What does dating have to do with careers?  As it turns out, a LOT actually.  Jeff Goins, author of the new book The Art of Work, talks with us about power of commitment in finding, following , and succeeding in your “calling”, that thing you were born to do!  Give this interview a listen and stop the endless string of “bad dates”!   For help finding YOUR calling, grab our free course at happentoyourcareer.com/onestop!

Scientist-turned-management-consultant-turned-developer, Adarsh Pandit is definitely no stranger to career changes!  Right now he’s the Managing Director at thoughtbot, a company that designs and builds digital products. He specializes in Ruby on Rails, hosts the Reboot podcast, the show that spotlights people who’ve made BIG career transitions…OH! And he’s got a PhD in Biochemistry too! You’ll learn how to approach your career path with a scientific mind!   For help discovering the career that fits you TEXT "HTYC" to 38470 and get a link to our FREE 8-day course!

So you, our listeners, have spoken!  You want to learn more about starting a side business.  A lot of you are already in careers you’re planning to stay in, but want to build something on the side, either for additional income or for the challenge and satisfaction that comes with owning your own business!  We couldn’t be more excited to share our journey, what we now know, AND what we’ve learned along the way building Happen to Your Career!

 She’s a Career Consultant/Resume Writer/Entrepreneur/Social Media Strategist/Blogger, helping people advance their careers through defining and communicating their personal brands effectively for over 4 years now with JobJenny, all while running her firm, the Oregon-based Ladder Recruiting Group which specializes in the robotics/automation and manufacturing sectors.   She’s also a regular columnist on theMuse.com, knows a lot about robots, and makes a mean margarita!        

One of the most difficult things to do for a career change is to get started. Once you begin and start taking action over and over again, you will be surprised at the results you get In this episode you will learn   How you can get started why you need to act now the psycology of being in motion and how we applied the Toby Keith principle to our podcast at first (I know... you will have to listen to find out) Find out more at http://happentoyourcareer.com   ****Do you work in a job that you don't want to be in forever? Do you want to do work that is un-apologetically you?  We have put together a course that helps you figure out what work you love is for YOU Visit http://happentoyourcareer.com/onestop and tell us where to send the first lesson

Are you wanting to make the move to work that you love and stop doing work that doesn't fit you... guess what? It's not your boss that makes this hard (ok well sometimes) but more than that it's whether or not you understand the things that you enjoy so much that it feels like play.  Scott and Mark discuss signature strengths and how they impact your career.  Find all the links and shownotes at http://happentoyourcareer.com/46

  Have you ever wondered what the right time is to pursue different work? Sometimes it's painfully clear! (we work with people every day that have some serious disdain for their jobs) But what if it's not as obvious? What if you actually like your job and just aren't sure if you should be pursuing something more meaningful... or what if you have multiple opportunities but aren't sure how to measure which one would be better for you.? This is exactly the question that we just faced just recently when setting out the goals for the rest of this year and into next year! How do you know when it's time to move on to something else? This is hard, even for us (and it's kind of what we do here at Happen to Your Career.) In this episode You learn When it's past time for you to leave your job or your business How to know what the warning signs are What to actually do about it!

Taking time for networking and building relationships sucks!... well it does if you are not good at it. What if you could not only get good at it, but do it in less than 20 minutes each day WITHOUT having to go to networking events. That's what today's podcast episode is all about! Mark discusses with us some very tactical (and actionable) ways you can become a better at networking! We’re all busy. and one of the biggest challenges we all have with networking is time...so here’s a few ways to grow your network in 20 min a day (address very briefly…) In this episode you will learn LinkedIn Recommendations Birthday calls/life events Be a noticer Quarterly Reach Out Emails

Do you wonder why you can't get what you want in your career? I'll bet it's because you are not focusing on the 20% of stuff that ACTUALLY MATTERS.  Wondering what I'm talking about? Today's episode talk's about Pareto and what he observed in nature that is critical to your career (and your whole life)  Check out http://happentoyourcareer.com/onestop to find out how to choose work you truly want to be doing!

Support is the name of the game. But what are the right kinds of support and who from?  Mark and Scott discuss how to get the right types of support for your career journey and some of the vision from when HTYC was started.  Also a ridiculously special announcement! You heard it here first!