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“Writers Present” Author Series

Writers Present Series: Nancy Anderson
Mission Viejo Library
Saturday, April 10
2 p.m. in the Saddleback Room of City Hall

It’s Never Too Late to Do What You Love
New Book by Leading Career Consultant Nancy Anderson
Is Ultimate Guide to Putting Passion Back Into Your Work and Getting
The Job of Your Dreams

As featured on Good Morning America

            “It’s never too late to do what you love, and midlife is the perfect time to find the niche where you will succeed beyond your fondest hopes," says career consultant Nancy Anderson in her inspiring new book, “Work With Passion In Midlife And Beyond: Reach Your Full Potential & Make the Money You Need.”
            “Given the volatile economy, rising costs of living, and likelihood that safety nets like social security and savings may not cover expenses when you are older, it is imperative that you start now to find the work that engages your heart and soul,” Anderson writes in the introduction to her new book.
            Anderson takes midlife and beyond readers through a step-by-step process that helps them understand who they are and what they value at this stage of life. Using client stories as examples, she shows that finding the work that gives meaning to the second act of life begins with accurate self-knowledge.
 “Once you know what will make the best use of the strengths you’ve honed over a lifetime of experience, success is inevitable,” she says.
            Anderson is an innovative career and life consultant and the author of the pioneering career guide, “Work with Passion: How to Do What You Love for a Living”. A Regents Scholar at the University of California, Riverside, Anderson graduated magna cum laude in 1976 with a degree in English and political science. Following graduation, she started a career guidance firm in San Francisco with two partners, and in 1981 she started her own career consulting practice. Today, she continues to enjoy helping her clients find their perfect niche. Her website is www.workwithpassion.com.
            She will field questions from audience members and her book will be available for sale. For more information and reservations to this free event, contact the Library Reference Desk at 830-7100 x5105 or e-mail stanton@cityofmissionviejo.org.

Marketing Expert Keith Chambers visits Mission Viejo on April 13

           “Free Enterprise is basically war,” says Keith Chambers author of “Pull: Marketing Secrets the Fortune 100 Use” and founder and president of the Chambers Group. “If you are among those who don’t believe this, you are likely to become one of its casualties.”
            Keith’s innovative techniques and successes have kept his clients from becoming casualties for more than 30 years and have made him one of the nation’s leading marketing consultants for Fortune 100 brands.
            Keith has assisted more than 500 goods and services providers in formulating their marketing approach, including Clorox, Del Monte, Campbell’s, Coppertone, Arm & Hammer, Sparkletts, Hormel, Scotch Brite and Equal. He has helped companies as varied as Claritin and the Miss America Pageant develop and convey their product message to the consumer.
            Keith will discuss his marketing secrets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13 in the Mission Viejo Council Chamber, 200 Civic Center. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library.
            For reservations, e-mail stanton@cityofmissionviejo.org or call the Mission Viejo Library at 949-830-7100 x5105.

Mega-bestselling author, Meg Cabot, visits Mission Viejo on April 22

            Readers of all ages are invited to meet New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot on the evening of Thursday, April 22.
            This free event, sponsored by the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library, starts at 7 p.m. in the Sycamore Room of the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. Meg will sign books purchased at the event.
            Hailed as “chick-lit royalty” by Newsweek, Meg Cabot is the author over 40 books for kids, teens, and adults. Her most notable series, The Princess Diaries, is published in over 38 countries and was made into two hit movies by Disney. Meg’s books have sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. Her latest series for kids, Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls, and an edgy new series for teens, Airhead, are currently being published by Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher of children’s books. Meg’s books for adults include the Heather Wells mystery series, Queen of Babble, and an upcoming modern-day Dracula sequel, Insatiable.
            For more information and reservations for this event, contact the Library Reference Desk at 949-830-7100 or e-mail atran@cityofmissionviejo.org. To learn more about Meg Cabot, visit megcabot.com.