Pursuing a Career in Welding?

One of the jobs that is in the most demand today is welding. It is used in so many different industries that there are usually plenty of jobs available for professional welders. However, you do need a certification to be employed as a welder in any business in the United States.

There are two main options for you if you desire to get into the welding industry. You could either go to a community college or trade school in your area where you can take classes in the area of your trade, or you can apply as an apprentice with a company that specializes in welding so that you can learn from a master welder. Once you have earned your certificate you will be able to work in the industry as long as you do not let your certificate expire.

The first step you need to take towards your welding certification is enroll yourself into your community college or technical school. Each course usually takes 8-12 weeks and you will need to take several types of courses so that you can learn the theory of your industry and get some hands on training in your classes.

Once you have completed your classwork, you need to apply as a welder apprentice with a local company. More than likely, this position will be either an internship where you will get little or no pay, but can take away many helpful experiences to put toward your future career. Sometimes an apprenticeship is not available. In this case, you may be able to get a welder's assistant position where you will basically learn the same thing as an apprentice would. Apprenticeships typically take 3-4 years, depending on your program.

When you are finished with your apprenticeship you should be ready to take your welders test to get your certification from the American Welding Society. It must be taken at a location that is approved by the AWS. This test will prove how well you learned the skills by putting together and positioning a product assembly that will go through inspection by an AWS certified welder.

When you have passed the test, you should receive your welders' credentials and re-certification forms in the mail within 6 weeks of taking it. This is the proof that you need to show any potential employers that you have passed the exam and you are qualified to work as a welder. You will need this paperwork to keep your credentials up to date.

To speed up the certification process you can take both your classes and do your apprenticeship at the same time so that you put what you are learning to practice before you complete your exam. You will not be able to take the exam without the necessary training, however, so keep that in mind as you move forward with your welding career plans.

How To Achieve Your Mission for Change

In a recent interview I was asked what is at the core of your message of how to achieve your mission and it goes something like this - "The instant a person thinks something is impossible, someone somewhere cognites on how to make it possible. Why not make that someone you and then deliver your Inspired Message?"

Let me explain - We live in a physical world governed by The Law of Duality. Where there is light there is dark. If there's a negative there's a positive. If someone stands up and states it's impossible, the Law of Duality dictates someone else stands up and says it's possible. In that cognition is a clue from their Soul that leads to the expanded awareness of how it can be done. That person can then, if it is you, can follow the clues and find the way to achieve your mission, even mission impossible. I know because I've done it and I see people of all walks of life achieving impossible missions every day.

Now while our physical universe is one of duality, our spiritual universe is Oneness. When we fully understand and work with both the Law of Duality and the Law of Oneness we can expand beyond the impossible, integrate what I call "Strategy with Spirit" to create inspiring messages, captivate our audiences, and achieve our highest potentials individually, in our businesses and as a humanity.

We can use Strategy with Spirit to influence people, we can deliver our message in a way that is quickly recognized by our ideal clients and customers, we can write or speak messages that are both joyful to create and deliver, and we can have fun with our work being in inspiring loving companionship with one another instead of competitive, isolated and difficult relationships, because each Soul's message and purpose has a unique flavour. There's a place for everyone. Everyone, by the way, has a life mission to fulfil whether you know it or not. Despondency is the result of not living up to your purpose and mission, because you know you were put here to make a difference and expand your reality.

When we are In-Spirit, we are in-Spired and we create and deliver our message into the physical world of duality. We are also inspiring, and that creates magic. An inspired message moves mountains. Martin Luther King was a shining example of an In-Spirit messenger delivering an inspired message that moved a mountain of social injustice. He was also captivating.

Agents of change and soulful entrepreneurs often struggle with an opposing force that stands in the way of them achieving their grand visions. When you understand why this will always be so and how to work with this Law of Duality and the Law of Oneness, you will be able to overcome seemingly unsurmountable odds and achieve your mission. The world impossible simply becomes the catalyst to expand your abilities to achieve your goals. People are doing it every day, why not make the next person you?