Wendy Alexander grew up under apartheid in South Africa. Until she was seven, she felt like most other kids. That changed the day the police insisted that she and her Family get off a whites-only beach. “I was no longer a child,” Wendy said. “Once you know racism and segregation, you know it.”
Wendy’s dream was to leave South Africa; while the dream was deferred, she and her Family immigrated to Australia when Wendy was twenty. But it wasn’t easy to acclimate to the newfound freedoms. It took over two years before Wendy felt relaxed, safe.
This should have had a happy ending. Sadly, it did not. A relationship with an Australian went bad, very bad. The man walked away, leaving Wendy with a mortgage and bills she couldn’t afford, a baby soon to be born, and the scars of domestic violence. Wendy was devastated.
This episode traces Wendy’s journey from deep emotional and financial Depression to a successful succession of high-paying, high-pressure jobs that kept her financially secure until she left it all behind to expand her own business, the Happy Career Club.
What Wendy learned from her own experiences with corporations is shared with her clients, the vast majority of whom have gone on to professional and personal success. She has great advice for planning to “move on,” getting to know prospective employers, writing a good resume, and all kinds of other dos and don’ts.
Her winning strategies complement the happiness that she values and the lessons learned.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyaalexander/?originalSubdomain=au
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https://www.amazon.com/Internal-Uprising-Reclaiming-Through-Menopause/dp/B0BSD3LRJX
