After My Day Job

After My Day Job

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After My Day Job episodes

  • From Boardrooms to Bartending: The Power of Starting Over

    This episode isn’t about losing a job. It’s about losing an identity, an ego, and a sense of control. I went from leading multi-million dollar creative teams to making $63 a night bartending, and in that fall, I found something I’d been missing: clarity.

    “Starting Over” is about the mentality it takes to let go of denial, accept defeat without seeing yourself as a failure, and shift your vision toward redirection. It’s about building something new from the ground up, without the safety net of titles, salaries, or validation.

    If you’ve ever felt like life pressed reset on you, whether you were ready or not, this one’s for you.

    25 min
  • From Corporate to Bartending: Embracing Change

    In this episode of After My Day Job, host Javaris Lamont delves into the challenging yet transformative experience of starting over after losing a stable job. He shares his personal journey from a high-paying corporate position to bartending, highlighting the emotional and financial struggles that accompany such a drastic change. Throughout the conversation, he emphasizes the importance of resilience, the dignity found in honest work, and the necessity of embracing change to rebuild one's identity and pursue new opportunities. Javaris encourages listeners to confront their fears, recognize their strength, and understand that starting over can lead to unexpected growth and success.

    29 min
  • Finding Value Outside Work
    Starting the second season of "After My Day Job," Javaris Lamont discusses how he began pursuing hobbies, passion projects, and entrepreneurship outside of work.
    Discover how you can find value, take the lead, feel accomplished, and live your best life after work with this insightful, bite-sized, masterclass-like podcast.
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    13 min
  • Removing Self Projected Lies. Go All In!
    If you’ve ever found yourself struggling to jump into a big decision because of fear, money or resources… hear how I removed self projected lies about what I didn’t have or was capable of and created my best results to date.
    15 min
  • Using Backpocket Talents To Land A Job

    It's the pandemic and many of my self-funded friends have found themselves searching for more income to hold them until things pick back up. Listeners are in for a treat today, especially if that's you. I've taken some time to focus less on us who have jobs today to encourage those who are looking for ways to break into a job to keep using their creative/entrepreneurial experience. Here's my story of how I left Chicago, moved to New York and had to make myself sellable again with talents and skills I had used before but were a bit dusty. 

    33 min
  • Clarity. Identity. Direction.
    Today I shared my story of a career experience I had in my early 20s that would 10 years shape how I decided to pursue life! Listen to find out why clarity, identity and direction are so important in pursuing passion projects outside of work.
    10 min

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Conversations and interviews motivating and guiding you on your journey or pursuing creative projects outside of your day job. These tips will teach you strategy, balance and encouragement. Whether…