Jeanne Schur has been a France OffiCenter client for 17 years. Who better to feature as our Milestone this month! Jeanne is a psychological/forensic evaluator who also holds inspirational workshops called Ruby Slipper Seminars, “Lessons in Self-Awareness”. Read on to find out more about Jeanne and what she does best.
1) What would you like people to know about you and your business? It is important to accept and understand people, where they are at, in order to develop the right rapport.
2) Where did you get the idea for your business? I found a need and filled it.
3) What makes your business unique? I do psychological/forensic evaluations for children and adults, as well as inspirational workshops called, Ruby Slipper Seminars, “Lessons in Self-Awareness”.
4) What is your ‘elevator speech’? For evaluations: Stay out of trouble, follow the rules, and you will never have to meet with me.
For workshops: “Life is a series of lessons in self-awareness. If you don’t get the message, it will come around again in a different form, different person or different situation, but the lesson will keep coming until you get it. Under taking the lesson allows for increased personal happiness, more productivity, and less conflict in one’s personal life as well as in corporate society. Life truly is inside-out.
5) What are the keys to your success? Perseverance and long work hours: 80+ hour weeks.
6) What is the one piece of advice you’d like to give to others about running a business? Anybody can make it through the good times; you also have to budget and plan for the lean times.
7) How long have you been at OffiCenters? Which location? 17 years at France OffiCenter.
8) How has your relationship with OffiCenters changed your business? It has kept it stable with the same phone number for clients to reach me.
9) If you could work from anywhere under the sun, where would you choose? The Caribbean – Martinique.
10) Tweet, Blog, LinkedIn, Facebook? Never.
11) What piece of technology can you not live without? I can live without all of it – I hate technology, except for TVs.
12) What is one of your favorite quotes? Goethe: “Once you begin to trust yourself you will know how to live your life”; and for kids: “Nothing good happens after midnight.”
13) Who has been an inspiration in your life? Walt Disney for his magical approach to life and George Lucas for Star Wars and introducing “The Force” to society.
14) When you have 30 minutes of free time, how do you use it? Reading spiritual/insipational/creative books. My favorite book, Illusions by Richard Bach.
15) If you could be any fictional character, whom would you choose and why? The fairy godmothers in Sleeping Beauty. They embodied courage, creativity, kindness and generosity – all traits I admire. And, you’ve got to love those magic wands!
16) What is your favorite restaurant in Minnesota? I have two, Bunnys and Maynards.
17) What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life? “My Love” by Petula Clark and “Miracles” by Jefferson Starship.
18) If you could paint a picture what would you paint and why? Animals while on a safari. They remind me of the true adventurous and spiritual nature of life.
19) What are your favorite movies and how do they reflect your life theme? Star Wars IV, V and VI, and Funny Girl. With faith, anything is possible.
20) What is the best way for people to find out more about you and your business? Break the law and get into the juvenile justice system. Or, contact OffiCenters for more information on the “Lessons in Self-Awareness” workshops at 952.921.5827.