BTS 10: Believe in the Mission with Dr. Jill Lopez

Dr. Jill Lopez is here with me today to discuss unique career paths, career transition, and work-life balance. Dr. Jill Lopez is the Director of Marketing for Essentials PetCare.  She is an award-winning veterinary marketing professional that has worked with Fortune 500 companies, not for profit humane organizations, and global pet product manufacturers. She is a West Virginia native that now calls New Jersey her home. She is most passionate about educating pet owners about how to keep their pets healthy. I can't wait to hear a little about how you manage all of these dynamics as a busy professional! Topics 1:30 Unique career path: "It was completely opposite of the plans I made" 3:50 Career transitions 8:00 "Say yes to opportunities" 8:52 "Have a side hustle" 9:45 Free Resource: Go to Library events to network and learn new skills (The Benefits of Skill Stacking)  11:30 Work-Life Integration 11:54 "Work-Life Harmony is critical, work for a company that has a mission you respect."   14:45 5 Questions Segment Q1: What's your morning routine?  Meditate for 10 minutes first thing in the morning 16:45 Q2: What's your definition of success? "It's not having the newest car or most expensive house.  Success is beyond money, it's a peace of mind where you can go right to sleep at night with no worries, just inner peace." Q3: What's your definition of happiness? "Feeling when I'm enjoying time with my family." 18:30 Q4: What do you know now that you wish you would have known 10 years ago? "Don't change a thing. You are going to experience failure and disappointment but it's what makes you who you are today." 19:37 Q5: What do you think is the biggest challenge that busy professionals face in their daily lives?  Time Management to accomplish everything. I make lists. 21:25 Dr. Lopez relates to the movie, The Godfather!   Resources Pet Vet Magazine Check out the Pet Vet 10 article!  https://www.petvetmagazine.com/petvet-top-10-3/ Essentials PetCare: www.essentialspetcare.com   Connect with Dr. Jill Lopez on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjilllopez/   Angela's favorite books will be raffled off to those who leave a review! Angela will raffle off, 1 book each week for new iTunes or podcast reviews to those who send an email and let us know you left a review, see details below: How to leave a review on iTunes: Go to https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-stethoscope/id1354281411 or open iTunes. Click 'View in iTunes' (or maybe you are already there) Click 'Subscribe' Then Click 'Ratings and Reviews' Then Click 'Write a Review' After you've submitted your review, send an email to [email protected] and include where you left your review, and the username you left the review under so we can let you know whether or not you won this week's drawing and we can communicate with you to ship out your book to our winners! Join our email list at https://www.pawsconsulting.com/p/shownotes Sign up for a free High Performance Strategy Session at: https://www.pawsconsulting.com/podcast  Connect with Angela at www.pawsconsulting.com or on Twitter and LinkedIn @DemareeDVM.