Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, & Career Design

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You’re not totally happy with your career (obviously!) You also know that there “has to be something out there that’s better.” That hope that you can find meaningful and fulfilling work, that also pays you well, has led you here! This is the show that provides the inspiration, tools, and roadmaps to move from where you are to work that matters to you and uniquely fits your strengths and talents.

Career Wanderlust: Leaving a Job You're Great At in Search of an Even Better Fit
This podcast is not just for people who don’t like their jobs. Sometimes you feel the itch to make a change even when you’re in a really great situation, and that’s completely normal! What if the grass is truly greener on the other side?...
Growing Your Career by Getting Comfortable With Uncomfortable Conversations
If you want to take more control of your career there’s no way around it: You are going to have some awkward conversations with your boss. But what if having a few of these well-planned, uncomfortable conversations could get you everything you want...
Intentionally Changing Careers To Fit Your Life Design
Why is our culture so obsessed with job titles and job status? Just think about how often we ask, and are asked by others, “So, what do you do?” This inflated importance of career causes people to believe they have to find all of their fulfillment...
Refusing to Settle for Anything Less Than Meaningful Work
There’s this funny phenomenon that happens when people are looking for intentional work. They get to a point where they’ve been working on their career change for a while — they’ve identified what will make work meaningful for them and what...
How to Translate Your Value to Organizations After a Career Break
Taking a break from your career isn’t uncommon - many people press pause due to children, health, travel, etc. But one mistake people make is thinking they need to return to the same work they were doing before. Caroline had hit burnout after 17...
The Secret to Effectively Job Searching in 2024
Recruiters and hiring managers are absolutely drowning in potential candidates today, so how can you stand out when job searching? How do you convince them to give you a chance? Well, turns out there’s not just one Jedi mind trick that will make...
The Discomfort Zone: How Taking Risks Can Lead To A Fulfilling Career
Career change can be uncomfortable. You’ll likely have to break out of your comfort zone to progress down a new path that may be full of unknowns 👻 Feeling safe and at ease is great and all, but think about it, what goals have you ever achieved...
How to Strategically Use Your Strengths in an Interview (Live Coaching Call)
Everywhere you look these days, you can find articles sharing why focusing on your strengths is more valuable than improving your weaknesses. Using your signature strengths in your role means you can be energized instead of drained, engaged instead of...
How to Create Your Ideal Role Within Your Current Company
If your ideal role doesn’t exist, it may be up to you to create it! It’s all about figuring out exactly what you want and need out of your career, and then asking for it. Learn how Laura created her ideal role within her organization by making an...
Escaping Career Crisis Mode And Finding Work That Fits You
The irony of being stuck at a job you hate is that it seems to consume your every waking moment. It begins to bleed into other areas of your life, and turn you into someone you’re not. Discover how Paul escaped his career crisis by digging into...
Bored at Work? How to Transition to a More Fulfilling Career
“Is being bored a good enough reason to leave my job?” Boredom at work isn’t talked about enough, but we get this question all the time! Becoming apathetic towards work and settling into a comfortable role can happen before we even realize...
Overcoming Limiting Beliefs and Cracking the Job Search Code
You’ve likely heard the common scenario that happens to job seekers nowadays - they apply to over 100 jobs and get maybe one interview (more often 0!) Does anyone actually find a great role and get hired from job boards? It turns out - YES! Our...
Build Bridges, Don't Burn Them: How To Leave A Job on Good Terms
When you think about leaving your current company you likely imagine one of two scenarios — 1. Movie-worthy visions of lighting the office on fire, while flipping the bird, on the way out the door or 2. Your team branding you as an unforgivable...
BONUS: Changing Careers Again is Always an Option (550 Part 2)
A career change is not permanent. You may be thinking, “Of course I know that!” But it’s a different story when you’ve put tons of hard work, time and effort into making a career change only for it not to pan out. *insert exasperated sigh 😩...
Career Change Identity Crisis: Who Am I If I Leave This Job?
Have you ever felt like your career was on autopilot? Or that you were getting so far into your career that you felt like you couldn’t leave without starting over? This is what happened to Michal. She spent years getting her doctorate and when the...
Finding Your Ideal Career Fit by Conducting Career Experiments
What’s the best way to determine if a different role or industry is right for you? Many people believe you must take huge risks to figure this out, but that’s not the case. Career experiments are the answer! These are the opposite of the tactical...
How To Create Connections When You Despise Traditional Networking (Without Schmoozing)
Ever find yourself caught in the struggle between being genuine and networking? Most people have trouble reconciling how to connect with people and build relationships naturally while also being able to accomplish their own goals. So how can you...
Embracing the Unconventional to Craft a Career You Love
Is there any particular area or subject that people tend to come to you for? Scott has made a lot of career changes, more than most people you know... combined! But something finally clicked for him when he realized his friends and family were always...
Making A Career Change Abroad Through Intentional Networking
I'll let you in on a secret, almost everyone thinks their network isn't big enough or strong enough to help them land their ideal role. But you (and a ton of other people) are wrong! Studies have shown that it's actually not the people closest to us,...
Unlocking the Power of Your Signature Strengths
The key to unlocking the life you desire? Your signature strengths! You have a unique value to offer the world, and your signature strengths are the way to figure out how you operate at your best. Discover the counterintuitive nature of strengths, and...

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