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

When you're not in your ideal role, your job may look picture perfect from the outside, but internally you are likely struggling with what to do to find real career happiness. This can also be incredibly isolating, because it can be extremely hard to explain to others, even your loved ones, why your career is not satisfying. It's also often hard to come to terms with the fact that it's time for a career change, when you've worked hard to get to where you are and define your career. Reaching out to let someone know you're not happy and ask for career help is the first step on the journey to finding your ideal career. Louise McNee shares the story of her reluctance to ask for help with career change, until she finally reached out to HTYC and landed a new, more fulfilling role. What you'll learn How to overcome the natural reluctance to ask for career help in order to make a change How to figure out what you truly want out of life to find your ideal role. Why knowing yourself is a prerequisite to knowing what you actually want in a career. 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) How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Traditional job searching doesn't work. You decide you want a career change so you start searching for titles you think you would enjoy, but in the end you are trying to squeeze yourself into the box of the few roles you see on job boards. If you do find a role that aligns with what you believe you want out of your career, and you land it, you usually start out excited about your new role… but eventually realize something is off. Many times the role does not cater to your strengths or the company doesn't align with your values. Laura Parker shares her story of what happened when she completed a career change, and almost immediately realized that she was still unhappy in her role. What You'll Learn How Laura knew she needed a career change in the first place The best way to go about leaving a company soon after you've been hired How Laura figured out what she needed to do next in order to be happy in her career. 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 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) Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

We all have strengths and weaknesses, and as we advance through our careers, we learn to cater to our strengths and compensate for our weaknesses. But sometimes, the aspects of our personalities that we think of as weaknesses may be our greatest strengths. Growing up, Ross Loufbourrow thought of ADHD as his greatest weakness. It was only once he graduated college and began his career that he discovered ADHD wasn't a weakness – it was a super power. Ross shares his story on this week's podcast. 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/ Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

In an age of email and LinkedIn, networking has never been easier. But networking has also become a dirty word. It means bothering people for favors or having them bother you, and knowing all the time that neither of you has any interest in actually getting to know the other person. Not surprisingly, this kind of transactional networking doesn't really work. On the podcast this week, I chat with Darrah Brustein about her approach to networking by pursuing meaningful professional relationships. 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/ Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

One of the greatest assets that you can have in pursuing a career change is a support network of people who understand why career change is so important to you, and why you need their help to get through it. But creating this network may require some uncomfortable conversations. On the podcast this week, I chat with my former client Rebecca Maddox about how she built her support network, and the role that it played in her career change experience. 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/ Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

Career change means leaving an established routine for something unknown, which is scary and, let's face it, risky. That's why I love career experiments as a way to learn about different organizations and roles so you can try before you buy and make sure a new organization or a new role will truly be a fit before you commit to it. On this week's episode, I chat with my HTYC colleague Lisa Lewis about the benefits of career experiments and how to design career experiments that work for you. 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/ Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

Over the course of our careers, as we grow, evolve, reach different stages in our lives, what once seemed like a dream job may stop feeling that way. And that's great! Because it's an opportunity to learn and explore who we are and what we want now, and then go get it. Kristy Wentz worked in PR for 20 years. And she loved it, until she didn't. When she finally decided to move on, she created her own role that combined her favorite parts of PR… plus travelling and tasting wine. Not bad, right? 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/ Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

Overcoming the fear of disappointing others is key to finding a career that fits your strengths and values. Jenny's story illustrates the power of authenticity in pursuing your ideal role. The podcast explores academia, teaching, collaboration, and the importance of aligning your career with your strengths and values. It offers guidance on embracing change and scheduling personalized assistance.

The feeling you get when you discover your strengths then gain enough clarity on how to apply them in a career that fits, is like opening up a portal to knowing exactly what you want. You could even say it's like doing self reflection -> exactly how Kirby Verceles described it In this HTYC episode, Scott Anthony Barlow chats with Kirby about how she went from feeling stuck and having to do some soul searching by asking herself the tough questions, to finally gaining clarity on how to apply her signature strengths. The result? The feeling of happiness coming to work every morning (Kirby's definition of success). On a side note: Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email me at scott@happentoyourcareer.com What to Listen For Find out specifically how Kirby learned her strengths (and began to use them) Learn how to think about Strengths and weaknesses in a way that benefits your entire life How to use your signature strengths to make work feel different (and not so much like "work") Episode 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 An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcast) 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)

Alissa knew she had to make a change when she could no longer see anything. Not in a metaphorical sense. Nope. The doctor had confirmed that her periods of temporary blindness were work-stress induced. And as it turns out, Alissa was unwilling to give up her eyesight for her job! Alissa had worked her way up to an HR executive for municipalities. Learn how Alissa recognized corporate burnout, and found a way to work that fit her life. What you'll learn What worked (and what didn't) as Alissa started her consulting business Using your gut feeling as a self-awareness tool to evaluate your career How to make fear a motivator for career growth How to realize you've reached corporate burnout and make a 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 An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify / Apple Podcast) Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It's Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)