Second Breaks

Highlights of Episode 18

• Recap of Root Causes 1, 2, and 3
• Symptoms and how to recognize root cause #4: Unclear Targets
• What to watch out for when articulating your new goals
• How to address unclear targets
• What to focus on when making long-term goals, even if you don’t know what you want to do *(yet)

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The fourth root cause why people get stuck (Unclear Targets), how to recognize the symptoms, and how to address this issue.

Highlights of Episode 17

• How Vanessa Soto’s side passion project made her appreciate her 9-to-5 job again
• Why a side passion project may be a more realistic and fulfilling option
• How to manage the time to fit a side project into a full-time life
• Importance of obtaining support from people around you about your time commitment
• Why you’d want to build a community around your project/interest area
• How and where to start your side passion project

 

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“I started to look at work for what it really is—the thing I’m doing to support myself—versus the end-all, be-all fulfillment.”—Vanessa Soto

There are many ways to reinvent ourselves and our careers. Starting a side passion project can help achieve the same results without a complete career makeover. In fact, it may be the more practical and reasonable approach for many. Vanessa Soto is a marketing and advertising professional. This is her full-time career. It is [...]

Highlights of Episode 16:

• What Absent Support is all about
• Why being around supportive people is important for getting unstuck
• The underlying message around many of the common advice we hear
• What kind of messages to stay away from
• What kind of support you’d want to have when thinking of making a career move

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Relying solely on determination and internal resolve isn't the only way—it may not even be the best way—for getting unstuck and improving your situation.

This is part 3 of the 4-part miniseries: How to Get Unstuck. In this episode, we explore the second root cause for getting stuck: Absent Support. We discuss how you can diagnose if this is your issue and suggestions for addressing the problem.

This is part 2 of the 4-part miniseries: How to Get Unstuck. In this episode, we explore the second root cause why we get stuck in jobs we no longer want: the Know-How Gap, discuss how you can diagnose if this is your issue, and suggestions for addressing the problem.

Highlights of Episode 15:

• What is the Know-How Gap
• Why this is a common problem
• Why detecting this issue is tricky
• Questions to ask yourself to determine if the Know-How Gap may be an issue
• How to address the Know-How Gap
• The benefit of planning even when you’re not sure what to do

 

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