Life is to short to spend it doing work you don’t enjoy.
Whether you just graduated and the path doesn’t fit, or you’re earning good money in a job that drain you, I’ll help you figure out what you actually want, and build a realistic plan to get it.
Edward J. Primeau
40+ years of building a life around work he loves
LIFE AND CARRER MONITRORING
SOUND FAMILIAR
You did everything right. So why doesn’t it feel right?
“I graduated, and now what?”
The degree is gone, but the career it point to isn’t one you are excited about.
“I don’t even know what i want”
You know what you don’t want. Finding the yes is harder.
“The money’s great. I’m miserable”
A big salary, a nice title, and a knot in your stomach every sunday night.
“What will everyone think?”
Parents, friends, colleagues- their expectation feels louder than your own voice.
“Would i be crazy to take less”
That lower-paying job look like so much more fun. You just need someone to think it through with.
“Is it too late to change?”
It isn't. But it helps to talk with someone who has reinvested himself more than once.
WHY FUN MATTERS
Fun isn’t a luxury. It’s how you know you’re on the right path.
You'll spend more of your waking hours working than doing almost anything else. When you enjoy what you do, you work harder, learn faster, bounce back quicker — and you're a better partner, parent and friend when you get home.
Money matters. I'll never tell you otherwise. But a paycheck can't buy back years spent dreading Monday. The goal is a life that pays the billsmakes you glad to get up in the morning.
The $200,000 job vs. the $80,000 job
Taking the pay cut can be the best decision of your life — or a painful one. The difference is doing it with your eyes open. Together we look honestly at
What you'd really be gaining, and what you'd be giving up
What you need to live on — not what you're used to spending
How to test the new path before you jump
The timing and the plan that make the leap safe
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
Look honestly. Find your spark. Plan the move. Live it.
I spent decades as a forensic expert separating facts from assumptions. We'll do the same with your life getting past what you think you should want to what actually fits. (No forensics involved just a clear-eyed way of thinking.)
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Look honestly
Where you are, what's working, and what's quietly wearing you down.
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Find your spark
What energizes you, what you're good at, and what kind of life you want.
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Plan the move
A practical plan money, timing, skills and first steps so the change is real, not a daydream.
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Live it
I stay in your corner as you make the change, through the doubts and the wins.
Meet your mentor
I followed what I loved. It took me places i never expected.
In 1979 I started out as an audio engineer and producer because I loved sound. That passion grew into businesses of my own and, eventually, a career as a nationally known audio and video forensic expert.
It wasn't a straight line. There were setbacks, money worries, reinventions and decisions I second-guessed. Through all of it I learned that work you enjoy is worth fighting for, and that you don't have to figure it out alone. Now I want to pass those lessons on.
TO BE CLEAR
I've spent most of my life in forensics, but this mentoring has nothing to do with forensic work, and I don't teach forensics here. I use what that training and a lot of life taught me to help you get unstuck, set goals and stay on track.
Read Ed’s full story
“You smell like what you rub against.”
Edward J. Primeau
The people you spend your days with — at work and outside it — shape your energy, your attitude and, over time, the direction of your whole life. Surround yourself with people who drain you and you'll carry that home. Surround yourself with people who inspire you and you'll start to rise to meet them. Choosing your work is really choosing who you rub up against every day.
Ways to work with ED
Mentoring shaped around you
There’s no one-size-fit-all life, because there’s no one size-fit-all-life. Pricing is set case by case, depending on your and how involved you want me to be. We’ll settle on what fits after our first exchange.
LIGHTER TOUGH
A couples of conversation a month, plus unlimited email A smaller investment.
ONE SESSION
The Crossroads Session
One focused, in-depth conversation for when you're facing a big decision — a job offer, a career switch, or simply figuring out your next step.
[LENGTH]-minute one-on-one session
An honest look at your options and what's holding you back
A written summary with your next steps
Investment: discussed during your free conversation
Closer Guidance
More frequent conversations while you’re in the middle of big change. A larger investment
ONGOING
One-on-One Life Mentoring
A mentor in your corner as you find your direction and make the change — someone to think out loud with and hold you to your word.
Conversations as often as you need — from a couple a month to more
Unlimited email between conversations
Clarity on what you want and a step-by-step plan, money included
Encouragement and accountability through the change
Investment: case by case, based on your goals and my level of involvement
FOR PARENTS
Your graduate is struggling to find their way?
Sometimes young adults will open up to a mentor in ways they won't with family. Mentoring can be a meaningful gift — an experienced, outside voice who helps them find their own direction.
Talk With Ed About Your Child
Book cover: Nothing but the truth
ED’S STORY
Nothing But the Truth
My memoir about growing up, following my passion, and becoming an audio and video forensic expert — including the detours and hard lessons along the way.
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