Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, & Career Design
by Scott Anthony BarlowYou’re not totally happy with your career (obviously!) You also know that there “has to be something out there that’s better.” That hope that you can find meaningful and fulfilling work, that also pays you well, has led you here! This is the show that provides the inspiration, tools, and roadmaps to move from where you are to work that matters to you and uniquely fits your strengths and talents.
Copyright: 2023 Happen to Your Career LLC
Episodes
The Secret to Effectively Job Searching in 2024
39m · PublishedRecruiters and hiring managers are absolutely drowning in potential candidates today, so how can you stand out when job searching? How do you convince them to give you a chance?
Well, turns out there’s not just one Jedi mind trick that will make them choose you… and it really doesn’t come down to “convincing them” that you’re the perfect candidate. So what is it then? What matters most in your job search? That evasive answer is what we break down in this episode!
What you’ll learn
- What gets through to recruiters in a sea of applications
- The one element that makes all the difference when it comes to job hunting
- How to leverage technology to enhance your job search in 2024
Resources mentioned
- The Seven Elements of Meaningful Work
Podcast Episodes about the Ideal Career Profile:
- Creating A Path To Your Ideal Career (And The Tool You Need To Make It Happen)
- How To Define Your Ideal Career When Making A Career Change
If you’re ready to begin taking steps toward more meaningful work, [email protected] and put “Conversation” in the subject line.
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.
The Discomfort Zone: How Taking Risks Can Lead To A Fulfilling Career
34m · PublishedCareer change can be uncomfortable. You’ll likely have to break out of your comfort zone to progress down a new path that may be full of unknowns 👻
Feeling safe and at ease is great and all, but think about it, what goals have you ever achieved by staying in your comfort zone? We’re willing to bet on not many at all.
Stephanie had an aversion to risk, and was "comfortably unhappy" in her marketing career until she reached burnout and decided she needed to make a change.
Now if we fast forward to what happened at the end of her change, she ended up receiving multiple offers and negotiated with those companies (talk about getting out of her comfort zone) and almost doubled her salary!
Hear how she shifted her mindset to allow herself to go after what she never thought was possible!
What you’ll learn
- How to take small steps to ease your way out of your comfort zones
- How to use the “5 Whys” exercise as a career change breakthrough
- How figuring out what you want gives you more confidence in nerve-racking situations
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation
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
- Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
- How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
How to Strategically Use Your Strengths in an Interview (Live Coaching Call)
35m · PublishedEverywhere you look these days, you can find articles sharing why focusing on your strengths is more valuable than improving your weaknesses. Using your signature strengths in your role means you can be energized instead of drained, engaged instead of bored, and successful instead of struggling.
Bree knew she wasn’t using her strengths in her draining, repetitive role, but she wasn’t sure how to step into a position that truly fit her unique gifts. On this live coaching call, Scott helps her build a plan for revealing and reinforcing her signature strengths in her upcoming interview.
Listen to learn the 3 tactics that will help potential employers accurately perceive your strengths and the value you bring to their organization.
What you’ll learn
- How to use your Clifton StrengthsFinder results, and where they will/won’t be useful for you!
- Interviewing using your strengths (while still being humble and likable)
- Why you don’t need to focus on weaknesses (even though it will undoubtedly be an interview question)
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation
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)
- How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
How to Create Your Ideal Role Within Your Current Company
34m · PublishedIf your ideal role doesn’t exist, it may be up to you to create it! It’s all about figuring out exactly what you want and need out of your career, and then asking for it. Learn how Laura created her ideal role within her organization by making an ideal career profile, networking internally, and having bold, transparent conversations with leadership!
What you’ll learn
- How to be transparent and effectively communicate with leadership about your need for change
- The significance of internal networking to discover potential roles within your company
- Why gaining clarity around what you want and need out of your career should be the first step you take
- How to navigate an internal change within a company
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation
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)
Escaping Career Crisis Mode And Finding Work That Fits You
38m · PublishedThe irony of being stuck at a job you hate is that it seems to consume your every waking moment. It begins to bleed into other areas of your life, and turn you into someone you’re not. Discover how Paul escaped his career crisis by digging into self-discovery, setting boundaries, and asking for help and accountability. Paul did a lot of work to figure out what he wanted in his career, so when a job opportunity came along he was able to recognize it for what it was: the perfect fit!
What you’ll learn
- How detrimental a misfit job can be to your professional and personal life
- How to set boundaries to escape career crisis mode
- Why accountability is often the difference between wanting to make a career change and actually making it happen
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation
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)
- Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Bored at Work? How to Transition to a More Fulfilling Career
41m · Published“Is being bored a good enough reason to leave my job?” Boredom at work isn’t talked about enough, but we get this question all the time! Becoming apathetic towards work and settling into a comfortable role can happen before we even realize something is wrong! But if the goal is meaningful work, this can be a dangerous place to be. It’s much harder to leave a comfortable job than one that is obviously burning you out.
That’s where Lisa found herself Her job came with a lot of autonomy and flexibility, but she was extremely bored, isolated and wasn’t receiving any feedback. If you’re feeling bored at work, or like you’re settling in a job that doesn’t fulfill you, Lisa’s story will not only inspire you to make a change but show you how you can!
What you’ll learn
- How isolation and mental barriers associated with being bored at work can keep you trapped in a job
- The silent struggle of workplace boredom and how to escape
- How your ideal career may be closer than you think, possibly in the same organization
- The common challenge of breaking out of your comfort zone to explore fulfilling work opportunities
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation
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)
- Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Overcoming Limiting Beliefs and Cracking the Job Search Code
33m · PublishedYou’ve likely heard the common scenario that happens to job seekers nowadays - they apply to over 100 jobs and get maybe one interview (more often 0!) Does anyone actually find a great role and get hired from job boards? It turns out - YES! Our client, Angie, found a role that fit her perfectly just sitting right there on Indeed.com, waiting for her it seemed.
She applied, added a kick-a$$ cover letter (more on that in this episode), and landed an interview really quickly. And after just ONE(!) interview they agreed she was a perfect fit and offered her the job.
You can find an amazing role on a job board, but it likely won’t happen by simply applying. So if you feel like you keep getting sucked into a black hole of infinite jobs, and you’re wondering how you can find that one role that fits you in the abyss — Angie’s career change story is a must-listen!
What you’ll learn
- How Angie broke through mental barriers & limiting beliefs that hindered her career satisfaction
- How knowing exactly what you want changes the job search process (making it so much easier!)
- Why self-development has to be a priority in order to find your ideal role
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation
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)
- Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Build Bridges, Don't Burn Them: How To Leave A Job on Good Terms
22m · PublishedWhen youthink about leaving your current company you likely imagine one of 2 scenarios — 1. Movie-worthy visions of lighting the office on fire, while flipping the bird, on the way out the door or 2. Your team pinpointing you as an unforgivable enemy because you lit the office on fire and flipped them the bird without looking back 🙃
But leaving a job doesn’t have to mean burning bridges. You can escape your current job and find a much more fulfilling role without leaving your team or organization in a lurch. Think of this approach to a career transition as building bridges, not burning them.
Scott shares actionable advice on how to approach your boss when you decide you need to make a change— including how to plan the meeting and exactly what to say in the conversation. He also gives examples of how to exit a company in the best way possible.
Leaving a job can be done in a way that benefits everyone involved. It all comes down to how you approach those bridges (hint: leave the lighter fluid at home!)
What you’ll learn
- How to leave your job without burning bridges and turn it into an opportunity to build stronger connections.
- Actionable steps to set yourself and your team up for success during a career change
- How leaving a job can be a chance to strengthen relationships
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation
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
- Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
- Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
BONUS: Changing Careers Again is Always an Option (550 Part 2)
39m · PublishedA career change is not permanent. You may be thinking, “Of course I know that!” But it’s a different story when you’ve put tons of hard work, time and effort into making a career change only for it not to pan out. *insert exasperated sigh 😩
However, when this happened to Michal, her reaction was excitement. She had gone into her initial career change with the mindset that at some point, she would likely grow into something else. And that simple mindset shift changed everything! ✨
This bonus episode is part 2 of Michal’s story. You can hear Michal’s original career change episode here 👉550: Career Change Identity Crisis: Who Am I If I Leave This Job?
Luckily, her second change ended up being a breeze compared to the first. Why? Well, thanks to all of that work she had put into her career change the first time around Michal knew exactly what she needed to feel fulfilled in a new role— so all she needed to do was find the perfect fit!
Hear how Michal went from academia to a research role, and then to working for the federal government. She even gives great strategies on how to customize your resume during the job search! This episode gives great insight into how to make each iteration of your career better and better!
Career Change Identity Crisis: Who Am I If I Leave This Job?
38m · PublishedHave you ever felt like your career was on autopilot? Or that you were getting so far into your career that you felt like you couldn’t leave without starting over? This is what happened to Michal. She spent years getting her doctorate and when the time came to get a job in academia, she did it without thinking… because that’s just what you do! Right? Right???
Unfortunately, doing things the normal way, without question, put Michal in the same place many others are — In a job that isn’t a great fit and doesn’t particularly line up with what you want out of life!
Hear how Michal untangled her identity from her longstanding career and found a new fulfilling career that aligned with her authentic self. Also, learn 5 internal obstacles of career change and discover how to navigate a career change without losing yourself!
What you’ll learn
- How to separate your identity from your career
- 5 common internal obstacles that stop career change
- How to recognize if you're career has become stagnant
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation
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)
- Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, & Career Design has 581 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 398:08:58. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 26th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 16th, 2024 07:10.
