Tuesday Feb 09

WELCOME TO OUR NEXT THING

This site offers glimpses into the worlds of people who have made enormous changes in their lives by switching career paths.

By the time many of us reach our 40s and 50s, we realize just how fast time goes by. We're trying to lead healthier lives and that means simply enjoying life more, particularly at work. Why shouldn't we work at what we love, at what makes us happy? We can work in ways that give us more pleasure and satisfaction; ways that enliven our spiritual and emotional well being, not just our bank accounts. Here you'll find short videos featuring people who have done more than fantasize about venturing into a new career. They've been courageous enough to take a leap of faith and try something completely new and different, often with no guarantees of success.

But something seems to unite everyone. These people possess or have developed the skills, support system and courage to seek and find that next thing. Our video interviews and excerpts will show seemingly ordinary people who have reached beyond their comfort zone and attained a new way of life, sometimes with amazing results.

Check out some of the other stories about people who have found their own way 


Click the picture to see some of the things we've done so far.
Sample Videos
John Saunders, Coffeeshop/Gallery Owner
John Saunders can rattle off Swahili one second and a rich, English accent the next and then effortlessly See Full Profile..
Paul Olson - Ultra Light Flight Instruction
Paul Olson had a career in computer graphics and advertising before he joined the staff at Milwaukee Institute See Full Profile..
Dave Annarelli, Glassblower
Dave Annarelli has spend years going the corporate route but has also lived under a bridge by his own See Full Profile..
Frank Salvo and Ralph Coffee- B&B Owners
Frank Salvo and Ralph Coffee- B&B Owners FROM:Xray Technology Management and Dentistry TO: Owners See Full Profile..
Tessa Wittman - Blacksmth
Tessa has since opened up shop in the fashionable Wedge building in Asheville, NC. She sculpts metal. See Full Profile..
Bob White,Pisgah View Community Gardens
Bob founded the Pisgah View Community Garden and his life fell into place, members of the Asheville community See Full Profile..
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Want to be a part of Our Next Thing?

Are you someone who has made a huge career change? We're interested in finding more people to interview. Send us contact information and some information.

If you know of someone who has changed their lives dramatically, please send them our way or give us their contact information!

We'd love to hear from you. Click here

OUR PRESENTATIONS

We can do a "Our Next Thing" presentation  for your group meeting or event.  We can present a pre-packaged presentation or create a presentation just for you. Presentations will usually have a mixture of slides, video and Q&A taking from 1/2 to a full hour.   

Contact us here for more details or to discuss it. 

OUR PRESS

Taking the Leap - Milwaukee Journal SentinelCheck out the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about us and the Our Next Thing Project here.  Stan Miller, the technology writer at that newspaper, spent a day and then some with us talking about the project and watching us interview Paul Olson.  He also spoke to Tessa Wittman and Bob White.  

Here are their direct links.


Paul Olson


Tessa Wittman


Bob White