All:
I'm hoping the Kossack Network can help me through some tough times.
Deciding it made sense to get rid all of my mid life crises at the same time (why mess around and spread them out?) I've been out of work for the past year and gone through a divorce. And, of course, like many of us the economic kniption fits of the past five years have done tremendous damage to my finances.
Professionally, I am a 47 year old Attorney (generalist) who if you pressed me for a speciality I would have to say I'm truly expert at negotiating complex contracts and unlike most of my colleagues I have a great track record of working with sales teams (Sales personnel think Lawyers are the "sales prevention department", lawyers tend to think sales people enjoyed the taste of lead paint chips as children resulting in brain damage).
In addition to law, I have a background in business, project management and teaching.
But, I've been out of work for a year now.
So while I'd love to keep practicing law for some Corporation out there if I have to leave the law so be it. My main goal is to find a decent/high paying job so when my daughter starts college in two years she doesn't have to mortgage her life. Doesn't matter to me if I have to be a road warrior and live out of a suitcase 90% of the time. Doesn't matter, if the job involves raping the land or selling out to some corporation - my child, comes first.
Just need to get back to work and start moving forward again.
I am planning - in July & August - to try and build a network of contacts in Texas (or Utah, or Colorado, or.....) and in early September hit the road for the Lone Star State before, either, looping through Colorado/Utah if any possibilities have materialized there or heading back east.
I need two things:
To develop a network of Business contacts & places to stay for a day or two (or grab a meal or a shower or a conversation off the road) so I can stretch my diminished financial resources as far as possible.
If you have any ideas please let me know & of course, I would expect you would want to speak to me first just to determine that I'm legitimate and not someone you would have to be concerned about.
Again, any ideas, suggestions, names - and I'm all ears.
Thanks again for the assistance in advance.
Robert King
Catalyst65@gmail.com
484*219*2914