Reinventing What’s Next: Toby Myles & Courtney Burton on Choosing Purpose Over Comfort
Courtney Burton shares her journey from a stable corporate sales career to building a coaching practice and pursuing music after retirement. In this episode, she and Toby Myles explore late-career reinvention, questioning the stories we tell ourselves and choosing a life where you can truly thrive.
Her Origin Story · Host: Toby Myles, Guest: Courtney Burton, Editor: Ilorah Dela Cruz, Original Cover Art: Isabel Paterson
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If you’ve ever wondered what comes next after a long, successful career, this conversation will resonate deeply. Courtney Burton spent decades building a dependable corporate career before two powerful coaching conversations challenged her to rethink where she truly thrived, and what she wanted the next chapter of her life to look like.
In this episode, Courtney shares how those moments sparked major pivots in her life and career, including stepping away from corporate work, training as a coach, and pursuing her lifelong passion for music. She also opens up about navigating retirement transitions, caring for family during difficult seasons, and the surprising identity shift that happens when the structure of a traditional job disappears.
Toby and Courtney explore the power of questioning the stories we tell ourselves, why outside perspectives can reveal possibilities we can’t see on our own, and how it’s never too late to design a life that aligns with purpose, creativity, and joy.
About Courtney Burton:
Courtney Burton is a coach and singer who helps people reflect on their next chapter and create lives aligned with purpose and fulfillment. After decades in corporate leadership and sales, she now blends coaching with her lifelong passion for music as she builds a meaningful post-corporate career.
Connect with Courtney:
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneyaburton/
🌐 Websites: https://www.courtneyburtoncoaching.com/ and https://courtneyburtonmusic.com/
💬 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betterhealthwithsarah
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