Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, & Career Design (Careers)

Alyssa is one of the co-founders of HTYC and has seen thousands of people make nearly impossible career changes, yet when it came to making her own career transition she experienced self-doubt and mental roadblocks. Learn how Alyssa regained her confidence by going back to her strengths, shifted her mindset to excel in the interview process, negotiated in the face of the impossible, and ultimately landed her ideal role in a field she’s been away from for 12 years!

What you'll learn

  • How Alyssa negotiated in a seemingly impossible situation and created a flexible role in education 
  • The importance of going back to your strengths to figure out what fits
  • How a career change for teachers can still be in the field of education 
  • How a mindset shift during coaching transformed Alyssa’s interview experience

 

Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book to learn all about Scott’s upcoming book! 

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

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

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)
Direct download: HTYC484.mp3
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Have you ever had a job you really enjoyed (maybe even loved!) but something still felt off? That’s where Kate found herself. She was making a difference as a nurse, had patients she loved, and a great team; however, something was still missing. Kate didn’t feel ready to give up her identity as a nurse, but she knew something had to give. Learn how Kate went from feeling disenchanted with the healthcare system to finding fulfillment in a career she loves, community involvement and ultramarathons!

What you’ll learn 

  • How to untangle your identity from an industry you’ve given your heart and soul to
  • How to ready yourself to face the unknowns of career change
  • What career fulfillment really means (and what it doesn’t!)
  • The tools Kate used to figure out what she really wanted out of her career and life 

 

Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book to learn all about Scott’s upcoming book! 

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

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC483-fixed.mp3
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Pre-order Scott Anthony Barlow’s new book Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach to Career Change and Meaningful Work, and get exclusive pre-order bonuses. Pre-order here and send a copy of your receipt to scott@happentoyourcareer.com to receive the awesome bonuses!

On this special bonus episode, Scott discusses "the why" behind his new book: what influenced him, kept him going and the impact he believes it can have. 

When you preorder and send the receipt, with "Bonuses" in the subject line, to scott@happentoyourcareer.com you will receive:

  • A limited edition Author’s copy of the book - we’ll even get it to your house BEFORE the book publishes in October (It could take longer if you’re not in the USA)
  • Access to audio scripts (including those that have been used to negotiate $10K-$120K extra during a job offer)
  • A PDF copy of the book available immediately
  • A private list of all the research that went into the writing of the book 
  • My personal list of top 10 books that could change your life (and how you think about fulfilling work) 
  • Chance to participate in our early reader group
  • Special Interview about the book with the HTYC team (video and audio)

Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book to learn more!

Direct download: HTYCB006.mp3
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To feel fulfilled in your career, you need your work to feel meaningful and you want to feel like you’re making a difference or helping people. It’s time for a career change! But hold up, before you begin looking for “meaningful careers,” you first need to define what meaningful work is to you (it’s different for everyone!) In this episode, Scott and Cindy discuss how to figure out what creates meaningful work for you and how to match your unique definition with a career.

What you'll learn

  • Questions to ask yourself to figure out what is most meaningful to you
  • How to find a job doing what you love that also helps people 
  • The importance of knowing your strengths & how to use them to fill your bucket 
  • The connection between meaningful work and careers that help people

 

Pre-order our book Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach to Career Change and Meaningful Work, and get exclusive pre-order bonuses! Pre-order here and send a copy of your receipt to scott@happentoyourcareer.com to receive the awesome bonuses! Learn more at happentoyourcareer.com/book

 

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

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

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

 

 

 

Direct download: HTYC482.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Pre-order Scott Anthony Barlow’s new book Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach to Career Change and Meaningful Work, and get exclusive pre-order bonuses. Pre-order here and send a copy of your receipt to scott@happentoyourcareer.com to receive the awesome bonuses!

On this episode, we are so excited to take you behind the scenes as Scott reads an excerpt from his new book!

When you preorder and send the receipt, with "Bonuses" in the subject line, to scott@happentoyourcareer.com you will receive:

  • A limited edition Author’s copy of the book - we’ll even get it to your house BEFORE the book publishes in October (It could take longer if you’re not in the USA)
  • Access to audio scripts (including those that have been used to negotiate $10K-$120K extra during a job offer)
  • A PDF copy of the book available immediately
  • A private list of all the research that went into the writing of the book 
  • My personal list of top 10 books that could change your life (and how you think about fulfilling work) 
  • Chance to participate in our early reader group
  • Special Interview about the book with the HTYC team (video and audio)

Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book to learn more!

Direct download: HTYC481.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Negotiation expert Kwame Christian’s motto is: “The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations.” If we want a more equitable workplace, we have to talk to each other about race. Kwame joins Scott to give tips on approaching difficult conversations and to discuss his new book: How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond.

 

Related Episodes

Episode 459: How To Improve Your Conversation & Negotiation Skills With Kwame Christian 

Direct download: HTYCB005.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

What if you were promoted 4 times over 7 years, each time into a role that fit you better? That's what Maggie did by digging into her strengths and learning how to use them to her advantage. By leaning into her strengths and pivoting into roles that she fully aligned with, Maggie had the satisfaction of finally being able to be herself at work. 

What you'll learn

  • The importance of staying true to yourself in your career search and roles (and how your strengths can help you do just that!) 
  • How to use your strengths to continually tweak your career trajectory 
  • The strategy of negotiation through silence
  • How exploring your signature strengths can lead to work you actually enjoy

 

Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book to learn all about Scott’s upcoming book! 

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

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

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)
Direct download: HTYC480.mp3
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Your career is a continual progression, a journey that’s never actually completed. The ultimate challenge is eventually learning how to direct that journey. Taking your past experiences and the things you’ve learned about yourself on the way and creating the exact role you want and expertly navigating your career path. Learn how Quynh used every single experience from being an international student, going through the immigration process and all of her different jobs, to continually pivot into roles that better fit her priorities and life.

What you’ll learn 

  • How to use learnings from your current and past roles to pivot into a career that fits 
  • The importance of figuring out the exact ingredients that will create your ideal role  
  • How to figure out your career path by defining your priorities 

 

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

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

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. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC479.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

You will never find meaningful work by staying at a job you’re good at but don’t enjoy. If you’re feeling burned out and unfulfilled at work, you don’t have to continue that cycle. Your ideal career is out there! But first you have to figure out what you want out of your career so you can go and get it! Learn how Erin’s mindset shift allowed her to realize that her ideal career was right in front of her all along.

What you’ll learn 

  • How to know when it’s time to leave a job you’re great at 
  • How Erin overcame her biggest obstacles when switching industries
  • Questions to ask in an interview to make sure a role is right for you 
  • How to use your strengths to create career clarity 

 

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

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC478.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Finding work you love isn’t impossible, but you have to be willing to put in the time and effort and step away from the conventional career change route. If you want to find meaningful work that pays well, it’s going to take a lot more than just scrolling through job boards, updating your LinkedIn, polishing your resume and attending networking events. In this episode, Scott chats with 2 career coaches and business owners, Austin Belcak & Janine Esbrand, who help career changers find their ideal roles using unconventional methods.

What you’ll learn 

  • The most effective place to start when you want to make a career change 
  • What it means to design your career around your life 
  • The unconventional methods you can use to successfully pivot your career
  • How to build relationships to move the needle towards your ideal career

 

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

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

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. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2.  Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC477_1.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Our mission is to change the way the entire world works, and that starts with you! Do you have your next vacation on the calendar? Are you preparing yourself and your team for a break? Taking a month (or more!) off of work is possible. It’s all about assessing your priorities and being intentional. Scott has returned from his very own intentional hiatus! After a month-long, much-deserved vacation in Greece, he is back and ready to share takeaways from his trip and advice from his longest time away from HTYC. 

 

What you’ll learn 

  • What it really means to thrive at work 
  • Scott’s biggest takeaways from his month in Greece 
  • How to set your team up for success so you can take time off 
  • The importance of being intentional

 

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

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC476.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Do you need to go back to school if you want to make a career change? Maybe you’re looking to switch industries and you’re wondering if you can do so without going back to school. Or maybe you hustled hard to get to where you are without ever getting a degree, and now you're wondering: Is a career change with no degree possible? Kate & Cindy discuss navigating career changes without a degree, and the advice we give our clients about getting additional degrees to make a career switch.

Direct download: HTYCB004.mp3
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Not feeling like yourself in your career? Get out of your career funk by using your strengths to become the truest version of yourself at work. Understanding your strengths, and how they work for you, is one of the first steps we emphasize when hopeful career changers approach us. In this episode, Cindy & Kate explore digging into your strengths, narrowing your career search and finding a role that fits you (+brings you happiness and fulfillment!) 

What you’ll learn 

  • How to evaluate if you’re working within your strengths in your role
  • The importance of using your strengths as tools in your career search 
  • How to differentiate your skills from your strength

 

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

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

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. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC475.mp3
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When it comes to finding meaningful work, relationships are in & resumes are out! Turns out if you’re looking to make a change to more fulfilling work, your paper resume is actually pretty irrelevant in the career change process. Aligning your experience with a new role or a new industry is possible. You can have a meaningful, fulfilling career that pays well, but trolling job boards with your resume isn’t going to make it happen. On this episode, Liz & Ang discuss kickstarting your career change to meaningful work by proactively building relationships… and ditching your resume (just kidding… sort of).

What you’ll learn 

  • Why building relationships will get you farther than your resume 
  • How to align your experience with a new role and pivot your career
  • How building relationships can help you test drive new career opportunities

 

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

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

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. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC474.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

It’s easy to become frustrated or disheartened when trying to make a career change, particularly if you are feeling burnt out in your current role or if you’ve been trying to make a change for awhile. However, having a positive mindset can be a true game changer on the path to meaningful, well-paid work. On this team episode, Phillip & Ang share 5 tips to maintain a positive mindset during a career change

What you'll learn

  • How to keep your energy high when you’re at a slow part of your career change 
  • Ways to reframe your mindset when you are losing confidence in the career change process
  • How to keep internal negative chatter from taking over

 

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. Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC473.mp3
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Have you ever felt like you would enjoy your work more if you could do something more creative, but struggled to figure out how to make that a reality? Allowing more time for creativity and fun in your career is one major component to avoiding burnout. On this team episode, Ang & Celena share stories, tips, and questions to ask yourself to spark your creativity and revamp your boring career.

What you'll learn

  • How to align your current role with what you want out of your career 
  • Ways to generate creativity and joy in your current role
  • How to be more creative when you don’t work in the arts

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC472.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

If you find yourself feeling negative about your work, unfocused, procrastinating, downplaying your achievements…if you start to question why you get up in the morning, it may be time to accept that you need to make a change. It’s time to figure out whether you are in the right role experiencing imposter syndrome or if you’re in the wrong role and you’re actually an imposter. On this team episode, Cindy & Kate discuss how to know if you’re in the right role & the truth behind imposter syndrome.

What you’ll learn 

  • How to differentiate imposter syndrome from a role that’s wrong for you
  • Why using your strengths is so important in identifying your ideal role 
  • How feelings of being an imposter can help you evaluate your career trajector

 

To get the resources on imposter syndrome that Cindy mentioned in this episode, email cindy@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. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC471_1.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Fear of the unknown is one of the most common hesitations we hear from people wanting to change careers. Not being able to control your situation or know exactly what will happen next can be stressful and draining. How can you move away from that fearful place and refocus your energy into work that will actually bring about change? HTYC career coach, Angela Barnard, jumps on the podcast to discuss one of her favorite topics: energy. 

Did you enjoy this episode and want to discuss more about energy and your career? Email angela@happentoyourcareer.com

 

Direct download: HTYCB003.mp3
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The traditional way of job searching doesn’t work... you already know that. So how do you land a role in today’s world? And not just any role, but your ideal role… one that's meaningful, that you enjoy, and that pays really well (without going back to school)? These “unicorn roles” are out there, our clients have proven this time and time again. On today’s episode, 3 HTYC career coaches, Ang, Liz & Phillip, share career advice and detail what their most successful career change clients have done differently.

What you’ll learn 

  • Steps the most successful career changers take 
  • How to figure out what you actually want to do
  • How to create opportunities for yourself 
  • Tactical career advice from our career coaches 

 

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. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC470_1.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

“I am ready for a career change… Will I have to start over? Do I need to go back to school? Will I have to take a pay cut?” 35-40 years old is a common age range for career change. Oftentimes you have made it to a high level in your current organization, are feeling burnt out, and are finding your priorities in life are shifting. How can you take the skills and experience you’ve gained over the past 10+ years and translate them into a meaningful career you love? In this bonus episode, Phillip, HTYC Director of Client Results, discusses the common struggles of 35-40 year old career changers and the solutions our coaches provide to help them transition to their ideal role!

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.

Direct download: HTYCB002.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 5:00am PDT

You wake up one day and your career feels off track. Maybe you’ve realized the work you’re doing is no longer meaningful to you, and you want more out of your career. Even if you’re in your “midlife,” you still deserve to do meaningful work that makes you happy! Your abilities are going to change. Your views are going to change. The things you care about are going to change. Recognize it for what it is: a sign that you've been evolving and that your current situation no longer suits you. On this team episode, Cindy & Phillip detail the stories of 4 HTYC alums that made midlife career changes. Learn how they persevered through limiting beliefs and found a second chance at career happiness. 

 

What you’ll learn 

  • 4 limiting beliefs stopping people in their midlife from making a career change
  • How to transfer your skills to a new job so you’re never starting over
  • Why it’s okay to leave an industry even if you’ve worked your way to the top
  • How to ditch your limiting beliefs and take action for your career change

 

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. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC469.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

If your current role isn’t fulfilling, if it isn’t checking all the boxes, if it isn’t aligned with what you picture as your ideal career… then what are you waiting for? Why are you going down a path that isn’t going to bring you career happiness and fulfillment? Alistair Marshall has made quite a few pivots throughout his career, and one of his ventures happens to be career coaching! With this combination of personal and professional experience, he gives great insight on how to identify if your current role is still the right fit for your life, what actually worked for him as he transitioned careers, and how he knew the role he chose was the right one during his career search. 

 

What you will learn

  • Why you should always experiment with your career 
  • How to get out of your comfort zone and find career happiness
  • Career search tips from a career coach’s personal experience

 

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. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

 

Direct download: HTYC468.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Scott discusses his family's annual trip abroad, and how he and Alyssa are intentionally using their trip this year to step away from the company for one month. This is pretty much Scott's out of office in podcast form, but you'll also learn how to be more intentional in your life and work!

What you'll learn 

  • Why Scott & Alyssa are stepping away from HTYC for an entire month
  • Scott's vision of how work across the world can be more flexible than today's standard
  • Where in the world the Barlows are heading this summer (and why they hired a skipper!)
  • Scott's take on the new "4-day work week" that the UK is testing out

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

 

Direct download: HTYC-B1.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

When it comes to making a career change, figuring out what you want to do next can seem extremely daunting, especially when thinking long-term. When the pandemic hit, Victoria Lyon was thrust into the front lines of COVID testing operations. This unexpected role change caused her to reevaluate her research job and plans for a PhD. As she began digging into what she truly wanted, she felt a lot of pressure to make the right decisions for her career’s future. Learn how Victoria figured out what she truly wanted by getting strategic with her strengths, and switched industries to a career she loves.

 

What you will learn  

  • How to evaluate your strengths to figure out your ideal role when switching industries 
  • The importance of finding a career where you can be yourself 
  • Career search strategies that use your signature strengths

 

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)
Direct download: HTYC467.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

A huge part of navigating your career search is the challenge of convincing yourself to wait for the right fit and trusting your ideal role will come along. Knowing when to walk away is extremely difficult at times, but learning to trust your gut feeling can help you navigate these decisions. Peter Stark, author of “The Only Negotiating Guide You’ll Ever Need” joins Scott to discuss how your gut feelings can direct your career search, and more!

 

What you’ll learn 

  • How to practice negotiation in everyday conversation
  • Steps to negotiate a raise (Peter takes you step by step)
  • How to decide when to negotiate and when to walk away 
  • The importance of envisioning what you want out of your career trajectory 

 

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. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC466.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

You’ve realized it’s time to make a career change, but you’ve likely also realized doing so is a big commitment that will take time and dedication. How on earth can you fit this into your life when you already have a completely full schedule? On today’s episode, Scott dives into how to create more time and space in your life to make a career change.  

What you’ll learn 

  • How to create 5-10 hours a week of time you didn’t have before 
  • Specific tips on how to simplify your  daily/weekly tasks
  • How to identify what is stealing your time 

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)
Direct download: HTYC465.mp3
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Linking achievement to happiness or contentment is a common theme in today’s society, especially when it comes to evaluating a career. However, to live a fulfilling life and do meaningful work you must learn how to love the life you have, and live without regret. Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, author of “The Earned Life,” discusses earning your path to fulfillment & continually reinventing yourself so you are never truly stuck.   

 

What you'll learn

  • How to have confidence in starting over in your career or switching industries
  • The problem with our society's overfocus on achievement
  • The importance of being open minded specifically when it comes to 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. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC464.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

When you receive a job offer, you are in the best position to negotiate. It’s your time to get what you want whether that is more money, better benefits, flexibility... On the other hand, if you’ve been with a company for a few months (or years) and think it’s about dang time to ask for a raise, you can (and should!) Listen in as author & negotiation expert, G. Richard Shell gives real life examples of job and salary negotiation.

 

What you’ll learn 

  • How to ask for more money when you receive a job offer 
  • The trick to making negotiation less awkward 
  • How to prepare and set goals for your next negotiation
  • How to ask for a raise 

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC463.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Haley wanted a career that was more flexible (and fulfilling). However, she was fearful a career pivot would jeopardize the experience and success she had gained over the past decade as a marketing executive. Learn how Haley made a career change to something that aligned with her priorities without derailing her career trajectory.   

What you’ll learn 

  • How to know when it’s time to leave your long-term career (even if it’s going well!)
  • The importance of giving yourself permission to get out of your career comfort zone
  • How to align each phase of your life with 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. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcast
  2. Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
Direct download: HTYC462.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

What happens when the career plan you’ve alway had falls apart? Anna VanRemoortel's identity was heavily tied to her academic job, so when she realized she was no longer excited about her work and questioned her career’s direction, she was left feeling like she was lacking in all areas of her life.

In this episode, Anna details the highs and lows of dropping out of her PhD program and becoming an executive director (in less than a year!)

To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts on the Happen To Your Career Podcast Page 

Want to know how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over? Check out our Career Change Guide

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

Direct download: HTYC461.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Transitioning careers is hard work, and there are a lot of ups and downs, but when you feel that tug like you were meant for more… you’ve got to make it happen.

Angela Barnard wasn’t always sure what her career would be, but from a young age she realized it was up to her to design her life. 

Learn how Ang became the successful career coach she is today by aligning her strengths and values, getting uncomfortable, and believing in herself every step of the way. 

To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts on the Happen To Your Career Podcast Page 

Want to know how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over? Check out our Career Change Guide

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

Direct download: HTYC460.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

One of the pillars of career growth is self-development. When it comes to communicating with our team and even our family and friends, it’s important to know how to manage emotions and have productive, yet difficult, conversations. Negotiation expert Kwame Christian discusses how to use his 3-part framework to gain confidence in your conversation skills and become a better negotiator in every aspect of your life.

 

What you’ll learn 

  • How to use Kwame’s 3-step framework to improve your negotiation skills
  • Tips to prepare for salary negotiation and how to managing your emotions during the conversation
  • How to negotiate anything, specifically during a career change 

 

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. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC459.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Many of the people that we have worked with here at HTYC tend to go through several career changes on their own. They try many of the traditional job search methods, and they don’t see lasting results. Usually, they start excited about their new role, but then, at some point, start realizing that something is off. Sometimes the role or company doesn’t match your values. Sometimes the role doesn’t match your strengths.

Laura Parker used to work for a global law firm for 12 years, and made a change to this technology company 2 years ago. It didn’t take long for her to realize that she needed to make another change, and that’s where she found this podcast. But I’m getting ahead of her story. We need to jump back and see why she needed to leave the law firm in the first place?

Direct download: htyc458.mp3
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How can you remove distraction?

Distraction from achieving what’s most important to you?

Distraction that takes you away from who you want to be spending your time with?

Who better to answer this question than the person who wrote "Indistractable: How to control your attention and choose your life." I read it and loved it so much that I bought it for my entire team for Christmas. 

Here to teach us the difference between traction and distraction is author Nir Eyal.



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/ 

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Direct download: htyc457.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

The goal for many people that we work with is to obtain freedom in their life and work. But what does that even mean?

Natalie Sisson, The Suitcase Entrepreneur, traveled the world for many years - living and working wherever she wanted to, and speaking with hundreds of people on her podcast about what freedom really means to them. From those experiences, she has created her own definition of freedom.

Listen as Scott and Natalie discuss the pros and cons and how to create your personal definition of freedom to guide your career and life.

 

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/ 

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Direct download: htyc456.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Studies show that people make a first impression in less than 7 seconds. That doesn’t give you a lot of time to make a great impression during a job interview or when you’re networking! So what can you do in those 7 seconds (or less) to make the absolute best impression? Vanessa Van Edwards, author of “Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication,” shares science-backed research on how to make a great first impression. 

 

What you’ll learn 

  • The importance of first impressions and how to master them 
  • How to give off the right cues to show charisma and trustworthiness during interviews and networking 
  • How your LinkedIn profile is perceived by others, and things to change for your career search 

 

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. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc455.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

In the Pursuit of Happiness, Will Smith finds himself sitting on the bathroom floor with his son after everything has come crashing down and he has no place to live and he’s hit rock bottom? He’s absolutely forced to figure things out.

But what if you have a reasonably good job and you’re making good money and you know you want something more but honestly it’s really difficult to make it happen?

Benjamin Hardy talks about exactly why “Willpower doesn’t work in these situations” to make a successful change!

 

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/ 

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Direct download: htyc454.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

As humans, we have a tendency to compare ourselves to one another. This doesn’t make us feel too great most of the time, but especially when it comes to measuring success. My measure or definition of success may not be the same as yours. And that is completely okay! That’s because success looks different for everyone. When you worry about other people’s opinions (even if it’s family or friends), it can negatively impact your potential success. On today’s episode, Celena Singh shares how she broke out of the restraints of other’s expectations and found happiness and satisfaction in her successes. 

What you’ll learn 

  • Why you need to figure out your own definition of success 
  • How outside opinions negatively impact your success
  • What you need to do to get out of your own way
  • How to stand up for yourself and find happiness where you are

 

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. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts
Direct download: htyc453.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Are the expectations of others holding you back from doing work that is truly fulfilling? Most of us feel like we have to behave like one person when we’re at work, and a different person when we’re at home or in our social circles. That in itself creates a social expectation. If you want to be yourself at all times, you’re bucking the trend. Because, in our world today it’s  not “normal” to get paid to be who you are, using your true strengths instead of just the skills you’ve picked up in various roles along the way. But, you want to know the weirdest part? By resisting being your most authentic self at all times (because of fear) we are ensuring that we stay unhappy by default. Learn how to go against the grain and find a career that allows you to be YOU! 

What You'll Learn

  • How to model living authentically during a career change to find a career that fits 
  • How to modify your job offer to reflect what you really want
  • How your boss can support you during your career change 
  • The importance of finding your strengths to determine your ideal role 

 

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. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc452.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Years ago, I wanted to learn more about how some people became what I now call Happy High Achievers  – people who were successful in both their career and also in the other areas of life. Fast forward to when we started HTYC, we had the goal to help many more people in the world become Happy High Achievers, not just to get to meaningful work. So what do you think stops people from making career changes to much more fulfilling work? What stops people from becoming Happy High Achievers? Cindy Gonos, Director of Client Success at HTYC joins me to discuss the five biggest beliefs that stop you from ever taking the first step and asking for career help.

What You’ll Learn 

  • Why you don’t don’t need to run away from a career change and how to ask for help 
  • How “powering through” isn’t always the answer & why you don’t have to sacrifice anything to enjoy your career
  • Why the lifestyle you’ve grown accustomed to might hold you back from fulfilling 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. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify /Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc451.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Changing careers is hard. Waiting for the right role can be even harder. It’s often easier to just settle for a “good enough” role – especially when the process seems to be taking too long. While a good job isn’t necessarily a bad thing, what if you end up missing your ideal opportunity that could lead to lasting career happiness? It took Eric an entire year to find the right role. Along the way, he had to ask himself some hard questions and learn how and when to say “no” to “good” opportunities.

What you will learn:     

  • How having patience and trusting the process can lead you to your ideal role
  • The benefits of saying “no” and how to know when the role isn’t right for you
  • How Eric used networking and persistence to make his career change 

 

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. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

 

Direct download: HTYC450_1.mp3
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There’s personal career growth (when you live your definition of success) and then there’s career growth according to society’s definition of success. Maybe you’ve been promoted over the years all the way to senior manager, yet you still feel stuck, bored, and drained. Society will tell you this is what success is! We disagree. Growing in your career is figuring out what you’re good at and what energizes you, and pivoting into a meaningful, fulfilling career that uses your strengths. Learn how James Sannan came to the realization that there could be more to his career than the short phase of excitement he felt after each promotion, and how he networked his way into a meaningful career that he truly enjoys. 

What you’ll learn

  • The importance of having a growth mindset in order to positively impact and advance your career
  • How persistence and networking can help you get into the company you want to work for
  • The steps to take in order to make a change when you feel stuck in your career 
  • How James knew it was time to leave the company he’d been with for 12 years

 

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. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)




Direct download: htyc449.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

You’ve been ignoring that feeling in your gut for a while. Maybe it’s been about your job, or how you’re raising your kids, or even concerned about your relationships. But it’s time to start paying attention to it.

Why? 

Your intuition is great at letting you know when things are off. But it’s not great at helping you understand why it’s off. 

When Alissa Penney decided to stop ignoring those feelings, she was able to completely change her career (and even start her own consulting business). 



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/ 

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Direct download: htyc448.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

When it comes to making a big career transition to work you love (and get paid well for), there are breadcrumbs throughout your life – sometimes long before college – that can help guide you. Liz McLean, HTYC career coach, experienced some success in her early careers, but a bit of self-reflection opened her eyes to her need to have a career that helps people. Learn how Liz went way back, got uncomfortable and found her ideal career. 

 

What you’ll learn 

  • The importance of beginning with yourself and doing the work to figure out your ideal career 
  • How to step out of your comfort zone (and feel good doing so) 
  • How Liz’s reflection on her childhood dream helped shape her new career path

 

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)
Direct download: htyc447.mp3
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One of the best ways to gain momentum during your career search is to reach out to employees at the company you want to work for, specifically key decision-makers. This will allow you to stand out among the sea of 500-1,000+ applications. When you go to make these connections, there are some simple, yet overlooked, strategies that are very effective to not only receive a response when doing this deliberate networking, but all get a response that could propel you into the role you are aiming for. Brian is a podcast listener and client who reached out to me through email, and his email blew me away. So today I want to share with you the tactics Brian used to grab my attention and what you can learn from it. 

What you'll learn

  • How to identify what creates a great next step for your career change 
  • The language to use in reach outs to stand out in a decision-maker's inbox 
  • How you can create an opportunity through networking and building relationships with employees at your ideal company 

 

 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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers - 6 Ways to get Reassurance that your new career is right for you (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)



Direct download: htyc446.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been frustrated with or hated your job, and wanted to leave. I know MY hand went up, and I think I heard ALL of yours, too. We all know that feeling, but many people don’t quit their miserable jobs for years. What’s holding us back? Oftentimes, it’s as simple as our own limiting beliefs. Larry Chase worked in breweries for 20 years, but something was always missing. Learn how Larry discovered his strengths, got out of his own head and discovered true career happiness in an ideal role. 

 

What you’ll learn 

  • The importance of figuring where you want to go before deciding on a career that fits
  • Fixed mindset vs growth mindset 
  • Why sometimes it’s about changing as a person – not just a job or career change
  • How Larry discovered his strengths and figured out what he really enjoyed about his industry

 

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. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc445.mp3
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Many high performers work hard to climb the corporate ladder. Reaching an executive level is a crowning achievement. Or is it?

Dan Ruley had worked his way up to become the Director of Sales, but (another) conflict arose between family and work, leading to him losing his job. Re-evaluating his priorities, he learned that an executive level role wasn’t right for him and, even though his new role is technically a step down, he now makes more and is able to focus on what he does best.

 

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/ 

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Direct download: htyc444.mp3
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Career change can seem scary and difficult because you don’t know what will really happen. While you may not be able to see the future, you can still learn from career changes others made in the past and see where they are now.

 

Coaches Phillip Migyanko and Liz McLean share the top 3 lessons from people that have made successful career changes over the past 9 years.



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/

Direct download: htyc443.mp3
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If someone asked you right now, “what is your passion?” Would you have an answer? 

People tend to devote a lot of their time and energy to figuring out what their passion is. We've worked with a lot of people that had a career they were passionate about, but they discovered that passion wasn’t really the key to career happiness.

Thomas Williams had a passion for football, which carried him into a career in the NFL. But an injury led him to re-evaluate his identity and opened his eyes to find his true purpose.

 

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/

Direct download: htyc442.mp3
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Do you have a solid understanding of your signature strengths? Do you need help finding your strengths or feel like your results don’t exactly fit you? Listen as we take you behind the scenes on a live coaching call, where Scott helps Judith clarify her Clifton Strengths results and realize how she leverages them every day without even realizing. 

 

What you’ll learn 

  • How to use the “5 Whys” method to discover and really narrow down your strengths
  • Why you may not agree with some of your strengths results 
  • How to identify the ways each of your strengths fits you   

 

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. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC441-opt.mp3
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We've all experienced setbacks in life, but it's about how we react to them that makes the difference between reaching our goals or letting them fall by the wayside.

When it comes to career change, many people, including High Performers, are bound to stumble on a few things before ultimately reaching their new career.

Is your career change going nowhere fast?

It was for our guest, Sarah Hawkins. That is, until she asked for help (when she knew that she needed it!).



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/ 

Direct download: htyc440.mp3
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Your mental limitations are keeping you from making a larger impact in your life and career. I know because I have had the same problem, and hit the same roadblocks.

I don’t consider myself as someone who thinks small, but this year, Alyssa and I decided to get some outside help to break through our own mental limitations. And it made a huge difference!

Listen as Alyssa and I share the top ways you can break through your own limitations and finally start setting goals that actually make an impact on your life.



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/

Direct download: htyc439.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

If you set a small goal, you’re probably going to succeed. But, if you set ambitious goals and work hard to reach them, it’ll be more rewarding. The problem with setting challenging goals is that many people don't have faith in themselves to accomplish those higher goals. And so they attempt to lower the stakes to avoid having to step out of their comfort zone. Andy Molinsky, an author and expert on behavior in the business world, shares the 5 key challenges underlying our avoidance tendencies when it comes to uncomfortable situations and how to overcome these challenges to achieve your career change goals.

What you’ll learn 

  • The 5 key challenges underlying our avoidance tendencies when it comes to uncomfortable situations
  • How to overcome these challenges to achieve your career change goals
  • The surprising discoveries you make about yourself as you continue to face your fears as you step out of your comfort zone

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  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)



Direct download: HTYC438-opt.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

A lot of people feel stuck in their jobs. Trying to break out can seem difficult or impossible (spoiler alert – it’s not actually impossible). Adam Bloom was about to graduate law school, and he felt stuck. He entered the workforce, and continued to feel stuck in his career for years. Learn how Adam set himself up to pivot to a new career path and finally found work he really wanted to be doing.

What you’ll learn 

  • The importance of of discovering your strengths so that you aren’t stuck in the wrong career 
  • The transferable skills to focus on in a lawyer career change 
  • How to overcome setbacks when you’re trying to find a career that fits 
  • Why taking chances on yourself can lead to growth and career happiness

 

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. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC437-opt.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Fear of the unknown can be paralyzing - especially during a career change - but you can learn to minimize and overcome that fear.

Margaret Fredrickson learned how to overcome her fear of admitting who she was and what she wanted.

We get really deep into how a career search is so much more than just a job search - it’s finding a career and a lifestyle that fits your needs. Margaret was able to get a great role that she, quite frankly, wouldn't have earned otherwise.

 

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/

Direct download: htyc436.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

There is one thing that stops people from making a career change more than anything else. Indecision. Overthinking. “What if it doesn’t work out?” “What if I don’t like my coworkers?” “Are the benefits good enough?” “Am I qualified?” Questions keep your head filled and you miss out. How can you stop overthinking and finally start making decisions? Phillip Migyanko and Sharissa Sebastian discuss how you can stop this paralyzing process and make the decisions that really matter to you

What you’ll learn 

  • How to stop overthinking in order to make better career decisions
  • What triggers overthinking in the first place
  • How to break out of the “what if?” cycle

 

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. How To Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
  2. Should I Quit My Job? How To Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
Direct download: HTYC435-opt.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Do job qualifications always matter? Cheri was feeling unfulfilled and wanted to change careers, but when she looked through job listings, she felt like she didn’t have the qualifications to make a change she would enjoy. Listen in as Cheri chats with Scott about how she landed a role that (on paper) she was unqualified for. 

 

What you’ll learn 

  • The importance of not sacrificing what you want and need for a job that’s “good enough”
  • How your fear of negotiation may actually be beneficial
  • How to get outside of your own head when you feel unqualified 
  • The importance of letting go of roles that aren’t an ideal fit

 

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. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC434-opt.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

One of the biggest things that we repeatedly hear from people all over the world is the issue of time. It takes a large amount of time to do just a normal career pivot, and even more time to make the types of career changes we focus on at Happen To Your Career. A career chang where you're really maximizing all areas of your career so it fits in your life and truly provides you with career happiness. So you want a career change… where are you going to get all this time? This is something we are helping people reconcile every single day. So why not turn that process into a podcast episode? Today I am joined by our Director of Client Success, Phillip Migyanko, to discuss how to create time to divert towards a career pivot.

What you’ll learn 

  • Specific tasks you can automate or outsource in your life 
  • How to set up your environment to save you time
  • How to hammer out time to focus on a career pivot 
  • Creating systems for things that we do all the time
  • The importance of “time limiting” during your career change

 

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.  Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc433.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Many people seem to get lucky in life - they get the best jobs, the best houses, the best cars.

That’s because the science of happiness works whether you are intentional or not. 

To get the best results, though, you must be intentional in your actions surrounding your life and career.

Jenn Lim shares how she learned to identify what was really important to her after she was laid off from her job and her dad was diagnosed with cancer. She learned how to be intentional and use science to create her own luck.

 

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/ 

Direct download: HTYC432-opt.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

When considering a career change, you should be asking, “what career fits me?” But instenad, most people beging to spiral with questions: “how am I going to transition to a new career when I have no experience in that industry?” Cesar had several roadblocks, mental barriers and limiting beliefs that he had to overcome before starting his career change journey. Leanr how he was able to achieve career growth & happiness by successfully switching industries from legal to nonprofit.

What you'll learn

  • How to get out of your own way 
  • The importance of identifying your signature strengths.
  • Why you need to evaluate your values, wants, and needs.
  • How to actually reach out to the right organizations (and get a response)

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc431.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Not all career changes work out - the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

So what do you do when you realize that your previous career actually fit you? How do you pivot back into that career path after some time has passed (and the field has likely advanced)?

Louie shares why he changed careers from medical imaging into IT, the struggles he faced when he made that change, and how he pivoted back into medical imaging, ultimately leading him to career and life happiness.

 

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/ 

Direct download: htyc430.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

You just got promoted or hired. You’re super excited! Fast forward a year, the excitment has worn off and you find yourself doing work that doesn’t fit your strengths or interests. Reality hits: Your new, ideal role doesn’t fit you anymore. Learn how Nick took this exact situation and made an exciting career change by discovering his strengths.

What you'll learn

  • What to do when your ideal role no longer fits you
  • How to change to completely different career (without starting over!)
  • The importance of informational interviews when puzzling out your ideal 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. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc429.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Many people are afraid to take risks because it’s easier to stay where they feel safe and comfortable.

But the problem is that if you aren’t willing to get uncomfortable, you could be cheating yourself out of career happiness.

Stephanie was plagued with an aversion to risk and was comfortably unhappy in her role. Once she finally saw the writing on the wall, she decided to face her fears and embrace the unknown to find her ideal role.



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

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

Direct download: HTYC428-opt.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Are there things that are keeping you from delivering your best work? Maybe you’re being micromanaged or struggling to have clarity on expectations or priorities. There are so many things that can hold us back and make us feel like we are failing in our roles. How can you take ownership of your role, feel accomplished and find true career happiness? Rachel Cooke, founder of Lead Above Noise, discusses how to take control of your career, find purpose, and deliver your best work without waiting on your company to make a change.

What you’ll learn 

  • What you can do to take ownership of your role in a way that actually matters
  • How you can develop new skills, capabilities, and talents while still delivering your best work 
  • The importance of finding a sense of purpose and connecting with your team and community

 

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)
Direct download: HTYC427-opt.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

You know the value you bring to your organization, and you really want to be paid more than what you’re currently making. So how do you go about asking for a raise? How do you even begin? And how do you do that in a way that is going to actually get you what you want? Learn how Justin was able to stay with a company he loved and negotiated a raise for more than the amount that he thought he would actually get. 

 What you’ll learn

  • How to evaluate your value compare it to the needs your organization has
  • The importance of understanding what you really want from your role and compensation 
  • How to ask for a raise by pushing past your comfort zone

 

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. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC426-opt.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Many college graduates never actually work in the field of study. Alternatively, for those that are able to land a job in their field, the honeymoon phase wears off and then they start to feel like they were meant to do something else entirely.

Alexandra Carter, Clinical Professor of Law and world-renowned negotiation trainer, shares how to cultivate relationships, identify what really brings you joy, and then learn to apply negotiation skills to build a bridge to the role that fits you.

 

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

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Direct download: HTYC425-opt.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

You’re ready for a career change, but you’re not ready to take a pay cut. The good news is, you don’t have to. The best time to increase your salary is actually when you receive that job offer for your ideal role. In this behind the scenes coaching call, you’ll hear Scott lay out an entire negotiation strategy for maximizing your job offer without blowing it. 

 

What you’ll learn 

  • The techniques Jessica used to work with her new company and successfully negotiate nearly triple her original salary.
  • How career coaching actually works
  • Why negotiating your job offer makes your new employer want to hire you even more.

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc424.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Laura had landed an amazing new role, successfully switched industries and was really happy with her new career path. But she was exhausted. A few things that aren't talked about much when it comes to career changes for high performers, are the learning curve and exhaustion that come along with starting an entirely new career. As a high performer, you will be working hard to become an expert and get to the point of confidence you had in your previous role. So is it really worth it? Listen in as Laura details her exciting yet challenging career change, and what she would tell her past self.

 

What you’ll learn 

  • How to step out of your comfort zone to get comfortable in a new role
  • How to adjust your expectations to a new role’s reality 
  • Why sometimes exhaustion is not necessarily a bad thing
  • What it truly means to thrive and find career happiness 

 

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. Laura’s First Episode - Switching Industries Without Compromising Your Career's Trajectory (Spotify / Apple Podcasts
  2. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc421.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 12:30am PDT

The difference between an average career change and a successful career change often lies in the negotiation.

David Sally is an author and award-winning teacher of negotiations with years of business experience. He shares what really makes someone a great negotiator - and it’s not what you think it is.

 

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/ 

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Direct download: htyc423.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Have you climbed the corporate ladder only to realize that’s not where you really want to be?

At 16, Alistair started in retail in the UK, moved to the US and eventually rose to VP of the company. After making a career change within the industry, he realized that executive leadership wasn’t a fit anymore. He received regarding his strengths and reflected on what he enjoyed, leading him to pivot to become an executive career coach.

 

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

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Direct download: htyc422.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

If you’re the type of high performer that loves to constantly learn new things, whether it’s becoming a human-centered leader at your organization, or actively realizing your sense of purpose, it’s likely you’ve already heard of Tom Rath. In this episode, Scott and Tom discuss Tom's new book and one of the most important factors of career happiness.

What you'll learn

  • The challenge leadership faces in showing people they are making important contributions
  • How to find the intersection between passion, personality, and demand
  • The myth behind finding your purpose
  • How to challenge yourself and your assumptions to grow and contribute in a more meaningful way

 

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. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc420.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

How do you take yourself from good to great?

This is a question many of us have asked ourselves when thinking about making a career change. For energy engineer Mike Bigelow, moving cities and doing remote job searches have led him to discover his big “value-adds”, and eventually achieve career happiness after seeking help from a career coach. Find out why conversations are a lot more powerful than you think and how Mike made himself an indispensable part of his team on this episode of the Happen To Your Career Podcast.

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/ 

Direct download: HTYC419_1.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

We've all been there. We've all, at one point, found ourselves unmotivated at work, slumped in our office chairs and felt the burnout slowly creep up on us. You realize that it’s time to move on and make the change, but how do you know where to begin?

Well, the journey isn't as daunting as you think. Just take it from six professionals who have all made successful career pivots. In this episode, past clients and guests of the Happen To Your Career Podcast walk us through the moment they decided to change careers and the important lessons they learned on their path to career happiness.

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/ 

Direct download: HTYC418-opt.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Many people tend to make the mistake that “signature strengths'' means the same thing as strengths. They may look similar but their definitions - not so much. In this episode, Scott dives into the concept of signature strengths and and how exactly to identify yours. We’ll also explore why it’s so much more useful to utilize signature strengths when doing a career change and finding an ideal role that fits you.

What to Listen For

  • The concept of Signature Strengths and why it’s important to know yours.
  • How the relationship between signature strengths and career happiness works.
  • How identifying your signature strengths can help you unlock your ideal 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. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc417.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

If you’ve listened to the podcast for a while, you know one of my most common pieces of career change advice is to figure out what you WANT out of your career. But, for most of us, figuring out what we want can be difficult. We spend so much of our professional lives doing what we NEED to do, that we often lose sight of what we WANT to do. Or, we assume that if we enjoy something too much, it must not be possible to do it for a living. (Not true!) Learn how Chris combined his love of cars and hobby of helping people search for vehicles into a new career path. 

What you’ll learn 

  • How to identify what you truly want from your job in order to truly find career happiness 
  • Why it’s important to focus on what you want, in order to land your ideal role
  • How to change your mindset on “work” and turn a hobby into a career that you love

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc416.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Everyone has a network. And here’s a secret… Almost everyone thinks their network isn’t big or strong enough to help them land their ideal role. Not true! Studies have shown that it’s not the people closest to us who are the really powerful part of our network,it’s the “weak ties” (the friends of friends) who truly matter for making things happen. Surprised? Confused? On this week’s podcast, Scott chats with Tanya Malcolm Revell who used the friends of friends in her network to land her ideal role.

What You’ll Learn 

  • Why your network should be tapped into to unlock your ideal role.
  • How to identify your weak ties and discover the power of those acquaintances  
  • How to maximize your network to get your ideal role.

 

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. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc415.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

As our careers advance, we often find that we spend our time in a juggling act, trying to get through the things we have to do, so we can get to the things we want to do. But what if we’re thinking about it backwards? Best selling author Greg McKeown shares his philosophy and method for identifying those things in your life that are essential to your happiness and productivity, and clearing away the clutter so you can focus on the things that really matter.

 

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

Direct download: htyc414.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

What happens when you have a job that seems prestigious, most people would love to have it, but you can't stand it? We all want to feel successful. Often, that means getting a job that other people regard as important or prestigious, even if the job actually makes us miserable. It’s one more way we allow the expectations of others, the unwritten rules, to trap us in a role that isn’t a fit. Jackie Yerby has had many high-impact roles in public policy, but she still wasn’t fulfilled. Today she discusses her distinguished career in public policy and how she escaped from the prestige trap.

What you’ll learn 

  • Why a job that’s ideal for others may not be an ideal role for you.
  • How to be true to yourself and not let others’ expectations dictate your career
  • How to figure out your own definition of success and why it’s so important for your career happiness 

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc413.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

When you’re not in your ideal role, your job may look picture perfect from the outside, but internally you are likely struggling with what to do to find real career happiness. This can also be incredibly isolating, because it can be extremely hard to explain to others, even your loved ones, why your career is not satisfying. It’s also often hard to come to terms with the fact that it’s time for a career change, when you’ve worked hard to get to where you are and define your career. Reaching out to let someone know you’re not happy and ask for career help is the first step on the journey to finding your ideal career. Louise McNee shares the story of her reluctance to ask for help with career change, until she finally reached out to HTYC and landed a new, more fulfilling role.

What you’ll learn 

  • How to overcome the natural reluctance to ask for career help in order to make a change
  • How to figure out what you truly want out of life to find your ideal role.
  • Why knowing yourself is a prerequisite to knowing what you actually want in a 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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts
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Traditional job searching doesn’t work. You decide you want a career change so you start searching for titles you think you would enjoy, but in the end you are trying to squeeze yourself into the box of the few roles you see on job boards. If you do find a role that aligns with what you believe you want out of your career, and you land it, you usually start out excited about your new role… but eventually realize something is off. Many times the role does not cater to your strengths or the company doesn't align with your values. Laura Parker shares her story of what happened when she completed a career change, and almost immediately realized that she was still unhappy in her role.

What You'll Learn

  • How Laura knew she needed a career change in the first place 
  • The best way to go about leaving a company soon after you’ve been hired
  • How Laura figured out what she needed to do next in order to be happy in her 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. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
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We all have strengths and weaknesses, and as we advance through our careers, we learn to cater to our strengths and compensate for our weaknesses. But sometimes, the aspects of our personalities that we think of as weaknesses may be our greatest strengths. Growing up, Ross Loufbourrow thought of ADHD as his greatest weakness. It was only once he graduated college and began his career that he discovered ADHD wasn’t a weakness – it was a super power. Ross shares his story on this week’s podcast.

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

email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

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In an age of email and LinkedIn, networking has never been easier. But networking has also become a dirty word. It means bothering people for favors or having them bother you, and knowing all the time that neither of you has any interest in actually getting to know the other person. Not surprisingly, this kind of transactional networking doesn’t really work. On the podcast this week, I chat with Darrah Brustein about her approach to networking by pursuing meaningful professional relationships.

 

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

email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

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One of the greatest assets that you can have in pursuing a career change is a support network of people who understand why career change is so important to you, and why you need their help to get through it. But creating this network may require some uncomfortable conversations. On the podcast this week, I chat with my former client Rebecca Maddox about how she built her support network, and the role that it played in her career change experience.

 

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

email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

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Career change means leaving an established routine for something unknown, which is scary and, let’s face it, risky. That’s why I love career experiments as a way to learn about different organizations and roles so you can try before you buy and make sure a new organization or a new role will truly be a fit before you commit to it. On this week’s episode, I chat with my HTYC colleague Lisa Lewis about the benefits of career experiments and how to design career experiments that work for you. 

 

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

email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

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Over the course of our careers, as we grow, evolve, reach different stages in our lives, what once seemed like a dream job may stop feeling that way. And that’s great! Because it’s an opportunity to learn and explore who we are and what we want now, and then go get it. Kristy Wentz worked in PR for 20 years. And she loved it, until she didn’t. When she finally decided to move on, she created her own role that combined her favorite parts of PR… plus travelling and tasting wine. Not bad, right?

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

email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

Direct download: htyc406.mp3
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Fear of disappointing others can be a powerful barrier to pursuing your ideal role. In our world today it’s not “normal” to get paid to be who you are, using your true strengths instead of just the skills you’ve picked up in various roles along the way. But, you want to know the weirdest part? By resisting being your most authentic self at all times (because of fear) we are ensuring that we stay unhappy by default. Jenny hated her job, but was afraid to look for a new role for fear of letting other people down, taking a step back in her career and losing the benefit of her education. Three years later, she landed her ideal role.

What You'll Learn

  • How to model living authentically during a career change to find a career that fits 
  • How to modify your job offer to reflect what you really want
  • Why switching industries does not mean starting your career over
  • Discover how your strengths from your previous role create the platform to launch you into your next role

 

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. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
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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

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. 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)
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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 had worked her way up to an HR executive for municipalities. Learn how Alissa recognized corporate burnout, and found a way to work that fit her life.

What you’ll learn 

  • What worked (and what didn’t) as Alissa started her consulting business 
  • Using your gut feeling as a self-awareness tool to evaluate your career 
  • How to make fear a motivator for career growth 
  • How to realize you’ve reached corporate burnout and make a change 

 

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. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
  2. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc403.mp3
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Linnea is just like you. She was a listener of the HTYC podcast, and decided it was time to make a career change. She signed up for career coaching and found her ideal role! But Linnea did not stop there… she ended up jumping four titles in just six months! Learn how Linnea doubled down on the career change advice she received from her coach, became her own biggest advocate, found her strengths and grabbed her career change by the horns. 

What You’ll Learn

  • The methods Linnea used to get promoted quickly to her ideal career 
  • How to unconventionally network and make it actually work for your career change 
  • How to figure out if you should be switching industries 
  • Why extreme preparation is the key to your career growth

 

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 Podcast
  2. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc402.mp3
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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

Direct download: htyc401.mp3
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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

Direct download: htyc400.mp3
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Maybe you really enjoyed your job when you started…years ago. But now, you stroll into work each morning disengaged and hopeless. You're not alone. About 50% of people go through this exact cycle in their job: excited, learning stops, they feel stuck. Hear how Laura confidently and made a successful career pivot after being at a job for 8 years.

What you’ll learn 

  • How to know when it’s time to leave your job.
  • The importance of self reflection in the career change process. 
  • How to successfully switch industries no matter how long you’ve been in your current one.
  • The tools and resources to use when making a career change.



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. Laura’s “Where Are They Now?” Episode - Positives and Negatives of Starting A New Career: Is It Worth It? (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
  2. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change  (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
Direct download: htyc399.mp3
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Daniel Pink is a New York Times best selling author, well-known keynote speaker and speech writer for Al Gore. Looking at his career, you'd have no idea that he graduated law school, but decided law wasn’t for him, then he got into politics and decided that wasn't for him either. How did Daniel go from shifting career focus multiple times to ultimately finding career happiness as a best-selling author?

What you’ll learn 

  • The best questions to replace “What is your passion?”
  • How to connect the dots to do work you’re enamored with.
  • How to know when it’s time to leave a job industry.

 

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. How To Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
  2. Should I Quit My Job? How To Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
Direct download: htyc398.mp3
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Do you feel like your career doesn’t align with the things that matter to you? Do you want to find work that fits? Sure you do. Well, good news! We’re taking you behind the scenes to share how we help people figure out what they want from their career and turn that into a reality. Eric Murphy defined his values and priorities, then came up with a plan for changing career. Hear how he figured out what he needed from work, and how he targeted companies that were a perfect match to land his dream job!

 

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

Direct download: htyc397.mp3
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Usually when we ask ourselves, “Should I Quit My Job?” we often default to “no” due to the fear of failure or for financial reasons (family, mortgage, student loans, etc). Even worse, the odds of starting your career search and successfully finding your ideal role are extremely low, unless you do internal work and figure out what you really want. Learn how Lynn quit almost every career she started, became a doctor and lawyer, and eventually founded a medical tourism startup. Think quitters never get ahead? Think again.

What to Listen For

  • How quitting can pave the way to new career growth opportunities, including some you could never anticipate!
  • Why the most important thing you can do in your career search is to focus on understanding yourself 
  • Why it's so easy to choose the wrong major and go down the wrong career path  

 

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. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc396.mp3
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Feeling burned out? Michael was a high-level executive and had what many people would refer to as a "dream job," but something was missing. He wasn't enjoying his work, which led to a perpetual sense of failure and ultimately career burnout. Learn how Michael got unstuck by discovering his strengths and found a new career that fit!

 

What you’ll learn 

  • How to initiate a career change as an executive
  • How to find work that fits your signature strengths.
  • Why burnout happens and how to overcome it
  • The importance of letting go of limiting beliefs 

 

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. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc395.mp3
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Is it possible to use something as simple as curiosity as a catalyst for career growth? On this episode, Scott and Jeff Madoff dive into the “how”. They also discuss how to be both a generalist and a specialist when changing careers or switching industries. 

What you'll learn

  • What happens if you’re lacking in curiosity
  • How to catch attention in your career search by being a novelty
  • How to take a bad experience and turn it into an opportunity

 

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. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  3. Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: htyc394.mp3
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Alyson faced a big challenge as she navigated a career change. 

She did all the work to identify what she really wanted in her life and a career, but as Alyson started to search for open positions, she realized that what she was looking for didn’t always match up with what companies said they were looking for.

Most people don’t make a career change because they’re worried about what they might lose by making a change. Listen to this conversation to hear how Alyson avoided that problem entirely! 

 

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

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

Direct download: HTYC393_1.mp3
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I’m sure you’ve heard this countless times - “to be successful in anything requires you to have confidence in yourself”. While dealing with limiting beliefs isn't anything new to any of us, there are some common patterns people face when making a career change.

The reality is, you will hit low points along the way and it’s at those darkest moments that dealing with limiting beliefs can feel almost unbearable, pushing you to give up on trying to achieve career happiness.

In this HTYC episode, Scott Anthony Barlow sits down with his guest, Vicky Meng to talk about what it was like going through the 2 major low points she hit during her career change journey before landing her ideal role. We’ll also explore the 3 things Vicky did to prepare herself for some of her weakest moments (including turning down a good opportunity to continue looking for an ideal opportunity). 

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

What to Listen For

  • The importance of sticking to what you want your ideal role to look like when deciding on job offers
  • When to question whether or not you’re doing the right things
  • How to constantly reinforce your career research and career search strategy after you’ve discovered your strengths
  • Handling limiting beliefs about the “competition” when switching to a new career path

Episode 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. 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)
Direct download: htyc392.mp3
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The biggest stopper of career progression isn’t your circumstances. Nope. it’s getting stuck in the trap of indecision and inaction. Only it doesn’t feel like that. Here’s an audio guide to learn how to move beyond overthinking in your career change. 

 

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

Direct download: htyc391.mp3
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