How Do I Move Past My Felony In Order To Find Employment?

Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman

Ramsey Network

Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The Ken Coleman Show is here to help answer your questions about career, passion, and talent so you can maximize your potential. Do you have a question for Ken? Call us at 844-747-2577 or email ASK@KenColemanShow.com for a chance to be featured on the show. Caller Topics: I was recently laid off and looking for a new role that is more in my sweet spot, I have a couple of ideas, but I'm not sure what is best. I have always wanted to be a writer but was worried about failing. Do I leave my stable role to pursue the dream now? How do I move past my felony in order to find employment? I know what I want to do, but I'm feeling discouraged as to how long it’ll take to get to my dream job. Should I take an opportunity that would get me back to the work I love, but would come with a significant pay cut? I know my passions and skills, but I can't find the patterns to identify my sweet spot.

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0:00.0	Setting the pace on the pursuit of happiness, this is the Ken Coleman Show, where you discover
0:07.0	what you were born to do and how to make it happen.
0:10.0	Now, helping you get unstuck and on the path to your dream job, Ken Coleman.
0:17.0	A warm welcome from Nashville, you're joining a conversation about who you are, what you were
0:22.0	born to do, where you want to be and how you can get there 844-747-2577-844-747-2577.
0:34.0	That is the number to jump in more and more people emailing the show every day saying, hey, I want to call in, ask at KenColmanShow.com.
0:43.0	Is the email address? We know you have busy lives and you say, hey, I want to be on the show, email the team, ask at KenColmanShow.com.
0:51.0	Or call the phone number even after hours if you can't get in live, 844-747-2577.
0:57.0	We will schedule you, but we know that you've got a lot going on and we're here every day, so we'll get you in.
1:03.0	We're so excited about the momentum that we're hearing from you on this success and the progress stories that we're getting.
1:12.0	Give us updates, ask at KenColmanShow.com. Is the email address? Call in, we'll celebrate you.
1:18.0	And if you get to that dream job, call in for your dream screen.
1:23.0	You tell us the story, we count you down and you scream or your version of it. I'm living the dream.
1:29.0	So that's how it works. This is a community and we want to keep hearing from you because your stories propel others every day.
1:40.0	So let's get to it. 844-747-2577 is the number. Let's start with Sean. He's on the line in Alberta, Canada. Sean, you're on the KenColmanShow.
1:50.0	Hi, thanks for taking my call, Ken. Sure, man. How can I help?
1:53.0	I really appreciate your show. It's really an honor to speak with you.
1:58.0	I guess just to give you some background, I'm 39, married with three kids. Recently been laid off.
2:06.0	My wife currently works full-time, making about 40. I was making 55K plus bonuses.
2:14.0	We're currently working on baby steps 4 through 6. So we don't have any debt other than our mortgage.
2:20.0	Great. I guess where I'm at is like I said, I've been laid off.
2:27.0	But even before that, I was looking to change careers. I've been a bit of a square peg in a round hole throughout my career.
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