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newly created position of Chemical Marketing Manager. He was six months into the position and senior management decided to move him into another area leaving a vacancy for his position. I have always had a strong interest in marketing dating back to the promotion of my Self Defense Academy in college. I immediately expressed an interest in the Chemical Marketing Manager position and after several intense interviews was promoted. I worked extremely hard in my new position to promote Fisher’s brand and grow our chemical sales. However, after about ten months, I was called into my boss’s office and told that they were having an economic cutback and that I would be losing my job.
    After much soul searching I decided that I did not want to sell chemicals or laboratory products. I started to research and talk with other businesses regarding my background. Prior to having started with Fisher Scientific, I had been introduced to a few executive recruiters, one of whom specialized in the food industry. After I lost my job with Fisher I made contact with each of the recruiters indicating that I was actively searching for a new position. A recruiter focused in robotics made the comment that he felt I would do well in the field of recruiting. I was intrigued by his statement and began to earnestly investigate the possibility of joining his executive search firm. I soon realized that this type of business was of potential interest to me. It combined my sales and marketing ability with the opportunity to make a good deal of money. However as I drew closer to accepting a position with this particular search firm, the owner was tragically killed in a surfing accident while vacationing in Hawaii.
    I decided to establish a meeting with one of the other recruiters I had been introduced to who specialized in the food industry. I indicated to him that I was potentially interested in his business and wondered if there might be a possible opening with his company. Ironically, his longtime business partner was in the process of leaving the business. Through further discussion he decided to offer me a recruiting position as an independent contractor. He was unable to pay me a salary but would split any fees I generated. It was a risky move on my part as I only had approximately six months of money saved. Recruiting is a tough business but it can also be very rewarding in terms of freedom and the amount of money you can make. After having spent approximately a year as an independent contractor, I decided to start my own firm due to differences in our business philosophy. 
    It was mid-1985 when I started my executive search firm, only a month after turning twenty-eight years old. I was initially attracted to the money I could make and the freedom of owning my own business.  I wanted to be in control of my own destiny. I was extremely successful and personally earned over $100,000.00 per year at the age of thirty. I worked extremely hard to develop the business over a period of eight years and hired and trained a staff of seven individuals during this time.
    However, soon after I passed the eight-year mark in business, I came to the realization that my success was not being driven by my interest or passion for this type of work.  I was allured by the amount of money that I was making at an early age and my dream of building a larger business. After considerable reflection and numerous discussions with my friends and family members, I decided that it was time to sell my company. My decision was not an easy one considering I was making a sizable income and had a very comfortable lifestyle supported by my business.
    I realized a change was inevitable, but was unsure how to make it a reality. I decided to make some staff changes because a certain individual who had worked for me from the beginning was driving me mad. I thought at the time a change in my staff would help and ultimately solve my problems, but things only got worse after I fired this