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#121 - Coach and brand strategist Carol Parker Walsh explains how to overcome the fears of loss which may be preventing you from changing career and recognise the transferable skills you can take into any future role.

What you'll learn

• [01:28] Carol talks about the Paralympians that she has coached.
• [03:43] How brand strategy directly links to understanding yourself.
• [06:41] Carol talks about the common fears when people are changing careers.
• [07:55] Carol discusses her car accident.
• [10:50] Looking at the fear of losing the income and status associated with your career.
• [13:53] How to deal with the worries of making less money if you make a change to your career.
• [19:12] Negotiating your current position to change where you’re currently at.
• [20:54] How to approach interactions with friends when you are thinking of changing careers.
• [23:00] Dealing with your immediate family’s concerns about the choice you are planning to make.
• [24:50] Carol discusses how she coaches clients that are concerned about “wasting” their job experience and education by switching careers.
• [27:42] Using your skills and experience in a different way.
• [29:41] Tools and exercises to help you understand the value of your transferable skills.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Switchers, Dawn Graham
• Mindset, Carol Dweck
• The Big Leap, Gay Hendricks

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/will-i-have-to-take-a-pay-cut-fear-and-loss-when-changing-your-career/

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