Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search

Ok. Let's talk. Today we're digging deep into what's REALLY stopping you from finding what you want in your career. Have you taken jobs because they were available? Have you started a job thinking it would be something that it turned out not to be? Are you stuck trying to decide what to do next? Trouble is, most people think finding work that fits them starts with looking forward. We think it starts with looking backwards. Most people will work their entire careers without ever truly figuring out what makes them happy. We don't want you to be most people. We'll lay out the most common barriers to figuring out what you REALLY want and show you how to break through them! Grab our FREE 8-day course at figureitout.co!

Thinking about starting a business? You don't want to miss this interview then! Andrea Lake is what you'd call a serious serial entrepreneur. She's founded over 14 businesses since the age of 18, some of which include StickerJunkie.com, YogaJunkie, and Delinquent Distribution (the company that owns sales rights to merchandise for some of the world's biggest video games...think Minecraft and World of Warcraft!). Now, she's focusing on training and mentoring others to build their own successful businesses through MentorMojo, an online learning and mentorship platform and Lessons.biz, a 6-week training course on how to start a t-shirt business! She walks us through her journey to success and leaves us with some of the most valuable business advice you'll ever receive this side of an MBA! Need help finding the work that fits you? Enroll in our FREE 8-day course at figureitout.co!

Work as we know it is changing, whether we like it or not. Are you prepared? Taylor Pearson is a "systems-obsessed entrepreneur, marketer, and philosopher" with a passion for helping other entrepreneurs. He's worked on the Tropical MBA podcast, done community management for the Dynamite Circle, a top mastermind forum for location-independent entrepreneurs, and managed marketing and sales for 7-figure ecommerce businesses. He talks to us about the shifting landscape of the job market and gives valuable insights into how we can best prepare ourselves for success now and into the future. His book The End of Jobs: How A Section of the Middle Class Getting Rich is coming out on June 30th! Are you looking to make a career change, but don't know where to start? Enroll in our FREE 8-day course at figureitout.co!

It's time to update your job search skills! Learn how you can be a standout candidate on platforms like Linkedin and position yourself perfectly for your dream job! Turn your search on its head and have the recruiters find YOU! Al Smith spent 35 years working in sales, management, marketing, and training for Xerox, Kimberly-Clark, and Systema. His new book with co-author Jeff Sheehan is called HIRED! Paths to Employment in the Social Media Era and is available now! Looking to make a career change? Register for our FREE 8-day course at figureitout.co!

Greg Giangrande has been called "one of the most highly-regarded executives in his field" by Adweek. As Executive VP and Chief Human Resources Officer for Time Inc. he oversees HR globally for 8,000 employees. He's held executive level HR positions at News Corporation, The Hearst Corporation and HR leadership positions at Conde Nast and Random House. He writes a weekly advice column for the NY Post and makes appearances on Good Day NY. He's also called the shots in his career, accepting only positions aligned with what he calls his "True North". For help finding the work that fits you, visit figureitout.co!

Olivia Gamber has climbed up the corporate ladder quickly and at a super-young age, is now the Manager of Talent and Organizational Development at Taylor Morrison. She tackled her post-graduation career uncertainty in a way that set her apart from the rest of the pack. She launched her impressive career through the process of self-discovery and intentional action and now she's helping her Gen Y peers to do the same through OccupationalOlivia.com. For help clearing the uncertainty and finding the work that fits you, visit figureitout.co!

Think quitters never get ahead? Think again. Quitting just might be one of your best tools in discovering the work you were meant to do! Lynn Marie Morski is a "self-described hippie" who gushes about the Burning Man Festival and has quit just about every career she's started. She's also a doctor/lawyer powerhouse with a multimedia background who has co-founded a medical tourism startup that is working to revolutionize our healthcare system. Visit figureitout.co for help finding the work YOU were meant to do!

You asked. We answer! Scott tackles questions from HTYC'ers this week! Can't choose between two career paths? Stuck in a job that's just not working for you? Don't even know how to start figuring out the work you'll love? For inspiration AND actionable steps on how to clear the hurdles and move towards work that fits you, you won't want to miss this! Want to get started right now? Grab a pen and work through the Past Jobs Exercise with us and see how your past experiences leave clues for your future career! For more free tools and exercises, visit figureitout.co!

Geoff Woods was in a job he loved and making good money, when a young colleague had a stroke. Deeply affected by this, he recognized he needed to create additional income streams to secure his own family's future. He began to seek out mentorships with the people who had attained what he wanted for himself. Host of the Mentee Podcast, Geoff shows us the step-by-step process for creating the relationships that we need to get us where we want to go! Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Want help finding the work you'll love? Get our FREE 8-day course at figureitout.co!

What does dating have to do with careers? As it turns out, a LOT actually. Jeff Goins, author of the new book The Art of Work, talks with us about power of commitment in finding, following , and succeeding in your "calling", that thing you were born to do! Give this interview a listen and stop the endless string of "bad dates"! Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} For help finding YOUR calling, grab our free course at happentoyourcareer.com/onestop!

Scientist-turned-management-consultant-turned-developer, Adarsh Pandit is definitely no stranger to career changes! Right now he's the Managing Director at thoughtbot, a company that designs and builds digital products. He specializes in Ruby on Rails, hosts the Reboot podcast, the show that spotlights people who've made BIG career transitions…OH! And he's got a PhD in Biochemistry too! You'll learn how to approach your career path with a scientific mind! Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} For help discovering the career that fits you TEXT "HTYC" to 38470 and get a link to our FREE 8-day course!

So you, our listeners, have spoken! You want to learn more about starting a side business. A lot of you are already in careers you're planning to stay in, but want to build something on the side, either for additional income or for the challenge and satisfaction that comes with owning your own business! We couldn't be more excited to share our journey, what we now know, AND what we've learned along the way building Happen to Your Career!

She's a Career Consultant/Resume Writer/Entrepreneur/Social Media Strategist/Blogger, helping people advance their careers through defining and communicating their personal brands effectively for over 4 years now with JobJenny, all while running her firm, the Oregon-based Ladder Recruiting Group which specializes in the robotics/automation and manufacturing sectors. She's also a regular columnist on theMuse.com, knows a lot about robots, and makes a mean margarita!

One of the most difficult things to do for a career change is to get started. Once you begin and start taking action over and over again, you will be surprised at the results you get In this episode you will learn How you can get started why you need to act now the psycology of being in motion and how we applied the Toby Keith principle to our podcast at first (I know... you will have to listen to find out) Find out more at http://happentoyourcareer.com ****Do you work in a job that you don't want to be in forever? Do you want to do work that is un-apologetically you? We have put together a course that helps you figure out what work you love is for YOU Visit http://happentoyourcareer.com/onestop and tell us where to send the first lesson

Are you wanting to make the move to work that you love and stop doing work that doesn't fit you... guess what? It's not your boss that makes this hard (ok well sometimes) but more than that it's whether or not you understand the things that you enjoy so much that it feels like play. Scott and Mark discuss signature strengths and how they impact your career. Find all the links and shownotes at http://happentoyourcareer.com/46

Have you ever wondered what the right time is to pursue different work? Sometimes it's painfully clear! (we work with people every day that have some serious disdain for their jobs) But what if it's not as obvious? What if you actually like your job and just aren't sure if you should be pursuing something more meaningful... or what if you have multiple opportunities but aren't sure how to measure which one would be better for you.? This is exactly the question that we just faced just recently when setting out the goals for the rest of this year and into next year! How do you know when it's time to move on to something else? This is hard, even for us (and it's kind of what we do here at Happen to Your Career.) In this episode You learn When it's past time for you to leave your job or your business How to know what the warning signs are What to actually do about it!

Taking time for networking and building relationships sucks!... well it does if you are not good at it. What if you could not only get good at it, but do it in less than 20 minutes each day WITHOUT having to go to networking events. That's what today's podcast episode is all about! Mark discusses with us some very tactical (and actionable) ways you can become a better at networking! We're all busy. and one of the biggest challenges we all have with networking is time...so here's a few ways to grow your network in 20 min a day (address very briefly…) In this episode you will learn LinkedIn Recommendations Birthday calls/life events Be a noticer Quarterly Reach Out Emails

Do you wonder why you can't get what you want in your career? I'll bet it's because you are not focusing on the 20% of stuff that ACTUALLY MATTERS. Wondering what I'm talking about? Today's episode talk's about Pareto and what he observed in nature that is critical to your career (and your whole life) Check out http://happentoyourcareer.com/onestop to find out how to choose work you truly want to be doing!

Support is the name of the game. But what are the right kinds of support and who from? Mark and Scott discuss how to get the right types of support for your career journey and some of the vision from when HTYC was started. Also a ridiculously special announcement! You heard it here first!

Want to overcome your fear of just about anything? Richie talks in detail about how and why this is so important! You are in for a ride this episode, Richie was one of our favorite (and most downloaded) interviews. Also if you haven't already signed up for the Work You Love: One Stop Intro Course do it now! http://happentoyourcareer.com/onestop Only those that recieve our newsletter or have enrolled in this course will find out about our latest project to help YOU: STOP DOING "JOBS" THAT MAKE YOU MISERABLE OR LEAVE YOU UNFULFILLED start making your way out of your current job right NOW? do work that you love that fulfills you? But not if you are not a member of the HTYC community! Sign up now http://happentoyourcareer.com/onestop

It's a career and finances mashup. Matt Shoup, Joel Fortner and Deacon Hayes all share their stories of why taking care of your finances is good for your career. Plus something a little... ok a lot different with our format on this episode. We would love to hear what you think. Email [email protected] and let us know whether or not you like it! www.happentoyourcareer.com

Dave Ramsey on HTYC? ok it's a little different than that!... Scott's on Dave's show. Want to know why getting your finances on a plan and eliminating debt can help you have your dream career? It's different than you might think... Scott and Mark discuss the impacts to your career AND THEN... Dave Ramsey makes fun of Scott for thinking he is an expert in finances! Scott tells Dave how he got to be debt free!

Do finances come first or does your career? Deacon Hayes of wellkeptwallet.com helps provide the answer to this question. When I first met Deacon, it was apparent that he has it together, I mean the guy paid off $52,000 worth of debt in just 18 months! He and his wife made the decision and committed to making it happen! After he saw the power of being intentional with his finances he realized that many people that were having financial troubles were also in careers that they didn't enjoy (wierd I know!) so he set out to create his own podcast to help understand and move to work they love (does this sound familiar?) In this episode Deacon helps us understand the impacts of debt on your career AND what to do about it. Find Deacon at http://wellkeptwallet.com Oh by the way! Want some help figuring out how to do work you love? What about help figuring out what you should pursue for your career and making a decision? Take our FREE two week course by mail that helps you make that decision! Find it at http://happentoyourcareer.com/onestop

Are you stuck trying to figure out how to decide what to do? This episode takes you through making that decision. It also ends our month long series on helping people like you answer that very same question. Don't get stuck! Instead Happen to Your Career!

When you know what you want out of a career but don't know how to apply to the current market for jobs or businesses... we don't need to tell you that you have a problem. In this episode Mark and Scott discuss ways to solve that problem.

Wow, this is a long one! But well worth the listen as Mark and Scott get deep into intentionally deciding to mesh your career with your life! They discuss the five areas they use at HTYC to coach others to get from where they are to where they want to be! Check out all the episodes at http://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast-2/

This week Scott and Mark talk about determining what you want in your career. They discuss several techniques you can use on your own to understand better what you want in your career — be warned, it's not always what you think it should be! What You Want Often when people think of what they want, they think of it in terms of what they don't want. In order to truly know what you want, you need to list what you don't want, then use that as a starting point for what you do want. Follow this 3-Step Process to discover what you truly want:

mark sieverkropp discusses how to chased down your dreams and tackle them through projects. He steps out the ways to go about it and takes people through the book that just released on Amazon.com Feb 3. for more go to http://happentoyourcareer.com/projectsuccess/ Have you ever uttered any of these phrases? What if we told you that they were all lies?? "I'm not where I thought I'd be at this point in my life. I thought I'd be farther along. I thought I'd have a better job, a nicer house. I'd be respected in my field…and now I'm not working in the field I thought I would be!" "I'm just too busy to chase my dreams…there's no way that I could ever start doing what I really want to do, I have too many responsibilities, too many bills." "Even if I knew where to start, I couldn't possibly chase after my dreams–it wouldn't be responsible! My spouse and children are counting on me! It's just not possible to do what I love to do–no one ever really gets to do what they love doing." "My life's pretty good. I should just be grateful for all that I have! At least I have a job! It's selfish and foolish to think that I could ever actually achieve those dreams I had when I was younger…" Project: Success helps you reconnect with your dreams. Reconnect with your passions and dreams and learn the questions to ask yourself to narrow down what you really want to be doing. Learn to recognize, confront and overcome the mental roadblocks that we all face when chasing our dreams and goals. Take control of your personal development and leverage your experiences to get promotions, secure a new job and transition into work the work you were born to do.

Tom Dixon is a Career Coach at MondayisGood.com. Tom leads a Demand Planning Team for a Fortune 500 Team as well as writing his career blog and voluteering as part of a Career Resource Network. Tom's Career and Job Search experience and techniques are all developed from "in the trenches" experiences. They are tried and true through Tom's own experiences.

Katie McCarthy is the founder and host of the Give Good Podcast. She is a personal growth and development enthusiast, a voracious consumer of information, a world traveler, a student of life, a coach, listener and above all else a Good Giver! In this interview, Scott and Katie discuss the power of making a decision and following through on those decisions. [Tweet ""We are the sum of the conversation that we are in." @momentsofmoxie"] Books & Resources Katie McCarthy Mentions in the Interview Brendan Burchard Entrepreneur On Fire Podcast with John Lee Dumas "Until one has committed, there is hesitancy. The chance to draw back. Always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative, and creation there is one elementary truth. The ignorance of which kills countless ideas, and splendid plans. That the moment that one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manor of unforseen incidents and meetings and material substances, which no one could have drempt would have come your way. Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." -Johann Van Goethe

Emily Chase Smith comes from a long line of entrepreneurs. She's had many business ventures, some more successful than others. She graduated law school at 21. She lived overseas for 5 years in Prague, Czech Republic with her family and now focuses her law practice on bankruptcy. Emily now works with entrepreneurs and business owners to help them manage their money more effectively. The guiding principle of her life is freedom. In this interview, Emily explains to Scott how understanding her value and helping others recognize the value you provide can lead to more freedom than you think is possible!

In this episode, Tania talks with Scott about how to connect with others, how to understand your skills and passions and her experiences leading up to helping newbies in careers or countries!

Richie Norton is the bestselling author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid as well as the #1 Amazon download Résumés Are Dead and What to Do About It. He is an international speaker and consultant for the corporate growth and personal development industries, a social entrepreneur, and CEO and Founder of Global Consulting Circle. Richie has been featured in Forbes, Businessweek, Young Entrepreneur, Huffington Post and other national publications both in print and online. In 2010, Pacific Business News recognized Richie as one of the Top Forty Under 40 "best and brightest young businessmen" in Hawaii. Neither Scott or Mark had talked to Richie prior to this interview, but Richie is a huge part of the reason that HTYC exists today! Listen toMark interview Richie to hear that story and tons of amazing tips and suggestions for your career!

Dan is the author of the New York Times best-selling 48 Days To The Work You Love, No More Dreaded Mondays and Wisdom Meets Passion. He has been a guest on CBS' 'The Early Show,' MSNBC's 'Hardball with Chris Mathews, and the Dave Ramsey Show. Dan has spoken at the White House Christian Fellowship, and is in high demand at national conferences speaking on aging and changes in the workplace as well as at universities and churches. Over 130,000 people have subscribed to his weekly newsletter, his 48 Days Podcast consistently ranks in the top 3 under Careers on iTunes, and the 48Days.net business community is viewed as an example around the world for those seeking to find – or create – work they love. In this interview, Scott and Dan talk about the importance of trying different things to get to work that you love. Please share this episode with your social circles and leave us a review on iTunes!!

In this interview, Scott talks with author Joshua Waldman talk about his journey working in corporate America to teaching others to utilize social media in their career search. Have career change questions or want to make an introduction? Email [email protected] 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 Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Wondering how to know if you'll like your new career or company before you transition? Good news. We've put together 6 ways you can get some reassurance. Take a listen! Or if you want even more detail go over to http://happentoyourcareer.com/206 Learn how you can try out a new career path with minimal risk and in a relatively short period of time. Learn the six experiments for test driving new careers and how to apply them to best fit your situation. How to validate a new career path to move ahead smartly and leave the old baggage behind. Avoid dead man goals and instead learn to make goals that allow you to grow, learn, and face uncertainty. Is being wrong really such a bad thing? Making intentional mistakes can open new doors for you by allowing you to grow your confidence and see what you are capable of. Making mistakes and growing is a muscle you can grow. What do children's fairy tales have to do with career growth and experimenting? Listen and find out. Learn how you can do work for a company on your terms to see if it's the work you want to be tied to. Starting that blog or podcast you have been thinking about could be the next great step on your career path. See how being a student forever can help you narrow down your focus and open new opportunities and desires. Listen to the end and accept Lisa's coaching gauntlet throw down and see how you can bet an accountability buddy.

What if you could find the career that fits you by reframing your weakness? Or what if your greatest weakness was really your secret weapon? It turns out it actually is: Ross struggled with his ADHD, a weakness that he thought held him back in his career. After he started paying attention to what was actually happening, he learned how to reframe his weaknesses as "anti-strengths" and was able to find a career that was made for him - strengths and anti-strengths included. Find the guide, transcript, and more at https://happentoyourcareer.com/292 To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast

When most people think of their career, they think of their job. A place where they go everyday because they have to, not necessarily because they want to. Back in 2005, this was me. I thought that you choose your degree and work really hard through College and go out into the workforce and then you things get awesome! Turns out almost nobody has that experience, even after you get 10-15 years into your career less than 13% of people around the world are truly enamored with what they do for work. Yes that means that according to Gallup organization nearly 87% of people would not describe their current work as "Deeply Satisfying" or "Highly Engaging". Translation: Chances are really high that If you didn't need to make an income, You definitely wouldn't spend your time where you're at right now. That's exactly where I was, too, all those years ago. Not only was my job a bad fit for me, but my 2 hour a day anxiety ridden commutes left me nearly 50 pounds overweight, not being very nice to my wife Alyssa, and feeling like there had to be a better way to do life and work. I spent the next decade learning everything I could about how people who love their work do differently. Especially those high achievers who are enamored with their work and get paid very very well for it. It turns out that most of what you think you know about what makes people happy at work and how people find a career that fits them, is counterintuitive or just plain wrong. You can always go over to happentoyourcareer.com and find all of our podcasts and resources in one place. Or if you ever want more help, just email me directly [email protected] and either me or my team will get back to you on the very best way we can help.