Everyone we work with is looking for meaningful work. But what does meaningful work actually look like? What do you need to be able to do meaningful work? The exact details are different for every individual, but we have found that there are 8 big things that people need to do meaningful work, as well as 6 things that detract from meaningful work. 

What you'll learn

• What you can stop doing that you may be mistaking for meaningful work
• How your income factors into your feelings of meaningful work
• Science-based research that shows the highest impact areas to do meaningful work

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! 

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

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1. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
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Have you ever sat down and chatted with someone to ask them how they did a successful career change? How about chatting with 3 people, or 10, or even dozens?

You’ve probably heard differently, but the goal of finding meaningful work that pays well is more “science than an art” so we’ve made a guide detailing all the research, stories, strategies, career advice, and data that you’d otherwise have to pay to learn.

In this HTYC episode, Scott Anthony Barlow, Phillip Migyanko (head of client success at HTYC) and Joshua Rivers (content manager & podcast editor) sit down to chat about the story behind why we’ve done the work over the past 4 years to create this guide and finally release it. We give you a behind-the-scenes look into the biggest lessons learnt, the painful stories, and what goes into the incredible career change success of high performers.

What you'll learn

• How high performers condition themselves to not just learn, but also take action
• How to use our guide so that it works for your specific situation 

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! 

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

This episode isn't for everyone. It's about the biggest reasons high performers leave organizations and how leaders can work to retain them. If you're a leader, you'll gain a lot from this conversation with Dave Stachowiak, and you'll no doubt hear a few things that are true for your personal situation and what you want in your next opportunity. 

What you'll learn 

• Why high performers have a tendency to stay TOO LONG
• How to prevent burnout in your role as well as among your team 
• The reasons that high performers quit (they aren’t the same reason everyone else leaves!)
• How to make sure you know when to leave a job 

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! 

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers - 6 Ways to get Reassurance that your new career is right for you (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Imagine that you just lost the career you’ve loved for years... After picking up the pieces of your broken heart, what do you do next? Can you possibly find something that is as good or fulfilling? Where do you even start? David Nurse was a coach in the NBA, but at the height of coaching success he unexpectedly lost his job. In this conversation, you’ll learn how 4 new doors opened for Scott and how he made a successful career pivot to a role he never even knew existed.

What you’ll learn 

• How to use job loss to find a career that fits you 
• The first step to take when you decide to make a career change
• How to redefine your career and achieve success 

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! 

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Back in 2000, when CBS's hit reality TV show Survivor came out, Christine Hofbeck decided her life goal was to be on the show. She relentlessly pursued this goal for 16 years, even when her friends and coworkers thought she was crazy for putting in applications year after year. Then (spoiler alert) she was finally cast in season 35 and almost won the whole thing! Despite coming up short of the $1M prize, Christine successfully achieved her life goal and had the adventure of a lifetime! Learn how Christine’s experiences in the pursuit of a dream completely changed her outlook on life and work 

What you’ll learn 

• How to look past limiting beliefs to make your dreams a reality 
• The importance of empowering yourself towards your goals  
• How to counteract imposter syndrome 
• How to truly learn from your failures to grow in your career 

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! 

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Most people find it difficult to draw personal boundaries at work, which can quickly lead to burnout. Author, keynote speaker, and former Antarctic Expedition Leader, Rachael Robertson, is best known as an authority on leading in extreme environments. In today’s episode, you’ll learn life-altering lessons about avoiding burnout and regret, drawing boundaries, changing the culture around you, and succeeding in the most challenging of environments.

What you’ll learn 

• How to draw personal boundaries at work to avoid burnout 

• Tips on using boundary conversations as an opportunity to coach the people around you

• Rachael’s take on respect vs. harmony in the workplace (and which is more important)

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! 

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Have you heard of SCRUM? SCRUM stands for “Systematic Customer Resolution Unraveling Meeting,” in simpler terms, it is a framework that helps teams work together, encourages them to learn through experiences and helps them self-organize while working on a problem. Today on the podcast J.J. Sutherland, CEO of Scrum, Inc, shares how changing the way you view your work will increase your happiness AND enable you to do twice the work in half the time.

What you’ll learn 

• How to become more effective and more fulfilled in your work at the same time
• Using SCRUM to increase happiness, get more done, and generally feel better about your work
• How to get your team to produce higher quality work 

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! 

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Rob had done it all right. He had graduated from college, got a good job, worked his way up to a respectable title and salary… but one day he looked up and realized he was not okay with the career trajectory he was on and needed to jump ship. Learn how Rob figured out what was missing from his career through self-reflection and self-development.

What you’ll learn 

• How to figure out what you really want out of your career 
• The importance of challenging yourself to make sure you are doing meaningful work
• How finding your strengths helps you differentiate what you’re good at from what you enjoy   

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! 

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
3. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Self development is one of the most important aspects within a career change journey. The more we learn about ourselves, the more likely we are to actually find a career that fits. In this conversation with best-selling author Gretchen Rubin, she explains the personality framework in her new book “The Four Tendencies,” and how to navigate a career change according to your tendency.

What you’ll learn 

• How to figure out which of the four tendencies you are 
• What is likely holding each tendency back from making a career change 
• How to find a career that fits your tendency 

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! 

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

We’re mixing it up for today’s episode. Instead of Scott interviewing a guest, we’re sharing an interview that Scott had on another podcast. Enjoy Scott in the hot seat of “How to Be Awesome At Your Job.” where he answered tons of questions about some of our most asked about topics: Strengths & Career Happiness

What you'll learn

• The six critical things people need from their work to experience true career happiness
• Why strengths are different than skills and why that matters
• How identifying your anti-strengths can skyrocket your self-awareness

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! 

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)