Escape the nine to five: how to design your career

 Have you ever stopped to think about what you would regret if your time ran out tomorrow? It's an uncomfortable thought, but most of us live as though we have an infinite number of days. We work jobs we don't love, postpone our dreams, and tell ourselves I'll get to it "someday".

But here's the thing: Someday is never guaranteed. And as we grow older, that nagging question only gets louder. Did I do what I truly wanted? Or worse, what if I never even tried?

Today, we're going to help you avoid a life filled with regret–by creating a bucket list. Just not in the way you were taught growing up.

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Escape the 9 to 5 

Escape the 9-5 

Career Coach 

Career Advice 

Career Guidance 

Career Transition 

Career Change 

Next Step Careers Limited

Auckland Wellington Christchurch New Zealand

You wake up every morning, rush through your routine and dive headfirst into a job that if you're being honest with yourself, barely energises you anymore. It's not that you hate it, it pays the bills, keeps you busy. But deep down, there's this gnawing sense that something's missing.

Maybe you've got a passion project gathering dust. Or dreams you've buried under a pile of maybes and some days. Every day you ignore what excites you, what drives you. You let a little part of yourself die. One year, becomes ten years, becomes a lifetime. You're stuck in the same job, the same routines, telling yourself you're too busy, you've got too many bills to pay, or it's too late to change.

Those dreams?

They've faded into a distant, what could have been.

The worst part?

It's not just about what you haven't done. It's about what you've lost. Your sense of purpose. Your joy. Your spark. You're alive, sure, but are you truly living?

In today's Monday Motivation, we're going to talk about one of life's toughest truths–Your life is going to come to an end one day. But it's not just the end of life, but the small deaths we happen. Today I'm going to motivate you to kickstart your journey back to living a life and career of fulfilment–and you'll learn why it's never too late to change.

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Topics:

Escape the 9 to 5 

Escape the 9-5 

Career Coach 

Career Advice 

Career Guidance 

Career Transition 

Career Change 

Next Step Careers Limited

Auckland Wellington Christchurch New Zealand

 You're a working professional. You're busy–from one deadline to the next, one promotion to the next goal. But when was the last time you stopped and truly reflected on your life and career? When you stopped measuring yourself by someone else's goalposts and started living a life true to your own measure of success?

This Sunday, we're going to reflect on why you should be listening to your life. The times when you're not only happy, but truly stood out from the crowd, and why the key to unlocking your next chapter might already be written in your own autobiography.

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Topics:

Escape the 9 to 5 

Escape the 9-5 

Career Coach 

Career Advice 

Career Guidance 

Career Transition 

Career Change 

Next Step Careers Limited

Auckland Wellington Christchurch New Zealand

 You're at the end of another work week. You're working hard, keeping busy, but deep down, you wonder, is this really what I'm meant to be doing? Most of us are so busy doing that we don't take the time to listen. We ignore the small moments of joy, the activities that energise us, and even the people who inspire us.

What if you could pause, step back, and really listen to not only your life, but those around you? What if the key to your career success is not just identifying your successes, but other people's as well?

In this episode, you're going to find out why this is crucial to your career.

 Imagine walking into a room full of people you admire–You're wanting to make an impression in your career, to stand out to be noticed, but as soon as you step inside, self doubt creeps in. Your palms sweat, your heart races, and a small voice whispers, "You're not good enough."

Now imagine flipping a switch–a confidence switch–and all that doubt disappears.

What if I told you that switch is real, you can use it, and it's even based on research?

In this happiness episode, you're going to find out.

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Topics:

Escape the 9 to 5 

Escape the 9-5 

Career Coach 

Career Advice 

Career Guidance 

Career Transition 

Career Change 

Next Step Careers Limited

Auckland Wellington Christchurch New Zealand

 How much of your life is dictated by what others consider "normal"? You sit at a desk all day because it's considered professional. You might wear a suit and tie because it's civilised. You put on shoes even when they hurt your feet, because that's just what people do. But have you ever stopped to wonder why...? Why do we force ourselves into uncomfortable clothes, awkward postures, and habits that literally hurt our bodies–all in the name of being "civilised"? In this episode, you're going to discover a different solution.

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Topics:

Escape the 9 to 5 

Escape the 9-5 

Career Coach 

Career Advice 

Career Guidance 

Career Transition 

Career Change 

Next Step Careers Limited

Auckland Wellington Christchurch New Zealand

 What does it take to leave a safe corporate environment–complete with a potential six figure salary, so you can finally live and work on your own terms? Today I spoke with Alexis Martinez, a former wealth management professional at Merrill Lynch. She's spent five intense years helping high net worth clients, only to discover she was burnt out and longing for a more purposeful life. She took a leap of faith. Understanding her leap and the lessons she learned might inspire you to take bold action in your own career.

You'll learn:

• Some of the signs that indicate you're in the wrong workplace
• Why you shouldn't overvalue money

Plus, I'll give you one simple challenge you can do today to make a meaningful change in your career.

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Guest: Alexis Martinez

Website: https://www.newlighthealthcoaching.com

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Topics:

Escape the 9 to 5 

Escape the 9-5 

Career Coach 

Career Advice 

Career Guidance 

Career Transition 

Career Change 

Next Step Careers Limited

Auckland Wellington Christchurch New Zealand

 Your career is on autopilot. You're working hard, showing up every day, but something feels off–like you're drifting, not driving, through your professional life. We often look at our jobs as one long blur of repetitive, sometimes meaningless tasks. And if you're drifting through your career, you might be thinking... "Is this really it?" What if there's a way to guide you towards a more rewarding and fulfilling career?

Today, you're going to find out why your career timeline holds the clue to future happiness in your life and career.

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Topics:

Escape the 9 to 5 

Escape the 9-5 

Career Coach 

Career Advice 

Career Guidance 

Career Transition 

Career Change 

Next Step Careers Limited

Auckland Wellington Christchurch New Zealand

 Do you feel like life is speeding by so quickly that you barely have time to figure out if you're on the right track? Every week, the days blur together–work, eat, sleep, repeat–and amidst that blur, you might miss the subtle signs that your life is trying to tell you something.

In today's Monday Motivation, I'm going to help you kickstart your work week with a mindset shift that could change the way you approach every career decision moving forward.

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Topics:

Escape the 9 to 5 

Escape the 9-5 

Career Coach 

Career Advice 

Career Guidance 

Career Transition 

Career Change 

Next Step Careers Limited

Auckland Wellington Christchurch New Zealand

You're worrying about making the right choice in your career. Every decision feels like it could make or break you. You lie awake at night, worrying about the future, while quietly hoping everything will just work out, and you'll find yourself in your dream job. You don't wanna reach retirement regretting the career decisions you did or did not make. But at the same time, you also don't want to reach retirement broke, with a big fat mortgage you never manage to pay off. But what if there's a way to work towards your dream job, without sacrificing the hard work that got you this far in your career? A way that's not only proven to work, but is also simple and achievable in your busy working life.

This Sunday, we're going to reflect on the key lessons from this week.

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Topics:

Escape the 9 to 5 

Escape the 9-5 

Career Coach 

Career Advice 

Career Guidance 

Career Transition 

Career Change 

Next Step Careers Limited

Auckland Wellington Christchurch New Zealand