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Lori Theriault talks about the importance of having goals to turn hopes into realities.This episode emphasizes the importance of short term and long term goals in your life and Lor talks about the importance of have a career coach to help you accomplish and celebrate these goals.Take a listen to learn more about a program that is revolutionary in its delivery of results.www.workitcareers.com

This episode gives a much needed perspective to parents and students on the consideration of educational plans after high school.   Dr. Doughty-Jenkins of Eli Terry Middle School in Terryville, CT has spent nearly 30 years educating middle school students, pursuing her own educational degrees and yet has always carried an intrigue surrounding school to career.  In fact, her Doctorate focused on that very subject. Take a listen to her perspective bringing the educational degrees and the common-sense into family decisions to pursue college and the debt that comes along with it.www.workitcareers.com

This episode highlights a beautiful after-school program named Mariposa that teaches leadership, empowerment and communication skills to Latina students and adults all over the country.   Take a listen to what great skills these two high school graduates, Maria and Amaryllis obtained in their 4 years with the program.SHOW LINKS:www.workitcareers.comhttps://onecirclefoundation.org/MaterialsInfo.aspx?pID=MARIPOSAhttp://latinasandpower.com/

Meet Siddhi!   In 18 years she has lived in ..CaliforniaMumbai, IndiaDoha, QatarBangalore, India Accra, Ghana Port Louis, Mauritius (and island in the Indian Ocean) ConnecticutShe shares the differences between the different schooling systems and how it influenced her.

Before the age of 10, Sejla realized her passion of problem solving and mechanical fixing.  Hanging around her Dad most days as he shared the same interests as she did, she looked forward to visits to his work to drop off his lunch so she could take a look at what he was working on.  Today, entering into the world of Newington High School in CT, Selja will focus much of her studies on math, science and hands on learning and become a very well respected Girl in STEM.

Every year for almost a decade now, Tim and Mary Walsh provide funding for the Walsh Summer Work Experience Program.  A program designed to give career readiness skills to 30 Bristol, Connecticut high school students every summer with the help of Main Street Foundation, United Way of West Central CT and Career Coaching provided by WORK IT! SHOW LINKS:www.workitcareers.comhttps://www.uwwestcentralct.org/

Cringing every time 7 year old Jessica saw something recyclable being tossed into the landfills. That’s what defined this future Environmentalist and Sustainability Leader.SHOW LINKS:www.workitcareers.comwww.sienacollege.comhttps://ths.plymouth.k12.ct.us/https://www.algore.com/library/an-inconvenient-truth-dvd

Realizing your career path at a young age is possibleHurricane force winds and TV coverage made a 7 year old wide eyed and bushy tailed in front of the screen for a week straight.  Listen to his story and passion as he works his career plan to leave a legacy in the field of Meteorology.

Celebration by personality types.  Not everyone celebrates the same way and generational beliefs can be passed onto younger generations.  What you do to recharge or celebrate may be much different than your siblings, friends, family, etc… This episode will highlight different points of view relating to celebration and how it is important to take a look inside of you to ask yourself the question: Does what you are doing today impact where you are going tomorrow?www.workitcareers.com

Being pressured to “Get out of Your Comfort Zone” is a common statement made by parents, educators and employers.  Does this effort cause mental and physical illness later in life?Understanding your natural strengths, identifying a passion in life, creating goals and plans surrounding those goals should be just as critical in a child’s growth plan as going for annual checkups.  We are missing very important emotional wellness opportunities for our children and this can lead to an adult-hood that is more challenging than it needs to be. Let’s do something about it now! Learn how to build protective barriers around your natural strengths to avoid Bullying, Passionless jobs, poor relationships and ultimately illness.www.WorkItCareers.com

Labels such as Autoimmune Disease, ADHD, PTSD, Depression, Special Education, Dyslexia and many more are holding our students back from their fullest potential and we as parents and educators need to STOP referring to the labeling as often as we do at home and in the classrooms.My view of the current situation in America is that students beginning their career planning journeys hold themselves back because of labels embedded in their minds from a very early age.Let’s help our children live their passion and reach heights that they were unable to do growing up with medical labels!Visit www.workitcareers.com

Being emotionally healthy contributes to your financial health.If a person is not depositing into their OWN emotional bank account daily, it will result in a physical issue down the road. This physical issue will eventually result in a financial Issue. We all have seen this in our lives, right? This episode was created to shed more light on emotional well-being and advice based on personality types to be well. Understand yourself so that you can understand others around you better!Get in touch for an more info on find out your strengths and how YOU can make them even stronger at www.workitcareers.com

Upon assessing 1000+ students who have passed through the WORK IT! Program, I thought it would be educational to put my own spin on Mom Guilt and how Ego plays a very large part of family and work relations.Watching teens plan for their futures and seeing how their decision making skills are not as sharp as I thought they would be is why I am sharing my thoughts with you today.LEARN MORE AT www.workitcareers.com

Lori teams up with 18 year old Jay Roux for Episode #7 to discuss being born with Entrepreneurial personalities and how age doesn’t matter when you are born a visionary.  Finding his passion in Real Estate and connecting with a mentor who shares the same passion is one of the best things that can happen in a person’s life. David Haberfeld and Jay Roux, the intern have set some great examples for other mentors and mentees to follow.

Lori teams up with “As Seen on TV” Karen Thomas Etiquette in Episode #6 to discuss interviewing and general etiquette surrounding workplace success and today’s etiquette challenges in business and at home.   More interviews will follow relating to etiquette and personality.Visit Karen online at https://www.ctetiquette.com

Lori teams up with Ada Rios in Episode #5 to describe their challenges within the Ego of scoring 48.Everyone has strengths, natural strengths.  Today we look into the natural strengths of students who score 48 in the PRECISE category of the Insight Inventory testing and what these students bring to the table.  Noting that the precise students are opposite learning styles and often differing beliefs from Lori and Ada, so the comparisons are from real life experiences.Find out what sets these 48s apart and the best people that match this personality.SHOW LINKS:www.adarios.net

At age 7, Cara Broadus was given a flyer to take home from school.  This Wrestling Club flyer would change her life.Today, at age 18, Cara has advanced her skill and is paving the way for many other girls in this typically male dominated sport.   She has traveled and trained in 26 different States and 3 Countries so far and is currently keeping her eyes on TOKYO 2020. Cara Broadus, we know that you will make Terryville, CT and the USA Proud.

At age 15, Tyler Smith, a Southington High School Freshman, has learned so much about the sports world and did so with one hand.   Born without his left hand, Tyler knew that he would have to coach many coaches in his lifetime to teach technique for players like him.   He has never been discouraged or stopped loving sports because of his impairment and has a personality that is so positive, one can’t help but follow his lead in life.Remember the name because this young man is headed to ESPN one day to cover many sports with his natural charm and photographic memory of Stats!

At age 14, Joe pushed his parents to allow him to apply and enter an FFA program at Wamogo Regional High School in Litchfield, CT.   His natural strengths are ready to grow in this learning environment.

Marena doesn’t allow a learning disability to stop her from studying her childhood passion...Teeth.Marena graduated from Goodwin College in East Hartford, CT and received a job offer prior to having her license.  Only 7 months into her working career, she has already paid off $35,000 in college debt.