Maureen Anderson is the host of The Career Clinic radio show and the author of The Career Clinic: Eight Simple Rules for Finding Work You Love. A civil engineering graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Maureen held a variety of positions in management and sales before getting into radio. She attributes her successful career change to the training she did with Richard Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute? You can learn more on Dick’s web site.

Maureen is an award-winning journalist whose articles and essays have appeared in publications ranging from Radio World to Spirituality & Health. She is the author, with Dick Beardsley, of Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race (University of Minnesota Press, 2002). She is also the author, with Jon Hovde, of Left for Dead: A Second Life after Vietnam (Minnesota, 2005), which won a 2006 Minnesota Book Award.

Maureen is a public speaker, who inspires people to take a more active role in writing the story of their lives. She wants to help you have fun--especially at work, where any improvements are bound to help the rest of life run more smoothly. You wouldn't pull a young child aside, excited about a play date or the first day of preschool, to say, "Whatever you do, kid, don't get your hopes up." Yet at some point as children grow up, that's a common refrain: "Don't get your hopes up." As if lowering your expectations for how much fun you can have--at work, for example--is the secret to life. Maureen believes the opposite is true. Get your hopes up and don't settle for less than the life you were born to live.

Maureen gives talks about finding your dream job, silencing your inner critic, and acing your job interview. Please get in touch with her by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you need a public speaker or would like to interview her. Here's a sample from a recent presentation...