Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search The Limiting Beliefs Keeping You Stuck in Work That Doesn't Fit (And How to Break Free!)
Oct 20, 2025
Feeling trapped in unfulfilling jobs? Both guests reveal how they were held back by self-imposed beliefs. Aaron thought he had failed at law without truly trying it, while Steph believed fitness couldn't be profitable. They discuss how reaching rock bottom prompted them to reassess these limiting narratives. A feedback exercise helped Aaron recognize his potential, and Steph's friends encouraged her to pursue fitness full-time. Breaking free from such stories opened doors they never imagined!
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Breaking Point Moments
- Aaron felt so trapped in construction management he imagined dying to get time off work.
- Steph juggled Amazon operations and fitness while feeling she'd waste her one life if she stayed.
The 'Tried And Failed' Story
- Aaron convinced himself he'd tried law and failed after not finding legal work in 2008.
- That false story closed a door for over a decade and kept him in draining work.
Fitness Dismissed As Unviable
- Steph believed she could never make money in fitness and kept it as a side hustle despite loving it.
- She kept high pay at Amazon while hating each day because the fitness story felt impossible.