Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, & Career Design
721 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 215 ratingsYou’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.
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Don’t Sell Yourself Short: How to Create Winning Conditions, Achieve 16-year-long Dreams, and Flourish in Your Career
September 14, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBHave you had that moment you were watching a tv show or reading an article and said, “Wow! That would be so cool!”? Christine Hofbeck relentlessly pursued a dream for 16 years, even when her friends and coworkers thought she was crazy for putting in applications year after year. In today’s episode, you’ll hear about how her experiences and the pursuit of this dream completely changed her life and her work and even how she had some incredible embarrassing moments in front of millions of ...
Achieving Your Goals by Ignoring Others’ Limiting Beliefs
September 14, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBBack in 2000, when CBS's hit reality TV show Survivor came out, Christine Hofbeck decided her life goal was to be on the show. She relentlessly pursued this goal for 16 years, even when her friends and coworkers thought she was crazy for putting in applications year after year. Then (spoiler alert) she was finally cast in season 35 and almost won the whole thing! Despite coming up short of the $1M prize, Christine successfully achieved her life goal and had the adventure of a lifetime! Learn...
Avoiding Burnout in the World's Coldest Workplace with Rachael Robertson
September 07, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBMost people find it difficult to draw personal boundaries at work, which can quickly lead to burnout. Author, keynote speaker, and former Antarctic Expedition Leader, Rachael Robertson, is best known as an authority on leading in extreme environments. In today’s episode, you’ll learn life-altering lessons about avoiding burnout and regret, drawing boundaries, changing the culture around you, and succeeding in the most challenging of environments. What you’ll learn How to draw persona...
Creating Boundaries in the World’s Most Extreme Workplace
September 07, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBMost people find it difficult to draw personal boundaries at work, which can quickly lead to burnout. Author, keynote speaker, and former Antarctic Expedition Leader, Rachael Robertson, is best known as an authority on leading in extreme environments. In today’s episode, you’ll learn life-altering lessons about avoiding burnout and regret, drawing boundaries, changing the culture around you, and succeeding in the most challenging of environments. What you’ll learn How to draw persona...
Get More Done by Increasing Your Happiness
August 31, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBWhat if you could become more effective and more fulfilled in your work at the same time? Turns out it’s far from impossible. In this conversation with JJ Sutherland, CEO of Scrum, Inc., you’ll hear how changing the way you view your work will increase your happiness AND enable you to do twice the work in half the time. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers discover the...
Using SCRUM to Find Career Happiness with J.J. Sutherland
August 31, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBHave you heard of SCRUM? SCRUM stands for “Systematic Customer Resolution Unraveling Meeting,” in simpler terms, it is a framework that helps teams work together, encourages them to learn through experiences and helps them self-organize while working on a problem. Today on the podcast J.J. Sutherland, CEO of Scrum, Inc, shares how changing the way you view your work will increase your happiness AND enable you to do twice the work in half the time. What you’ll learn How to become more eff...
How To Make A Career Change When You Don’t Know What You Want
August 24, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBRob had done it all right. He had graduated from college, got a good job, worked his way up to a respectable title and salary… but one day he looked up and realized he was not okay with the career trajectory he was on and needed to jump ship. Learn how Rob figured out what was missing from his career through self-reflection and self-development. What you’ll learn How to figure out what you really want out of your career The importance of challenging yourself to make sure you are d...
What’s Missing in Your Career? How to Get Unstuck
August 24, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBI used to be in recruiting and conducted thousands of interviews. In almost every single interview I, people say they want the same thing: “I want a place where I can grow”. When I would press them on it - “What does growth mean for you?” - nearly all of them didn’t have an answer. Or the answer was something like, “I want to be able to contribute to the organization.” I thought this was fascinating because we all intuitively know we want and need to grow. But very few of us know what ...
Seeing into the Future of Your Career
August 23, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBWhat if you could fast forward 2 years and see how taking the time, effort and energy to make a career change to meaningful work would impact your life? I’ve learned that for many of us, it’s really difficult to imagine just how different life would be in the next role, let alone thinking years in the future about how doing meaningful work impacts the other areas of your life. Areas like your finances, your health, your relationships… even how you show up as a spouse or a paren...
Start Here: 6 Keys to Career Happiness
August 16, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBAs a company, our goal is to help you find career happiness. Today, I’m going to share a training we did on this very subject. One other quick note, we're actually not going to be covering tons of tactics in particular today, and there's nothing wrong with tactics at all. Except, in order to make really great use out of tactics - like interview tactics or resume tips or things like that - you have to first know where you're going. And that means that if you want career happiness,...
Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies: Finding A Career That Fits Your Tendency
August 10, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBSelf development is one of the most important aspects within a career change journey. The more we learn about ourselves, the more likely we are to actually find a career that fits. In this conversation with best-selling author Gretchen Rubin, she explains the personality framework in her new book “The Four Tendencies,” and how to navigate a career change according to your tendency. What you’ll learn How to figure out which of the four tendencies you are What is likely holding each...
How to Hone Your Strengths
August 03, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBToday’s podcast episode is not a normal episode where Scott interviews some awesome person and you get to glean from all the insight and inspiration. It’s not even one of those episodes where Scott brings you awesome knowledge-bombs by himself or a co-host. Today, we’re sharing an interview that Scott had on another podcast - so Scott gets to be in the hot seat, answering tons of questions - specifically about strengths. You're going to learn: The six critical things people need from ...
How To Use Your Strengths To Find Career Happiness
August 03, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBWe’re mixing it up for today’s episode. Instead of Scott interviewing a guest, we’re sharing an interview that Scott had on another podcast. Enjoy Scott in the hot seat of “How to Be Awesome At Your Job.” where he answered tons of questions about some of our most asked about topics: Strengths & Career Happiness What you'll learn The six critical things people need from their work to experience true career happiness Why strengths are different than skills and why that matters How ident...
Interview Tips from A Career Coach
July 27, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBThe job interview nerves…sweaty palms, racing heart, knot in your throat. We all know the feeling. Job interviews are an inevitable part of making a career change. But let me let you in on a little secret: You have no reason to be nervous. You are interviewing that company just as much as they are interviewing you! Sounds crazy? Unrelatable? Impossible? Well, I'll let you in on another little secret: I have a magic trick that will stop the sweaty palms and racing heart. What you’ll lea...
How to Be Yourself During an Interview
July 27, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBJob interview = sweaty palms + racing heart + blank mind It feels like the interviewer can see right through you. You think: “There’s no way I’m going to get this job.” But, let me let you in on a little secret: You have no reason to be nervous. Because, you are interviewing that company just as much as they are interviewing you! Sound crazy? Unrelatable? Impossible? Well, I'll let you in on another little secret: I have a magic trick that will stop the sweaty palms and racing heart....
Editing Your Life to Just the Essentials with Greg McKeown
July 20, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIf we're honest with ourselves, we spend way too much time on things we don’t find important or essential. This leaves us feeling a lack of accomplishment and satisfaction. Learning to identify and focus on just the essential things is a whole different lifestyle that few are willing to live. Best-selling author Greg McKeown of “Essentialism” shares how you can become an essentialist and radically change your life. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find al...
Editing Your Life to Just the Essentials with Greg McKeown
July 20, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIf we're honest with ourselves, we spend way too much time on things we don’t find important or essential. This leaves us feeling a lack of accomplishment and satisfaction. Learning to identify and focus on just the essential things is a whole different lifestyle that few are willing to live. Best-selling author Greg McKeown of “Essentialism” shares how you can become an essentialist and radically change your life. To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find al...
Defining What’s Essential To Find A Career That Fits With Greg Mckeown
July 20, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBWe spend way too much time on things we don’t find important or essential. Once we understand what is most important, we can figure out a career that fits our priorities and values and write our own definition of success. Best-selling author, Greg McKeown, of “Essentialism” shares how you can become an essentialist and radically change your life and career. What you’ll learn The importance of defining your priorities and your definition of success How to identify and focus on jus...
How to Create Career Magic to Get the Life You Want
July 13, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBDo you wake up in the morning excited to go to work? If not, why? There is no reason to be living a life that doesn’t suit you or make you happy. The first thing to realize is that things don’t work out unless you make them. You are the person in charge of your life. Be willing to take risks. Learn to get into the habit of doing the hard things that need to be done to change your path to get you where you want to go in life and in your career. Lee Cockerell joins us again to talk a...
Lee Cockerell On Career Growth: What It Takes To Lead Disney World
July 13, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBHow many little bumps in the road will it take for you to feel appreciated, valued, and happy, every morning in your career? Before leading Disney World, Lee Cockerell had his fair share of little bumps in the road. Achieving career growth requires you to (re)condition yourself to be wired to take risks and live on the edge- to go after the things that you want in your life. Lee Cockerell is the former Executive VP of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort, and author of the new boo...
Find Companies That Fit Your Values
July 06, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBPossibly the most difficult part of finding opportunities that fit you, is locating organizations that are a perfect match for you. After all, there really isn’t a list out there of companies that are small family-style organizations that happen to allow highly flexible schedules and also have large amounts of resources and a leadership team hell-bent on integrity. Those organizations are out there, for sure, but the question is: “How do you find this unicorn organization?” But it’s ev...
Taking On Challenges to Grow Your Career with Disney’s Lee Cockrell
June 29, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBEver notice how everything people want in life comes from doing difficult things (that very few people are willing to do)? This is often because you can’t tangibly see an impact right away. From growing up on a small Oklahoma farm to leading the Walt Disney Paris expansion and becoming the Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resorts, Lee Cockerell has navigated through one challenging situation after another (after another) resulting in amazing career growth. On ...
The Disaster of Delay: Why Avoiding Hard Things Leads to Accidental Mediocrity
June 29, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBEver notice how everything people want in life comes from doing difficult things (that very few people are willing to do)? This is often because you can’t tangibly see an impact right away. From growing up on a small Oklahoma farm to leading the Walt Disney Paris expansion and the Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resorts, Lee Cockerell has navigated through one challenging situation after another (after another). Lee suggests that giving visibility to th...
Land Your Ideal Role (Even If They’re Not Hiring) with Danny Rubin
June 22, 2020 08:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBWhat if you could stand out against the millions of people on Linkedin so that companies contact you (instead of trying to chase job postings)? It’s more than just possible, it’s a realistically learnable skill for anyone who is willing to put in the effort. Once you learn this skill you can have a competitive advantage for the rest of your life (and career). Danny Rubin teaches distinct and unique writing to open doors to your ideal role. What you’ll learn Tips on standing out in your ...
Not Hiring? How to Apply Anyway (and Get an Interview)
June 22, 2020 08:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBWhat if you could get access to career opportunities simply by using words? Or stand out against the millions of people on Linkedin so that companies contact you (instead of trying to chase job postings)? It’s more than just possible, it’s a realistically learnable skill for anyone who is willing to put in the effort. Once you learn this skill you can have a competitive advantage for the rest of your life (and career). Danny Rubin teaches distinct and unique writing to open doors to you...
Using Your Gut Feeling To Evaluate Your Career Trajectory
June 15, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBYou’ve been ignoring that feeling in your gut for months, even years. Maybe it’s been about your job, or how you’re raising your kids or even that you think you might be settling in your relationships. Whatever it is now it’s time to start paying attention to it. Your gut can be a great indicator for you to stop, reevaluate, and choose a different direction. Alissa Penney decided to stop ignoring her gut feelings just 18 months ago and she hasn’t looked back. Learn how Alissa listened to her...
Stop Ignoring Your Gut Feeling - Learn to Trust Your Intuition to Live a More Fulfilling Life
June 15, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBYou’ve been ignoring that feeling in your gut for months, even years. Maybe it’s been about your job, or how you’re raising your kids or even the fact that you think you might be settling in your relationships. Whatever it is now it’s time to learn to start paying attention to it. Why? Because science and research tell us that your intuition is great at letting you know when things are off. What it’s not great at is helping you understand why it’s off or leading you to the exact right a...
How Ignoring Your Gut Feeling Could Make Or Break Your Career Growth
June 15, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBAs humans, we tend to ignore our gut feelings unless we’re facing imminent danger. Despite the many reasons, including procrastination, the consequence may sometimes mean missed life or career growth opportunities. Enter, regret. Knowing when to pay attention to your gut feeling is a soft skill, in fact, science and research tell us that your intuition is very useful for letting you know when things are “off”. So choosing to ignore that feeling is likely to your detriment. It’s also why a...
Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career
June 08, 2020 13:41 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBOne of the big things that we talk and teach about is strengths. Specifically, we help people identify their Signature Strengths. There are a lot of people that seem to minimize the importance of identifying and understanding their strengths, but it really is one of the most important pieces to find or create your ideal career. Today, we’re sharing a conversation with Kirby Verceles. Kirby has been through several career transitions, but it made a huge difference in her life and in her...
13 Steps to Change Your Career When Your Goal is Meaningful Work (that pays well)
June 04, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBOn Monday, I shared our podcast episode about how career change really works and showed you . And I mentioned a 13-step process to make a successful career change. Today, we get into what is the step-by-step process. Now, I say process a little bit liberally, because, in reality, this is a very squiggly line type event. It's forwards and backwards, and up and down, and all over in order to get to work that matters to you - work that's much more meaningful, more fulfilling, just bette...
Career Change to Meaningful Work: The Step by Step Guide
June 01, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBWhat if your goal isn’t just to make a simple career change? What if you want to spend your workday doing something meaningful and exciting? Oh and make a large amount of money and contribute by helping people in the way you want to... Is this too much to ask? In a world where this is not normal, I can understand how it seems impossible. But it’s far from “too much to ask.” This is the first of a 2-episode series to show you how people actually make these types of career changes. We break do...
How Career Change Really Works: Real Life Examples
June 01, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBWhat if your goal isn’t just to make a career change? What if you want to spend your 8-10 hours a day doing something meaningful and that you can get excited about? Oh and BTW, I’d like it to pay me well (and allow me to contribute by helping people in the way I want to)... Is this too much to ask? In a world where this is not normal, I can understand how it seems impossible. But it’s far from “too much to ask.” This type of career change does however require a drastically different ap...
Early Access [Disappearing Episode]
May 29, 2020 14:09 - 7 minutes - 5.32 MBWe are opening early access for you to get into Career Change Bootcamp. Schedule a Conversation with us to see if it's right for you. Send an email to [email protected] with "CCB Conversation" in the subject line, and someone on our team will jump on the phone with you to figure out if CCB is right for you.
Creating A Smooth Career Transition By Preparing For Difficulties
May 25, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBAre you exhausted and burnt out from your current job that you can‘t even think about what it is going to take to start changing careers? It’s time to re-calibrate your mindset to make that career change to something you enjoy (finally!) In today’s episode career coach, Lisa Lewis, drops in to share why it’s important to create time and space for you to visualize and design your next career in order to overcome the difficulties of career change. What you’ll learn How to get clear on what...
The Difficulties of Career Change: Breaking Down the Solutions
May 25, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBAre you exhausted and burnt out from your current job that you can ‘t even think about what it is going to take to start changing careers? It’s time to recalibrate your mindset to make that career change to something you enjoy (finally!). Two keywords: Space and Margin. In today’s episode, Lisa Lewis, drops in to share why it’s important to create time and space for you to visualize and design your next career. From there, you will be able to layout what you have in front of you to b...
How to Figure Out What You Really Want
May 21, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBFiguring out what you really want in your career and in life is one of the most important keys to happiness and fulfillment. It’s so important that it’s one of the first things that we address as we work with our clients. The problem, though, is that many people haven’t actually identified what they really want. Almost everyone knows what they don’t want, but that doesn’t lead to happiness. Today, you’ll hear: How to find what you love to do again (if you’ve strayed away from it) ...
Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time
May 18, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBSome people can just keep going forever in a job that they no longer find meaningful, but for many people there’s an expiration date when it’s painful to keep going to work, sitting at your desk and knowing that you’re just not that excited about it. But how do you know if you should simply quit your job? Will that be the right move. Aside from the financial aspect, there are many other reasons that this could be the best (or worst decision) of your life. In this episode with Mike Goodman...
How to Transfer Your Skills So You Can Keep Your Same Salary
May 14, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBAs high performers contemplate making a career change, one of their concerns is with their salary. They believe that if they were to switch careers to something that they actually enjoy that they have to take a pay cut. In reality, what we have seen with the people we work with is that is almost never the case. In fact, there are many times when they get an increase in their salary. Today, we’re sharing a training we did talking about this very subject: How to Transfer Your Skills So You...
How to Reduce Stress & Regain Your Creativity
May 11, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBHow do you end pointless meetings, hurry sickness, and unfulfilling busyness? It’s not easy, but it is possible. Bruce Daisley, Author of “Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat” and host of the Eat Sleep Work Repeat podcast shows you how to regain your creativity and inventiveness in this entertaining conversation. You’ll also learn: How stress is hindering your career growth (and what to do about it) Why you think your decisions about your career are rational (even though they’re not) How rush...
How to Pivot to a New Career by Transferring Your Skills
May 07, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBThroughout your career, you have accumulated a number of skills. But you’ve realized that your role doesn’t actually fit you and you want to make a change. But, how do you take your skills and communicate them in a way that is appealing to employers? Today, we’re sharing a training we did talking about this very subject: How to Pivot to a New Career by Transferring Your Skills Some of the specific things that you’ll learn are: How to pivot into a new career when you believe your ski...
How Do I Make A Career Pivot When I Feel Unqualified?
May 07, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBThroughout your career, you have accumulated a number of skills. You may feel these skills only cater to your specific role or industry; however, there is a way to take them and communicate them in a way that allows you to make a career pivot. Today, we’re sharing a training we did on this very subject: How do I pivot to a new career when my skills and experience keep holding me back? What You’ll Learn How to pivot into a new career when you believe your skills and experience keep holdin...
Advancing Your Career When You’re Forced to Change
May 04, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBWhen a rapid change in your life causes you to reassess your priorities, you start to wonder if you really want to go back to the way things were. Was your career better before being constrained? Your family life? Today, you have the opportunity to learn how to thrive (not just survive) in new environments. This is the perfect opportunity for you to even advance your career (or make a career change)! Want to get a free cup of coffee on us? (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early mor...
The Best Way to Make a Career Change While Social Distancing
April 30, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.9 MBQuarantine shouldn’t hold your job search back. Today, we talk about how to build digital relationships EVEN while sitting at home. We also address: How to test drive your new career while social distancing Why you can no longer career change the same old way How to find hiring managers during social distancing, shut-downs and working from home To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know hi...
How You Contribute to the World Impacts Your Career
April 27, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBAs we look at creating a career that is fulfilling and meaningful, one piece that gets overlooked is contribution - how you contribute to your family, work, and world. Tom Rath joins us to help you discover how you contribute to the world. He is a bestselling author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being. Tom has written many books, his newest out is out now and it is titled, “Life’s Great Question: Discover How You Con...
Decided to go back to school? Choose the right graduate program for you
April 23, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBOn Monday, I shared a conversation I had with Anne Converse Willkomm, Department Head of Graduate Studies and Assistant Clinical Professor at Drexel University’s Goodwin College of Professional Studies. We talked about when it was right for you to go back to school. While going back to college isn’t right for everyone, for those that it is right for now face another question: “I know going back to school is the right choice for me, but how do I pick the right place/program?” This can...
Do I Have To Go Back To School For Career Growth?
April 20, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBWhen it comes to making a career change, almost everyone we talk to has considered going back to school. On top of a full time job and possibly a family at home, the thought of going back to school makes a majority of those people cringe. Anne Converse Willkomm is a program director at Goodwin College of Professional Studies at Drexel University. She and I discuss whether going back to school will or won’t aid in your career growth. This entire episode is to answer the question, “When is it ...
Should I go back to school?
April 20, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBHave you considered going back to school as part of your career change or promotion strategy? Many people at least consider this, and a number of them also cringe at the thought of going back - even as much fun as it was the first time… But, for many people at this point, they are at a different life stage than they were their first time through college. Now they’re married. Now they have kids. Now they have a full-time job. Going back to school seems a lot more difficult now. So...
Should I go back to school?
April 20, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBHave you considered going back to school as part of your career change or promotion strategy? Many people at least consider this, and a number of them also cringe at the thought of going back - even as much fun as it was the first time… But, for many people at this point, they are at a different life stage than they were their first time through college. Now they’re married. Now they have kids. Now they have a full-time job. Going back to school seems a lot more difficult now. So...
Career Advice: The First 3 Steps To Start Your Career Change At 30
April 13, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBEvery year we get career advice questions from thousands of listeners just like you! "Should I get another degree/certificate before starting a new career search? Should I apply to a role if I have less experience than the listing asks for? How do I know if my career is right for me?" Scott & HTYC's Director of Client Results go through a few of the questions we've received and answer them with data-backed answers! What you'll learn How identifying the right work environment you want mak...
The First 3 Steps for Your Career Change
April 13, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBAs we work with people here at HTYC, people seem to struggle figuring out the first step or the first couple steps for their career change. Well, we have worked with hundreds of people and have helped people in almost every situation. Today, Scott and Phillip are going to be sharing the first three steps to make your career change. Specifically, they’re going to talk specifically about how to find an opportunity that matches strengths and skills and pays well. Now, this is a training tha...