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:  <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">How does COVID19 affect my career change (the answers here will surprise you) </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">How do I showcase my experience and success in the most effective way?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">How do I communicate my desire for new opportunity within my organization?</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">How can I reconcile emotionally from leaving former role with a new role?</li> </ul>

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 organization? How can I reconcile emotionally from leaving former role with a new role? 

Happen to Your Career

What's Stopping You (and What to Do About it)

What if Big Dreams Didn't Take Time? (3 of 3)

How to Do the Unrealistic when there’s Reality to contend with (2 of 3)

Upgrading Your Mindset to Make the Impossible Possible (1 of 3)

Are you stuck? Do you know you want to move to either a new job or an entirely new career or maybe even 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 moving past each and every one of them. It’s time to push the obstacles out of the way and make the move to work you’ll love!   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast">https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast</a> Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to <a href="https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc">https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc</a>

Are you stuck? Do you know you want to move to either a new job or an entirely new career or maybe even 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 moving past each and every one of them. It’s time to push the obstacles out of the way and make the move to work you’ll love!   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

5 Common Barriers to Making a Change - How to Get Unstuck

Have you ever wondered how someone became a billionaire? 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 that most of the world) Well, today James Altucher shares the insights that he has learned studying billionaires. Just a few key thoughts from the interview: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Different is better than better.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Lean into what makes you different.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Your life is not just a series of facts and statistics - it’s a story, so share it with others.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Learn to edit your life so you can make a huge impact on your career and life.</li> </ul> Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast">https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast</a> Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to <a href="https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc">https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc</a>

Have you ever wondered how someone became a billionaire? 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 that most of the world) Well, today James Altucher shares the insights that he has learned studying billionaires. Just a few key thoughts from the interview: Different is better than better. Lean into what makes you different. Your life is not just a series of facts and statistics - it’s a story, so share it with others. Learn to edit your life so you can make a huge impact on your career and life. Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

Impact Your Career By Acting Like a Billionaire

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 co-host back then, Mark,  that conducted the interview. Throughout the interview, you’re going to find out how you can break down your dreams into smaller steps and get over what holds you back from reaching your dream. So, let’s get into this interview between Mark and our guest, Richie Norton.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast">https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast</a> Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to <a href="https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc">https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc</a>

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 co-host back then, Mark,  that conducted the interview. Throughout the interview, you’re going to find out how you can break down your dreams into smaller steps and get over what holds you back from reaching your dream. So, let’s get into this interview between Mark and our guest, Richie Norton.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

How to Overcome Your Fears and Reach Your Dreams

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 people don’t do it.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast">https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast</a> Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc">https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc</a>

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 people don’t do it.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

The Right Way to Build Relationships to Reach Your Dream Job

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.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast">https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast</a> Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to <a href="https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc">https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc</a>

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.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

Don’t Let Your College Major Keep You From Your Dream Job

“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 their future careers.   Since we have a company that focuses on helping people with their careers, we have all the answers and are preparing our kids perfectly. Maybe that’s a little of an exaggeration. We don't do it perfectly. But we do have a pretty significant head start because, every single day, we get to see people many, many years later and what's worked out for them, and what hasn't worked out for them.   There are a lot of resources that help people prepare their kids for college, but that’s a limited approach. We need to prepare our kids to be ready after college. Listen to the podcast today to help you work with your kids and prepare them for their future careers.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast">https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast</a> Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to <a href="https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc">https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc</a>

“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 their future careers.   Since we have a company that focuses on helping people with their careers, we have all the answers and are preparing our kids perfectly. Maybe that’s a little of an exaggeration. We don't do it perfectly. But we do have a pretty significant head start because, every single day, we get to see people many, many years later and what's worked out for them, and what hasn't worked out for them.   There are a lot of resources that help people prepare their kids for college, but that’s a limited approach. We need to prepare our kids to be ready after college. Listen to the podcast today to help you work with your kids and prepare them for their future careers.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

Helping Your Kids Prepare for Their Future Career

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 book is called, “The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business.” She is passionate about showing people how to define your their freedom in first their health and then their career, and she has doing this through her site ProlificLiving.com. So here’s my conversation with Farnoosh Brock.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to <a href= "mailto:scott@happentoyourcareer.com">scott@happentoyourcareer.com</a>. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast">https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast</a> Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc">https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc</a>

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 book is called, “The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business.” She is passionate about showing people how to define your their freedom in first their health and then their career, and she has doing this through her site ProlificLiving.com. So here’s my conversation with Farnoosh Brock.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc  

Pursue Your Dreams: Don’t Hold Yourself Back

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 were pulling their hair out a bit trying to figure out what was going on. He’s a smart guy, he gets results, why wasn’t this working? They had been through everything, was it his interview style? Simply unlucky? Was he coming off as desperate? That’s where I had the opportunity to meet Robert. As he was trying to figure out what was working and what wasn’t. It turns out Robert’s answer wasn’t what you’d think it would be.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to <a href= "mailto:scott@happentoyourcareer.com">scott@happentoyourcareer.com</a>. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast">https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast</a> Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc">https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc</a>

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 were pulling their hair out a bit trying to figure out what was going on. He’s a smart guy, he gets results, why wasn’t this working? They had been through everything, was it his interview style? Simply unlucky? Was he coming off as desperate? That’s where I had the opportunity to meet Robert. As he was trying to figure out what was working and what wasn’t. It turns out Robert’s answer wasn’t what you’d think it would be.   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc  

Recovering From a 6-figure Job Loss

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, highly caring, no-holds-barred person that she was (and wanted to be more often) was being hampered because of the job she was working in. This inability to be herself for 70 hours a week became so frustrating for her that it sparked an 11-month long journey to figure out what she really wanted and fight off the mental barriers that were keeping her stuck! So how did she go from teary days staying at a job she hated to getting paid $20,000 more with a career that allowed her to be who she is? Take a listen to Audrey’s story and find out!   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to <a href= "mailto:scott@happentoyourcareer.com">scott@happentoyourcareer.com</a>. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast">https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast</a> Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc">https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc</a>

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, highly caring, no-holds-barred person that she was (and wanted to be more often) was being hampered because of the job she was working in. This inability to be herself for 70 hours a week became so frustrating for her that it sparked an 11-month long journey to figure out what she really wanted and fight off the mental barriers that were keeping her stuck! So how did she go from teary days staying at a job she hated to getting paid $20,000 more with a career that allowed her to be who she is? Take a listen to Audrey’s story and find out!   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mornings) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc  

Is Stability or Happiness More Important?

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?"   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast">https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast</a> Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to <a href="https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc">https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc</a>

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?"   Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early morning) Leave a review in Apple Podcasts (or your podcast player of choice) and email a screenshot of your review to scott@happentoyourcareer.com. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Or to tell us more about your situation and schedule a conversation with our team go to https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule-htyc

What If Your Dream Job is Possible?

“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 to share several examples of people that we have worked with that came from being stuck and unclear. I’m sharing snippets of success stories today to show you that it really is possible to radically change your life. The “normal” ways that people approach career change don’t really work. At least, they don’t work reliably. So I wouldn’t recommend gambling on your life and your future. At Happen To Your Career, we have helped hundreds of people 1-on-1 make career changes. Some of that help has been through our Career Change Bootcamp program, but we have also helped a lot of people at an even higher level through our Signature Coaching.   Check out the <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/lp/coaching">Signature Coaching Program</a> now and see if it's a fit for you! You can also be one of the first to <a href= "https://happentoyourcareer.com/schedule">schedule a call</a> with us to talk about this with you 1-on-1!

“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 to share several examples of people that we have worked with that came from being stuck and unclear. I’m sharing snippets of success stories today to show you that it really is possible to radically change your life. The “normal” ways that people approach career change don’t really work. At least, they don’t work reliably. So I wouldn’t recommend gambling on your life and your future. At Happen To Your Career, we have helped hundreds of people 1-on-1 make career changes. Some of that help has been through our Career Change Bootcamp program, but we have also helped a lot of people at an even higher level through our Signature Coaching.   Check out the Signature Coaching Program now and see if it's a fit for you! You can also be one of the first to schedule a call with us to talk about this with you 1-on-1!

High Performers Don't Do It the Normal Way

Want to do work you love? 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. if you "Happen to Your Career" then you can happen to your life! Scott Anthony Barlow has been featured on CNBC, Yahoo!, Forbes, The Muse, and Career Builder as a world reknowned expert on Career Happiness. His company, Happen to Your Career employs some of the world's leading career coaches and uses research based practices for Career happiness!

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