Should I follow my passion? Should I work remotely? What do I tell my family? Ask Me Anything! - with Jeremy Cline of Change Work Life

#150 - Coach and Change Work Life podcast host Jeremy Cline answers your questions about your career change challenges, including whether you should follow your passion, remote working and how to talk to your family about your career change.

What you'll learn

[1:55] The passion hypothesis and why following your passion can be terrible advice.
[8:18] How to tell your family you’re leaving a prestigious career.
[10:56] How choosing your work based on the approval of family can lead to resentment.
[15:27] How Jeremy is making the transition from lawyer to coach.
[18:17] The fears Jeremy had about asking his employer if he could work part-time and how he dealt with them.
[21:03] How being coached himself helped Jeremy to figure out that he wanted to coach others.
[21:57] Jeremy’s methodology for working out when he can quit his job and go full-time into coaching.
[25:57] Ways to keep yourself motivated in your day job while pursuing a new career and looking for growth and development opportunities.
[28:37] The benefits and drawbacks of working remotely and how to know if it’s right for you.
[32:16] Jeremy’s dream guests to have on the show.
[36:29] How to spend 150 minutes a month making yourself happier in your career.

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):

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

https://changeworklife.com/should-i-follow-my-passion-should-i-work-remotely-what-do-i-tell-my-family-ask-me-anything/

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