Carole Redden
Change Your Channel
Mesa, AZ USA
"Embrace you. Do you, and when you’re in that space of happiness, the things that you want to manifest will come to you because you’re in a high vibration. They have no choice."
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Carole's work combines: Education, Entrepreneurship, and Teaching / Mentoring
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
Find volunteer opportunities. That's the best way to gain hands-on experience, bolster your resume, and meet people who can open doors for you in the future.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Communications
Arizona State University
Graduate Degree
Communication Studies
Arizona State University
Certification
Secondary Education
Rio Salado College
Doctorate
Organizational Leadership
Grand Canyon University
Doctorate
Educational Leadership Studies
Wilkes University
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I like to think, talk, have meaningful conversations, and help people, so I decided that becoming a college professor would be a good fit for me.
2.
I earned my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communications from Arizona State University.
3.
After starting my career in higher education, I went to Rio Salado College to gain some teacher training tools and boost my skills.
4.
I’ve spent my career teaching college and taking on leadership roles where I could help people, including jobs as an academic advisor, assistant director of education, and director of career services.
5.
In every job I’ve held, I took the initiative to do more than was asked of me, which has helped me gain the skills necessary to move forward in my career.
6.
I currently work as an academic advisor and communication adjunct faculty member for Maricopa Community Colleges.
7.
Additionally, I started my own personal and professional development business, Change Your Channel, through which I help people change their thoughts to live happier and healthier lives.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
I don't know if I'm ready to take on leadership roles.
How I responded:
While building my career as a teacher, I would get asked to take on different leadership roles. In many cases I'd doubt myself and question if I was ready, but I'd take on the roles anyway. Each time I took on a new role, I gained new skills and learned what I liked and didn't like.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I've had a lot of instances with sexual assault starting from a young age all the way through college. I internalized that trauma. It was like I was carrying around a 50 lb shame backpack. It's something I really had to spend time working through.
I deal with physical trauma and chronic pain from multiple car accidents, as well as a tumor on my spine. While this is a struggle, I've learned to live with it and not let it change who I am.
I went to a treatment center two different times for depression and anxiety. I was wound so tight from so many traumas. I'm still working on this but I've made a lot of progress in the last couple of years.