Displacement Day (Paperback)

On what was thought to be a typical work day, author Thomas Dowd received The Call Nobody Wants: “We’re downsizing.” In the midst of an economic downturn, the author had some choices to make in how to most effectively approach the new journey. "Displacement Day" is for anyone who has ever had the unfortunate—or fortunate—task of finding a job. Fortunate? Yes, because you may actually learn something about your character and resolve during the process that will change the course of your life and career. This book is a pick-me-up, motivational reference guide with clearly laid out objectives that give you the tools you need to successfully find a new professional occupation. More importantly, it lets you know that you’re not alone in the process. You’ll be inspired to challenge yourself to set aggressive goals as you align your passions with the need to define your next career move.

Tom Dowd, AKA Transformation Tom(TM), is a loving father of three beautiful daughters and a devoted husband from a small town in Maine. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a Communication degree, concentrating on interpersonal and organizational communication. Tom is a prize-winning speaker, an award-winning and Amazon best-selling author, trainer, coach, and radio host-all spurred by his need to be more than a painfully shy and introverted individual on a roller coaster ride of success. Tom is an active member in Toastmasters International, a group of 300,000 members worldwide looking to develop communication and leadership skills. Tom joined in 2008 thinking it was just a way to boost his résumé. It became a wonderful downhill spiral of failure. Whether it was a speech contest or a publisher's rejection, Toastmasters pushed him beyond his comfort zone to find self-awareness, belief that he could make a difference and the motivation to take smarter steps toward success both personally and professionally. What Tom found was a boost in confidence that changed the path of his life and career. In 2010-2011, he was awarded the District 45 Outstanding Toastmaster of the Year representing over 100 clubs in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and the three eastern most provinces of Canada. Now exhibiting consistent speech contest success, Tom is the two-time Table Topics District 45 champion for 2012 and 2013. Additionally, he is a member of the National Speakers Association and the Global Speakers Federation. With over 24 years of experience in the financial industry in management and leadership roles at the same organization and a plethora of inconsistency on this professional journey, Tom received the call nobody wanted: "We're downsizing." After unexpectedly losing his full-time job, Tom landed in a better place in just 59 days using methods from his coaching and training. He is now a VP at one of the larger financial institutions in North America. In 2011, he started his own side business "Thomas Dowd Professional Development & Coaching" where he continues to use the lessons learned on his climb up the corporate ladder to help people creatively find ways to differentiate themselves in the workplace and to find their own individual paths toward success. The mantra is "Transform into who you really want to be." Tom is the author of four well-received business books.