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Life Beyond Clinical Practice | Multidimensional Careers, Professional Identity, Career Expansion
By Dr Diane | Career Identity Expansion, Professional Identity, Career GrowthBusinessEducationSelf-ImprovementCareers
Life Beyond Clinical Practice | Multidimensional Careers, Professional Identity, Career Expansion episodes
- 76 | Thinking of leaving clinical practice? Here's where to start...
In today's episode, we explore the growing trend among health professionals who are venturing beyond traditional patient care. However, knowing where to start is the first hurdle many face when wanting to pivot their career.
Listen in as I discuss these 4 elements as the starting point to planning an exit from clinical practice:
1: Understanding Your Desire for Change
- Explore common reasons why clinicians seek new career paths, including burnout and a desire for lifestyle changes.
- Learn why successful career pivots often focus on positive motivations, like achieving a better work-life balance.
2: Assess Your Transferable Skills
- Discover the importance of recognizing your transferable skills, both hard and soft.
- Examples include problem-solving, communication, and empathy – skills that hold value beyond clinical settings.
3: Explore Alternate Pathways
- Some alternative career pathways include consulting, healthcare administration, and entrepreneurship.
- Your path should be unique to your interests and skillset
4: Leverage Support Networks and Resources
- Networking and mentorship play critical roles in successful career changes.
- Explore resources like online communities, workshops, and courses that can aid in your transition.
Here are some Next STEPS:
>>> Download the free Resource '7 Steps to Pivoting your Career with Confidence' www.lifebeyondclinicalpractice.com/signup
>>> Book a Strategy Call with Dr Diane https://calendly.com/lbcp/strategy-call
>>> Follow us on Instagram https://instagram.com/lifebeyondclinicalpractice?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==
>>> Join the Wait list for the Pivot with Purpose course https://forms.gle/hk5Euy9neeP8pGRz7
>>> Join our free Online Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/897241125152990/
>>> Rate and Review the show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-beyond-clinical-practice-healthcare-careers-professional/id1713086617
>>> Enjoyed this episode? We think you'll enjoy this one too https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/65-how-to-overcome-professional-advancement-challenges/id1713086617?i=1000673810464
14 min - 75 | Setting fresh intentions for 2025!
Welcome to the first episode of Life Beyond Clinical Practice for 2025 where I'm excited to share my strategies for growing the brand this year.
As he platform and brand grows, the clarity with which I am able to serve you grows alongside it.
I look forward to you also growing with me on this journey.
Blessings for a successful new year...
Here are some Next STEPS:
>>> Download the free Resource '7 Steps to Pivoting your Career with Confidence' www.lifebeyondclinicalpractice.com/signup
>>> Join the Wait list for the Pivot with Purpose course https://forms.gle/hk5Euy9neeP8pGRz7
>>> Book a Coaching Call with Dr Diane https://calendly.com/lbcp/coaching-call
>>> Join our free Online Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/897241125152990/
>>> Rate and Review the show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-beyond-clinical-practice-healthcare-careers-professional/id1713086617
15 min - 74 | Why talking through your career struggles and having objective input matters [On Air Coaching]
Too many professionals facing career pivot hurdles think they can go it alone - and while you probably can, having an objective person ask strategic questions, listen to your responses and help you identify any potential roadblocks or find the best way forward is priceless!
In this live coaching session, I chat to a mid-career health professional who has been wanting to pivot for a while. Listen in to how we work through what her best next step is to get her from where she is, to where she wants to be in her career.
Eager for More? Here are some Next STEPS:
>>> Join the Wait list for the Pivot with Purpose course https://forms.gle/hk5Euy9neeP8pGRz7
>>> Share your feedback and contribute to my 2025 Brand refresh https://forms.gle/rxe6UQkgkbmq4xfi6
>>> Grab your copy of our Career Pivot Checklist here https://bit.ly/careerpivotchecklist
>>> Book a 1 hour Strategy Call with Dr Diane https://calendly.com/lbcp/coaching-call
>>> Join our free Online Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/897241125152990/
>>> Sign up for our newsletter lifebeyondclinicalpractice.getresponsesite.com
>>> Rate and Review the show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-beyond-clinical-practice-healthcare-careers-professional/id1713086617
Liked this episode? Then you'll likely enjoy listening to this one too!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/53-embracing-changing-seasons-of-life-as-opportunity/id1713086617?i=1000663650717
Music credit
Artist: tubebackr
Tracks: 'Mango' and 'Chill With Me'
Free download links:
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/mango
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/chillwithme
26 min - BONUS EPISODE: 2024 Christmas Greeting
Tis the Season to be grateful for all of the wonderful gifts in our lives!
May you reflect on your gifts with gratitude this Christmas, own them and purpose to use them to fulfill the next phase of your professional life and purpose.
Merry Christmas to you and Yours, and here's wishing you a blessed 2025!!
4 min - 73 | Why your professional network matters
Networking is one of THE most underutilized career growth strategies within the health professions, especially if you want to make a pivot.
And not just networking for the sake of it, but strategic networking that aligns with the direction in which you want to grow your career.
When you understand how to identify and tap into the relationships with people and organisations around you and leverage those to advance your career goals, it will shorten to the path towards your career objectives.
Eager for More? Here are some Next STEPS:
>>> Join the Wait list for the Pivot with Purpose course https://forms.gle/hk5Euy9neeP8pGRz7
>>> Share your feedback and contribute to my 2025 Brand refresh https://forms.gle/rxe6UQkgkbmq4xfi6
>>> Grab your copy of our Career Pivot Checklist here https://bit.ly/careerpivotchecklist
>>> Book a 1 hour Strategy Call with Dr Diane https://calendly.com/lbcp/coaching-call
>>> Join our free Online Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/897241125152990/
>>> Sign up for our newsletter lifebeyondclinicalpractice.getresponsesite.com
>>> Rate and Review the show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-beyond-clinical-practice-healthcare-careers-professional/id1713086617
Liked this episode? Then you'll likely enjoy listening to this one too!
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/30-finding-your-niche-as-a-health-professional/id1713086617?i=1000653158493
Music credit
Artist: tubebackr
Tracks: 'Mango' and 'Chill With Me'
Free download links:
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/mango
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/chillwithme
9 min - 72 | The Element Part 2: Living your Truth
This is a second episode in 'The Element' series - from the book by Ken Robinson.
The lie that health professionals should fit into a singular model in the practice of their profession limits so many in fulfilling their full and true potential - in both their personal and professional lives. Whether within or outside of clinical practice, you can embrace your uniqueness, weave in your personal interests and find creative expression of your natural giftings so you can live out your full value professionally.
Will you be brave enough to live your true self? And how will this translate to your career and the direction in which you want to pivot?
Eager for More? Here are some Next STEPS:
>>> Join the Wait list for the Pivot with Purpose course https://forms.gle/hk5Euy9neeP8pGRz7
>>> Share your feedback and contribute to my 2025 Brand refresh https://forms.gle/rxe6UQkgkbmq4xfi6
>>> Grab your copy of our Career Pivot Checklist here https://bit.ly/careerpivotchecklist
>>> Book a 1 hour Strategy Call with Dr Diane https://calendly.com/lbcp/coaching-call
>>> Join our free Online Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/897241125152990/
>>> Sign up for our newsletter lifebeyondclinicalpractice.getresponsesite.com
>>> Rate and Review the show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-beyond-clinical-practice-healthcare-careers-professional/id1713086617
Liked this episode? Then you'll likely enjoy listening to this one too!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/18-are-you-career-goals-in-line-with-your-natural/id1713086617?i=1000644992336
Music credit
Artist: tubebackr
Tracks: 'Mango' and 'Chill With Me'
Free download links:
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/mango
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/chillwithme
10 min - 71 | Five Mistakes to avoid if you are unhappy in your healthcare career
Too often, when we are unhappy in our jobs, we think that changing jobs will solve the problem. As a result, we spend countless hours scouring job boards for a new opportunity (which depending on your level of success could leave you feeling worse about yourself and your professional value). In today’s episode I will share why that is the number 1 mistake to avoid if you are unhappy in your career.
Here are my 5 tips:
- Don’t simply change jobs - first understand the root cause of your unhappiness
- Thinking clinical practice is all you can do - you have a whole range of non-clinical skills that can be applied to other roles
- Believing you are the problem - when we are out of alignment its easy to think you don't 'fit in' or are not good enough when compared to others' standards. It may simply be that you have outgrown your clinical role and need a new challenge.
- Focusing on hard skills only - soft (interpersonal) skills are increasingly becoming more valuable in organisations all across the world.
- Not recognising the value of a personal brand - having a public profile that speaks to your values and what you are passionate about professionally, with clarity, will go a long way towards opening new professional doors for you.
Eager for More? Here are some Next STEPS:
>>> Join the Wait list for the Pivot with Purpose course https://forms.gle/hk5Euy9neeP8pGRz7
>>> Share your feedback and contribute to my 2025 Brand refresh https://forms.gle/rxe6UQkgkbmq4xfi6
>>> Grab your copy of our Career Pivot Checklist here https://bit.ly/careerpivotchecklist
>>> Book a 1 hour Strategy Call with Dr Diane https://calendly.com/lbcp/coaching-call
>>> Join our free Online Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/897241125152990/
>>> Sign up for our newsletter lifebeyondclinicalpractice.getresponsesite.com
>>> Rate and Review the show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-beyond-clinical-practice-healthcare-careers-professional/id1713086617
Liked this episode? Then you'll likely enjoy listening to this one too!
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/48-preparing-for-a-career-pivot-5-steps-to-get-you-unstuck/id1713086617?i=1000660402684
Music credit
Artist: tubebackr
Tracks: 'Mango' and 'Chill With Me'
Free download links:
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/mango
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/chillwithme
12 min - BONUS EPISODE: Happy Thanksgiving!!
This Thanksgiving, I am so grateful for the over 1500+ podcast downloads from listeners in the USA!!
In this episode, I share 3 things I am grateful for and challenge you to do the same.
Eager for More? Here are some Next STEPS:
>>> Join the Wait list for the Pivot with Purpose course https://forms.gle/hk5Euy9neeP8pGRz7
>>> Grab your copy of our Career Pivot Checklist here https://bit.ly/careerpivotchecklist
>>> Book a 1 hour Strategy Call with Dr Diane https://calendly.com/lbcp/coaching-call
>>> Join our free Online Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/897241125152990/
>>> Sign up for our newsletter lifebeyondclinicalpractice.getresponsesite.com
>>> Rate and Review the show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-beyond-clinical-practice-healthcare-careers-professional/id1713086617
Liked this episode? Then you'll likely enjoy listening to this one too!
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/53-embracing-changing-seasons-of-life-as-opportunity/id1713086617?i=1000663650717
Music credit
Artist: tubebackr
Tracks: 'Mango' and 'Chill With Me'
Free download links:
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/mango
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/chillwithme
8 min - 70 | Stop taking the long road!! Why modelling proven practices will get you further, quicker
Too often, when we are unhappy in our jobs, we think that changing jobs will solve the problem. As a result, we spend countless hours scouring job boards for a new opportunity (which depending on your level of success could leave you feeling worse about yourself and your professional value). In today’s episode I will share why that is the number 1 mistake to avoid if you are unhappy in your career.
I have personally spent more hours of my life searching jobs boards for another opportunity that would allow me to escape a job I was unhappy in… in effect.. at those low points, I was simply looking for an escape plan… largely because I still had bills to pay and didn’t fully understand at the time how to own my value and position myself for the types of roles that would light me up because they were based on what I was naturally good at and interested in… so here are my 5 mistakes to avoid.
- Don’t simply change jobs - first identify the root cause of your unhappiness.
- Thinking clinical practice is all you can do – There are a whole range of non-clinical skills you gain in the course of your clinical career which can be translated to other roles more aligned with your interests.
- Believing you are the problem – This calls for lots of introspection... and accepting that there isn't a one size fits all model for health professions graduates.
- Focusing on hard skills only – more and more organisations are recognising the value of soft skills. Communication, teamwork, empathy. If you think of clinical practice context, most people if given the choice, would choose the doctor or nurse who was kind, patient, who listened to their problem and truly cared over one who had the fanciest equipment or better technical knowledge.
- Not recognising the value of a personal brand – If you want to position yourself for growth-oriented roles, especially non-clinical ones, you need to think of yourself as a brand – and have some degree of presence online, ensuring that your public-facing content aligns with how you want to be perceived or the value you have to deliver.
Eager for More? Here are some Next STEPS:
>>> Join the Wait list for the Pivot with Purpose course https://forms.gle/hk5Euy9neeP8pGRz7
>>> Grab your copy of our Career Pivot Checklist here https://bit.ly/careerpivotchecklist
>>> Book a 1 hour Strategy Call with Dr Diane https://calendly.com/lbcp/coaching-call
>>> Join our free Online Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/897241125152990/
>>> Sign up for our newsletter lifebeyondclinicalpractice.getresponsesite.com
>>> Rate and Review the show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-beyond-clinical-practice-healthcare-careers-professional/id1713086617
Liked this episode? Then you'll likely enjoy listening to this one too!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/54-building-a-globally-impactful-career-in/id1713086617?i=1000664340375
Music credit
Artist: tubebackr
Tracks: 'Mango' and 'Chill With Me'
Free download links:
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/mango
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/chillwithme
12 min - 69 | Are you leaving money on the table? The cost of not exploring your full career potential as a healthcare professional
Many clinicians feel frustrated by the artificial ceiling that exists in clinical practice which seems to limit their career potential.
Identifying ways to exploit your full potential, either through carving out a specific niche that will allow you to grow and scale your professional impact, or by pivoting your career in a particular direction which aligns with your unique skillset and interest, allows you to set yourself apart from other clinicians in your field. In this way, you CAN break through that ceiling and live to your highest potential.
Eager for More? Here are some Next STEPS:
>>> Join the Wait list for the Pivot with Purpose course https://forms.gle/hk5Euy9neeP8pGRz7
>>> Grab your copy of our Career Pivot Checklist here https://bit.ly/careerpivotchecklist
>>> Book a 1 hour Strategy Call with Dr Diane https://calendly.com/lbcp/coaching-call
>>> Join our free Online Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/897241125152990/
>>> Sign up for our newsletter lifebeyondclinicalpractice.getresponsesite.com
>>> Rate and Review the show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-beyond-clinical-practice-healthcare-careers-professional/id1713086617
Liked this episode? Then you'll likely enjoy listening to this one too!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/64-feeling-professionally-stagnant-heres-why-you-need/id1713086617?i=1000672992144
Music credit
Artist: tubebackr
Tracks: 'Mango' and 'Chill With Me'
Free download links:
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/mango
https://hypeddit.com/tubebackr/chillwithme
10 min
About Life Beyond Clinical Practice | Multidimensional Careers, Professional Identity, Career Expansion
From the publisher's feed
Life Beyond Clinical Practice
Have you achieved success in your clinical career but still feel like something no longer fits?
Perhaps you're questioning whether you should stay or leave. Maybe…
you're feeling intellectually restless, drawn to new opportunities, or wondering why the work that once fulfilled you no longer feels fully aligned.
If so, you may not have a career problem.
Your professional identity may be expanding.
Life Beyond Clinical Practice is for clinically trained professionals who sense they're capable of more than the role, title, or career path they've built—and want to understand what's happening before making their next move.
Hosted by Dr. Diane, this podcast introduces the concept of Career Identity Expansion™: a new way of understanding why successful professionals outgrow careers they once loved, and how to navigate that evolution with clarity, confidence, and intention.
Traditional career advice asks whether you should stay or leave. This podcast explores the deeper question: Who are you becoming professionally?
Each episode helps you understand the internal shifts that often come before external career change and gives you practical strategies to create greater career optionality, expand your impact, and build a career that evolves as you do.
You'll learn how to:
- Recognize the signs your professional identity is expanding.
- Break free from the "stay vs. leave" trap and think beyond binary career decisions.
- Create career optionality without feeling like you're starting over.
- Redefine success around who you're becoming, not just what you've achieved.
- Leverage your clinical expertise in new and meaningful ways.
- Build a multidimensional career aligned with your evolving strengths, interests, and purpose.
Whether you ultimately remain in clinical practice, transition into leadership, education, consulting, entrepreneurship, or create a portfolio career, this podcast will help you interpret what you're experiencing and navigate your next chapter with greater clarity.
Because career expansion isn't about becoming someone else.
It's about becoming more fully yourself professionally.