Gary Bremermann

I'm very fortunate to have found my dream job and my dream life. But it took me a long time to get there. So I wanted to share with you part of my story today. And so I recruit advertising and marketing professionals. I career coach for bilingual professionals in Japan. from all different industries, all ages, different people with different stories.

I'm very fortunate to have found my dream job and my dream life. But it took me a long time to get there. So I wanted to share with you part of my story today. And so I recruit advertising and marketing professionals. I career coach for bilingual professionals in Japan. from all different industries, all ages, different people with different stories.

And I find a lot of similarities and a lot of commonalities. And one thing I did is I've written an e-book called Seven Steps to Career Clarity. And it's a seven step process that helps people think about who they are, what they're good at and what they want to do with their life. So I've written that ebook and I'm here to help people find work they love.

And I find a lot of similarities and a lot of commonalities. And one thing I did is I've written an e-book called Seven Steps to Career Clarity. And it's a seven step process that helps people think about who they are, what they're good at and what they want to do with their life. So I've written that ebook and I'm here to help people find work they love.

And I help companies build teams of talented individuals. And in my coaching practice, it's helping people accelerate their career growth and find more joy in the work they do.

And I help companies build teams of talented individuals. And in my coaching practice, it's helping people accelerate their career growth and find more joy in the work they do.

So it goes way back. And I was born and raised in San Diego. And I was very fortunate to grow up in a house that had a copy of every single National Geographic magazine ever published. And it started in 1888. So in my house, we had a wall that had every National Geographic from... And I would, on a rainy day, as a young boy, I would pull issues off the shelf and...

So it goes way back. And I was born and raised in San Diego. And I was very fortunate to grow up in a house that had a copy of every single National Geographic magazine ever published. And it started in 1888. So in my house, we had a wall that had every National Geographic from... And I would, on a rainy day, as a young boy, I would pull issues off the shelf and...

read through them and get super excited about what's out there, what's out there in the world. And that's really what started to lead me to Tokyo, was wanting to explore the world. So that was the start of my wanting to go places and see things and do things. I first came to Tokyo in 1985, but I've lived here now a total of about 30 years. So I've been back and forth between California and Tokyo.

read through them and get super excited about what's out there, what's out there in the world. And that's really what started to lead me to Tokyo, was wanting to explore the world. So that was the start of my wanting to go places and see things and do things. I first came to Tokyo in 1985, but I've lived here now a total of about 30 years. So I've been back and forth between California and Tokyo.

In my mind, for sure, yeah. And it was definitely very analog. I grew up with black and white TV, no internet, and now all those national geographics are on the internet, or for a time there it was on a CD-ROM. But back then it was analog, and it was fantastic.

In my mind, for sure, yeah. And it was definitely very analog. I grew up with black and white TV, no internet, and now all those national geographics are on the internet, or for a time there it was on a CD-ROM. But back then it was analog, and it was fantastic.

So, yeah, I was talking about how it took me a long time to find my calling in life in my mid-30s. And as I started working on my career coaching practice and working with other people to help them find their own callings, I realized that you can find clues from your early life that inform or give you ideas about what you can do to find your calling.

So, yeah, I was talking about how it took me a long time to find my calling in life in my mid-30s. And as I started working on my career coaching practice and working with other people to help them find their own callings, I realized that you can find clues from your early life that inform or give you ideas about what you can do to find your calling.

And so when I started doing the work on myself, I looked back and I realized there were some life experiences in my early days that really informed what I'm doing now and why I enjoy what I'm doing now so much. So the first one was that National Geographic story. But another one was when I was 18 years old, I was in university for my first year in university.

And so when I started doing the work on myself, I looked back and I realized there were some life experiences in my early days that really informed what I'm doing now and why I enjoy what I'm doing now so much. So the first one was that National Geographic story. But another one was when I was 18 years old, I was in university for my first year in university.

And I struggled a lot to get to the point where I found my calling. And I was in my first year in college and I was struggling and I quit. I dropped out. And I had that wonderlust or that wanting to visit new places because National Geographic also covered places within the U.S. or within North America.

And I struggled a lot to get to the point where I found my calling. And I was in my first year in college and I was struggling and I quit. I dropped out. And I had that wonderlust or that wanting to visit new places because National Geographic also covered places within the U.S. or within North America.

So I dropped out of university at I was 18 years old at the time, and I hitchhiked from Santa Barbara, California, to Newfoundland. And it wasn't in a straight line. So I hitchhiked all over the United States and Newfoundland's an island. And I was I caught a ride with someone who put their car on a ferry. So I technically hitchhiked to an island.

So I dropped out of university at I was 18 years old at the time, and I hitchhiked from Santa Barbara, California, to Newfoundland. And it wasn't in a straight line. So I hitchhiked all over the United States and Newfoundland's an island. And I was I caught a ride with someone who put their car on a ferry. So I technically hitchhiked to an island.