SU Alum McCalope provides the Go-To for a “Good Job”

Award winning Journalist and Southern University Alumni Michelle McCalope has chosen to write and share her life accomplishments and advice via her published book titled “Good Job”: A guide and pursuing your passions and following your dreams. Introducing her book to her audience and supporters McCalope held her book signing Sunday August 17,2014 from 3 to 6pm at the Hotel Indigo located in the Downtown area. Upon entrance persons were able to purchase “Good Job” for 14 dollars receive a raffle ticket, and also an opportunity to write a small letter to the author.
McCalope opened with reading certain sections of “Good Job” and sharing a few personal stories, next food was served and McCalope began signing and taking pictures with supporters.
When asked about the inspirations and reasoning behind McCalope’s book she replied that she had been planning to write a book for years, and had already began writing chapters, but due to the lost of a few close friends she realized that life is short.
“A couple of my friends died recently, and it hit me that life is short and on my bucket list was to write and publish a book, so I went on and did so,” said McCalope. Making decisions around her birthday McCalope decided that there needed to be a sense of urgency and that the time was now.
While writing “Good Job” McCalope wanted her readers to be able to use it in any field, not just journalism. “I knew I had a good message, that the people needed to hear. I know many people that have jobs that they’ve been doing them for 20 years and they hate it, but it pays the bills and sends the kids to college,” said McCalope.
Further explaining why we should be happy with our career choice McCalope goes on “ I believe we should be happy with or job, because we work so much, that if we don’t enjoy it then we wont be happy people.” “God wants us to be happy and I feel we are better people when we are happier.” When asked the effects of one not being happy on the job McCalope went on to give a scenario explaining the domino affect of an unhappy worker. “You should find a job that you enjoy, because if your not happy your not doing anyone favors, because your family isn’t happy, because your complaining, your boss isn’t happy because your not doing the best job you can, just trying get by,” said McCalope. “So do your self a favor and the people around you a favor that you love and do something you love and enjoy,” finished McCalope.
Being an SU graduate McCalope wanted to give a special dedication to the students and graduates of SU. “ Starting as an SU student, I didn’t know journalist or certain contacts, but SU gave me the proper tools to be successful, and I want the student of SU to know that they too can be successful.