The feeling you get when you discover your strengths then gain enough clarity on how to apply them in a career that fits, is like opening up a portal to knowing exactly what you want.

You could even say it’s like doing self reflection -> exactly how Kirby Verceles described it

In this HTYC episode, Scott Anthony Barlow chats with Kirby about how she went from feeling stuck and having to do some soul searching by asking herself the tough questions, to finally gaining clarity on how to apply her signature strengths. The result? The feeling of happiness coming to work every morning (Kirby’s definition of success).

On a side note: Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email me at scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

What to Listen For

• Find out specifically how Kirby learned her strengths (and began to use them)
• Learn how to think about Strengths and weaknesses in a way that benefits your entire life
• How to use your signature strengths to make work feel different (and not so much like “work”)

Episode Resources

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Related Episodes

1. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
2. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
3. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Alissa knew she had to make a change when she could no longer see anything. 

Not in a metaphorical sense. Nope. The doctor had confirmed that her periods of temporary blindness were work-stress induced. And as it turns out, Alissa was unwilling to give up her eyesight for her job!

Alissa’s career began in Human Resources. She worked her way up to Director Level HR roles in municipalities! That’s where she started experiencing stress like she’d never experienced before. 

She also knew that there had to be a different way to do work! A way that fit her. That’s when she began thinking about opening her own consulting business!

What You’ll Learn

• What worked (and didn’t work) as Alissa started her consulting business
• Why she started thinking about consulting as career in the first place!
• How she went from temporary blindness to much more fulfilling work (and what were the hardest parts along the way!)

To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast

Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over

https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/ 

Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

Linnea is a rockstar at taking career test drives to land the ideal job. In fact, she’s so good at this that she made four job title jumps in the span of just six months! And if you think there’s no way that could be you — think again. 

In this episode, we dig in with Linnea to figure out her secret sauce for test driving careers, using in-between times to win the career hunt, and how doing what others are unwilling to do helped her get ahead.

To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast

Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over

https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/ 

Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

Wondering how to use the Clifton StrengthsFinder Assessment? Is it accurate, Will it tell me what type of career I should focus on? How do I use it outside of my work? 

All good questions: We thought it would be better to show you how people can use strengths, what they are, how they work, even how to incorporate them into things like interviews. We also thought it would be best if we showed you this real time. 

To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast

Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over

https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/ 

Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

It’s been over 8 years and FOUR HUNDRED Episodes here at Happen To Your Career! 

We couldn’t have done it without you! So in this special episode of HTYC our team member Kathy Wilkes takes over the podcast and interviews Scott Anthony Barlow. 

Here’s what you get to learn:

• What got Scott past the fears to say “I am doing this” when creating HTYC? 
• How is HTYC different now compared to when episode 1 was released?
• What is Scott’s favorite sport and why is it Hockey? 
• How Kathy gets out of her comfort zone even though she’s not super comfortable taking over the host seat
• And so many more surprise pieces of history about Happen To Your Career!

To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast

Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over

https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/ 

Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc