One of the strangest concepts of modern life is “finding the time” and “making time”. This is of course a silly concept, because time is finite, In the past few centuries, thinkers had said that much of the unsavoury work would be taken over by machines, and we would be left with a life of leisure. As many have found, it has become quite the opposite: either people are faced with unemployment, or there are many who work to keep a machine going in order to support their families. Increasingly with this fourth Industrial Revolution, we’re heading into dangerous territory with a great disparity between haves and have nots.

After flirting with the idea of freelancing for many years, I finally decided to take the plunge! So, here I am, on Day 1 of Heather Mak Consulting, allowing me to directly offer you the sum total of my knowledge, experience and network!

I would be remiss not to thank the following individuals:

Over the past 5 months, I’ve had the opportunity to take some time to travel and reflect on things.  One thing that always amazes me about travelling, is that there is so much richness in history.  Ancient, and not-so-ancient civilizations, truly had answers to a lot of modern issues, and it is shame that there weren’t more written records from that time.

In a recent discussion with a few friends, we’ve been noticing a disturbing trend in Canada in the sustainability space – several Director and higher sustainability roles have been steadily disappearing.

Every so often, a fresh graduate or student or friend or acquaintance will ask me for advice in finding work in CSR.  Below, I have put together what I have learned in my own journey in being a student, finding work in CSR, switching from one industry to another, working in various sustainability roles, and moving overseas to find work.