Author, Rosemary Augustine

About Rosemary Augustine

The Author of Facing Changes In Employment and How To Live and Work Your Passion, Rosemary is listed in Who’s Who of American Women as well as Who’s Who in the World. Rosemary, a career coach turned highly creative, is passionate about expanding one's creativity. She is most inspired spending time either in the mountains or at the ocean. Throughout her career (including corporate positions and her own business), her zest for living outside the lines has lead her to being creative, colorful and sometimes outrageous. She is an advocate of daily journaling and is a guide for finding balance and passion in our chaotic world. Rosemary can be found on twitter at 365Days2Journal as a prelude to her upcoming new book titled: 365 Days To Journal. She is also working on several new online eCourses that will be available February 2010.

Rosemary enjoys the challenges of creativity, journaling and self-discovery in all aspects of life. She paints using acrylic medium and sports around with personalized license plates that say "Journal." She visited Paris in 2007 and studied the Impressionists to advance her painting skills. Although passionate about art, her true love is writing. She continues to write daily, has published numerous books, booklets and how to guides and offers journaling classes and creative writing courses.

Rosemary began making her own career change beginning in 1991 and launched Blue Spruce Publishing, headquartered in Denver, CO. As a writer, publisher and consultant, Rosemary specialized in career transition coaching for over 18 years coaching executives and managers in career change and entrepreneurship. Rosemary offered numerous group workshops on topics ranging from business, marketing, networking, career transition, entrepreneurship, life balance, resume writing, journaling and more. She spent over six years working as an outplacement consultant with a major international outplacement firm in conjunction with her own private career coaching business.

In the mid 1990s, the Internet started to take off and Monster.com was just getting started. To keep pace in cyberspace, by 1996, Rosemary founded and continues to manage today, the website: www.careeradvice.com. Rosemary is the Editor of Career StrataGems!, and Journaling Gems! - free online newsletters (you are welcome to subscribe to one or both). Besides authoring books, booklets and how to guides, Rosemary has developed a variety of creative writing courses centered around journaling and offers these course both online and in-person workshops. Her many business and career articles have received acclaim - published in a number of national magazines and newspapers. She continues to be called upon by many who are looking for career advice.

Prior to 1990, Rosemary spent 20 years working in Corporate America - hiring, managing and training individuals. She has worked for such companies as Integrated Resources, The Coach Store, Prudential Insurance and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. Beginning in 1980, she spent 10 years in the financial services industry, holding a NASD Series 7 - Stock Broker's License and aspired to Director of Investor Relations for a Denver-based brokerage.

A native of Southern New Jersey, Rosemary spent most of her adult life living in Colorado and returned to the NJ/PA area in 2001. Rosemary is the owner of Blue Spruce Publishing, and spends her time working, writing and traveling - creatively - making her home in Berwyn, PA. She can be reached at 610.647.8863.