All my life, I have been on a quest to find a place to land where my most distinct gifts can serve others. I am convinced to being a listener of issues that can plaque any individual and offer them words of comfort, encouragement, direction or just food for thought is my best talent that I possess. I hold a BS in Communication, with a minor in Speech. I have been a call center manager for over 31 years and my role for all of those years involved employee development and engagement. What made me successful in my role is the ability to straddle the fence and support people not just for professional success but with their mental and social well being as well. I have listened to a full range of personal experiences from my family, friends, peers, acquaintances and strangers; all needing someone to hear them and help them through what ever dilemma they were facing. I was that ear and I was glad to stand in the gap between release and desperation. Now as I move into my 3rd Quarter in life I want to be able to more of that type of support directly and broaden my role as and established go to " Listener ". My preference for communication is chat as a listener is chat. It allows room for get out all thoughts without interruption and it supports the ability to multi-support that inbound phone calls do not. I am good at this and I want the chance to prove how effective I can be as a "Listener".