Career Refactoring - Find the Gig that Sparks Joy w/ Luis Garcia

The pandemic has been tough on everyone. Some have obviously felt the impact deeper than others. But there have also been positive things that came about as a result of the change Covid has brought to our lives. For some, it provided an opportunity to step back and reassess their goals, how they were spending their days and the way they wanted to live and work. For many, this has meant leaving their jobs entirely. For others, like Luis Garcia, it’s meant taking stock, realizing what work sparks joy in your life, and Kondo-ing the rest of that noise right out of your system.

This podcast features an interview with a colleague of mine who started out as a project manager and spent years working his way up the ladder only to find it give way when he got laid off early in the pandemic. Rather than rush right back to work, Luis took advantage of the break, spent more time with his family, and reevaluated his career. He’d been successful at working his way up the food chain but realized that at some point, he’d left behind the parts of the job he enjoyed the most. Luis joins me in this episode to talk about that journey and how he’s made a deliberate choice to go back to being a Scrum Master so that he can spend his time doing what brings him joy - working with teams to build products that impact the lives of others.

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