Second Breaks

Second Breaks

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Second Breaks episodes

  • SB 96: Financial Considerations for Your Career Move
    Certified Financial Planner, Christina Gatteri, talks about practical ways to manage the financial implications and costs of a career pivot or a career change. Also, how to talk to your loved ones about the impact of your plans on the family's budget.
    25 min
  • [95] Reconciling Purpose, Passion and Income | Meg Casebolt

    In this episode, I'm joined by SEO Consultant Meg Casebolt. We talked about aspirations and those dreams we had when we're young and idealistic and wanted to change the world. And how those dreams sometimes, if we’re lucky, become part of our DNA and influence the work that we do and our career choices as adults.

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    40 min
  • [95] Reconciling Purpose, Passion and Income | Meg Casebolt
    Did you start out with an idealistic dream of making a difference and being of service? What happened to those dreams? How do they show up in your work today?


    Meg Casebolt is not new to the show. She’s been with us before when she talked about her career as a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Consultant.

    Back then, Meg came on to talk about her career, which I categorize under the umbrella New Economy careers — jobs, fields of work that would have not been possible or would even be irrelevant in the Jurassic years (aka before the internet)

    But during our earlier conversation, I discovered about her this other thing that we didn’t have time to really get into for that episode — Meg started her career with a very purpose or cause-driven intention.

    She wanted her life’s work to be about helping people, making an impact. Sure, many of us feel that way and have similar goals. I feel that way too.

    But Meg’s was founded on a desire to empower the disadvantaged. She studied Political Science and Community Economic Development. She joined the Peace Corps. She worked on political campaigns. She started her career in non-profits.

    And she would have stayed in that world too had life not intervened and careened her toward a different direction.

    So I wanted to chat with Meg again - this time to talk about what happened to those earlier goals? Had she outgrown them? And if she still has similar goals today, how does she reconcile them with being an entrepreneur and a business owner?

    I loved my conversation with Meg because we dove into aspirations and those dreams we had when we were young and idealistic and wanted to change the world. And how those dreams sometimes, if we’re lucky, become part of our DNA and influence the work that we do and our career choices as adults.


    Mentioned in this episode

    * Episode 70: Starting a New Career as an SEO Consultant with Meg Casebolt
    * The Rising Tide Society
    * Body of Work by Pamela Slim*

     

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    40 min
  • SB 95: Reconciling Purpose, Passion, and Income with Meg Casebolt
    Did you start out your career with an idealistic dream of making a difference and being of service? Maybe, even changing your corner of the world? What happened to those dreams? How do they show up in your work today? SEO Consultant, Meg Casebolt shares how she reconciled her earlier dreams with her current role.
    40 min
  • [94] About Those Things You Feel You’re Not Good Enough to Do

    I’m a little embarrassed to admit I have this list of things that I want to do but I’ve tagged them “impossible — as in I can’t do them. Because I don’t feel good enough or big enough. Or because I’m too this. Or not enough of that.


    Doing this podcast was on that list for a long time. I dreamt and talked about producing a podcast for 2 years before I managed to pull enough mojo to do it in 2017.


    As I’m officially planning for the 100th episode of this podcast (!) I wanted to share a bit of the behind the scenes.


    What exactly happened back in 2017? How did I (finally) manage to pull this together? What did I do, and most importantly, what didn’t I do!



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    12 min
  • [94] About Those Things You Feel You’re Not Good Enough to Do
    Do you have things you want to do but feel you can't do them because you're not good enough? Or maybe that you're too this or not enough of that? I can totally relate and that's what we're digging into in this episode!


    I’m a little embarrassed to admit I have this list of things that I want to do but I’ve tagged them "impossible — as in I can’t do them.

    Because I don’t feel good enough or big enough. Or because I’m too this. Or not enough of that.

    Doing this podcast was on that list for a long time.

    I dreamt and talked about producing a podcast for 2 years before I managed to pull enough mojo to do it in 2017.

    As I’m officially planning for the 100th episode of this podcast (!) I wanted to share a bit of the behind the scenes.

    What exactly happened back in 2017? How did I (finally) manage to pull this together? What did I do, and most importantly, what didn't I do!


    Mentioned in this episode

    * The Creative Penn Podcast hosted by Joanna Penn

     
    12 min

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Coffee chats with people I want to learn from — about life, work, becoming, and figuring things out (often in midlife, but not always). Hosted by Lou Blaser.