Talking Yourself Into A New Career

🎙So you’ve come to the realisation that your current career path doesn’t fully satisfy you. But what comes after the epiphany? 🤔Figuring out next steps - whether that’s investing in a mentor, diving into a fresh career, or working on a side hustle, can feel like navigating a maze 🌀⭐️ Simon Minall-Burdett, opens up about his own journey, sharing valuable insights and real-life lessons on navigating career changes.He shares his very own story of how he talked himself into a new career from working in customer accounts to becoming a Principle Enterprise and Transformation Consultant with Improving in the US.Simon considers himself something of an 'accidental agilist' after being introduced to it fortuitously in 2013. This isn’t an episode about uncovering a secret 7-step blueprint or embracing intense daily workouts.This is a story of inquisitiveness, leaning on a nurturing network, bouncing back, and in Simon's words – administering the occasional "boot to the backside" to spur him on, when necessary!If you want to break free & reinvent, listen to Simon’s experience on the podcast to get some inspiration!Simon Minall-Burdett’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-minall-burdett-49413887/In this podcast we discuss:🥘 Simon’s love of Curry - 1:36💡 The moment Simon realised that his career path was not satisfying him - 3:05🔍 How Simon started to express an interest in Testing and widen his net at work - 6:39⏳ A flashback to how Simon made an early breakthrough in Software Testing aged 10/11 - 10:53🤝 The support Simon received from his managers once he’d decided on his new career path - 13:24🌟 Stellar advice from Harry Redknapp - 14:15🚀 The daunting journey of a Scrum Master starting out with just a CSM - 16:39🎭 The stage presence Scrum Masters need to bring into the room - 18:45📘 Avoiding information overload whilst you learn - 25:36💼 How taking responsibility for our own learning also benefits our clients - 27:51🌱 The importance of resilience when changing career direction - 33:54🔗 How looking outward for support in the community, helped Simon advance in career 42:17Follow the Delivery Space on: Spotify & all other podcast platformshttps://open.spotify.com/show/2HW2Ni2ZAetmzUnqXFbZzD?si=Iwd9zcbtQiCqgGTziY-3Hw&utm_source=copy-link LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/77075379 Instagram ttps://instagram.com/delivspace?utm_medium=copy_linkFollow Nisha on https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon on https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-williams-pmo/