5 Steps to a Successful Career Change | Dos and Don'ts

I’ve changed careers twice, which basically means I’ve got it down to a science.

It’s absolutely brutal.

You deserve the truth.

How brutal?

This picture of my office popped up in my “memories” on my phone.

It's from August 25, 2015, a shade over 9 years ago.

3:43 in the AM.

I was knocking off for the evening so I could catch an hour or two of shut-eye before Harley or Ginger started licking my face as if it was their food bowl.

That’s a whopping 55 (calendar) days after I decided to “change careers” and become a career coach in addition to an executive recruiter.

Of course, the long-term plan was to drive the jumbo jet on the runway until liftoff when I could go “all in” on the career coaching thing.

I was on the runway for…let’s see…carry the seven…a mere 5 years.

Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. Lemme go get Andy Sunshine.

Okay, he’s back.

I’d do it all over again.

Anything worthwhile will take a bit of time. Fine, maybe a lot.

But it’s incredibly rewarding IF and ONLY IF you truly want it badly enough.

Ever consider making a change?

I like to say, “This world needs more of you, not less. There are people who need you to do what you ache to do. That’s the part of you, you need to give them. That’s the part of you I’d love to see. That’s the part of you the world wants.” (From The Zebra Code, Chapter 21, My Gift to Find Your Gift)

Maybe you like the way things are going and are on the right path.

Maybe you’ve thought What if?

Either way, today, I have 5 steps I’d suggest if you want to make that change!

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--Andy