Do job qualifications always matter? Cheri was feeling unfulfilled and wanted to change careers, but when she looked through job listings, she felt like she didn’t have the qualifications to make a change she would enjoy. Listen in as Cheri chats with Scott about how she landed a role that (on paper) she was unqualified for. What you’ll learn The importance of not sacrificing what you want and need for a job that’s “good enough” How your fear of negotiation may actually be beneficial How to get ...
Oct 25, 2021•35 min•Ep 434•Transcript available on Metacast One of the biggest things that we repeatedly hear from people all over the world is the issue of time. It takes a large amount of time to do just a normal career pivot, and even more time to make the types of career changes we focus on at Happen To Your Career. A career chang where you're really maximizing all areas of your career so it fits in your life and truly provides you with career happiness. So you want a career change… where are you going to get all this time? This is something we are h...
Oct 18, 2021•35 min•Ep 433•Transcript available on Metacast Many people seem to get lucky in life - they get the best jobs, the best houses, the best cars. That’s because the science of happiness works whether you are intentional or not. To get the best results, though, you must be intentional in your actions surrounding your life and career. Jenn Lim shares how she learned to identify what was really important to her after she was laid off from her job and her dad was diagnosed with cancer. She learned how to be intentional and use science to create her...
Oct 11, 2021•37 min•Ep 432•Transcript available on Metacast When considering a career change, you should be asking, “what career fits me?” But instenad, most people beging to spiral with questions: “how am I going to transition to a new career when I have no experience in that industry?” Cesar had several roadblocks, mental barriers and limiting beliefs that he had to overcome before starting his career change journey. Leanr how he was able to achieve career growth & happiness by successfully switching industries from legal to nonprofit. What you'll lear...
Oct 04, 2021•41 min•Ep 431•Transcript available on Metacast Not all career changes work out - the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. So what do you do when you realize that your previous career actually fit you? How do you pivot back into that career path after some time has passed (and the field has likely advanced)? Louie shares why he changed careers from medical imaging into IT, the struggles he faced when he made that change, and how he pivoted back into medical imaging, ultimately leading him to career and life happiness. To binge-listen...
Sep 27, 2021•31 min•Ep 430•Transcript available on Metacast You just got promoted or hired. You’re super excited! Fast forward a year, the excitment has worn off and you find yourself doing work that doesn’t fit your strengths or interests. Reality hits: Your new, ideal role doesn’t fit you anymore. Learn how Nick took this exact situation and made an exciting career change by discovering his strengths. What you'll learn What to do when your ideal role no longer fits you How to change to completely different career (without starting over!) The importance...
Sep 20, 2021•35 min•Ep 429•Transcript available on Metacast Many people are afraid to take risks because it’s easier to stay where they feel safe and comfortable. But the problem is that if you aren’t willing to get uncomfortable, you could be cheating yourself out of career happiness. Stephanie was plagued with an aversion to risk and was comfortably unhappy in her role. Once she finally saw the writing on the wall, she decided to face her fears and embrace the unknown to find her ideal role. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, fin...
Sep 13, 2021•34 min•Ep 428•Transcript available on Metacast Are there things that are keeping you from delivering your best work? Maybe you’re being micromanaged or struggling to have clarity on expectations or priorities. There are so many things that can hold us back and make us feel like we are failing in our roles. How can y ou take ownership of your role, feel accomplished and find true career happiness? Rachel Cooke, founder of Lead Above Noise, discusses how to take control of your career, find purpose, and deliver your best work without waiting o...
Sep 06, 2021•29 min•Ep 427•Transcript available on Metacast You know the value you bring to your organization, and you really want to be paid more than what you’re currently making. So how do you go about asking for a raise? How do you even begin? And how do you do that in a way that is going to actually get you what you want? Learn how Justin was able to stay with a company he loved and negotiated a raise for more than the amount that he thought he would actually get. What you’ll learn How to evaluate your value compare it to the needs your organization...
Aug 30, 2021•50 min•Ep 426•Transcript available on Metacast Many college graduates never actually work in the field of study. Alternatively, for those that are able to land a job in their field, the honeymoon phase wears off and then they start to feel like they were meant to do something else entirely. Alexandra Carter, Clinical Professor of Law and world-renowned negotiation trainer, shares how to cultivate relationships, identify what really brings you joy, and then learn to apply negotiation skills to build a bridge to the role that fits you. To bing...
Aug 23, 2021•38 min•Ep 425•Transcript available on Metacast You’re ready for a career change, but you’re not ready to take a pay cut. The good news is, you don’t have to. The best time to increase your salary is actually when you receive that job offer for your ideal role. In this behind the scenes coaching call, you’ll hear Scott lay out an entire negotiation strategy for maximizing your job offer without blowing it. What you’ll learn The techniques Jessica used to work with her new company and successfully negotiate nearly triple her original salary. H...
Aug 16, 2021•19 min•Ep 424•Transcript available on Metacast Laura had landed an amazing new role, successfully switched industries and was really happy with her new career path. But she was exhausted. A few things that aren't talked about much when it comes to career changes for high performers, are the learning curve and exhaustion that come along with starting an entirely new career. As a high performer, you will be working hard to become an expert and get to the point of confidence you had in your previous role. So is it really worth it? Listen in as ...
Aug 12, 2021•34 min•Ep 421•Transcript available on Metacast The difference between an average career change and a successful career change often lies in the negotiation. David Sally is an author and award-winning teacher of negotiations with years of business experience. He shares what really makes someone a great negotiator - and it’s not what you think it is. 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 meaningf...
Aug 09, 2021•50 min•Ep 423•Transcript available on Metacast Have you climbed the corporate ladder only to realize that’s not where you really want to be? At 16, Alistair started in retail in the UK, moved to the US and eventually rose to VP of the company. After making a career change within the industry, he realized that executive leadership wasn’t a fit anymore. He received regarding his strengths and reflected on what he enjoyed, leading him to pivot to become an executive career coach. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find al...
Aug 02, 2021•56 min•Ep 422•Transcript available on Metacast If you’re the type of high performer that loves to constantly learn new things, whether it’s becoming a human-centered leader at your organization, or actively realizing your sense of purpose, it’s likely you’ve already heard of Tom Rath. In this episode, Scott and Tom discuss Tom's new book and one of the most important factors of career happiness. What you'll learn The challenge leadership faces in showing people they are making important contributions How to find the intersection between pass...
Jul 19, 2021•39 min•Ep 420•Transcript available on Metacast How do you take yourself from good to great? This is a question many of us have asked ourselves when thinking about making a career change. For energy engineer Mike Bigelow, moving cities and doing remote job searches have led him to discover his big “value-adds”, and eventually achieve career happiness after seeking help from a career coach. Find out why conversations are a lot more powerful than you think and how Mike made himself an indispensable part of his team on this episode of the Happen...
Jul 12, 2021•55 min•Ep 419•Transcript available on Metacast We've all been there. We've all, at one point, found ourselves unmotivated at work, slumped in our office chairs and felt the burnout slowly creep up on us. You realize that it’s time to move on and make the change, but how do you know where to begin? Well, the journey isn't as daunting as you think. Just take it from six professionals who have all made successful career pivots. In this episode, past clients and guests of the Happen To Your Career Podcast walk us through the moment they decided ...
Jul 05, 2021•15 min•Ep 418•Transcript available on Metacast Many people tend to make the mistake that “signature strengths'' means the same thing as strengths. They may look similar but their definitions - not so much. In this episode, Scott dives into the concept of signature strengths and and how exactly to identify yours. We’ll also explore why it’s so much more useful to utilize signature strengths when doing a career change and finding an ideal role that fits you. What to Listen For The concept of Signature Strengths and why it’s important to know y...
Jun 28, 2021•51 min•Ep 417•Transcript available on Metacast If you’ve listened to the podcast for a while, you know one of my most common pieces of career change advice is to figure out what you WANT out of your career. But, for most of us, figuring out what we want can be difficult. We spend so much of our professional lives doing what we NEED to do, that we often lose sight of what we WANT to do. Or, we assume that if we enjoy something too much, it must not be possible to do it for a living. (Not true!) Learn how Chris combined his love of cars and ho...
Jun 21, 2021•29 min•Ep 416•Transcript available on Metacast Everyone has a network. And here’s a secret… Almost everyone thinks their network isn’t big or strong enough to help them land their ideal role. Not true! Studies have shown that it’s not the people closest to us who are the really powerful part of our network,it’s the “weak ties” (the friends of friends) who truly matter for making things happen. Surprised? Confused? On this week’s podcast, Scott chats with Tanya Malcolm Revell who used the friends of friends in her network to land her ideal ro...
Jun 14, 2021•37 min•Ep 415•Transcript available on Metacast As our careers advance, we often find that we spend our time in a juggling act, trying to get through the things we have to do, so we can get to the things we want to do. But what if we’re thinking about it backwards? Best selling author Greg McKeown shares his philosophy and method for identifying those things in your life that are essential to your happiness and productivity, and clearing away the clutter so you can focus on the things that really matter. To binge-listen to more career happine...
Jun 07, 2021•46 min•Ep 414•Transcript available on Metacast What happens when you have a job that seems prestigious, most people would love to have it, but you can't stand it? We all want to feel successful. Often, that means getting a job that other people regard as important or prestigious, even if the job actually makes us miserable. It’s one more way we allow the expectations of others, the unwritten rules, to trap us in a role that isn’t a fit. Jackie Yerby has had many high-impact roles in public policy, but she still wasn’t fulfilled. Today she di...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep 413•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
May 24, 2021•49 min•Ep 412•Transcript available on Metacast 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 compan...
May 17, 2021•38 min•Ep 411•Transcript available on Metacast 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. T...
May 10, 2021•39 min•Ep 410•Transcript available on Metacast 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. T...
May 03, 2021•40 min•Ep 409•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Apr 26, 2021•53 min•Ep 408•Transcript available on Metacast 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 bi...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 407•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Apr 12, 2021•40 min•Ep 406•Transcript available on Metacast Fear of disappointing others can be a powerful barrier to pursuing your ideal role. In our world today it’s not “normal” to get paid to be who you are, using your true strengths instead of just the skills you’ve picked up in various roles along the way. But, you want to know the weirdest part? By resisting being your most authentic self at all times (because of fear) we are ensuring that we stay unhappy by default. Jenny hated her job, but was afraid to look for a new role for fear of letting ot...
Apr 05, 2021•52 min•Ep 405•Transcript available on Metacast 
