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What happens when your dream job isn't the job you thought it would be? Dr Casandra Hoy shares her adventures in the healthcare field and the journey she took to opening her own chiropractic practice.

As a premed and liberal arts graduate, Dr Hoy has always been interested in the medical field. Her first career change was from a Japanese teacher to electronic medical records trainer. In that role, she traveled around the country helping hospitals and medical professionals learn how to use electronic records. While in that role that she realized she no longer wanted to become a doctor.

We talk about how she came to that realization, how to go back to school, and the many surprises in her journey to become a chiropractor. Plus we talk about the different types of career changes that happen in our lifetime.

Listen to this episode if your dream job isn't a dream job anymore or if you're curious about navigating new paths in the healthcare field.

Quotes you'll enjoy:

"This is my third career change. My first one was out of convenience because I happen to have the skills necessary to do that job. My second one was out of necessity because I knew I needed that experience to get what I thought was my dream job. Now I've landed on a career that I've actually calculated."

"I come from a family of career changers. So I can't say that i won't ever change my career again because I have this in the back of my head, that I know that I can, because I have so many examples in my life that have done it."

"Don't settle. If you're unhappy in your career and you feel like you're waiting for something to nudge you in that direction, nudge yourself. Because it's worth it when you find something that you're really content with."

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Brady shares his journey from social work at a nonprofit to transitioning into tech and working at a startup. Plus, a discussion on how new technology is changing our careers.

Bonus time! This episode is an intro to my talk, Upskill Now: Navigating the Future of Work. In it I answer the question: Are robots really taking our jobs? Plus I talk about what happened when a machine came to take my job at Yale. I'll also introduce emerging jobs like AR designers and AI Clinicians and talk about where we're headed in our new world of work. Listen to this to get beyond the robot hype.

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In this episode we're talking about what it's like at the start of a career change. Stephanie shares what she's learned as she starts her shift from higher education advising into instructional design and voice acting.

This is an extra special episode. In this conversation, I'm chatting with someone who is at the beginning of her career change journey.

Stephanie has had a fabulous international career working in higher education. Now, she’s just started the process to make the jump to instructional design and voice acting. In this episode, she explains in detail how she found her next path and selected the right educational program to get her started on her next career path. We talk about her interest in her new field of instructional design and how a career coach helped her figure it out.

Plus, we talk about the finding your strengths and the paths you might discover as you start the career change process. Stephanie’s curiosity practically jumps out of the episode and into your ears in this episode.

This episode is a must-listen for any mid-career professional looking for a change and wanting to learn how to work through the process. And if you’re curious about the field of online learning and development, Stephanie shares what she’s learned about the industry so far.

Thinking about a career change? Don’t go on your own. There’s a new book to help you. Explore my new book, Punch Doubt in the Face: How to Upskill, Change Careers, and Beat the Robots.

Quotes from the episode that'll motivate you to make a career change right now:

“Knowing what your strengths are, knowing what you’re interested in, what you’re good at, and what you like to do, is important as you consider what comes next for yourself. That’s all a part of it.”

“I was at a point where I was too content to the point where I wasn’t really moving forward. It was too comfortable. I needed to be challenged.”

“This role has been transformational for me. But it’s also still time to get out of my comfort zone. This why I’m pursuing this new graduate degree, this new voice over opportunity, to challenge myself and enjoy what I’m doing. And then build on the skills and experience in to the next career."

“Don’t let imposter syndrome stop you from moving forward. Imposter syndrome manifests itself as feelings of inadequacy sometimes or there are behaviors where you doubt your own accomplishments or have this fear of being exposed as a fraud. So don't let that stop you or hold up your progress. I want people to believe that they are more ready than they think they are. If they feel that sense of discontent with their current career, act on it, don't settle."

From an MFA to IT Communications to a Burn Out Coach, Kori has shaped her career path in unexpected ways. Listen to this to hear how to find the possibilities within your career chaos.

A learning mindset is the foundation for all career changes. Ramesh shows us how he incorporates learning into his multiple career changes.

When two career coaches get together for a chat, you get an episode packed with insights. I talk with Dr. Kristine Lodge to go deep on everything from the benefit of a boomerang career to how to get unstuck in your career to rejecting outdated career advice.

From editing at a publishing company to international career coach at a university, Lindsey shares how people's career stories and relationship building helped her find her career path.

Megan shares how she went from an elementary teacher to IT specialist for her school district. Plus, a reminder that making a career change doesn't require a return to school.

Zeba shares what it's like to take a side hustle from idea to testing to production, all while having a full time job.