Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search

Do you have trouble defining yourself or what you do? How about breaking down what it is that your strengths really are? Are you an introvert and struggle sharing your accomplishments with others?

Today, I get to share a conversation I had with Elizabeth, one of our coaching clients, as she navigated these same questions. We also explore what she enjoys most about what she does and why she likes it. We also talk about the importance of playing the long game when it comes to building relationships.

What if you were stuck in your job. Not because you couldn’t leave and not because it was a “terrible” situation because you just didn’t know what else you’d do instead. 

Kristy Wenz started a company a while back, and at first it was awesome! Then one day she found she was hitting the snooze button and she’d never done that in her entire life. She knew she’d need to leave, but seriously what else would she do, if not this then what? That’s where we got the opportunity to meet her.

Over the course of our careers, as we grow, evolve, reach different stages in our lives, what once seemed like a dream job may stop feeling that way. And that's great! Because it's an opportunity to learn and explore who we are and what we want now, and then go get it. Kristy Wentz worked in PR for 20 years. And she loved it, until she didn't. When she finally decided to move on, she created her own role that combined her favorite parts of PR… plus travelling and tasting wine. Not bad, right?

To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast

Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over

https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/

Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

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Fear of disappointing others can be a powerful barrier to pursuing your ideal role. In our world today it's not "normal" to get paid to be who you are, using your true strengths instead of just the skills you've picked up in various roles along the way. But, you want to know the weirdest part? By resisting being your most authentic self at all times (because of fear) we are ensuring that we stay unhappy by default. Jenny hated her job, but was afraid to look for a new role for fear of letting other people down, taking a step back in her career and losing the benefit of her education. Three years later, she landed her ideal role.

What You'll Learn

• How to model living authentically during a career change to find a career that fits
• How to modify your job offer to reflect what you really want
• Why switching industries does not mean starting your career over
• Discover how your strengths from your previous role create the platform to launch you into your next role

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email [email protected]

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

The feeling you get when you discover your strengths then gain enough clarity on how to apply them in a career that fits, is like opening up a portal to knowing exactly what you want.

You could even say it's like doing self reflection -> exactly how Kirby Verceles described it

In this HTYC episode, Scott Anthony Barlow chats with Kirby about how she went from feeling stuck and having to do some soul searching by asking herself the tough questions, to finally gaining clarity on how to apply her signature strengths. The result? The feeling of happiness coming to work every morning (Kirby's definition of success).

On a side note: Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email me at [email protected]

What to Listen For

• Find out specifically how Kirby learned her strengths (and began to use them)
• Learn how to think about Strengths and weaknesses in a way that benefits your entire life
• How to use your signature strengths to make work feel different (and not so much like "work")

Episode Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
2. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
3. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Alissa knew she had to make a change when she could no longer see anything. Not in a metaphorical sense. Nope. The doctor had confirmed that her periods of temporary blindness were work-stress induced. And as it turns out, Alissa was unwilling to give up her eyesight for her job! Alissa had worked her way up to an HR executive for municipalities. Learn how Alissa recognized corporate burnout, and found a way to work that fit her life.

What you'll learn

• What worked (and what didn't) as Alissa started her consulting business
• Using your gut feeling as a self-awareness tool to evaluate your career
• How to make fear a motivator for career growth
• How to realize you've reached corporate burnout and make a change

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email [email protected]

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
2. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It's Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Linnea is just like you. She was a listener of the HTYC podcast, and decided it was time to make a career change. She signed up for career coaching and found her ideal role! But Linnea did not stop there… she ended up jumping four titles in just six months! Learn how Linnea doubled down on the career change advice she received from her coach, became her own biggest advocate, found her strengths and grabbed her career change by the horns.

What You'll Learn

• The methods Linnea used to get promoted quickly to her ideal career
• How to unconventionally network and make it actually work for your career change
• How to figure out if you should be switching industries
• Why extreme preparation is the key to your career growth

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email [email protected]

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
2. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
3. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Wondering how to use the Clifton StrengthsFinder Assessment? Is it accurate, Will it tell me what type of career I should focus on? How do I use it outside of my work?

All good questions: We thought it would be better to show you how people can use strengths, what they are, how they work, even how to incorporate them into things like interviews. We also thought it would be best if we showed you this real time.

To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast

Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over

https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/

Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

It's been over 8 years and FOUR HUNDRED Episodes here at Happen To Your Career!

We couldn't have done it without you! So in this special episode of HTYC our team member Kathy Wilkes takes over the podcast and interviews Scott Anthony Barlow.

Here's what you get to learn:

• What got Scott past the fears to say "I am doing this" when creating HTYC?
• How is HTYC different now compared to when episode 1 was released?
• What is Scott's favorite sport and why is it Hockey?
• How Kathy gets out of her comfort zone even though she's not super comfortable taking over the host seat
• And so many more surprise pieces of history about Happen To Your Career!

To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast

Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over

https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/

Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

Maybe you really enjoyed your job when you started…years ago. But now, you stroll into work each morning disengaged and hopeless. You're not alone. About 50% of people go through this exact cycle in their job: excited, learning stops, they feel stuck. Hear how Laura confidently and made a successful career pivot after being at a job for 8 years.

What you'll learn

• How to know when it's time to leave your job.
• The importance of self reflection in the career change process.
• How to successfully switch industries no matter how long you've been in your current one.
• The tools and resources to use when making a career change.

Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email [email protected]

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Laura's "Where Are They Now?" Episode - Positives and Negatives of Starting A New Career: Is It Worth It? (Spotify / Apple Podcast)
2. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcast)