Sunday will be my 10th anniversary with Management Recruiters of Templeton. A new chapter in my life started that day in 2011. I have had many chapters in both my professional and personal life. Less than 2 years before starting my new career my family relocated from Southern California. I had been there 24 years and Andrea and Adele were born and raised there. It was a big change for all.
Recruiting was never my first choice for a career, much like lending wasn't my first choice when I chose it, or should I say, it chose me in 1978. You see, at that time Pittsburgh was in a major recession with unemployment and closures of our major employers. I took the first job that offered health insurance and started out knocking on doors collecting delinquent loan accounts in some of the worst neighborhoods in the county. I have always been lucky to have good mentors and they helped me to accomplish much in my career as a lender. I always keep them in my prayers as they have been instrumental in who I have become in business and as a person.
In 2006 the beginning of another recession forced my hand and the company that I worked for went out of business like so many firms in my industry. I struggled in opening a new firm and finally decided it was time for a change. In 2009 we left Southern California and started over with no jobs but moved to the Paradise of the Central Coast of California, an area that we had vacationed in for years. A friend from church introduced me to my boss and now good friend Wayne Caruthers who gave me a chance in the middle of the recession. The first couple of years were a struggle but Wayne's encouragement, a lot of hard work and many prayers have created a situation where I now have the self fulfillment of helping others while I enjoy what I do and the people that I do it with. Most people dream of retiring at age 65. That is a short 2+ years away for me but I hope to be writing my 20th Anniversary post on March 28, 2031. Thank all of you for your support and friendship!
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