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Ep. 81 Joy Ride: Creating An Unserious Career Journey (Special Guest Alana Kilmartin)

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In this episode Brad connects with Alana Kilmartin all the way from Australia to talk about how to have fun in your career journey. They talk about how pressure from family and society can take young people off course and add considerably more pressure. Key highlights from this episode include: 

  • She tells our listeners a little about her upcoming book Unserious Careers
  • Alana talks about the spark for Unserious Careers and how she advocates for things that allow more fun in the journey 
  • She discusses how can young people have conversations with their parents about taking unconventional or atypical paths after high school or university and get buy-in
  • The value of travel and how young people can get started with using travel as a career exploration tool
  • Alana talks about gap years, and the many values that they can provide young people
  • She talks about how young people can build momentum towards having a successful career while simultanesouly having fun and enjoying the process
  • For students/new grads on a tight budget, she talks about how could they tap into some of these things that they may see as more luxuries
  • Alana provides her best piece of career advice 

    • Guest Info:

    Alana Kilmartin is wildly passionate about work and how we can use it to create an epic life when we leave school. She is the author of Unserious Careers, an e-book for how to navigate the first 5 years of your career. Alana is on a mission to remove the pressure around career decisions and inspire you to focus on fun instead. She is a fan of all things gap years, travel and snowboarding!

    Website: www.unseriouscareers.com 

    TikTok: @unseriouscareers 

    Instagram: @unseriouscareers 


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    Your Career GPSBy Brad W. Minton
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