Follow Your Dreams without Being a Hopeless Dreamer
September 15, 2020
Hosted by Frank Zaccari
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Episode Description
In the past few months, we’ve all been through the agony of lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For Ana Billian, this is not the first time she experienced what we today call “these unprecedented times.” Back in the early 1990s when a civil war in her home country changed everybody’s life forever, lockdown meant sharing a tiny shelter with as many people as could possibly fit in. As Ana says, “There were days when everybody would have appreciated a little bit of social distancing.” In this episode, we discuss how this experience shaped Ana’s professional path, from living and working across the globe to founding her online career platform, Great Career Studios. In Ana’s words, “Life is too short not to follow your dreams. And it’s too short to be a hopeless dreamer.”
Life Altering Events
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Everyone has those AHA moments or events that change our lives for better or worse. These life altering events occur in every aspect of our professional, personal, and in the lives of our family. Try as we may, it is impossible to completely separate the events in our personal life from our professional life. Believe me, I tried and failed miserably. Life altering events present us with opportunities to seize the moment and make difference in our own life, the lives of our loved one, friends and business associates. They also can be a fork in the road where we can fall apart or pick up the pieces and start moving forward toward better times and better people. It is never too late to have the life you want and deserve. Let’s talk about it.
Frank Zaccari
A native of western New York, Frank Zaccari served as a military medic in the U.S. Air Force before spending over 20 years in the high-tech industry. His experience included everything from holding senior positions with Fortune 50 organizations to turning around small and mid-size companies. His path has helped him learn a great deal about business, finance, organizational development, people, and success.
After becoming a single, custodial parent, Frank left the high tech industry in order to be home to raise his children. He created, managed and sold one of the most profitable insurance agencies in Northern California. Frank has written and published five books based on life altering events. He teaches a program for aspiring entrepreneurs at Arizona State University, is an accomplished speaker, a mentor and judge for the University of California Entrepreneurship Academy and a mentor for the Sacramento Veterans Treatment Court.
After 35 years as a successful corporate executive, author, and entrepreneur, Frank is now leveraging his knowledge and experience to help others on their journey to find solutions to pressing personal and professional challenges, and take their organizations and their lives to heights they never imagined.
Episode Directory
November 2020
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September 2020
- 9/29/2020: Yes You Can Listen Now
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