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#158 - Mark Usher is a Masculine Mastery coach, men’s work group leader and the host of the “Be The Husband She Brags About” podcast.  He talks about what it was like quitting his job without a solid plan, how he made peace with his inner critic and the importance of the art of selling.

What you'll learn

• [1:46] What men's coaching consists of.
• [3:40] Where toxic masculinity arises from.
• [6:10] How Mark became a coach.
• [7:59] How to know your career needs to change.
• [10:52] The internal struggle you experience when making a career change.
• [13:36] Making the decision to quit your job.
• [16:35] Ways to prepare yourself for a new career.
• [18:00] How Mark discovered men’s coaching.
• [19:00] How a career change can organically happen.
• [22:00] The benefits of building a business plan.
• [27:05] Making peace with your inner critic.
• [36:10] The importance of humility, accountability and feedback.
• [41:20] The value of continually having external support.
• [43:47] Ways to reduce the stress of career change and avoid imposter syndrome.
• [46:26] The ethics of marketing and sales.
• [49:33] Different types of coaching.
• [54:28] Learning sales as a skill.

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):

• Be The Husband She Brags About Podcast: Episode 70 with Jeremy Cline
• The E-Myth Revisited, Michael Gerber
• Building a StoryBrand, Donald Miller
• Change Work Life Coaching

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

https://changeworklife.com/would-you-quit-your-job-without-a-plan/

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