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Ranee Boyd Tomlin, MDiv, PhD, GCDF
Disclaimer: My writing style isn't academic. The credentials only represent my love of learning and research—and explain my expertise in stories of work and transition.
GCDF: Global Career Development Facilitator
PhD: Higher Education, Adult Learning, and Human Development
MDiv: Pastoral Counseling
Now on to the rest of the story:
Disclaimer: My writing style isn't academic. The credentials only represent my love of learning and research—and explain my expertise in stories of work and transition.
GCDF: Global Career Development Facilitator
PhD: Higher Education, Adult Learning, and Human Development
MDiv: Pastoral Counseling
Now on to the rest of the story:
As long as I can remember, I’ve been reading, creating, or listening to stories. I planned a college major in journalism; but in the post-Watergate era, everyone wanted to be an investigative reporter, and the journalism labor market was saturated. I changed directions and chose a first career in court reporting, where I spent thousands of hours capturing stories exactly as they were told. I’m just as fascinated by audio and visual forms of narrative as I am by written words. A devoted film, radio, and podcast fan who also reads voraciously, I hear cadence, flow, and rhythm in each phrase on the page.
My career-and-research obsession also took hold early. I started lurking in the "how-to-become" career sections of local and school libraries at the age of ten. By the time I turned twelve, I had already written three work-focused memoirs. Two were complex spy-and-explorer fantasies, based on my future self and spun only in my head. One, slightly more reality based but with a creative twist, made it to paper as a sixth-grade class assignment and earned me the position of entertainment editor for the school newspaper, a role I repeated in high school.
Not surprisingly, as a bona fide careeraholic, I couldn't choose just one. Or two. Or three or— You get the idea. I've worked in
I've trained as a travel agent and a virtual assistant, been licensed as a real estate broker, and interned as a social worker at the Alzheimer's Association. I've volunteered more places than I can remember, taught in various settings, supervised religious education, and chalked up a hospital chaplain residency. I was the voice for several audio books (on cassette!).
Speaking of antiquity, for a time I was a freelance writer during the days of all-print publications and snail mail. In that century, I even won an award (still proudly framed in my office) from the National Writing Association's Denver Chapter Nonfiction Writing Contest.
Oh, and my Big Careers (besides court reporting) were in academic advising and career counseling.
But all of it has been about the stories, the exploration, the learning, and the lived experience—with writing my one constant throughout the journey, resulting in content that ranged from curricula, policy documents, and training materials to case studies, essays, and career articles in university newspapers.
After years of working as an employee, I craved a new work adventure. I entered the online business world—a career choice unlike any other!—through intense training as a copyeditor and proofreader. Now I've returned to my own writing and research, for love and money. With every story, I learn; I explore; I experience; and I offer all that I am to anyone who needs the words I've spent a lifetime gathering.
My career-and-research obsession also took hold early. I started lurking in the "how-to-become" career sections of local and school libraries at the age of ten. By the time I turned twelve, I had already written three work-focused memoirs. Two were complex spy-and-explorer fantasies, based on my future self and spun only in my head. One, slightly more reality based but with a creative twist, made it to paper as a sixth-grade class assignment and earned me the position of entertainment editor for the school newspaper, a role I repeated in high school.
Not surprisingly, as a bona fide careeraholic, I couldn't choose just one. Or two. Or three or— You get the idea. I've worked in
- libraries and hospitals;
- schools, colleges, and universities;
- nonprofits and businesses (including a recording studio);
- retail stores, coffee shops, and cafés; and
- courthouses and churches.
I've trained as a travel agent and a virtual assistant, been licensed as a real estate broker, and interned as a social worker at the Alzheimer's Association. I've volunteered more places than I can remember, taught in various settings, supervised religious education, and chalked up a hospital chaplain residency. I was the voice for several audio books (on cassette!).
Speaking of antiquity, for a time I was a freelance writer during the days of all-print publications and snail mail. In that century, I even won an award (still proudly framed in my office) from the National Writing Association's Denver Chapter Nonfiction Writing Contest.
Oh, and my Big Careers (besides court reporting) were in academic advising and career counseling.
But all of it has been about the stories, the exploration, the learning, and the lived experience—with writing my one constant throughout the journey, resulting in content that ranged from curricula, policy documents, and training materials to case studies, essays, and career articles in university newspapers.
After years of working as an employee, I craved a new work adventure. I entered the online business world—a career choice unlike any other!—through intense training as a copyeditor and proofreader. Now I've returned to my own writing and research, for love and money. With every story, I learn; I explore; I experience; and I offer all that I am to anyone who needs the words I've spent a lifetime gathering.