The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

Sitting here this morning after a few hours of job hunting, I can't help but think of that famous line from Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities." After the incredible time we had with training the other night, reaching the best time we've ever hit AND getting ready for the excitement of the World Cup next week, imagine the cold water splash of getting laid off yesterday.

Yup, that was my Friday morning surprise. Well, I can't say total surprise as I worked in the travel industry and we've been hit pretty hard by the economy. And yet, we just finished a hugely successful travel show Jan 30-31 in which I put in a ton of work. We had 3,000 attendees last year and 4,500 this year!

So now I find myself on the hunt. And trying to stay positive and focused for World Cup forerunning next week. For anyone who's been where I am, you can imagine that some moments make it tough to do so.

What am I looking for? Wait, am I shamelessly self-promoting on my team's blog? Oh well, as they say, "(Team) Captain's Perogative."

I'm looking for something in the following fields: marketing, advertising, graphic design, public relations, instructional, writing, media production, journalism whether it be print, TV, or radio, and pretty much anything that's out there!

I am also open to freelancing to all you self-employeds out there. Hiring someone full time to do your marketing/graphic design/media relations can be expensive and quite simply unfeasable. Solution? I can freelance the work that you need to increase the public's awareness of your company and its services.

Whether it be something as simple as designing a business card or as complex as creating a website, I can help you with it. And I'm cheap! Much cheaper than you would pay someone full-time or even a professional production studio. You can expect to pay bucco bucks for that sort of thing. But I have almost 10 years of experience in the field and can promise you top-level work. When is the best time to cut marketing costs? Never. Companies make that mistake when times are tough and it only hurts them in the end.

And don't be afraid to pass the word around about my services! If you know of any friends, family, or previous employers who could use some inexpensive marketing and graphic design work, please pass this information along to them and I would be happy to work with them.

As you can see, I'm hitting the ground running. So many of you have been such incredible supports for my bobsled running, now I ask for your help in my financial running!