Eliana Goldstein, a career coach who helps professionals align their work with their strengths, dives into navigating career clarity and overcoming burnout. She emphasizes that feeling drained isn’t just about workload but misalignment with personal values. Eliana shares foundational questions for assessing fulfillment and warns against chasing passion blindly. She introduces the 70/30 rule for job satisfaction, highlights the importance of mindset in job searching, and presents her 4-Part Framework for intentional career transitions.
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Eliana's Career Pivot Story
Eliana Goldstein left a "successful on paper" corporate sales career after feeling unfulfilled repeatedly.
She transitioned to full-time career coaching to help others find fulfilling work aligned with their strengths.
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Burnout Is Often Misalignment
Burnout often stems from misalignment with one’s core strengths rather than just overwork.
Feeling disengaged and lacking confidence at work signals a deeper need for alignment with meaningful tasks.
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Start With Engagement and Values
Reflect on what tasks engage or disengage you and analyze patterns over time.
Identify your core career values and ensure your role aligns with them for sustainable satisfaction.
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Career coach Eliana Goldstein joins the show to help listeners navigate career uncertainty, burnout, and the desire for more meaningful work. After walking away from a “successful on paper” corporate job, Eliana built a coaching business helping high-achieving professionals uncover their ideal roles—without starting over. In this episode, she shares practical tools to find clarity, build momentum, and create a work life that truly fits.
In this episode, we cover:
Burnout and Misalignment: How feeling drained at work isn’t always about being overworked—it’s often about being out of sync with your strengths.
The First Questions to Ask When You Feel Unfulfilled: Eliana shares the foundational reflections around engagement, values, and flow state.
The Danger of Chasing Passion Alone: Why loving something doesn’t mean you should work in it—and what to focus on instead.
Making a Lateral Move: How to identify if you’re in the right industry but the wrong role—and what small shifts can make a big difference.
The 70/30 Rule for Job Satisfaction: A framework for evaluating whether your current role is “good enough for now” or ready for a pivot.
Mindset Before Resumes: Why confidence and narrative matter more than you think when job searching or switching careers.
How to Separate Facts from Fear: Learn to rewrite the internal stories that hold you back after setbacks like layoffs.
Eliana’s 4-Part Framework: Uncover, Align, Build, and Close—how to make an intentional, structured, and productive career transition.
Networking That’s Not Awkward: How to build meaningful connections for research and referrals—without feeling transactional.
How to Stay Motivated: Small goals, time blocks, and micro wins that keep you moving forward, even in a competitive job market.
Whether you’re ready for a career reset or just want to feel more energized at work, this episode will help you move with clarity and confidence.
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