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Coming 2 America
Welcome to my new “Coming to America” blog....... As I sit here counting down the days till receipt (hopefully / fingers crossed / please nice Mr Visa guy/gal) of my ‘right to work’ documentation - I am at a pretty exciting stage in life..... The whole of America (though it is faced with a few problems currently) to go at, the motivated (and motivating) American population to interact with - it’s the land of opportunity, of milk and of honey (and plenty more packaged products).... I can’t wait to get started....
This blog is going to be about my education into American society, about my thoughts as to what life is like in the big ‘ole US of A, and about how my family and I get settled over our first few months.
Dependent on how it all goes with the Green Card - and you hope that after 5 years of relationship, 4 years of marriage, trekking around 5 different continents together (SA and Ant to go) - that it should all go pretty smoothy - I would hope to keep the blog going on and on and on......
We have left a lot of good friends and family behind in the UK - and a blog is a great way to stay in touch (as part of a multi faceted communications strategy of course) - we enjoyed writing our travel blog for sure (missed out - check in here). Life was good back in England/Scotland (delete based on year) - with an enjoyable job, a nice standard of living, plenty of folk to keep the engine running.....
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But as The The once said - “Life’s what you make it” (eagle eyed viewers will note the 2nd use of this song in my blogging career.... not sure what it means but well done) - so we have committed to the Western side of the Atlantic. Over here we have our American family and a quickly growing group of mates - with plenty more to come for sure.....
Steph starts work this week, whilst Nic is soon to embark on his own job hunt armada.... Which (if I am being really, really honest - and for those that know me, I do favor the honest route), is probably the main reason for this blog...
The last 12 (or so) years in UK, I have worked for companies that have given me real pleasure. I love working in sports, more importantly I love having the opportunity to influence, to lead, to inspire, and to deliver impact in the business of sports. I want to be able to do the same over here - in an alien (ish), new (definitely) and different culture/market place.
To do this - I need to set myself out as a champ among men, I need to show that I am a little bit special. I need to bring myself to the attention of the existing decision makers in the United States - so that they see me, they want me (to come work for them), and they give me a call!!!!!
To that end - my job hunt is going to include all manner of media, a veritable vegetable patch of interesting (most of the time) strategies.... I am planning of using my friends to help me - if only be suggesting new ways I can use to promote myself.
The #comingtoamerica line is sitting right across my efforts - and I want to hear about what you want to hear about.... You can sit right next to me in my ‘drive’ around a new life in USA - and this time - back seat drivers are welcome.....
So to get the ‘collaboration train’ going - please let me know what you want to hear about.... below....
Watch out in the next few days/blogs for news of my Job Hunt Launch - and for more ways you can get involved..... Have no fear - I will be emailing you direct and everyone will have ample opportunity to tell me to leave you alone.....
In the meantime - enjoy your day, wherever you may be...
Forewarning notes -
- from here on in - the spelling of all words will be Americanized - I got to start somewhere. My accent still needs a bit of work, but I am planning a 2 week intensive course in Arkansas some time.
- apologies in advance for any 'stereotyping' faux pas's.... What with the whole Englishness, and then the Americanness - there might be a slip from time to time. E.g. the title of this blog.
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