With Social Distancing and Quarantines in place because of Covid-19, how can I build relationships and get a job offer? 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 conver...
Mar 27, 2020•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Many of the people that we have worked with here at HTYC tend to go through several career changes on their own. They try many of the traditional job search methods, and they don’t see lasting results. Usually, they start excited about their new role, but then, at some point, start realizing that something is off. Sometimes the role or company doesn’t match your values. Sometimes the role doesn’t match your strengths. Laura Parker used to work for a global law firm for 12 years, and made a chang...
Mar 26, 2020•37 min•Ep 340•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep 339•Transcript available on Metacast We all hit brick walls along our career journey. The problem is that many people let that stop them. There are some things that we can do to get around (or get over) these obstacles. We actually recorded this episode in front of a live audience. A few of the questions we answer: How does COVID19 affect my career change (the answers here will surprise you) How do I showcase my experience and success in the most effective way? How do I communicate my desire for new opportunity within my organizati...
Mar 19, 2020•57 min•Ep 338•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Mar 12, 2020•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you stuck? Have you had the realization that you need a new job, entirely new career or maybe even want to start your own business, but you can’t see a way to make it happen? Know where you want to go, but just can’t seem to get there? So, what’s holding you back? Debt? Fear? No time? Something else? We’ve got you covered. We walk through 5 of the most common barriers that most people come up against when they’re trying to make a career change and we give clear, actionable strategies for mov...
Mar 05, 2020•54 min•Ep 334•Transcript available on Metacast I have been studying high achievers for years, and today I am doing a deep dive on one subset of high achievers: Billionaires. How did they get started? What actions did they take to get where they are? What mindset shifts did they have to go through? (because they do think much differently than most of the world). I am joined by top performer, James Altucher, who is an American hedge-fund manager & author. He shares the insights that he has learned studying billionaires. What you’ll learn Why “...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 333•Transcript available on Metacast There is something - or maybe several somethings - coming between you and your dream. Maybe you don’t know exactly what it is right now, and that’s OK. I’ve been there. I’ve worked with hundreds of people that have been there as well. And we have been able to break our dreams down into much smaller steps, and identify what that very first baby step looks like. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. This episode today features an interview we had on the podcast seven years ago, and it was actually my ...
Feb 27, 2020•33 min•Ep 332•Transcript available on Metacast Geoff Woods has an approach to connecting and building mentor relationships has taken him from medical device sales to now, starting a company with the founder of Keller Williams, the largest real estate company in the world. Geoff dives deep into his approach to initiating and building meaningful relationships with the people who inspire you most. It has never been easier to reach out to those you admire. Geoff talks about the one simple thing that is key to building relationships and why most ...
Feb 24, 2020•36 min•Ep 331•Transcript available on Metacast You’re not still rocking your high school or college hairstyle, so why restrict yourself to the job you thought you wanted way back then? It’s time to step out of your teenage shadow and give yourself permission to seek a career outside the bounds of your college major. 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 starti...
Feb 20, 2020•35 min•Ep 330•Transcript available on Metacast “I am a former educator. So I have a background in early childhood education. And my views changed slightly after I had children and started raising them and started looking at careers and world life experiences differently.” Even though most of us aren’t former educators, I’m sure most of us parents have a similar experience when we have children and begin raising them. The above quote came from my wife, Alyssa. She joins me on the podcast this week as we talk about how to prepare children for ...
Feb 17, 2020•44 min•Ep 329•Transcript available on Metacast We have done well over 300 episodes over the past 7 years. I have had a shared a lot of fantastic conversations right here on the podcast to help you create your own career happiness. One problem with having over 300 episodes, is that some episodes tend to get buried. Today, I’d like to dig up one of those great conversations I had 7 years ago - it was actually the 3rd episode we ever released. When we originally talked she has written 1 book, but now she has written 3 more books. Her latest boo...
Feb 13, 2020•40 min•Ep 328•Transcript available on Metacast Robert was in a VP level role, earning great money and enjoying life and work. He was well known around his industry. He was great at what he did. Things were pretty good overall… Until they weren’t! Robert got laid off. No big deal right. A great opportunity to take some time and get a way. (Thanks soft landings and severance!) Except when it came time to go back to work: 8 months passed. Then 10, 12… 18 months passed and he’d had a few interviews but nothing had panned out. He and his partner ...
Feb 10, 2020•57 min•Ep 327•Transcript available on Metacast The cost for staying in your job is higher than you think, and Audrey learned that the hard way. She was a talented Operations Manager working in the Events and Hospitality industry in New York City. She’d given much of herself to the job and had been rewarded with increasing responsibility, perpetual “thank yous” …and an increasing distaste for her work because what she valued most didn’t align with what the company valued. When she came to us for help, it became apparent that the genuine, high...
Feb 06, 2020•48 min•Ep 326•Transcript available on Metacast Many people that think their dream is impossible. Sharissa Sebastian had been in the tech industry for years, but was wanting to make a transition out of that field. She was eventually introduced to coaching through Groupon. Her coach began talking with her about what her ideal situation would look like, but she was holding herself back. She didn't think that "ideal" wouldn't be realistic. But Sharissa's coach asked her, "But what if it is possible?" To binge-listen to more career happiness succ...
Feb 03, 2020•38 min•Ep 325•Transcript available on Metacast “I felt like there was something missing in my career that I had some skills I wanted to sharpen that I wanted a different connection to the work that I was doing. And I was feeling very stuck in my search.” - Rebecca “It literally made me sick, the anxiety, the stress that I was under.”- Jerrad At Happen To Your Career, we hear this kind of thing all the time. High Performers work hard to get an education and build their careers. But then they find themselves in a place of unhappiness. I want t...
Jan 30, 2020•13 min•Ep 324•Transcript available on Metacast Here at Happen To Your Career we often create episodes based on questions we get from our audience. However there’s one question I never ever get. How can I remove distraction? Distraction from achieving what’s most important to me? Distraction that takes me away from who I want to be spending my time with? And yet that’s what stops so many of us from what we really want to accomplish. Who better to answer this question than the person who wrote " Indistractable: How to control your attention an...
Jan 27, 2020•43 min•Ep 323•Transcript available on Metacast This is actually a crossover episode from our other podcast, How to Become a Career Coach . **** "How do you determine what to charge for coaching?" "Should I do one-on-one coaching or group coaching?" "What if my target market can't afford my rates? Do I go broke, or do I just lose out on clients?" (and they don't get the help they need) These are common questions that new coaches often ask. In fact, these are questions that all coaches face when they hit a plateau or brick wall in finding new ...
Jan 24, 2020•41 min•Ep 322•Transcript available on Metacast Many times people realize that they are not where they should be, doing what they should be doing, but they’re afraid to make a change. They’re afraid of what negative consequences may happen if they make a change. Maybe they make up excuses like: “I can’t quit my job now, I’ve already put in 10 years.” “I only have 5 years until I get to retire.” “I have to make sure to take care of my family, so it’s not the right time.” “What if my boss finds out I’m looking for another job - I’d get fired!” ...
Jan 23, 2020•47 min•Ep 322•Transcript available on Metacast “I knew something was off, but couldn't quite identify it for myself. You know, you get too close to your daily life, you can't really pull out which was a big factor of I want a coach to help me with this.” Heather felt stalled out in her career and life, and knew she needed to make a change before she completely burned out. After taking deliberate action and getting some help, she now has a fulfilling career that really fits her. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find a...
Jan 20, 2020•34 min•Ep 321•Transcript available on Metacast After 3 months of planning, we finally got the vast majority of our career coaches together to answer your most compelling questions! This was a live event all about “How to find meaningful work that also pays you well,” where our coaching panel fielded questions from people curious about career change, career coaching, and finding meaningful well-paid work! We turned this live event into a podcast episode because it is chock-full of great information we want everyone to have access to. What you...
Jan 17, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have a solid understanding of your signature strengths? Do you feel like something is still missing after finding your strengths? Listen as we take you behind the scenes on a live coaching call, where Scott helps Judith dig deep into her signature strengths. 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 q...
Jan 13, 2020•55 min•Ep 319•Transcript available on Metacast Whoever said that hard work and perseverance doesn’t pay off sure didn’t meet Tanya. What Tanya Malcolm Revell did when she was looking to make her big career change was no easy feat. Besides being an American looking for work that fit her in London, Tanya is also a Career Change Bootcamp alum and our guest for this installment of our most recent CCB success story. After experiencing the overwhelm of career burnout from her previous positions and frustration with the job search overseas, Tanya f...
Jan 09, 2020•39 min•Ep 318•Transcript available on Metacast When we look at career change, we know that taking on this big life change requires a great amount of time, energy, maybe a bit of financial planning, and a solid support system to lean on when the career change process becomes overwhelming. One of the least-talked about topics of career change is your current and ongoing support system. Everyone needs a support system as they approach any big life changes. As much as our core supporters want to be there for us as we make this career change, man...
Jan 06, 2020•53 min•Ep 317•Transcript available on Metacast Check out Aspire & Thrive: https://happentoyourcareer.com/aat A lot of people who set goals do not include the most important people in their life in the process, but why? After all, the goals we set impact them, too. If we fail to include these key people (whether that’s your spouse, partner, a roommate, boss, etc.), there is a lot that can stop you from reaching the goals you set: For one, what if they don’t agree with the goal(s) you feel to be most important? If you’re not both on the same p...
Dec 29, 2019•41 min•Ep 316•Transcript available on Metacast As I celebrate 4 years since I became self-employed full-time, I’m sharing the top 4 lessons I’ve learned while working with people making career changes: It ALWAYS happens slower than you think it does. It’s worth it to learn how to live intentionally. If you know what you want, it’s easier to ask for what you want; AND when you ask for what you want, it’s much more likely to happen. Time and strengths freedom makes for happier and more meaningful lives. To binge-listen to more career happiness...
Dec 23, 2019•31 min•Ep 315•Transcript available on Metacast We all have disagreements from time to time, right? Many of us, will voice our concerns to our boss and explain why our way is better. But, it’s not always with the right tone or attitude, so the boss stands his ground. “These misconceptions are sort of incorrect expectations that make us feel frustrated because our expectations aren't met. Our arguments aren't bad. I think of them as either productive or unproductive. And so, really, the goal is to make them from unproductive to productive ... ...
Dec 16, 2019•36 min•Ep 314•Transcript available on Metacast You’ve stayed in a job you don’t like for too long and you’re approaching burnout. One reason you stay is that fear of the unknown outweighs the pain of your unhappiness. So what if there was a way to test out a new career AND keep the risk low? We’ve put together 6 ways you can get some reassurance that a new career (and company) is the right fit for you before you transition! What you’ll learn How you can try out a new career path with minimal risk and in a relatively short period of time. The...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep 313•Transcript available on Metacast Katie only saw one way out: She had to quit. However, in our conversation, I helped Katie see a multitude of options available. Yes, quitting may be one of the solutions, but in my years of coaching people through career changes, I’ve realized jumping jobs or industries isn’t a catchall solution. In fact, many people end up right back in the same career dissatisfaction quickly after their move. Some of the most common phrases I hear from clients include: “I don’t think I can go any further.” “I’...
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep 311•Transcript available on Metacast It’s likely that you’ve experienced working in a role for a period of time, and then you get a new boss. Many times, this can cause people to fear that change - unwanted change - is coming. What doesn’t usually happen, is that you take you take the role your new boss previously had. But, this is exactly what Karen did. It started with her taking inventory of her strengths and assessing her options. She realized that it was just a few small changes that could make a big difference in her career. ...
Nov 18, 2019•34 min•Ep 310•Transcript available on Metacast 
