Most people don't have a career problem. They have a self-knowledge problem.

Caitlin Magidson, certified career coach and licensed psychotherapist, built the program she wishes she'd had because strategy alone was never going to be enough. You have to know yourself first.

We explore:

• Why career coaching is really inner work in disguise , and what happens when you skip that part
• The danger of attaching your entire identity to one job, one role, or one bad experience
• What "designing your life" actually means in practice , and the pandemic decision that showed Caitlin what was possible
• Why there's no single right career path, and why that should feel freeing rather than terrifying
• The mistake most people make when trying to figure out what they want (and how to prototype instead)

If you've been waiting for permission to start over, change direction, or want something different — this one's for you.

• 00:00 – Caitlin's journey: from communications major to licensed psychotherapist to career coach
• 07:08 – Why helping people became the mission, and where it started
• 10:28 – The first therapy experience that didn't fit — and waiting a decade before trying again
• 13:12 – The two superpowers Caitlin brings: career coach and therapist in one
• 15:51 – Why strategy without inner work is a house built on nothing
• 18:10 – The biggest mistake people make when designing their careers
• 22:56 – Designing her own life: selling the furniture, packing the car, driving cross-country
• 24:42 – How to use everyday experiences as a compass for what you want more of
• 28:38 – The Career Design Program: what it is, who it's for, and what people walk away with
• 33:36 – What Caitlin wishes she knew earlier: don't quit after one bad therapist

Connect:

Priya: ⁠@priya_p08⁠

Podcast: ⁠@insidethefounderpodcast_⁠

Caitlin Magidson: @caitlinmagidson

Free resources:

You are your secret sauce: a guide to re-remember your magic. 

Vibe check: a guide to review and get clarity on what’s next.

Story behind the story: getting to the root of what’s behind the fear or block keeping you stuck from taking action.

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