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

Many high performers work hard to climb the corporate ladder. Reaching an executive level is a crowning achievement. Or is it? Dan Ruley had worked his way up to become the Director of Sales, but (another) conflict arose between family and work, leading to him losing his job. Re-evaluating his priorities, he learned that an executive level role wasn’t right for him and, even though his new role is technically a step down, he now makes more and is able to focus on what he does best.   To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/  Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com 

Career change can seem scary and difficult because you don’t know what will really happen. While you may not be able to see the future, you can still learn from career changes others made in the past and see where they are now.   Coaches Phillip Migyanko and Liz McLean share the top 3 lessons from people that have made successful career changes over the past 9 years. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/

If someone asked you right now, “what is your passion?” Would you have an answer?  People tend to devote a lot of their time and energy to figuring out what their passion is. We've worked with a lot of people that had a career they were passionate about, but they discovered that passion wasn’t really the key to career happiness. Thomas Williams had a passion for football, which carried him into a career in the NFL. But an injury led him to re-evaluate his identity and opened his eyes to find his true purpose.   To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/

Do you have a solid understanding of your signature strengths? Do you need help finding your strengths or feel like your results don’t exactly fit you? Listen as we take you behind the scenes on a live coaching call, where Scott helps Judith clarify her Clifton Strengths results and realize how she leverages them every day without even realizing.    What you’ll learn  How to use the “5 Whys” method to discover and really narrow down your strengths Why you may not agree with some of your strengths results  How to identify the ways each of your strengths fits you      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 Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

We've all experienced setbacks in life, but it's about how we react to them that makes the difference between reaching our goals or letting them fall by the wayside. When it comes to career change, many people, including High Performers, are bound to stumble on a few things before ultimately reaching their new career. Is your career change going nowhere fast? It was for our guest, Sarah Hawkins. That is, until she asked for help (when she knew that she needed it!). To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/ 

Your mental limitations are keeping you from making a larger impact in your life and career. I know because I have had the same problem, and hit the same roadblocks. I don’t consider myself as someone who thinks small, but this year, Alyssa and I decided to get some outside help to break through our own mental limitations. And it made a huge difference! Listen as Alyssa and I share the top ways you can break through your own limitations and finally start setting goals that actually make an impact on your life. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/

If you set a small goal, you’re probably going to succeed. But, if you set ambitious goals and work hard to reach them, it’ll be more rewarding. The problem with setting challenging goals is that many people don't have faith in themselves to accomplish those higher goals. And so they attempt to lower the stakes to avoid having to step out of their comfort zone. Andy Molinsky, an author and expert on behavior in the business world, shares the 5 key challenges underlying our avoidance tendencies when it comes to uncomfortable situations and how to overcome these challenges to achieve your career change goals. What you’ll learn  The 5 key challenges underlying our avoidance tendencies when it comes to uncomfortable situations How to overcome these challenges to achieve your career change goals The surprising discoveries you make about yourself as you continue to face your fears as you step out of your comfort zone   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 How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

A lot of people feel stuck in their jobs. Trying to break out can seem difficult or impossible (spoiler alert – it’s not actually impossible). Adam Bloom was about to graduate law school, and he felt stuck. He entered the workforce, and continued to feel stuck in his career for years. Learn how Adam set himself up to pivot to a new career path and finally found work he really wanted to be doing. What you’ll learn  The importance of of discovering your strengths so that you aren’t stuck in the wrong career  The transferable skills to focus on in a lawyer career change  How to overcome setbacks when you’re trying to find a career that fits  Why taking chances on yourself can lead to growth and career happiness   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) Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Fear of the unknown can be paralyzing - especially during a career change - but you can learn to minimize and overcome that fear. Margaret Fredrickson learned how to overcome her fear of admitting who she was and what she wanted. We get really deep into how a career search is so much more than just a job search - it’s finding a career and a lifestyle that fits your needs. Margaret was able to get a great role that she, quite frankly, wouldn't have earned otherwise.   To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/career-change-advice-guide-backed-by-research/

There is one thing that stops people from making a career change more than anything else. Indecision. Overthinking. “What if it doesn’t work out?” “What if I don’t like my coworkers?” “Are the benefits good enough?” “Am I qualified?” Questions keep your head filled and you miss out. How can you stop overthinking and finally start making decisions? Phillip Migyanko and Sharissa Sebastian discuss how you can stop this paralyzing process and make the decisions that really matter to you What you’ll learn  How to stop overthinking in order to make better career decisions What triggers overthinking in the first place How to break out of the “what if?” cycle   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 How To Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcast) Should I Quit My Job? How To Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcast)