Monday, March 31, 2008

Brian O’Raleigh - ‘Hero’s Journey’


"On the Couch" with Brian O'Raleigh. In time past, I worked with Brian, a most gifted human being who has the ability to coach and motivate people from all walks of life.
"In recent surveys carried out across the USA over 87% of people said they were unhappy with their jobs. Of the remaining 13% only half stated that they were actually happy in their careers. Just glancing at these figures gives some idea why the use (and abuse) of antidepressants has multiplied by over 500% in the last ten years alone. "

"You say that you opted for an early retirement, but what were you thinking of retiring too ? The stereotypical concept of ‘gone fishing’ may work for some, but for those of us who have any sort of imagination, energy and intelligence, the self indulgent lifestyle must sooner or later lead to boredom and ultimately of course, depression. Carl Jung once said “Each and every human life contains a potential, if that potential is not fulfilled, then that life was wasted” I have facilitated seminars for years, helping people to discover their innate gifts and talents and I’ve found, almost without exception, that once a person commits to an activity that engages their hearts and minds, within weeks their depressions lift never to return again. "


"Find out what you are good at, for those innate gifts will always point you in the direction of your Calling. Forget about retirement ; for the thinking, creative, passionate human being ‘retirement’ can literally be a death sentence. Take a chance, be yourself, dream great dreams, let your Life Force out for a run, and follow your heart. Once you’ve commenced your own ‘Hero’s Journey’ you are bound to meet other like minded souls along the way. As Joseph Campbell once put it : “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are” Good Luck"


Brian O’Ralaigh, is a published author, motivational speaker and life coach, he facilitates creative writing classes in Bali and also runs Hero’s Journey workshops to help people discover meaning and purpose in their everyday lives.


see Brian's introductory Video for Job Network Members. http://www.freewebs.com/heros-journey-jnm/


Train the Trainer watch on Youtube



Reasons for Being - The Hero's Jouney
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Impact of Population ageing on labour supply

DEWR commissioned the Centre of Policy Studies at Monash University to model the interaction of ageing and employment and to identify in particular the impact of ageing on labour supply and employment.

“An estimated shortfall of 195,000 workers over the next 5 years”

“NSW has the largest share of the forecast national shortfall in workers, followed by Victoria and Queensland”

The following link is active during working hours
http://www.workplace.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/C41F120F-4928-49BC-9813-ECC685E3DA97/0/WorkforceTomorrowBook_pt1_051111.pdf

Friday, March 28, 2008

Employer Subsidy

Many employers are not aware of subsidies that have been made available to them through government programs.

These subsidies are set up to assist employers with training a new staff member and encourage employment of Centrelink registered clients.

Additional assistance to employers include the provision of candidates for a limited work trial period of which the insurance for the trial period is covered. The employer is given the opportunity of trialing the candidate to determine suitability, prior to the offer of employment. see Work Experience blog