Second Breaks

Highlights of Episode 100

• My goals for the podcast going forward. Accountability folks!
• You can change your life from your own podcast, as Joanna Penn said.
• Proof that we can do hard things, even those we never thought we’d be able to pull-off
• The seven episodes that stood out for me because these struck a chord, something clicked in me, and I changed something in my life as a result.

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In this special 100th episode, I'm sharing seven key takeaways and lessons learned from previous guests. Featuring short excerpts from the relevant conversations with Shannon Paris, Joanna Penn, Tara McMullin, Kirsten Runvik, Melissa Dinwiddie, Aenslee Tanner, and Karyn Kelbaugh.

Have you ever imagined yourself doing something entirely different from the work or the career that you re doing today? Making a full-on career change is the most challenging of pivots to carry out. In this episode, Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn Podcast shares her own career reinvention journey, from IT consulting to full-time writer and publisher.

Highlights of Episode 99:

• How Joanna Penn realized that writing is her next career
• Her initial block around fiction writing and how she overcame it
• Where she focused on getting validation/feedback from her early work
• Structure and discipline required to establish herself in a new writing career
• How she maintains positivity through all the ups and downs and industry changes

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How do you manage a pivot? What do you tell people? How do you validate your ideas? What if things aren t working out as planned? We explore these with Tara McMullin, founder of the What Works network and host of the What Works podcast.

Highlights of Episode 98

• What drives Tara McMullins’ pivots
• How she validates her idea before moving forward with a change
• Why and what she shares with people during periods of change
• How she’s able to move forward despite not knowing enough
• How she stays resilient when things are in flux and don’t go as planned

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Julia James is a career coach who helps her clients get clear on their fulfilling careers. Her approach integrates body, mind, and spirit to get to the heart of what matters most for her clients. In this episode, Julia shares her process, how and why she uses a holistic approach when working with her clients. She also provides 3 practical steps that you can start on your own to explore an integrated mind, body, spirit approach to figuring out the answer to your big question.

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"It takes up so much energy to put up a facade, to make an impression, and to fake it. And what ends up happening, in the end, is that you dread the job you worked hard to get." Career Coach Julia James shares her holistic approach.

Managing the financial implications and costs of your career plans, including how to talk to your loved ones about the impact of your plans on the family’s budget. In this episode, I'm joined by Certified Financial Planner, Christina Gatteri.

We talked about financial freedom and planning for the future, and the things that we can do today — what Christina referred to as good money habits — to get us in a position to have choices tomorrow.

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"When you think about making a change, the financial aspects of it is always the first thing that comes to mind because that's going to be the biggest thing that holds you back."

No matter the kind of career move you’re thinking of making — whether it’s a move up or a lateral move or even an intentional downshift if you’re moving into a new field of work — there’s one thing that you will at some point want to sit down and consider. If you have a significant other, you’ll probably want to or need to sit down with them too.

I’m talking about the dollar and cents implication of your career move.

After all, our careers are the main way we earn a living, for most of us anyway. So, it makes sense that we look at the financial implications of our career plans.

For this topic, I wanted to be with someone who actually knows what she’s talking about.

My guest today is Certified Financial Planner, Christina Gatteri.

Although we started our chat with the context of a pivot or career change in mind, it quickly became clear that these topics apply regardless of whether you’re making a pivot or not.

We got to talking about financial freedom and planning for future, and the things that we can do today — what Christina referred to as good money habits — to get us in position to have choices tomorrow.

My conversation with Christina reminds me of the quote “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.”

Sure, you and I may not be doing the things she suggests — yet — but that doesn’t mean we can’t start today.

Mentioned in this episode

* Follow Christina Gatteri on Facebook here

* Me Next Year

* Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath*

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