About Tara West
My Background:
I started my first entrepreneurial endeavour at about age 6. I sold discarded toys, door-to-door, and convinced my mother to make cordial which I sold at the front of my house.
At age 13 I progressed to the sale of horse poo; I had a steady base of clientele but decided shovelling wasn't my thing!
Then in 1991, at age 20, I put together the plans to establish my first business and it became official 1 week after I turned 21 in that same year. I have been an entrepreneur ever since. What a journey! I have never looked back and feel very blessed that I am living my life which is aligned with my values, and pursuing a life I am passionate about... I feel that I never "work" a day in my life.
My entrepreneurial pursuits include: Aussie Résumés Pty Limited: one of Australia's best and most well respected companies for a whole range of services for the serious job seeker. I have assisted thousands of people in getting the job they want, in and from, various countries, including: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe (to name a few).
I also partner with go-getters, entrepreneurs and leaders around the world, and provide one-on-one coaching and mentoring. Visit Master Your Life Plan.
On an ongoing basis, I am also a freelance writer and am a published author. Additionally, I owned and sold a mystery shopper organisation that catered predominantly to the hospitality industry, and a clerical/PR/marketing consultancy.
I have been coaching people for years and have also played a Mentoring role to other business owners / executives, entrepreneurs and small business owners.
You are welcome to visit my blog for free tips on personal and business success: http://www.Tara-West.com
My Qualifications:
- Certified Professional Coach ( International Coach Academy).
- Diploma of Freelance Journalism
Some Career Accomplishments:
-
Achieving South Australian finalist status in Australia's most prestigious
Women's Awards, the
Telstra Women's Business Awards,
Westpac Business Owner category, and finalist in the Young Business Woman of the Year
category - one of only six women in South Australia in that year.
- Co-author of "Living an Abundant Life:
inspirational stories
from entrepreneurs around the world".
Other co-authors include
Jack
Canfield,
Brian Tracy and
Neale
Donald Walsch.
Click here for more.
- Awarding
of the national “Excellence in Service” award and
"Trader of
the Year" award
by BBX Group of Companies, Sydney.
- Nomination, by clients, for The Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards.
- Selected out of all other resume writers in Australia as
LinkMe's resume
writing partner. LinkMe is owned by Sensis Yellow Pages.
- Earned status amongst recruitment firms and HR professionals as one
of the best resume writers in Australia; I am a referral point when they
know their clients need to be marketed in a positive light and need to get a
job - FAST.
- Author of "How to write a résumé that blows away the competition"
and "How to get noticed with your cover letter".
- Invited as subject matter expert as part of an interview panel on
ABC Radio and commercial radio.
- Articles and advice published / utilised on numerous websites, including
Career One, Web Wombat, She Said Magazine, job /career portals, etc.
- Developing
and conducting resume guidance and tutoring for a Diploma Finishing Course.
- Invited Mentor for the Southline Enterprise Youth Program.
- My last photojournalism assignment was for Farmers Weekly Magazine; the UK's biggest selling farming magazine distributed all over the UK and parts of Australia.
Some personal information:
- In addition to owning an energetic Irish Terrier, I sponsor
Aitong, an African orphaned elephant; Jasper, an orphaned tiger;
Justo, a gorgeous little boy in Angola, and previously Delmy from
Venezuela.
- My hobbies and interests are: coaching, career
development, personal development, writing, reading,
poetry, photography, spirituality, entrepreneurship / philanthropy, wildlife, elephants,
alpacas, current affairs, property, travel, and AFL.
- I have visited all capital cities within
Australia as well as going bush and travelling extensively through
our beautiful, vast land. I love our country… love nature and
find great pleasure and motivation in the serenity we gain
from our Earth.
- To find out more about sponsoring a child visit
ChildFund
Australia.
- To find out more about sponsoring an orphaned elephant visit
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
- To find out more about sponsoring an orphaned tiger visit Care For The Wild.
