Sona cast time at Chia Girl Sona, what's up? Hey, Hey,
you play a Putton the g biz, you know, with the bad look
that Oakland is getting right now, really the whole Bay Area shoot all up
and down the West coast. Really, all these robberies and bipping and whatever.
You know, we're talking about trying to get yourself focused to get a
legitimate occupation. Yeah, you know there are other careers besides bipping and fevery.
And you know out here in these barrious streets, believe it or not,
jobs are growing every single day. Bro, There's so many opportunities out
here, job fears upon other spaces can actually go get employment. Yeah,
but I think, like for some people, like the kahonas it takes for
you to go bash somebody's window and steal their shit, if you would take
that energy and take the first step toward something bigger, right and something non
criminal, something that's gonna feed your spirit instead of put like evil stuff on
your back from doing other people in this way, like what you could do.
So, I mean, we talk about it on the show pretty much
all the time, about how we encourage people to take that higher road.
But we have a guest today Madeline Mackie, who actually is a specialist in
this. She's a job coach right all the way from ex cons to women
who just you know whatever, can't find their way, etc. Like she's
worked and gotten jobs for what over two thousand people? Over two thousand folks.
That's how you know this woman is the real deal, Burrah. And
I'm being honest with you. If you're out there and this is touching your
heart, or if you know somebody who needs this woman's help, this is
the perfect podcast for you to be listening to. Yeah, exactly, Madeline,
Hello, how are you? I am doing well? Helps everybody doing
today? Blessed good, blessed And hopefully folks are tuned in and getting some
of this you know, game and opportunity that you're about to share with us
today. Absolutely, it's time to activate your careers all across the Bay Area
and make things absolutely so, Madeline Mackie, for everybody is a career coach,
right, a certified jobs coach basically, So where would we even begin
For somebody who's either young or decided they didn't want to go to college,
or whatever it might be, whatever moment they may be in their life where
they want to start focusing on what they want to do. Like, what's
step one aside from acknowledging the fact that you want to do something right.
So let's say that's the pre step acknowledging that it's time to make a change.
Then step number one is stay ready so you don't have to get ready
because you never know when the next opportunity is going to knock on your door.
So it's really important to always keep your career documents up to date and
ready to send out at a moment's notice. So many people come to me
and say, oh my gosh, there's this great opportunity, but I don't
have a resume. I haven't touched my resume in a year. Two years
by I had one person say I did my resume on a typewriter? Was
the last time I did it? Yes? Right, So we got to
keep those documents up to date. Every six months, you should be updating
your documents so that they are ready to go. And I also see that
you're a huge believer in LinkedIn. I'm actually looking at your LinkedIn right now,
and I'll say, over two thousand people hired doing Gall's work. Nice,
Thank you very much. And if that didn't happen overnight. That took
time. So I use LinkedIn not just to find a job, but to
do my job right because LinkedIn you can find resources, you can find mentors,
you can find customers. So those of you that are entrepreneurs, your
customers are on LinkedIn, So spend some quality time with it. Become a
power user, so that your next job, your next opportunity, your next
client, your next speaking engagement, maybe even the publisher of your life story
is no farther away than a clique. That's definitely good information. Now what
else do you like to tell folks if they're looking to you know, continue
to expand, maybe if they're looking to move into a second you know,
career in their life, or if they're still trying to figure out number one.
Right, So, I think it's just really important that all of us
keep learning new things, right as the old Jackson five song says, ABC,
well easy as one, two, three, right right, Yeah,
we've got to keep learning. Like right now, the big thing out there
is AI and either people know how to use it or they are petrified of
it. But to learn a new skill is no further away than a YouTube
two minute video. So a lot of us have gone to YouTube University to
learn all sorts of things, how to change a light bulb in our house,
how to fix the plumbing. And you can also use technology. You
can use YouTube, you can use LinkedIn, you can use your local library
to learn something new. So a new software, a new leadership or conflict
resolution methods, or even a new language. It's gonna help increase your value
out in the marketplace. So don't let those skills get stagnant. Pick one
thing, just one thing, put it on your calendar, because we all
know if it doesn't go on the calendar, it's not gonna happen. And
say, for thirty minutes every week, I'm gonna learn one new thing that's
big, and that's that's a really good tool you could absolutely start today.
I also see that you're that you're one that you know lives in pretty much,
you know, believes fully in the in the side hustle. You know
how you're in a Bay area. You can't just live off of one income.
You gotta have about thirteen to twenty four different things that you do on
the side right right, because rent here is expensive and the last thing you
want is Unfortunately, we just saw in the news this week another big company
is laying off thousands of people. Right, what are you gonna do if
that paycheck stops all of a sudden, if no money is coming in,
a lot of us are like, I don't know if I can make my
rent next month that the paycheck stops. So I tell everybody, do the
hustle. Get you a side hustle. So whether it's baking cupcakes or turn
in a craft you like to do. Maybe you're a big knitter, make
this so your craft's available on an Etsy store. Maybe you're a software developer,
design a new mobile application. Maybe you like children and you babysit.
Maybe you're a teacher and you can make your curriculums available for homeschooling. Whatever
it is, you do, find something to have another source of income.
And that's the beauty of it right now is that there are so many opportunities
to do that. Even being an uber or lift driver is just knowing that
you have extra money coming in. First you put that money away. Don't
go spend it all in one place. Put that money away for right now
out save it. But then see if something does happen you lose that that
full time position, then you can just ramp up that side hustle and might
and keep coming in, breaking up a little, breaking up. Okay,
there we go, there we go. So by having that side hustle,
no matter how small it is, if you lose that paycheck, you can
then ramp up the side hustle and keep money coming in the house. Yeah,
and that's and and that again, that's something that I think is very
important, especially in this barrier economy, because God knows, you know,
they gonna be charging for air in a second here right right, and madeline
for folks who are just you know, maybe they're focused on just building their
career. Maybe they haven't thought too much about a side hustler, haven't thought
you know, about outside options in terms of like going back to school to
find things out. What is what's some tips of information that you can tell
them if they are just focused on sticking to plan A Hey, there's nothing
wrong with plan, but make sure your career is not a solo act.
So a lot of us hold our career inside. We don't share what we're
doing, we don't share our accomplishments, we don't ask for help when we
need it. Many of us didn't get where we are today without some help
from other people. So create your own board of directors to help you navigate
the changes that are happening and the challenges in your career. So you need
to have a mentor. You need to have a financial planner to make sure
your money is right. Make sure you have trusted colleagues that you can go
to it with advice, because we all know something always goes down in the
workplace and you need advice. You want to have a career coach, you
want to have a cheerleader. Think about who could help you navigate all these
ups and downs that you could be facing in your career. Your career is
not a solo act, and many of us found and our current roles or
our next roles from someone in our community. So don't do this by yourself.
Get help, right Well, I mean, these are all wonderful,
wonderful tips I think the folks can definitely utilize. And you know, again,
you know, with everything that's going on out here in these various streets,
I think that a lot of folks, you know, forget that you
know, working is definitely the backbone of making things happen. I mean,
I know it's a lot happening outside. People are finding, you know,
alternative ways to try to get their paper. But I feel like, you
know, if you keep pushing it, keep spreading the good word of you
know, sticking to that sticking to that plan a, it'll definitely help a
lot more folks out here in these streets. Yeah. Absolutely, So get
it together, stay ready so you don't have to get ready. Use LinkedIn
to do your job, not just find a job. Be a lifelong learner,
do the hustle, get a side hustle, and remember your career is
not a solo act and you will be activating your career in no time.
Can you share with us, like one of your true stories of maybe one
of the people that you did help make this accomplishment, Because I feel like
people are their own worst enemy when it comes to thoughts of what they can
do, what the possibilities are, they automatically shut themselves off of having an
opportunity mentally, and so they don't physically follow through with it. So have
you had people like this where they're like, oh, I can't like I'm
an ex con or I'm like this, or I'm like that, and the
community, you know, or something that you recall from one of your success
stories. Absolutely, So I'm gonna tell you a little bit about my client,
Marene Maureene never had a job. She only had a high school degree,
and she spent a great part of her career taking care of first her
grandmother and then her parents, and that's what she did. And she had
a daughter, and I said, well, you've got some skills because you've
taken care of the elderly, so would you be interested in working in one
of the assisted living facilities? And she goes, I love the You can
learn so much about them, and you know, at some point all of
us are gonna need just a little bit more patience and someone to take care
of us. So I wrote her a resume about being a home health care
aid for a private family that was her company, that was taking care of
her grandparents, taking care of her mother and her father. We put all
of the skills. She assisted them with activities of daily living, doing their
budgets, bill paying medical appointments, prescription refills. She documented this. She
was able to get testimonials and references from her parents, doctors and medical team,
and the social worker. We put together a fabulous resume she took it
to an assistant living facility in her neighborhood. They hired her on the spot,
and she says, Miss Mallan, I can walk my daughter to school
now because it's right next door to my daughter's school. So I drop her
off. Then I go and I do my job and I get paid and
I'm home by three o'clock and I can be home for my family. I
never thought I could have a job, but you took what I know how
to do, and you wrote a resume, helped me interview, and now
I can take care of my family. That's a beautiful thing. It is
amazingly is yeah, absolutely, So what would be your just you know,
I know these are steps, right, and I don't know if people can
you know ingest all of them at one time. So if you could condense
down like what your advice would be to like maybe one sentence or just one
you know, supportive thought that somebody can sit and be like okay, and
they'll play that sentence or hear those words over and over again in their head
until they finally decide that now is the time to move forward. Right,
So what would those words be with your experience of working with people that probably
you know again doubt themselves or afraid to take that step. What would that
be My advice to anyone is it's never too late to take the first step
to activate your career. It's never too late. So you can start today
tomorrow to activate your career dreams. It just takes one step. It's that
first step that's the hardest, right right, and then once you get focused,
then things start clicking and you're feeling good about yourself. You express that
energy out, people feel it and they see it before you know, you're
right on the road to success or whatever you might see at the end of
that. So exactly. Yeah, I appreciate you, Madeline. Thank you
so much for taking the time to share this with us. Obviously we're gonna,
you know, put this on all our platforms or whatever and invite people
to just come and get this encouragement. But how can they you know,
tap in with you. You can shout out, like your social media platforms,
do you have books, audio books or anything that they can get to
thank you. They can reach out to me at mat mackey on LinkedIn.
That's m A d E l y N m A c k i E on
LinkedIn. Or that is my website also ww dot madelinemacki dot com. I
would love to talk to them about activating their career dreams. Perfect all right,
Yeah, thank you for taking the time of share with us today.
We appreciate it. You're welcome. Have a great day, guys. You
I read the same, you too, Bye bye bye bye words to live
by right there, Man, that was a lot of game being shared,
She's she definitely said a whole lot. I hope you were paying attention,
man, because you know, it really starts with you. You got to
take that first step if you really want to get out here and make a
change in life. That's it, you know, it's that first one,
Like she said, it's never too late, No, if you're twenty three
or thirty three or forty three fifty three, like right, you know,
if you feel like your life has not gone exactly how you think it could
have, if you're probably right, you know yourself better than anybody, right,
So take that step, try something new. Look at me like I
have done radio for what how long? Now? Yeah? And I was
like, you know what, I'm about to take these real estate classes?
Did that pass the test the first time? And it was just you know,
I was nervous and felt anxious about it every step of the way.
But that's how you know you're doing something that's challenging your spirit and your mind
and it's probably worth having. Yeah. So, I mean a lot of
times, you know, we just we get in our own way. And
you know, if you can go ahead and just set that to the side,
step away from saying well I'm not sure, oh I can, or
just move that doubt out of your head, man, you know, and
once you do that, I promise you lock in and the rest it won't
be easy, but it'll be doable. I mean, it could be easy,
don't You don't know till you try. That's the fact. Yes,
you know, levels we're trying to level up, trying to be better people,
be better to each other, right, create a positive community for our
young ones and whatnot. We don't want to teach them robbery and bipping to
get by taking bags into grocery stores and just filling that shit up and walking
out, Like why do we want to teach that and get them in prison
or whatever the case may be? Moving forward? So why not direct that
energy towards something positive? What's what's it gonna do, ain't gonna do nothing
to help your life be better. So get a job, get a job,
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