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345: How Are We Holding Ourselves Back? with Adrian Klaphaak of Career Pathfinder

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How are you holding yourself back? From the whispers of your soul, your deepest power and purpose, from your highest calling? That’s what we’re diving into in today’s tenth (!) Pivot x Career Pathfinder series podcast episodes with Adrian Klaphaak.

You’re invited! Join us live for the next recording session on November 7 at 1:30 p.m. ET — ask questions in the chat or if you’re feeling brave, come off of mute to be in the coaching hot seat :) Register to join us here »

Are you looking for a little support and guidance on finding your purpose, or best next step? Check out Adrian’s Career Pathfinder Program and apply promo code PIVOT for a special offer on his group training.

More about Adrian: Adrian Klaphaak is a coach, purpose guide, entrepreneur, and founder of A Path That Fits Career and Life Coaching. His coaching approach is holistic—a constant balance between getting results and a quest for meaning and fulfillment. He describes himself as “a deep seeker with a constant itch to make things happen.”


🌟 7+ Ways We Hold Ourselves Back from our Calling
  • Obligation, doing what we should
  • Being overly practical
  • Looking for perfection
  • Fear of failure
  • Doubting our abilities or undervaluing them
  • Not having enough time
  • Staying in our comfort zone
  • What would you add?

    • ✅ Try This Next

    Ask yourself: How am I holding myself back from finding my calling? Write about it, be honest about it. Next: What will you do differently as a result of this awareness?


    🔗 Resources Mentioned
    • Adrian on the web, Yelp, Facebook, LinkedIn
    • Course: Career Pathfinder, promo code PIVOT
    • Video: Finding Your Calling
    • Articles: Pulling the Thread—How’s the Wanting Going?, The Free Press—You Can Be Addicted to Weed. I Was When I Was Twelve.
    • JB’s Rolling in D🤦🏻‍♀️h: The Business Yips & 51/49, Ignore the Odds
    • Tools: Substack app

      📚 Books Mentioned
      • Write for Life by Julia Cameron
      • Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business
      • Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
      • Life After College

        • 🎧 Related Episodes
        • Pivot: Pivot x Career Pathfinder podcast episodes with Adrian (Spotify playlist)
        • Free Time: 223: The Confidence Trap: Why You Don’t Need It to Do Big Things (SPARKED Crossover)


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