Thu, 21 May 2020
Figuring out what you really want in your career and in life is one of the most important keys to happiness and fulfillment. It’s so important that it’s one of the first things that we address as we work with our clients. The problem, though, is that many people haven’t actually identified what they really want. Almost everyone knows what they don’t want, but that doesn’t lead to happiness. Today, you’ll hear:
Scott addresses all of these today as we share a training we did a couple weeks ago.
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Mon, 18 May 2020
Some people can just keep going forever in a job that they no longer find meaningful, but for many people there’s an expiration date when it’s painful to keep going to work, sitting at your desk and knowing that you’re just not that excited about it. But how do you know if you should simply quit your job? Will that be the right move. Aside from the financial aspect, there are many other reasons that this could be the best (or worst decision) of your life. In this episode with Mike Goodman, we evaluate his journey to decide whether quitting (without a new job yet) was right for him. More importantly, you’ll learn 4 questions to ask yourself to know if it makes sense for you to quit (without having another opportunity) Check out the notes and full transcript on the blog post.
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 |
Thu, 14 May 2020
As high performers contemplate making a career change, one of their concerns is with their salary. They believe that if they were to switch careers to something that they actually enjoy that they have to take a pay cut. In reality, what we have seen with the people we work with is that is almost never the case. In fact, there are many times when they get an increase in their salary. Today, we’re sharing a training we did talking about this very subject: How to Transfer Your Skills So You Can Keep Your Same Salary Some of the specific things that you’ll learn in this episode are:
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 |
Mon, 11 May 2020
How do you end pointless meetings, hurry sickness, and unfulfilling busyness? It’s not easy, but it is possible. Bruce Daisley, Author of “Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat” and host of the Eat Sleep Work Repeat podcast shows you how to regain your creativity and inventiveness in this entertaining conversation. You’ll also learn:
Check out the notes and full transcript on the blog post. 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 |
Thu, 7 May 2020
Throughout your career, you have accumulated a number of skills. You may feel these skills only cater to your specific role or industry; however, there is a way to take them and communicate them in a way that allows you to make a career pivot. Today, we’re sharing a training we did on this very subject: How do I pivot to a new career when my skills and experience keep holding me back? What You’ll Learn
Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com
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Mon, 4 May 2020
When a rapid change in your life causes you to reassess your priorities, you start to wonder if you really want to go back to the way things were. Was your career better before being constrained? Your family life? Today, you have the opportunity to learn how to thrive (not just survive) in new environments. This is the perfect opportunity for you to even advance your career (or make a career change)!
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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 |
Thu, 30 April 2020
Quarantine shouldn’t hold your job search back. Today, we talk about how to build digital relationships EVEN while sitting at home. We also address:
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 |
Mon, 27 April 2020
As we look at creating a career that is fulfilling and meaningful, one piece that gets overlooked is contribution - how you contribute to your family, work, and world. Tom Rath joins us to help you discover how you contribute to the world. He is a bestselling author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being. Tom has written many books, his newest out is out now and it is titled, “Life’s Great Question: Discover How You Contribute to the World.” If you don’t recognize his name right away, I’m 100% sure you will recognize his book, “Strengths Finder 2.0” and the Clifton Strengths assessment that goes along with it. Additionally, while doing all his research, writing, and many other contributions, he’s spent the last 25 years battling cancer, tumors, and other health challenges.
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 |
Thu, 23 April 2020
On Monday, I shared a conversation I had with Anne Converse Willkomm, Department Head of Graduate Studies and Assistant Clinical Professor at Drexel University’s Goodwin College of Professional Studies. We talked about when it was right for you to go back to school. While going back to college isn’t right for everyone, for those that it is right for now face another question: “I know going back to school is the right choice for me, but how do I pick the right place/program?” This can seem very daunting since there are hundreds or even thousands of choices out there. So as Anne and I got to this part of the conversation on Monday, I knew we had to bring her back to talk about choosing the right college. As you scan through the possibilities of programs that you could enroll in, you can probably cut out several ones easily (based on things like physical location, availability of online courses, and cost). But you’re still left with at least a handful of options. As you look into each program, you likely do most of your research online - reading through the pages websites. You may reach out and contact someone at the university. Being a Department Head, Anne shares that most applicants actually talk to the wrong people when applying, and they don’t ask the right questions. People usually contact someone in admissions, but the best person to talk to is the director of the program you’re looking into - they will provide the best answers. Admissions can’t get deep enough into giving you the answers to the questions you should be asking, like:
You’ll also hear:
So, if you if going back to school is the right choice for you, this episode is perfect 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 |
Mon, 20 April 2020
When it comes to making a career change, almost everyone we talk to has considered going back to school. On top of a full time job and possibly a family at home, the thought of going back to school makes a majority of those people cringe. Anne Converse Willkomm is a program director at Goodwin College of Professional Studies at Drexel University. She and I discuss whether going back to school will or won’t aid in your career growth. This entire episode is to answer the question, “When is it right to go back to school?” What you’ll learn
Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com
Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.
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Mon, 13 April 2020
Every year we get career advice questions from thousands of listeners just like you! "Should I get another degree/certificate before starting a new career search? Should I apply to a role if I have less experience than the listing asks for? How do I know if my career is right for me?" Scott & HTYC's Director of Client Results go through a few of the questions we've received and answer them with data-backed answers! What you'll learn
Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com
Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.
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Thu, 9 April 2020
What’s the thing that very few people are asking right now that almost everyone is missing? Instead of saying “should I be looking right now,” what if you flipped it on it’s head and said: “How do I take this opportunity where very few people are taking action on their job search and use this time to make a leap into something bigger?” That’s a question that’s worth some serious consideration. This is also one of the questions that Scott dives into with Eleanor on the podcast today. I want to invite you to join us for another live webinar-style training, where Scott is going to answer your questions again. We’re going to try to bring 1 or 2 people on live, like we did with Diane and Eleanor. To sign up for the next training, go to happentoyourcareer.com/webinar-weekly. After you register to attend, you’ll be able to submit your question. Even if you can’t attend live, you can still submit your question. By the way, we have temporarily re-opened Career Change Bootcamp in light of everything going on with the virus and quarantine situations. We don’t usually re-open CCB so soon after closing, but these are unusual times, and we want to provide you with the best help we can. If you’re interested in CCB, send Scott an email, scott@happentoyourcareer.com, with “CCB Conversation” in the subject line, and he’ll connect you with our team to figure out the very best way that we can help 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 |
Mon, 6 April 2020
Everyone bases their identity on something. Some base it on their role as a spouse, parent, child, or other relationship. Many people base their identity on what they do for a living. But then, something happens to change your role or relationship, and it causes confusion about your identity. Dave Stachowiak joins us to talk about why basing your identity on what you do can actually get in the way of identifying what you REALLY want to do in the world.
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 |
Thu, 2 April 2020
Do you want to combine your passion and your career to create a life that gives you a reason to get up in the morning? Are you ready to go out on a limb for the life you envision for yourself? If you know the career and life path you want to follow but aren’t sure where you can find the time to make it happen, our guest, Jay Papasan, shares the story of his career and how he makes the time to sort through life’s chaos to get it all done.
Check out the Time Blocking Mastery that Jay talked about in the episode here!
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 |
Mon, 30 March 2020
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 |
Fri, 27 March 2020
With Social Distancing and Quarantines in place because of Covid-19, how can I build relationships and get a job offer?
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 |
Thu, 26 March 2020
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? Laura has gone through our Career Change Bootcamp, and, right now, we are accepting applications for the next group for CCB. Companies are still hiring and our proven career change framework still applies today, even during these unusual and uncertain times. Over the past couple weeks, we have been talking with a lot of people and answering a lot of questions specifically about the current state of affairs. So, if you want to take the first step to make your change, send me an email, scott@happentoyourcareer.com, with “CCB Conversation” in the subject line. I’ll connect you with Phillip, our Director of Client Success, and he’ll help find the very best way we can help 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 |
Mon, 23 March 2020
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 |
Thu, 19 March 2020
We all hit brick walls along our career journey. The problem is that many people let that stop them. There are some things that we can do to get around (or get over) these obstacles. We actually recorded this episode in front of a live audience. A few of the questions we answer:
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 |
Thu, 12 March 2020
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 |
Thu, 5 March 2020
Are you stuck? Have you had the realization that you need a new job, entirely new career or maybe even want to start your own business, but you can’t see a way to make it happen? Know where you want to go, but just can’t seem to get there? So, what’s holding you back? Debt? Fear? No time? Something else? We’ve got you covered. We walk through 5 of the most common barriers that most people come up against when they’re trying to make a career change and we give clear, actionable strategies for moving past each and every one of them. What You’ll Learn
Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com
Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.
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Mon, 2 March 2020
I have been studying high achievers for years, and today I am doing a deep dive on one subset of high achievers: Billionaires. How did they get started? What actions did they take to get where they are? What mindset shifts did they have to go through? (because they do think much differently than most of the world). I am joined by top performer, James Altucher, who is an American hedge-fund manager & author. He shares the insights that he has learned studying billionaires. What you’ll learn
Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com
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Thu, 27 February 2020
There is something - or maybe several somethings - coming between you and your dream. Maybe you don’t know exactly what it is right now, and that’s OK. I’ve been there. I’ve worked with hundreds of people that have been there as well. And we have been able to break our dreams down into much smaller steps, and identify what that very first baby step looks like. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. This episode today features an interview we had on the podcast seven years ago, and it was actually my co-host back then, Mark, that conducted the interview. Throughout the interview, you’re going to find out how you can break down your dreams into smaller steps and get over what holds you back from reaching your dream. So, let’s get into this interview between Mark and our guest, Richie Norton.
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 |
Mon, 24 February 2020
Geoff Woods has an approach to connecting and building mentor relationships has taken him from medical device sales to now, starting a company with the founder of Keller Williams, the largest real estate company in the world. Geoff dives deep into his approach to initiating and building meaningful relationships with the people who inspire you most. It has never been easier to reach out to those you admire. Geoff talks about the one simple thing that is key to building relationships and why most people don’t do 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/ Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc |
Thu, 20 February 2020
You’re not still rocking your high school or college hairstyle, so why restrict yourself to the job you thought you wanted way back then? It’s time to step out of your teenage shadow and give yourself permission to seek a career outside the bounds of your college major.
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 |
Mon, 17 February 2020
“I am a former educator. So I have a background in early childhood education. And my views changed slightly after I had children and started raising them and started looking at careers and world life experiences differently.”
Even though most of us aren’t former educators, I’m sure most of us parents have a similar experience when we have children and begin raising them. The above quote came from my wife, Alyssa. She joins me on the podcast this week as we talk about how to prepare children for their future careers.
Since we have a company that focuses on helping people with their careers, we have all the answers and are preparing our kids perfectly. Maybe that’s a little of an exaggeration. We don't do it perfectly. But we do have a pretty significant head start because, every single day, we get to see people many, many years later and what's worked out for them, and what hasn't worked out for them.
There are a lot of resources that help people prepare their kids for college, but that’s a limited approach. We need to prepare our kids to be ready after college. Listen to the podcast today to help you work with your kids and prepare them for their future careers.
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 |
Thu, 13 February 2020
We have done well over 300 episodes over the past 7 years. I have had a shared a lot of fantastic conversations right here on the podcast to help you create your own career happiness. One problem with having over 300 episodes, is that some episodes tend to get buried. Today, I’d like to dig up one of those great conversations I had 7 years ago - it was actually the 3rd episode we ever released. When we originally talked she has written 1 book, but now she has written 3 more books. Her latest book is called, “The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business.” She is passionate about showing people how to define your their freedom in first their health and then their career, and she has doing this through her site ProlificLiving.com. So here’s my conversation with Farnoosh Brock.
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 |
Mon, 10 February 2020
Robert was in a VP level role, earning great money and enjoying life and work. He was well known around his industry. He was great at what he did. Things were pretty good overall… Until they weren’t! Robert got laid off. No big deal right. A great opportunity to take some time and get a way. (Thanks soft landings and severance!) Except when it came time to go back to work: 8 months passed. Then 10, 12… 18 months passed and he’d had a few interviews but nothing had panned out. He and his partner were pulling their hair out a bit trying to figure out what was going on. He’s a smart guy, he gets results, why wasn’t this working? They had been through everything, was it his interview style? Simply unlucky? Was he coming off as desperate? That’s where I had the opportunity to meet Robert. As he was trying to figure out what was working and what wasn’t. It turns out Robert’s answer wasn’t what you’d think it would be.
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 |
Thu, 6 February 2020
The cost for staying in your job is higher than you think, and Audrey learned that the hard way. She was a talented Operations Manager working in the Events and Hospitality industry in New York City. She’d given much of herself to the job and had been rewarded with increasing responsibility, perpetual “thank yous” …and an increasing distaste for her work because what she valued most didn’t align with what the company valued. When she came to us for help, it became apparent that the genuine, highly caring, no-holds-barred person that she was (and wanted to be more often) was being hampered because of the job she was working in. This inability to be herself for 70 hours a week became so frustrating for her that it sparked an 11-month long journey to figure out what she really wanted and fight off the mental barriers that were keeping her stuck! So how did she go from teary days staying at a job she hated to getting paid $20,000 more with a career that allowed her to be who she is? Take a listen to Audrey’s story and find out!
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 |
Mon, 3 February 2020
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 |
Thu, 30 January 2020
“I felt like there was something missing in my career that I had some skills I wanted to sharpen that I wanted a different connection to the work that I was doing. And I was feeling very stuck in my search.” - Rebecca “It literally made me sick, the anxiety, the stress that I was under.”- Jerrad
At Happen To Your Career, we hear this kind of thing all the time. High Performers work hard to get an education and build their careers. But then they find themselves in a place of unhappiness. I want to share several examples of people that we have worked with that came from being stuck and unclear. I’m sharing snippets of success stories today to show you that it really is possible to radically change your life. The “normal” ways that people approach career change don’t really work. At least, they don’t work reliably. So I wouldn’t recommend gambling on your life and your future. At Happen To Your Career, we have helped hundreds of people 1-on-1 make career changes. Some of that help has been through our Career Change Bootcamp program, but we have also helped a lot of people at an even higher level through our Signature Coaching.
Check out the Signature Coaching Program now and see if it's a fit for you! You can also be one of the first to schedule a call with us to talk about this with you 1-on-1!
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 |
Mon, 27 January 2020
Here at Happen To Your Career we often create episodes based on questions we get from our audience. However there’s one question I never ever get. How can I remove distraction? Distraction from achieving what’s most important to me? Distraction that takes me away from who I want to be spending my time with? And yet that’s what stops so many of us from what we really want to accomplish. 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/ Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc |
Fri, 24 January 2020
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Thu, 23 January 2020
Many times people realize that they are not where they should be, doing what they should be doing, but they’re afraid to make a change. They’re afraid of what negative consequences may happen if they make a change. Maybe they make up excuses like:
And I totally get these. It can be scary when you face the unknown. But, on the other hand, what if the change was actually going to improve your situation - not make it worse? As I’ve worked with thousands of people making career changes, getting over this hurdle is one of the best things that has happened in their lives. They’ve been able to find the work that really fits them. In many cases, they’ve been able to negotiate better salaries and benefits. They’ve been able to spend more quality time with their families. Our guest today was actually a podcast listener for a long time, and then we had the opportunity to work with her on her recent career change. Moving from Eastern Europe to the UK, Karolina began working as an accountant. Everything was great...for six 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/ Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc |
Mon, 20 January 2020
“I knew something was off, but couldn't quite identify it for myself. You know, you get too close to your daily life, you can't really pull out which was a big factor of I want a coach to help me with this.” Heather felt stalled out in her career and life, and knew she needed to make a change before she completely burned out. After taking deliberate action and getting some help, she now has a fulfilling career that really fits her.
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 |
Fri, 17 January 2020
After 3 months of planning, we finally got the vast majority of our career coaches together to answer your most compelling questions! This was a live event all about “How to find meaningful work that also pays you well,” where our coaching panel fielded questions from people curious about career change, career coaching, and finding meaningful well-paid work! We turned this live event into a podcast episode because it is chock-full of great information we want everyone to have access to. What you’ll learn
Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com
Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.
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Mon, 13 January 2020
Do you have a solid understanding of your signature strengths? Do you feel like something is still missing after finding your strengths? Listen as we take you behind the scenes on a live coaching call, where Scott helps Judith dig deep into her signature strengths.
What you’ll learn
Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com
Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.
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Thu, 9 January 2020
Whoever said that hard work and perseverance doesn’t pay off sure didn’t meet Tanya. What Tanya Malcolm Revell did when she was looking to make her big career change was no easy feat. Besides being an American looking for work that fit her in London, Tanya is also a Career Change Bootcamp alum and our guest for this installment of our most recent CCB success story. After experiencing the overwhelm of career burnout from her previous positions and frustration with the job search overseas, Tanya found HTYC, enrolled in Bootcamp, put in the hard work, built strategic relationships, and persevered even after some unanswered phone calls and emails to land her dream job. Curious how she did it? (and how you can do it, too?) Check out:
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 |
Mon, 6 January 2020
When we look at career change, we know that taking on this big life change requires a great amount of time, energy, maybe a bit of financial planning, and a solid support system to lean on when the career change process becomes overwhelming. One of the least-talked about topics of career change is your current and ongoing support system. Everyone needs a support system as they approach any big life changes. As much as our core supporters want to be there for us as we make this career change, many of them aren’t really sure how to approach the issue.
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 |
Sun, 29 December 2019
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A lot of people who set goals do not include the most important people in their life in the process, but why? After all, the goals we set impact them, too. If we fail to include these key people (whether that’s your spouse, partner, a roommate, boss, etc.), there is a lot that can stop you from reaching the goals you set: For one, what if they don’t agree with the goal(s) you feel to be most important? If you’re not both on the same page, your biggest supporters can quickly turn into your biggest obstacles.
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 |
Mon, 23 December 2019
As I celebrate 4 years since I became self-employed full-time, I’m sharing the top 4 lessons I’ve learned while working with people making career changes:
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 |
Mon, 16 December 2019
We all have disagreements from time to time, right? Many of us, will voice our concerns to our boss and explain why our way is better. But, it’s not always with the right tone or attitude, so the boss stands his ground. “These misconceptions are sort of incorrect expectations that make us feel frustrated because our expectations aren't met. Our arguments aren't bad. I think of them as either productive or unproductive. And so, really, the goal is to make them from unproductive to productive... I want to reframe disagreement as an opportunity to integrate a new perspective into your life.” - Buster Benson (today’s podcast guest)
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 |
Mon, 9 December 2019
You’ve stayed in a job you don’t like for too long and you’re approaching burnout. One reason you stay is that fear of the unknown outweighs the pain of your unhappiness. So what if there was a way to test out a new career AND keep the risk low? We’ve put together 6 ways you can get some reassurance that a new career (and company) is the right fit for you before you transition! What you’ll learn
Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com
Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.
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Mon, 25 November 2019
Katie only saw one way out: She had to quit. However, in our conversation, I helped Katie see a multitude of options available. Yes, quitting may be one of the solutions, but in my years of coaching people through career changes, I’ve realized jumping jobs or industries isn’t a catchall solution. In fact, many people end up right back in the same career dissatisfaction quickly after their move. Some of the most common phrases I hear from clients include: “I don’t think I can go any further.” “I’m looking to be able to grow.” Or in Katie’s specific case, “I’m a go-getter. I don’t feel like I can go get ‘em right now.” Maybe you can relate. You feel stuck, and you only see one way out. Here are some key questions to consider before you jump ship.
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 |
Mon, 18 November 2019
It’s likely that you’ve experienced working in a role for a period of time, and then you get a new boss. Many times, this can cause people to fear that change - unwanted change - is coming. What doesn’t usually happen, is that you take you take the role your new boss previously had. But, this is exactly what Karen did. It started with her taking inventory of her strengths and assessing her options. She realized that it was just a few small changes that could make a big difference in her 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 |
Sat, 16 November 2019
Don’t wait until you have “total understanding.” Don’t wait until you feel like you have a “perfect plan.” Right now, we want to encourage you to put your new knowledge to work. Most people find success in ANY area of their lives — from career to health to relationships — by taking IMPERFECT action BEFORE you think you’re ready, and then continue to make adjustments. But what most people do instead is to wait. They think they’re not ready. They make the challenge in front of them SO HUGE in their brains that it’s nearly impossible to move forward! Maybe you can relate.
We’ve put this 6 part audio course together as a guide to using your strengths to make a career pivot to work that makes you more happy more often. If you haven’t already, start with the first episode as each one builds on the previous episode to help you learn how you can make a career (and a life out of your strengths) and why many others have chosen to do the same thing.
Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. 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 |
Fri, 15 November 2019
You know it’s coming, but it still freezes you in your tracks like a deer in the headlights. Maybe it’s right after you sit down in the visitor’s chair, across the desk from the interviewer. Or maybe it’s ten or fifteen minutes into your conversation- just when you start to think you might escape this time. But then it hits you. The interviewer flips through your file, folds her hands on top of her desk, looks at you expectantly and says the words that strike fear in the hearts of every job-seeker: “So…tell me about yourself.”
We’ve put this 6 part audio course together as a guide to using your strengths to make a career pivot to work that makes you more happy more often. If you haven’t already, start with the first episode as each one builds on the previous episode to help you learn how you can make a career (and a life out of your strengths) and why many others have chosen to do the same thing.
Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. 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 |
Thu, 14 November 2019
The more you know about what makes you truly happy and satisfied, the more you can bring it into your life. Once you identify your strengths, you can identify what you want in your life. You can hone in on the types of activities you’re best at and that make you happiest. Then you can work backwards from there to figure out the types of jobs where you can find those activities… and what types of companies hire for those jobs! This is the opposite approach that 99% of the world takes. Most people look at what they think their options are and try to make the best of those. They make their own barriers and limits by not considering what they really want and instead focus on what they think is probable or possible. Unintentionally limiting yourself in that way will also unintentionally limit your happiness!
We’ve put this 6 part audio course together as a guide to using your strengths to make a career pivot to work that makes you more happy more often. If you haven’t already, start with the first episode as each one builds on the previous episode to help you learn how you can make a career (and a life out of your strengths) and why many others have chosen to do the same thing.
Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. 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 |
Wed, 13 November 2019
What the heck are Signature Strengths? We’ve talked about how your signature strengths aren’t just skills like, “I’m really good with Excel.” There’s more to it: It’s that intersection of things you’re really, really good at with things you really, really love — combined with your experiences, disposition, and a few shakes of both nature and nurture. “Signature Strengths are your unique combination of experiences, skills, knowledge and even the way you’re wired. It’s the stuff that makes you, you.” Often when you drill down to your signature strengths, these are the things you can’t stop doing if you tried, you can’t help it. Many times they come easy to you because you enjoy them and also you don’t recognize them because you don’t think that they’re that big of a deal.
We’ve put this 6 part audio course together as a guide to using your strengths to make a career pivot to work that makes you more happy more often. If you haven’t already, start with the first episode as each one builds on the previous episode to help you learn how you can make a career (and a life out of your strengths) and why many others have chosen to do the same thing.
Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. 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 |
Tue, 12 November 2019
It isn’t just things you’re good at, or things you’ve been praised for - although that’s part of the equation. Instead, we see it as the intersection of two things: Your strengths: what you can truly be great at — maybe even the best in the world if you spent the time and energy developing them! And Your passions: what you enjoy and love. Then add in your skills, experiences, knowledge and predispositions… and voila! You’ve got YOUR “signature strengths.”
We’ve put this 6 part audio course together as a guide to using your strengths to make a career pivot to work that makes you more happy more often. If you haven’t already, start with the first episode as each one builds on the previous episode to help you learn how you can make a career (and a life out of your strengths) and why many others have chosen to do the same thing.
Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. 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 |
Mon, 11 November 2019
Let’s start with a question: Why do you care about your strengths? Maybe you’ve spent time looking at job opportunities online, getting depressed at how few jobs you’re qualified for, interested in, or willing to do for low pay. Or maybe you’ve recently had the realization that “this can’t be all there is” to work You might have even taken every assessment, personality test and quiz out there only to find out that you’re still in the same place. You, just like many of the people we work with, found out the hard way that the knowledge that being a “relator” or “achiever” or “learner” is interesting, but you still don’t have a raise, a new career, or work that makes you happy.
We’ve put this 6 part audio course together as a guide to using your strengths to make a career pivot to work that makes you more happy more often. If you haven’t already, start with the first episode as each one builds on the previous episode to help you learn how you can make a career (and a life out of your strengths) and why many others have chosen to do the same thing.
Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. 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 |
Mon, 4 November 2019
If you look into your past, you’ll see many different experiences, from hobbies, volunteer work, to career experiences. Many times, these different things may seem disconnected. They may even seem insignificant in the scope of your career. But, the threads of your experiences come together to create the person you are. When you discover the connection between these threads, you can begin to identify these “secret” strengths that have always been in your life. When you know what these are, they help you unlock your ideal career. Today, Jennifer Seaver Stokes shares how she followed the threads in her life, and they led to her ideal 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 |
Mon, 28 October 2019
Big Decisions. You know how these work. Our brains usually fight us and want us to stay in our comfort zones. Plus if you’re like me you can turn nearly anything into logic. Yes I know that I’m not loving my work and my boss is a overbearing but there could be another opportunity 4 months from now. Many people find themselves torn when it comes to staying in the same place vs. making a change. They know and feel deep down inside that something isn't right, and they struggle with taking a chance to actually make a change in their career. Why do we fight what we know to be true in our core? We see how others reach their goals and we think we must follow in their footsteps to reach the same success. But, the truth is: we don't have to follow them. If you want to take more control of your career or you are about to have an awkward conversation with your boss, this episode is 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 |
Mon, 21 October 2019
There’s never an ideal time to get laid off or completely change your career, but a professional setback might actually lead to a far better opportunity you’ve never considered before. Melissa Shapiro was already contemplating a career change, but then was laid off before she could position herself for the next move. She discovered that evolving and adapting weren’t only important for success – it was absolutely necessary to move up in the professional world. Melissa took her new-found time and energy to focus on asking herself big questions that led to her successful 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 |
Fri, 18 October 2019
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/ |
Thu, 17 October 2019
Let me ask you a question: When do you have the most power to negotiate? Out of all the possible times, the very best time to negotiate your pay, job, terms or anything else is when you’re making a career change to a new company and new job. Specifically right after they’ve made you an offer. Why is that? Well, Let's talk about some truths from their perspective. Once you get to where they have given you an offer it is a big deal for you and for them. Very often they have spent a huge amount of time going through the process to decide they want you. That is an important factor. They are emotionally invested and have decided it's going to be you in the role, not someone else. Depending on your level, they’ve likely had other people involved in the process and the probably had to have different approvals from their boss or finance or HR or the CEO. Someone else probably had to say yes or commit to you so they aren’t excited to change anytime soon. Because of that you have more power to negotiate than any other point in time. Keep in mind this is only after they make an offer. None of this applies while they are considering it. |
Mon, 14 October 2019
Have you wondered how you can move from being a good job candidate to being a great candidate? Have you identified your big “value-adds” from your past job experiences and how you can apply them to any industry? Have you wondered how to open more doors of opportunity during informational interviews? Several times over the past several months, we brought some past guests back onto the podcast to catch up with where they are now and how things have changed since we last had them on the podcast. So this week, we are bringing Mike Bigelow back onto the podcast. Tomorrow, I’m going to share the recent conversation I had with him, where we explore how his life is going now that it’s been 2 years since his career change. But to help us understand where he is now, today we’re going to hear Mike’s story from the last time he was on the show.
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 |
Fri, 11 October 2019
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 |
Wed, 9 October 2019
I've been studying high performers and top performers for approaching 20 years now. Lots of things have surprised me about how top performers do things differently. But quite possibly the most surprising is how high performing people ask for help. It’s completely different than the average person. I found that most people don't think about this as a skill set. What I've learned though by studying top performers, there are actually very specific things that they do when they go to ask for help. I want to be able to teach you these to you so that you can be able to get the type of help that you need so I've created a formula with five very simple parts to show you how to do this and break it down. Before I show you those five key parts of how high performers ask for help, let me ask you a question: What do you think is the secret to why high performers get help so easily (and we enjoy helping them) and why it’s so painful to have to help many other people? Is it that they are genetically endowed with likeability, or that we’re just biased as human beings to want to help people who are already doing well? Maybe, but I don’t think so.
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 |
Mon, 7 October 2019
What if you get rejected from what you thought was going to be your purpose? What if the work you thought would be meaningful isn’t? When you get rejected from that - even just one rejection - you start to really question all of your skill sets and the journey that you've been on. If that’s you - you’re going to learn how to turn an end into a beginning of what’s next in 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/ Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc Today’s conversation addresses this very common problem to help you move forward and take action.
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 |
Mon, 30 September 2019
When thinking about meaningful work and the various pieces that need to come together, it might cause you to wonder, “Are these even possible together, and, if so, how do real people actually find these opportunities?” With the help of science and some real people who have done a great job finding meaningful work and career happiness, we’re going to break down the answers for you. So, the question becomes: “How do you find this elusive work that’s meaningful and meets your other needs like a certain amount of income?”
Thanks to Philips for their openness and access to both their leadership team and employees as we put this all together. Check out more about what Philips has to offer.
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories (and career hacks), find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Mon, 23 September 2019
Organizations that focus on employee experiences create more profit. Employees want more meaningful work and work experiences and are willing to take less pay for it? So why haven’t companies really started paying attention to this? Or are some organizations beginning to wake up and realize that more and more of the workforce is wanting more meaningful work?
Thanks to Philips for their openness and access to both their leadership team and employees as we put this all together. Check out more about what Philips has to offer.
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories (and career hacks), find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Mon, 16 September 2019
There’s so much conflicting information out there about what creates more fulfilling, more desirable work:
The short answer is “yes,” but in reality it happens differently than what most of the world thinks it does.
Thanks to Philips for their openness and access to both their leadership team and employees as we put this all together. Check out more about what Philips has to offer.
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories (and career hacks), find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Mon, 9 September 2019
This is a special episode. This is episode 300! We are bringing on a bunch of people today to give you a behind-the-scenes look at several aspects of the HTYC podcast. We’ll hear from several members of the HTYC team, we also have several surprise guests, all sharing a bit of how we all met Scott and how HTYC has helped us. We’ll also have some of the best tips if you feel stuck in your career. And we’re going to have a little fun at the same time (because that's what we do).
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories (and career hacks), find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Tue, 3 September 2019
Many of us get exhausted. Maybe it’s because of a lack of sleep. Maybe it’s from working too much or too hard. Maybe it’s from stress. But being exhausted doesn’t mean that it has to be a negative in your life. Laura Morrison was used to be exhausted, but now it feels different. "So, I still leave work exhausted. It's just that now the exhaustion is from kind of flexing my brain and personal development and kind of much more excitement about the work that I'm doing and being invested in it.” To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories (and career hacks), find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Mon, 2 September 2019
What if I told you that the number 1 way to land your dream job is having confidence? Would you feel like you’re on the path to getting there...or just stuck? Well, if your answer is “just stuck”--you’re not alone. In our latest podcast episode Laura, one of our stellar Career Change Bootcamp Graduates tells us how it took her nearly 3 years to leave a job she wasn’t passionate about because she felt the same way. Tune in to hear how she went from disengaged to confident--and so can you! |
Mon, 26 August 2019
“Now looking back at it. I never really asked myself the questions of whether I wanted to to do this. It is just normal. Many of us do that.” That’s what Michal Balass had said when I asked her where her career started. She went on to explain that she spent years getting her Doctorate and when it came time to get a job she did it without thinking… because that’s what you do! It is normal. Unfortunately doing things the normal way without question put Michal in the same place many others are: In a job that isn’t a great fit and doesn’t particularly line up with what you want out of life! Michal tolerated it for years. (probably for much too long)
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories (and career hacks), find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! -----
On the Happen To Your Career podcast, we have shown many career changes and the changes that come to our lives as a whole. We have talked with dozens of people on the podcast that we have personally worked with to make these changes. But one thing we haven’t really shown you is the fact that change isn’t just a one-time event. As we continue to learn about ourselves and as we grow, our lives change. This is often in the form of changes in family (having more kids, kids growing up), moving to a different house or city, or developing new skills. This growth also results in changes in your goals and desires. You begin to see a bigger and better picture of what you want to do in your life. Over the next several months, we are going to be bringing some past guests back onto the podcast to catch up with where they are now and how things have changed since we last had them on the podcast. So this week, we are bringing Michal Balass back onto the podcast. Tomorrow, I’m going to share the recent conversation I had with her; but to help us understand where she is now, today we’re going to hear her story from the last time she was on the show. |
Thu, 22 August 2019
By now you should have a decision! Yeah! Let's celebrate! But if you don't yet...It's ok! This is a lifelong process and some people want and need more help than the email course! We have created other types of help because I whole heartedly believe and know just how important this is! I have seen lives change again and again when our students get clear on what they want!
By the way, if you want to get this sent straight to your email box to you can always go to FigureItOut.co and drop in your email address. And that will get sent right to your email box. Or you can text HAPPEN to 44222 and you get the exact same thing. |
Wed, 21 August 2019
It’s up to you now! We’ve done all we can do to get you on the path to the job that you love. All that is left is to decide to take the next step. Here’s 3 tips (and one video) to help you make this decision:
By the way, if you want to get this sent straight to your email box to you can always go to FigureItOut.co and drop in your email address. And that will get sent right to your email box. Or you can text HAPPEN to 44222 and you get the exact same thing. |
Tue, 20 August 2019
Here’s the reality: Decisions are hard. They don’t sound like they should be hard, but they stop people every single day, usually many many times a day from doing something productive. So much so that I personally spend much of my energy eliminating unimportant decision making from my life that I won’t care about years or even weeks from now. Decisions like what do I have for breakfast or what should I wear today or what order should I begin my day take only small amounts of energy, time and effort separately but they start to add up quickly. And Big decisions like where should I spend my time and effort and energy in my career sometimes seem almost overwhelming to tackle.
By the way, if you want to get this sent straight to your email box to you can always go to FigureItOut.co and drop in your email address. And that will get sent right to your email box. Or you can text HAPPEN to 44222 and you get the exact same thing. |
Mon, 19 August 2019
Our minds are amazing. We can do absolutely unbelievable things with our brains! One thing we can do is we can very effectively filter and sort information. This is a huge benefit to us, but can also cause a lot of problems in the form of cognitive bias. This just means that as human beings the way our brains function can actually bias us toward or away from certain things like steering us away from those areas that might be uncomfortable and toward familiarity. But what if you could take some of this knowledge about your brain and use it to turn potentially negative biases into an advantage. 15 years ago, the first time I really realized that you could hack your brain’s normal functions, my mind was blown, too.
By the way, if you want to get this sent straight to your email box to you can always go to FigureItOut.co and drop in your email address. And that will get sent right to your email box. Or you can text HAPPEN to 44222 and you get the exact same thing. |
Sun, 18 August 2019
Remember in the last lesson when we talked about how most people miss the simple logic: you have to know where you’re going to be able to figure out how to get there. Well, this applies to more than just the job you have or a business that you run. Just try to separate out your work from the rest of your life! You can’t.
The people you spend the most time with or don’t spend the most time with is often influenced by your work. So is your personal growth as a person, where you physically spend your time, and even the amount of money that you earn. For this reason, it’s incredibly important for you to understand not just what you want in your work but also what you want in every other area of your life! And guess what else, anything that you want in your life isn’t going to happen by accident.
By the way, if you want to get this sent straight to your email box to you can always go to FigureItOut.co and drop in your email address. And that will get sent right to your email box. Or you can text HAPPEN to 44222 and you get the exact same thing. |
Sat, 17 August 2019
What do you want?
It’s a simple enough question. I’ll bet you can't easily answer that question? Go ahead and give it a try! I’ll wait! Harder than it seems right?
But what if you could intentionally and succintly answer that question? When you have the answer to what you really want in your career and in your life and really go after it, it allows you to do things most people would consider exceptional or even impossible.
And that is exactly what we’re going to cover today!
By the way, if you want to get this sent straight to your email box to you can always go to FigureItOut.co and drop in your email address. And that will get sent right to your email box. Or you can text HAPPEN to 44222 and you get the exact same thing. |
Fri, 16 August 2019
IS REFLECTION ON THE PAST YOUR KEY TO CAREER HAPPINESS?The short answer is “H-E- double hockey sticks to the NO”. (mostly because I love hockey and a little because reflection is not the magic bullet alone!) But what’s the longer more nuanced answer? To be clear; reflecting on the past alone is not going to get you where you want to go in your career or your life. It will take intentional action to move toward work that fits you, your values, and your strengths (and even your income expectations). But what’s also true is that for the action to be intentional you must know exactly what you want. How do you do that?
By the way, if you want to get this sent straight to your email box to you can always go to FigureItOut.co and drop in your email address. And that will get sent right to your email box. Or you can text HAPPEN to 44222 and you get the exact same thing.
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Thu, 15 August 2019
MOST PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY KNOW THEIR STRENGTHS… I hear them say things like “I learn fast” or “I’m good with people” but most people have not spent enough time or effort to truly understand what it is that they are great at or have the potential to be great at! Maybe these are true, but these aren’t specific enough to really be what you are great at. What is it that makes you great with people, What is it specifically that you enjoy in the interaction with others, is it even the interaction at all, or maybe something else. When I hear something as vague as “I’m good with people”, which I do in maybe 7 out of every 10 interviews with professionals, I immediately try to start digging to understand what they really actually mean. It could be that they are great at: relating to others OR communicating with people OR helping people problem solve OR building relationships quickly OR about a million other possibilities. What on earth do you really mean?
By the way, if you want to get this sent straight to your email box to you can always go to FigureItOut.co and drop in your email address. And that will get sent right to your email box. Or you can text HAPPEN to 44222 and you get the exact same thing. |
Wed, 14 August 2019
We've now had over 30,000 people go through our figure it out eight the mini course. (and that's a lot of people, as it turns out) Also, we realized, as we were talking behind the scenes, that it had been a long time, like six years long time, since we really updated this mini course. So guess what? We've updated it! But we're going to do you one better, because we're actually going to share each and every day with you right here on the HTYC podcast for the next eight days. So if you're not already subscribed to the podcast, then guess what, pause this right now hit the subscribe button on your player, because every single day, for the next eight days, you're going to get a dose of the mini-course that helps you figure out what it is that you want to do. By the way, if you want to get this sent straight to your email box to you can always go to FigureItOut.co and drop in your email address. And that will get sent right to your email box. Or you can text HAPPEN to 44222 and you get the exact same thing. |
Mon, 12 August 2019
As human beings, when we get stuck, we tend to focus on one thing that we latch onto as the “reason” why. Or one thing that if we could only do, it would solve all of our problems. It’s never just one thing. It’s always more nuanced than that. There is one thing that is very clear though, The reasons why you think you’re stuck and the reasons why you’re actually stuck, are two completely different things.
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories (and career hacks), find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Mon, 5 August 2019
One of the most common career change misconceptions is that you’ll have to start over – that all of your experience will go out the window if you make a change. It’s difficult to imagine a scenario where you don’t take a step down… where you actually get a promotion on top of finally finding work you actually love. How can you make that happen? In today’s episode, we’re revealing the 4 most common ways that people change careers (without starting over!) and talking to 4 people from each category. What you’ll learn
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
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories (and career hacks), find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Mon, 29 July 2019
Are your skills transferable to your dream career?
Many people don’t believe that their skills can apply to the career they are desiring to move into. People tend to put their skills and experience into boxes and can’t see how the skills of one box can apply to another box. The truth, though, is that most of your skills and experience CAN transfer, even if you don’t yet know what your dream career is. We’ve developed an entire process to do this. Want to know how? Listen immediately (press play already) and learn all the things!
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories (and career hacks), find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Mon, 8 July 2019
Have you considered quitting your job? Are you frustrated because your job doesn’t fit you? We get emails about this all the time. Every situation is different, but there are some key actions that apply across the board. Today, Josh joins Scott to tackle 3 questions from listeners:
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Mon, 1 July 2019
Everyone I talk to wants freedom, until they realize how it really actually works. One thing that comes up frequently while coaching people through career changes is the idea of obtaining freedom in their life and work. Freedom means different things for everyone. Sometimes it’s freedom to travel, or financial freedom, or just having the freedom and flexibility to pick up your kids from school.
“For so so long, freedom meant the ability to be able to do what I want, when I want, where I want.” Natalie Sisson, The Suitcase Entrepreneur, traveled the world for many years - living and working wherever she wanted to. She now has a completely different definition than most about what freedom actually means for her and some of what she has learned from talking with hundreds, or even thousands, of people about what freedom means.
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast
Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Tue, 25 June 2019
Part 2: Where are they now series. Have you’ve said ‘yes’ to a job offer, even though it didn’t match up with your values? Matt Toy, also took a job offer, but realized, like many of the people we work with, that what he could be doing was staring him in the face the whole time. He was also faced with decisions that would compromise his values, but he was unwilling to make the sacrifice.
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or tell us more about your personal career situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc to learn how we can best help! |
Mon, 24 June 2019
Have you noticed any recurring themes in your life? These patterns can range from the habits you form, the hobbies you enjoy, the work you choose, the tasks you hate, the type of people you surround yourself with, and so on. Digging deeper into your own patterns in your career and life is the first piece of research you need to do before you start down the career change road, but we also know that sometimes it is hard to accept those patterns for what they truly are. Matthew Toy struggled with accepting what everyone else around him knew about how big of an impact his own passion for practicing yoga had on his life.
Read his full story at https://happentoyourcareer.com/184 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 |
Mon, 17 June 2019
As kids, we all have dreams and aspirations for what we want to do when we grow up. However, as we get older, we tend to put down our dreams to pursue “reality” - or what we perceive is reality. Those dreams we had no longer fit into what we consider realistic. Years ago when I first started Happen To Your Career, my good friend Mark and I created an 8-Day mini-course to help people begin to figure out what they really wanted to be doing for their career and their life. We’ve now had over 25,000 people go through that mini-course. One of the exercises in that course involves declaring 3 wildly unrealistic things you want to do, be or become these could be occupations, jobs, roles, whatever you wanted, Sky’s the limit. The only rule is that it has to be wildly unrealistic. We started getting thousands of responses emailed to us and there was something interesting that we noticed right away. They’re all big goals sure, but what else? None of them are actually impossible or unachievable. What does this tell us? It means that the things we believe to be wildly unrealistic are only unrealistic because we believe them to be. It’s about the story that we tell ourselves. How do people actually accomplish wildly unrealistic goals especially when you have reality standing in your way, like a full time job or obligations like kids that like to eat, or saving for their college. Or the simple fact that you have only so much energy in a single day before you pass out? Reality. We all have our current reality. This might come from obligations, parents, kids, work, serving on that board that you agreed to back before you realized how much time it was going to take, yes it’s for a good cause but maybe you didn’t actually think it would be an additional 20 hours a month. Whatever your reality is. All of us have it. The question becomes: How do you accomplish career and life goals that you might consider to be wildly unrealistic when “reality” is always pressing on us? When you set out to achieve wildly unrealistic goals you can always assume the path you follow will be the one less taken. This is, of course, also true with wildly unrealistic career changes! |
Mon, 10 June 2019
Allison and I continue to delve deeper into the things that led to her career change (and changed her entire life, too!). As she completed the Clifton’s Strengthsfinder assessment during her CCB course, Allison discovered the formula for her own career happiness. She says: confidence + strengths + motion = dream career She began to imagine a career she could be passionate about. When asked the question, “What are some of the things you can’t stop doing?” Allison found herself responding, “I can’t stop asking people if they like their job.” This answer helped her see that she was obsessed with career fulfillment. For five or six years, she had been showing interest in others’ career success. Even when she was shifting gears with her job title, she kept asking people whether or not they loved their work.
“Looking back at the big picture, even though my jobs were so different, every single job, whether it was part of the role or not—if it was just interactions with employees or how I felt about myself in that position—everything pointed to my dream job.”
Allison realized she was good at simplifying processes for people and creating new programs. She had fun communicating to people in a language they understood. When she thought about her signature strengths, she realized she could use all of these skills in helping others find fulfillment. Today, Allison is a professional career coach. She’s an entrepreneur living out her multipotentiality, and she can honestly say she’s discovered her dream career. Very few people will find career happiness in this life, whether it’s because they don’t believe it’s available to them or because they can’t identify what would even bring fulfillment, but Allison is living proof that you can do work you love and be paid well for it. |
Thu, 6 June 2019
Are you ready for a career change? Want to find the time to make a career change? We would love to talk with you about your situation and help you figure out the best path for you to follow.
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Thu, 6 June 2019
Are you ready for a career change? Want to find the time to make a career change? We would love to talk with you about your situation and help you figure out the best path for you to follow.
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Mon, 3 June 2019
Are you ready for a career change? We would love to talk with you about your situation and help you figure out the best path for you to follow. Allison Kolberg (Curbow) was good at everything. The problem was…she couldn’t find something she enjoyed doing. As a self-proclaimed Upholder (defined in Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies), Allison had a knack, or rather a compulsion, for meeting expectations. This habit led to a “see and conquer” mentality in the career world. She’d see a job posting, and whether or not she genuinely wanted to do the work, she’d take on the challenge. In other words, she’d shift into whatever shape necessary to accomplish the goals of that role. While pursuing her degree, Allison worked as an office manager in a typical 8-hour office environment. Not too long into her role, she realized the clock-in-clock-out-pushing-papers desk job wasn’t for her. Recognizing a need for hands-on work, Allison routed her college studies for a career in oil and gas. Upon graduation, she was hired as a High-pressure Pump Operator in Anchorage, Alaska. Looking back, Allison says she was drawn to the job’s hands-on nature and the opportunity to work in big picture operations. She felt a special love for the procedures and problem-solving ability required for her two week on/two week off schedule. She was good at her job, but the love didn’t last. Allison comes on the podcast today with Scott to tell her story of how she made her transition. After she made the changes in her life to create her career change, she realized that it was more than a career change - it was a life change. On today’s episode, she explains one of the struggles she had: “I had so many different skills and interests, and I jumped around so much that one job sometimes didn't look anything like the next job. I was grasping at straws to try to fit all these aspects of my life into one [career] that I didn't even know was possible. So, I just jumped from job to job. I felt like a flip-flopper. It didn't feel very good. When I would want to move on to the next thing, I felt like I had to subdue or discredit the parts of myself that were in the other position.” By the time she got through her career transition, she was able to look back with better clarity: “Looking back at the big picture, even though my jobs were so different, every single job, whether it was part of the role or not—if it was just interactions with employees or how I felt about myself in that position—everything pointed to my dream job.” |
Mon, 27 May 2019
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
Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com
Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.
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Mon, 20 May 2019
Is staying at a job you hate holding you back from happiness? What if you’ve changed careers…and the new work wasn’t quite the fit you thought it would be? That’s what happened to Audrey Romagnoulo. She was a talented Operations Manager working in the Events and Hospitality industry in New York City. She’d given much of herself to the job and had been rewarded with increasing responsibility, perpetual “thank yous” …and an increasing distaste for her work because what she valued most didn’t align with what the company valued. When she came to us for help, it became apparent that the genuine, highly caring, no-holds-barred person that she was (and wanted to be more often) was being hampered because of the job she was working in. This inability to be herself for 70 hours a week became so frustrating for her that it sparked an 11-month long journey to figure out what she really wanted and fight off the mental barriers that were keeping her stuck! So how did she go from teary days staying at a job she hated to getting paid $20,000 more with a career that allowed her to be who she is? Take a listen to Audrey’s story and find out!
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Mon, 13 May 2019
In this episode, Gia tells us how she was always a girl who had a diary growing up. Nowadays, Gia got back into journaling and starts every morning writing down what she is grateful for. The other questions she writes about are what she is looking forward to and her top priorities. The most significant benefit Gia has seen with her journaling is self-awareness; having a better connection with yourself will provide clarity on what really matters in life. The last time Gia found clarity was after a year of working on a tech startup. Gia was struggling with whether she should invest more time and effort or close it and move on to something else. After journaling for a few months, she got clarity on precisely what she needed to do. Free flow journaling is another method Gia uses to get clarity on her thoughts and mindset. Writing without restraint is best for those situations when you cannot quite articulate what seems off about a particular topic. For instance, Gia is trying to move her child into the public school system; she has been free flow journaling to articulate the struggle she is having inside her head. Putting it down on paper really gets the juices flowing and allows you to make better decisions. When Gia would ask her female clients what they accomplished in their careers over the past year, they could not articulate a response. If you cannot answer how you add value to a company, most likely you will not be getting that job. Gia says women need to be able to confidently and clearly articulate how they bring value to the table. One way to start thinking about your answer is by writing down what you do every single day. After a few months, you will have more details and could clearly explain how your presence adds value. Gia tells her clients to keep tabs on the following six areas:
Once people started journaling these six things, often they would realize they were lacking in certain areas, and it would result in intentional action taking. For example, when someone realizes it has been weeks and they have done nothing to build their brand, that person would start taking actionable steps to increase their brand awareness. Some barriers that come up for Gia’s clients when journaling about their workday are procrastination and time. People always claim they do not have enough time to reflect and journal. Gia suggests opening up Google Drive and take thirty seconds to write down what you have done before you leave work for the day. Enjoy the show! Resources: The Daily Career Journal: https://careerikigai.com Code for 50% off: HTYC Gia’s Website: http://giaganesh.com Gia’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/KicStarturLife Gia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giaganesh/ |
Mon, 6 May 2019
Emilie Aires joins Scott to discuss what the martyrdom mindset is, how it relates to burnout, and how to overcome it. |
Mon, 29 April 2019
Melanie, like you, identifies as a multipod. When Melanie Buford was making a college decision, she felt torn between two very different directions: On the one hand, she had a knack for math, and she felt she could excel in an engineering type role. On the other hand, Melanie felt fascinated by psychology and humanities. These two areas of interest had little to no overlap, so not only was Melanie choosing between majors but also universities. This was the first time Melanie experienced the familiar pull of the multipotentialite journey. After college, Melanie accepted a role with Americorps and moved to San Francisco, where she participated in a program called Public Allies. Working for Americorps was a combination job, as Melanie served at a nonprofit for four days per week and spent her Fridays completing Public Allies’ social justice leadership development program. Melanie and her coworkers were passionate, multifaceted people. Fast forward to now, and Melanie has become a professor of career education for the University of Cincinnati, researcher and nonfiction writer, nonprofit supporter, and science fiction writer. She enjoys helping multi-talented students discover a future that fits their unique wiring, and she loves digging into data on multipotentialites, personality tests, and strengths assessments. |
Mon, 22 April 2019
Is staying at a job you hate holding you back from happiness? What if you’ve changed careers…and the new work wasn’t quite the fit you thought it would be? After helping a couple thousand people make career changes, you notice a few commonalities. We’ve realized that EVERYONE has barriers to making their change. Especially the busy, high achieving peeps that we’ve worked with. You are no exception! You know how you always hear those success stories of what other people have done? If you’re like me (or you’re human), sometimes they can make you a little jealous or depressed. How come it always works out so well for those other people? Well, here’s the hidden reality behind every single one of the success stories we’ve published: Zero of them were easy, AND none of them went perfectly. In fact, we find that much of the time we are helping our students make it easier to change to work they love by focusing on the right things, but focusing on the right things alone doesn’t automatically make you successful. In today’s episode, I talk about how career happiness really works. In fact, this episode is one of the lessons I teach inside Career Change Bootcamp. |
Mon, 15 April 2019
A little while back, I had a Skype call with a former Google employee who made a transition into a role that fits his strengths even better. He is totally thrilled! I wanted to tell you about it because you might be thinking “who on earth chooses to leave Google? That’s the holy grail of dream jobs!” And that’s what most people think from the outside, right? But a big trap that it’s easy to fall into when you’re searching for jobs is comparing your insides to someone else’s outsides. For example, being in a job that looks like a dream job on the outside doesn’t mean it’s going to be the dream fit for YOUR inner values, strengths and interests. I can’t tell you how many people find HTYC because they’re in a job they thought would be great, but isn’t — it ends up being someone else’s dream and not their own. Or, we get emails every day about people who feel like they can’t get clarity on what their next career move looks like, so they’re stuck in a mental pressure cooker wanting to make a change forward but not knowing how. Does that sound like you? If so, grab a pen and paper because I have a ton of lessons I’ve learned from personally coaching 1,100 people through career transitions that I want to share with you to save you time, headaches, and help you make the transition you’re dreaming of happen. In today’s episode, I share 6 keys to career happiness and then how to use this information to make your change and how to focus your time to be most effective. I vividly remember being in a job that wasn’t fulfilling at all. When I was there, I didn’t understand how this whole career happiness thing worked and honestly thought that if I could just get to a better job situation then it would solve all my problems. Which means that many of us are going about the job change somewhat blindly, we’re looking at job postings online or trying to network or updating our LinkedIn profiles even spending time going on interviews but the problem is that we don’t even know exactly what a fulfilling career looks like for us. Now here’s the tricky part, we as human beings are pretty terrible at determining what will actually make us happy.
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Mon, 8 April 2019
So what happens when you’re in your role working for a company and, for the most part, it's been great. You've been there for a while, and you know lots of good things have come out of it. You've worked with a good team and you've had a lot of fun. It's been pretty meaningful, except … Now a lot of those things have either stopped or changed. Whether it's caused by a company merger or a new boss or a completely different situation. And that is that is where our next podcast guest found themselves. I say guest, but this is actually a bit of a different episode. We've done this once or twice before where we've shared an actual coaching session with you, allowing you to sit in as a fly on the wall, listening to somebody that we've worked with. On today’s episode, you're going to hear Elizabeth begin in the early stages of identifying what she really wants and needs. And even more importantly than that, some of the ways that I guide her through to help begin making this happen immediately. You're not going to hear any magic bullets in this episode (because there are none in reality), but you are going to hear some things that you may be able to integrate into your own personal life and career change right away. |
Mon, 1 April 2019
“Most of the people I know, and coach, are recovering people-pleasers…” New York Times Best Selling Author, Michael Hyatt said this to me in our recent conversation.
In fact, I’m a recovering people-pleaser myself. In my first professional job, I working between 80-90 hours a week. Part of that was because the job was a bad fit. Part of that was because there was a huge expectation to work a ton of hours. And part of that was that I said “yes” to everything my boss asked me to do. Absolutely everything. Saying “yes” to every project - to every request. “Yes, sir, I can make that happen!” “Yes, I can get that extra presentation done.” Saying “yes” to all that took a bad situation and turned it into a totally intolerable situation.
Saying “yes” to too many things can hold you back from career happiness. At first, you may be excited that you’re the person that everyone can depend on. But then it changes. People start asking you to do more and more because “______ always finds a way to get it done.” In fact, it gets to the point that the people make you their first stop. This can cause resentment, stress, and fatigue - none of which produce career happiness. But you also find it difficult - or impossible - to stop saying “yes.”
Saying “no” is exactly what we talk about in today’s episode with Michael Hyatt. Michael is a best-selling author (multiple times over) and was previously the CEO of a publishing company before starting his own company. Michael is also a self-admitted, recovering people-pleaser. As such, throughout past few decades, he has had to learn to say “no” gracefully. In other words, he had to protect his own time and priorities. At one point, he said it this way: “The way that you can give people a really firm ‘No’ is to have a really firm ‘yes’ on the other side of it.” Also, he gives specific examples of how he can say “no” to a request, but still present a solution for the person. And people thank him for saying “no.” Listen to this episode to hear the whole conversation, including:
Also, as an added bonus, Michael shares the best advice on how to stay happily married for 40 years. |
Mon, 25 March 2019
We’ve now asked hundreds of people who’ve made successful career pivots one question after they’ve completed the journey: “What advice would you give someone who’s decided they want to make a career change?” What came back was surprising! It didn’t have anything to do with the best resume ever or the best tactic to market your skills or even the steps to take Nope! Instead it turns out that all of them described making a career change as a journey and there is far more important advice to consider. We’ve taken the advice from 6 successful career changers and put it into this episode.
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Mon, 18 March 2019
Jenny Blake is the author of the books PIVOT: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One and Life After College. She is also a career and business strategist, and international speaker. Jenny has been featured as a career change expert on CNBC, in The New York Times and The Sunday Times UK. Her Pivot Podcast is a top rated show that CNBC listed among 6 podcasts to make you smarter about your career, and selected by Entrepreneur as one of the top 20 female-hosted business podcasts. One of her personal mottos: if change is the only constant, let's get better at it. With that motto and all of her knowledge, Jenny helps people organize their brain, move beyond burnout, and build sustainable, dynamic careers they love. You’ll learn:
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Mon, 11 March 2019
If we are always looking for external milestones, like a new job title or pay increase, without first addressing the internal stuff, we’ll always be on the hunt. We’ll constantly be looking for that feeling, and asking ourselves that question: “Is this it?” During this week’s podcast episode, I dug deep with Kelly, a Career Change Bootcamp graduate and a woman who went through a radical mindset shift a couple of months ago. She was in the same exact place. She had all of the external things: a great job at Linkedin, an awesome apartment in the Big Apple, a savings account that most of us could only imagine…but she still wasn’t happy. From the outside, it looked like she had everything. But on the inside, she was struggling to answer those big life questions: What does it mean to lead a meaningful, purposeful life? |
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