Career Foresight | Future of Work for Creative Professionals

I decided to tackle this topic after receiving this question from Stephanie. She asked:

My job search has been frustrating because I haven't heard back from any of the companies I have applied to. It feels so quiet on the employers end! I think I am coming to terms with the fact my next role just may not be the role I am looking for. I guess my question is how to balance settling and being realistic. I don't want to be stuck in a miserable job but I also really need to be working. So how do I determine where to go next if what I'm looking for is not an option?

As a way to both honor the hard work or this past year, and provide something of value to others building, or considering building their business, I decided to share a month-by-month breakdown of how I actually got to the point of earning the same income as my previous full-time job.

Danielle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a podcast host, speaker, ballroom dance instructor and actor—to name a few of her titles. She fully embraces being multi-passionate and has built a diverse career. But it wasn't always that way. In this episode, she shares her journey of self-discovery and the role her career played in that journey.

It’s an exciting day because this is the first episode in season 4 of the podcast that I have an interview guest with me on the show. In a season where the topics are all about the future of work for creative professionals, it’s hard to think of a better guest to have than Rachel Renock.

Today’s topic and episode is blowing my mind. There are pieces of it that tie into every past season of the Career Foresight podcast as well as providing insight for the future of work.

Today I’m going to be talking about a very personal topic: financial decisions. I am primarily going to be talking about investments I’ve made for my business, but as a self-employed business owner, every investment I make is very personal, too.

There has been a lot of talk about what life will look like post-COVID-19 lockdown. Recently, what has been most compelling to me about the future is how this experience will shape our relationship with control.

I’ve made a lot of voluntary career changes in the past five years. But the first career change I made after graduating college was anything but voluntary. I was let go instantly, without any notice. I can still remember the feeling of panic that hit me when I heard the news.

I’ve talked with several people in the past week who when talking about their experience working from home have brought up the feeling of guilt. Immediately, I knew what they were talking about. I’ve felt that burden of guilt related to my work many times in my life, but especially so when I first started working remotely.

In this episode I’ll be talking about:

- Why many people deal with feelings of guilt when they work from home

- The unique pressures contributing to these feelings of guilt because of COVID-19

- How to manage feelings of guilt, do great work and take care of yourself

I know this is a really difficult time, and everyone is being affected in some way by COVID-19 and it’s wide-ranging impacts. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in and listen to this podcast. Your support during this time means so much to me, and I’m honored to have a bit of your attention that I know is spread pretty thin these days.

I want you to know that I’ve updated my plan for this show, to make the content as relevant as possible. I have also been creating specialized resources to help people during this time the best that I can. I’ll be sharing more about what those are later on in today’s episode.