Case Study

From Office Manager in Construction to Photography: Diana Smith

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Age: 30s

Then: Diana was the office manager of a family business in the construction industry. She moved into a similar role with other firms in the industry, in the role of commercial estimator and project manager. She found herself spending less time with clients and more time with numbers, facts and figures.

Now: Diana is an office manager and creative-assistant for a successful, talented and multi-award winning photographer at “Imagemaker Studios” in Orange.

Diana says: As a result of doing the Life by Design® workshop I came to believe that I could find work I would enjoy doing. I resigned, and registered with three employment agencies. I soon became very clear on what I didn't want to do. This came from doing research on the opportunities in Orange, networking, interviewing the gurus, looking at courses, and by declining some interviews and “great” jobs. These baby steps were challenging in the sense that I was nowhere near my comfort zone!

As I had some time on my hands, and I didn’t want to waste a second I thought about volunteering my time with a photographer, so I’d have some fun while learning and being useful. As it turned out the agency had already given my CV to the photographer, and the interview was more like “when can you start?”. I have known this guy for years and we just laughed. I have now adopted a new industry with my skills and have found a creative outlet with really happy clients!"

We say: "Diana has been able to apply her transferable skills set in office management in a new and challenging area."

"It is amazing how often we see things fall into place for people when they have the courage to take a step and change what they are doing. In some ways these little 'coincidences' serve as a reminder to us that we are on the 'right' path."

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