Second Breaks

Tim DeBellis traces his philosophy around maximizing life experiences to his immigrant grandfather, who took on so many different roles in his lifetime.

Highlights of Episode 11:

• How Tim identified his passion
• Coming up with an “exit strategy,a long-term vision, and a 5-year plan
• The willingness to go back when things don’t work out the way you imagined
• Honoring commitments while taking risks
• Applying existing skills and expertise in your new field
• The importance of having a strong support system when making career moves

 

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Tim DeBellis is an aeronautics engineer, turned management consultant in the Healthcare Industry, turned coffee-shop-owner and operator, turned Real Estate professional. Instead of his career becoming a pair of handcuffs that chains him to one path, Tim uses career shifts to go with the flow, try out things, and experience different aspects of life.

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Tim DeBellis traces his philosophy around maximizing life experiences to his immigrant grandfather. In this episode, Tim shares his journey from aeronautics engineering to management consulting to coffee store ownership to real estate.

Highlights of Episode 10:

• Alethea’s career journey from architect to photographer to business owner
• How becoming a parent created a strong incentive for her to consider new career possibilities
• How her vision of the kind-of-mother-she-wants-to-be factors into her business and career considerations
• How being a parent can create constraints that encourage you to be more productive and creative in your career.
• The importance of financial planning when making any kind of change

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How do we avoid analysis paralysis and getting stuck while on the road to our career change? Knowing the stages of any career move, and the key action and decision points in each stage will help you avoid getting stuck with analysis paralysis. For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast

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Is writing and publishing a book a dream of yours? How the state of today’s publishing industry opens opportunities to aspiring writers and common misconceptions by new writers about the writing process. For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast

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Have you ever wondered how a portfolio career works? Adrianne Machina shares how she manages time, finances, and prioritization to make it all work. For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast

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Creativity Coach Melissa Dinwiddie discusses how we can tap back into our natural creativity and how to incorporate creative expression in our work-life. For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast

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Former NYC Police Officer Shane Moran shares his decision-making process for taking on early retirement so he can work full-time on his growing business, Goji Fitness. For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast

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Deanna Carlisle works with young kids—and their parents—to help them identify those nuggets and use the insight to guide their decisions about college and, eventually, their career direction.  She guides college students and new graduates through a process that allows them to better understand their own strengths, interests, and personality.
 

Highlights of Episode 04:

• The importance of “testing things out” (and how to do it) before jumping into a new field of work and career path.
• How to recognize patterns or signs that will help your kids (and you too!) figure out what you want to do
• What to talk about with young kids when considering their college options and career direction
• What motivated her to leave a stable and safe job
• Dealing with anxieties and fears when starting your own business
• Meaningful work in terms of the impact of your work on other people

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