Perfectionists give up earlier and more easily! Have you noticed?

I almost (cheekily;) called this new episode: "Why Perfectionists Give Up On Their Career Change Earlier On Than Others" ​Or "How (Toxic) Perfectionism Can Ruin Your Chances Of Ever Launching Your Own Business"

No kidding - This is so important to talk about. Here's why:

Do you identify as a self-oriented perfectionist (i.e. you are the one imposing excessively high standards on yourself)?

Then you might be surprised to discover research shows this can get in the way of reaching your goals or finishing what you start!

If you've (already) observed that your perfectionism tendencies are sabotaging rather than helping your career change, this episode will introduce a powerful antidote that works in your favour instead!

Ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome?  What if I told you a similar thing occurs amongst a big number of professionals over 35 who know they really ought to get going with that career change...BUT they just can't seem to leave that job/boss they hate so much behind?!
​Yep - Job Stockholm Syndrome is a thing and this episode is all about how to assess a highly toxic situation like that (IF that's where you find yourself stuck). 
If you are looking for a much deeper level of motivation for your career transition - This is the episode for you!

Do you feel torn between staying put in the job/career you don't enjoy ("not risky"!) OR making a big career change ("risky"!)? 

If so, then you are likely still stuck (in that job/career you don't enjoy)!

Why? Because approaching your career change in such dramatic "Black and white"/"All or nothing" terms is frankly limiting your options. You are not alone in doing this though - That's why I wanted to dedicate an episode to what can seem like a really hard and scary question: Is it too risky to change careers after 45? (or 35+!). Hit play to discover a completely different way of thinking about your (work) life starting now!

If you've always worked for someone else then you are likely sabotaging your career change without even realizing it! That's because you might have developed what I call the "Employee Mindset."

And it's really important to be aware of how that might negatively impact how you think about what opportunities are/aren't available to you as a career changer over 35 - Whether you want to start your own business or not!

Hit play on this new episode to discover how you might be making it harder for yourself (and what to do instead)!

Are you (still) trying to find that one perfect idea, so you can (finally!) change careers or start that business? 

Have you (already) spent years down the rabbit hole of idea hunting?
Hoping to find or (somehow?) come across THE perfect one IF you just keep looking for long enough? 

If that strategy hasn't worked for you so far, then why do you keep looking? 
I bet you even feel anxious and overwhelmed as you keep hunting for "just one more idea"?! ;)  

Hit play on this episode to learn why the one perfect idea doesn't exist ("out there"), why you already have enough (good enough) ideas and how to start testing and experimenting with them - So you can (finally!) create a career or business that's just perfect for you. 

Yep - the "one more idea" rabbit hole is endless - Let's get you out of there and into meaningful, creative career change action mode instead!

Have you fallen into a procrastination-shaped hole with your career change or business plans?     

 I've noticed a real tendency amongst aspiring career changers over 35 who put their career change on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic over 3 years ago: They  are STILL  stuck in careers or jobs they hate and STILL not creating a career or business to look forward to instead. 
Groundhog Day, anyone?!

 This is a frank and honest episode designed to help you nail your transition in an ever-evolving world where COVID-19 in hindsight almost seems like the warm-up band.

Make sure you listen  if you want to understand why waiting and procrastination are such pernicious self-sabotage patterns and how to (finally) get going with your transition once and for all!

Do you keep overwhelming yourself with too many career change ideas? Or overthinking the few you have until you kill them off or end up in analysis paralysis? Then hit play on this episode right away!

Are you stuck in your career change process? Or not moving forward with starting your own business? Then you are not making enough decisions or experimenting (frequently) enough - Yep!

But don't fret - I'm not talking about big, scary, crazy-risky decisions or actions! Listen to  discover why it's the smaller, more frequent decisions and actions you really want to get cracking with to build your transition muscles and get unstuck. 

It's time to get out of your head - This episode will show you how!

What if you were ALREADY in your worst case scenario? What if you stopped wasting so much time and energy on distracting yourself with what might or might not happen if you were you to change careers or start that business? What if you focused A LOT MORE on creating your BEST case scenario instead? 

You'll never view your career change experience the same way after you've listened to this episode - Get ready to discover how to assess and handle even your biggest fears and why you are likely worried about the wrong kind of worst case scenarios!

Are you worried about failing and regretting it IF you were to change careers or start that business? But are you also stuck in a  career or job you don't/no longer enjoy?  Then this episode will help you get unstuck!

Hit play to discover what the biggest regret of career changers is and how you can actively decide what regrets you DON'T want to have - Both in the near future AND at the end of your life .

This is an episode that deals with some of the biggest questions you'll ever have to face in your work life - If you are looking for a more meaningful approach to decision-making, don't miss this one!

Would you love to start your own business but can’t just “quit your job and go all in from day one”?

Wonder if you are even cut out to join the entrepreneurial ranks when you can’t just “risk it all”? (like you are repeatedly being told to do by successful start-up founders over on Twitter🙄).

Don’t worry – You have other (more realistic) options when it comes to starting your own business after 35!

The great news is that not only do you NOT have to quit your job first in order to start your business (and risk all of your savings/kids/family/partner/sanity in the process – Phew ;).

As a matter of fact your can use the very job or profession you want to leave behind to power your first business!

Get ready to feel fired up about what’s possible for you – Even if right now starting your own business can seem like a far-fetched dream.

Hit play to discover how real people in the real world go about the initial stages of starting their own business – Especially if they can’t just risk it all or quit their job!