When you know what you want out of a career but don't know how to apply to the current market for jobs or businesses... we don't need to tell you that you have a problem. In this episode Mark and Scott discuss ways to solve that problem.

Wow, this is a long one! But well worth the listen as Mark and Scott get deep into intentionally deciding to mesh your career with your life! They discuss the five areas they use at HTYC to coach others to get from where they are to where they want to be!

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This week Scott and Mark talk about determining what you want in your career.  They discuss several techniques you can use on your own to understand better what you want in your career — be warned, it’s not always what you think it should be!

What You Want

Often when people think of what they want, they think of it in terms of what they don’t want. In order to truly know what you want, you need to list what you don’t want, then use that as a starting point for what you do want. Follow this 3-Step Process to discover what you truly want:

Tom Dixon is a Career Coach at MondayisGood.com.  Tom leads a Demand Planning Team for a Fortune 500 Team as well as writing his career blog and voluteering as part of a Career Resource Network.  Tom's Career and Job Search experience and techniques are all developed from "in the trenches" experiences.  They are tried and true through Tom's own experiences.

Katie McCarthy is the founder and host of the Give Good Podcast.  She is a personal growth and development enthusiast, a voracious consumer of information, a world traveler, a student of life, a coach,  listener and above all else a Good Giver!

 In this interview, Scott and Katie discuss the power of making a decision and following through on those decisions.

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Books & Resources Katie McCarthy Mentions in the Interview

Brendan Burchard

Entrepreneur On Fire Podcast with John Lee Dumas 

"Until one has committed, there is hesitancy.  The chance to draw back.  Always ineffectiveness.  Concerning all acts of initiative, and creation there is one elementary truth.  The ignorance of which kills countless ideas, and splendid plans.  That the moment that one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.  All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.  A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manor of unforseen incidents and meetings and material substances, which no one could have drempt would have come your way.  Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it.  Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."

-Johann Van Goethe

Emily Chase Smith comes from a long line of entrepreneurs. She's had many business ventures, some more successful than others. She graduated law school at 21.  She lived overseas for 5 years in Prague, Czech Republic with her family and now focuses her law practice on bankruptcy.

Emily now works with entrepreneurs and business owners to help them manage their money more effectively.  The guiding principle of her life is freedom.  In this interview, Emily explains to Scott how understanding her value and helping others recognize the value you provide can lead to more freedom than you think is possible!

In this episode, Tania talks with Scott about how to connect with others, how to understand your skills and passions and her experiences leading up to helping newbies in careers or countries!

Richie Norton is the bestselling author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid as well as the #1 Amazon download Résumés Are Dead and What to Do About It. He is an international speaker and consultant for the corporate growth and personal development industries, a social entrepreneur, and CEO and Founder of Global Consulting Circle.

Richie has been featured in Forbes, Businessweek, Young Entrepreneur, Huffington Post and other national publications both in print and online. In 2010, Pacific Business News recognized Richie as one of the Top Forty Under 40 “best and brightest young businessmen” in Hawaii.

Neither Scott or Mark had talked to Richie prior to this interview, but Richie is a huge part of the reason that HTYC exists today!  Listen toMark interview Richie to hear that story and tons of amazing tips and suggestions for your career!

Dan is the author of the New York Times best-selling 48 Days To The Work You Love, No More Dreaded Mondays and Wisdom Meets Passion. He has been a guest on CBS’ ‘The Early Show,’ MSNBC’s ‘Hardball with Chris Mathews, and the Dave Ramsey Show. Dan has spoken at the White House Christian Fellowship, and is in high demand at national conferences speaking on aging and changes in the workplace as well as at universities and churches.

Over 130,000 people have subscribed to his weekly newsletter, his 48 Days Podcast consistently ranks in the top 3 under Careers on iTunes, and the 48Days.net business community is viewed as an example around the world for those seeking to find – or create – work they love.

 In this interview, Scott and Dan talk about the importance of trying different things to get to work that you love.

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