Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, & Career Design

Redesigning Your Career to Align with Your Evolving Priorities

Sep 9, 2024

32:43

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Haley, a professional who made a significant career leap after a decade in her previous role, shares her inspiring journey. She reveals how family priorities prompted her to embrace change, despite fears of losing her hard-earned success. Listeners will learn the importance of intentional career design for fulfillment and when to recognize it's time to leave a stable position. Haley discusses the need for adaptability and support networks in navigating personal growth, offering valuable insights for anyone contemplating a career pivot.

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Quick takeaways

Intentional career design is crucial for achieving fulfillment, enabling individuals to align their work with evolving personal values and responsibilities.

Building a strong support network of mentors and peers significantly aids individuals during career transitions, reducing feelings of isolation and fostering confidence.

Deep dives

Prioritizing Family Over Career

A significant realization arises when individuals recognize that their career may not align with their personal values or priorities, particularly regarding family. Personal experiences, such as health scares within the family, can prompt introspection about how well one is truly prioritizing loved ones in their daily life. Changing this narrative involves not simply fitting life around work but reimagining one's career to harmonize with personal aspirations and responsibilities. This shift enables individuals to create a more fulfilling balance that truly places family at the forefront.

Intro

2min

From Engineering to Marketing: A Career Journey

4min

Embracing Change: A Journey Beyond Comfort Zones

2min

Navigating Career Changes and Personal Growth

7min

Navigating Career Decisions with Support

5min

Navigating Career Transitions

13min

What happens when your career no longer aligns with your life? For Haley it meant stepping away from a company she had worked at for 10 years. She wanted a career that was more flexible for her family, but she was fearful a career pivot would jeopardize the experience and success she had gained. Learn how Haley made a career change to a role that aligned with her priorities (without derailing her career trajectory!)

What you’ll learn

How intentional career design can lead to greater fulfillment
The importance of being open to growth and change as your family evolves.
How to know when it’s time to leave your long-term career (even if it’s going well!)

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

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Free Resources

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Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

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