed Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston and the program for retired executives became the Executive Service Corps, which still exists today.

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2/24/2014

A Salute To Black History: Pat Bonner Duval and John Aki Duval

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By Carole Copeland Thomas

Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention.

Black people have always been inventive, creative and industrious. Go on any African street corner today and you’ll find talented entrepreneurs selling, making and distributing their wares. That talent was expanded as Blacks were exported, sold and enslaved to distant shores. This industriousness continued in America where discrimination, slavery and Jim Crow never stomped out the willpower of Black people to create businesses.

Fast forward to today’s Black economic trail and we celebrated several entrepreneurs at the February 11th Black History Breakfast held at the University of Massachusetts Boston Campus. Two of them share the stage as a powerful husband and wife team and owners of separate businesses.

Today we recognize the accomplishments of Patricia Bonner DuVal and John Aki Duval.

Patricia Bonner-DuVal is a community activist who has dedicated her life to opening doors of opportunity for Boston’s vulnerable populations of youth, women of color and the elderly. She is the president of Bonner Enterprises a fundraising firm, with a track record of raising an average of $2 million every year since the firm was launched in 1999. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Tufts University in Medford. Patricia has a Bachelor of Science degree from Lincoln University and a Master in Education from Harvard University. She has received 16 community service awards from the State, City and several non-profit organizations. Patricia serves as a member of the Grimes-King Foundation’s Board of Directors and Trustee of the Josephine B. Dial Trust. She is married to John Aki DuVal and has two adult daughters.

John Aki DuVal and his sister Beth Deare launched JAD Fine Upholstery Company in 1990. Serving residents of the Greater Boston area JAD Fine Upholstery soon became the place to go for the very best craftsmanship available in the market place for exceptional upholstery of all types of furniture in Marine, Residential and Commercial environments. After the passing of Beth Deare, John Aki DuVal sustained the excellence of the firm’s work as the President and Director of Operations for the firm since its inception. If your desire is to have the furniture you own repaired to its original form, or if you are ready to step out into the world of custom goods made specifically for you with the care, please give us a call and see for yourself why the JAD difference can`t be beat for quality and price.

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9/21/2013

Start With An A

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Carole's Granddaughter Julianna On Her First Day Of School

by Carole Copeland Thomas

Every school year provides a fresh start for EVERY student. In essence, every student starts with an A. Carole explains why embracing education and the start of a new school year is the gift to EVERY student each year. The trick is to maximize the school year so that the A can be preserved through the end of the year.

Your comments are welcome below.

1/3/2013

Reset 2013 Five Ways To Make This Year ROCK! Part Two

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It’s Here...Now What??...We’ve sung Auld Lang Syne, and your holiday decorations are headed back to storage till next season.
What will 2013 mean to you? Another disappointing year...or a new chapter in your life?
YOU CHOOSE!

No matter what your circumstances, NOW is the time to get in gear and chart a solid course of action for life. That’s the beauty of January...it allows you to merely reflect on the past while you navigate the journey of the months in front of you.

What does that mean for..
Your job?
Your health?
Your business?
Your family?
and
Your future?

No matter WHAT you has happened, what are you doing RIGHT NOW to prepare for a meaningful and successful 2013?
Walk with Carole as she continues to prepare you for the rigors and rejoicing waiting for you in 2013.
Five Ways To Make Your Year ROCK...and today’s program will help you plan your work while you work your plan:

1. Shut The Door On Your Bad Habits
2. Stop Putting Yourself Down!
3. Expand Friendships Through Social Media
4. Explore YOU
5. Walk Away From Toxic People

Listen with your ears, ink it with pen and paper, and put on your action shoes. This show will push you forward straight into 2013.

Happy NEW Year!!
Carole
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-Carole

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