

Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search
Scott Anthony Barlow
You’re not totally happy with your career (obviously!) You also know that there “has to be something out there that’s better.” That hope that you can find meaningful and fulfilling work, that also pays you well, has led you here!
This is the show that provides the inspiration, tools, and roadmaps to move from where you are to work that matters to you and uniquely fits your strengths and talents.
This is the show that provides the inspiration, tools, and roadmaps to move from where you are to work that matters to you and uniquely fits your strengths and talents.
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Aug 12, 2022 • 19min
Do You Need To Go Back To School?
Wondering if you need a degree for a career change? The hosts discuss how to navigate job applications without one, emphasizing skills and real-world experience. They share personal stories that challenge the idea of returning to school. Listeners will find encouragement in overcoming limiting beliefs and the importance of self-advocacy. Discover strategies to build confidence and recognize your strengths while pursuing meaningful work, proving that a successful career transition can be achieved without formal education.

Aug 8, 2022 • 38min
Break Out Of Your Career Funk By Digging Into Your Strengths
Not feeling like yourself in your career? Get out of your career funk by using your strengths to become the truest version of yourself at work. Understanding your strengths, and how they work for you, is one of the first steps we emphasize when hopeful career changers approach us. In this episode, Cindy & Kate explore digging into your strengths, narrowing your career search and finding a role that fits you (+brings you happiness and fulfillment!) What you’ll learn How to evaluate if you’re working within your strengths in your role The importance of using your strengths as tools in your career search How to differentiate your skills from your strength Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over. Related Episodes Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Aug 1, 2022 • 27min
Stop Focusing On Your Resume And Start Building Relationships
When it comes to finding meaningful work, relationships are in & resumes are out! Turns out if you’re looking to make a change to more fulfilling work, your paper resume is actually pretty irrelevant in the career change process. Aligning your experience with a new role or a new industry is possible. You can have a meaningful, fulfilling career that pays well, but trolling job boards with your resume isn’t going to make it happen. On this episode, Liz & Ang discuss kickstarting your career change to meaningful work by proactively building relationships… and ditching your resume (just kidding… sort of). What you’ll learn Why building relationships will get you farther than your resume How to align your experience with a new role and pivot your career How building relationships can help you test drive new career opportunities Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over. Related Episodes Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Jul 25, 2022 • 41min
How To Stay Positive During A Career Change
It’s easy to become frustrated or disheartened when trying to make a career change, particularly if you are feeling burnt out in your current role or if you’ve been trying to make a change for awhile. However, having a positive mindset can be a true game changer on the path to meaningful, well-paid work. On this team episode, Phillip & Ang share 5 tips to maintain a positive mindset during a career change What you'll learn How to keep your energy high when you’re at a slow part of your career change Ways to reframe your mindset when you are losing confidence in the career change process How to keep internal negative chatter from taking over Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over. Related Episodes Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Jul 18, 2022 • 30min
Find Your Creative Spark And Revamp Your Boring Career
Have you ever felt like you would enjoy your work more if you could do something more creative, but struggled to figure out how to make that a reality? Allowing more time for creativity and fun in your career is one major component to avoiding burnout. On this team episode, Ang & Celena share stories, tips, and questions to ask yourself to spark your creativity and revamp your boring career. What you'll learn How to align your current role with what you want out of your career Ways to generate creativity and joy in your current role How to be more creative when you don’t work in the arts Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over. Related Episodes Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Jul 11, 2022 • 34min
Is Career Change The Cure For Imposter Syndrome?
If you find yourself feeling negative about your work, unfocused, procrastinating, downplaying your achievements…if you start to question why you get up in the morning, it may be time to accept that you need to make a change. It’s time to figure out whether you are in the right role experiencing imposter syndrome or if you’re in the wrong role and you’re actually an imposter. On this team episode, Cindy & Kate discuss how to know if you’re in the right role & the truth behind imposter syndrome. What you’ll learn How to differentiate imposter syndrome from a role that’s wrong for you Why using your strengths is so important in identifying your ideal role How feelings of being an imposter can help you evaluate your career trajector To get the resources on imposter syndrome that Cindy mentioned in this episode, email cindy@happentoyourcareer.com Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over. Related Episodes Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Jul 8, 2022 • 30min
How Shifting Your Energy Can Transform Your Career
Fear of the unknown is one of the most common hesitations we hear from people wanting to change careers. Not being able to control your situation or know exactly what will happen next can be stressful and draining. How can you move away from that fearful place and refocus your energy into work that will actually bring about change? HTYC career coach, Angela Barnard, jumps on the podcast to discuss one of her favorite topics: energy. Did you enjoy this episode and want to discuss more about energy and your career? Email angela@happentoyourcareer.com

Jul 4, 2022 • 31min
Feeling Underqualified? Land The Role You Want With This Career Advice
The traditional way of job searching doesn’t work... you already know that. So how do you land a role in today’s world? And not just any role, but your ideal role… one that's meaningful, that you enjoy, and that pays really well (without going back to school)? These “unicorn roles” are out there, our clients have proven this time and time again. On today’s episode, 3 HTYC career coaches, Ang, Liz & Phillip, share career advice and detail what their most successful career change clients have done differently. What you’ll learn Steps the most successful career changers take How to figure out what you actually want to do How to create opportunities for yourself Tactical career advice from our career coaches Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over. Related Episodes Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Jun 30, 2022 • 15min
Career Change At 35-40
“I am ready for a career change… Will I have to start over? Do I need to go back to school? Will I have to take a pay cut?” 35-40 years old is a common age range for career change. Oftentimes you have made it to a high level in your current organization, are feeling burnt out, and are finding your priorities in life are shifting. How can you take the skills and experience you’ve gained over the past 10+ years and translate them into a meaningful career you love? In this bonus episode, Phillip, HTYC Director of Client Results, discusses the common struggles of 35-40 year old career changers and the solutions our coaches provide to help them transition to their ideal role! Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Jun 27, 2022 • 35min
Midlife Career Change: Overcome Limiting Beliefs & Make It Happen
You wake up one day and your career feels off track. Maybe you’ve realized the work you’re doing is no longer meaningful to you, and you want more out of your career. Even if you’re in your “midlife,” you still deserve to do meaningful work that makes you happy! Your abilities are going to change. Your views are going to change. The things you care about are going to change. Recognize it for what it is: a sign that you've been evolving and that your current situation no longer suits you. On this team episode, Cindy & Phillip detail the stories of 4 HTYC alums that made midlife career changes. Learn how they persevered through limiting beliefs and found a second chance at career happiness. What you’ll learn 4 limiting beliefs stopping people in their midlife from making a career change How to transfer your skills to a new job so you’re never starting over Why it’s okay to leave an industry even if you’ve worked your way to the top How to ditch your limiting beliefs and take action for your career change Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over. Related Episodes Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)