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

Not feeling like yourself in your career? Get out of your career funk by using your strengths to become the truest version of yourself at work. Understanding your strengths, and how they work for you, is one of the first steps we emphasize when hopeful career changers approach us. In this episode, Cindy & Kate explore digging into your strengths, narrowing your career search and finding a role tha...

When it comes to finding meaningful work, relationships are in & resumes are out! Turns out if you're looking to make a change to more fulfilling work, your paper resume is actually pretty irrelevant in the career change process. Aligning your experience with a new role or a new industry is possible. You can have a meaningful, fulfilling career that pays well, but trolling job boards with your res...

It's easy to become frustrated or disheartened when trying to make a career change, particularly if you are feeling burnt out in your current role or if you've been trying to make a change for awhile. However, having a positive mindset can be a true game changer on the path to meaningful, well-paid work. On this team episode, Phillip & Ang share 5 tips to maintain a positive mindset during a caree...

Have you ever felt like you would enjoy your work more if you could do something more creative, but struggled to figure out how to make that a reality? Allowing more time for creativity and fun in your career is one major component to avoiding burnout. On this team episode, Ang & Celena share stories, tips, and questions to ask yourself to spark your creativity and revamp your boring career. What...

If you find yourself feeling negative about your work, unfocused, procrastinating, downplaying your achievements…if you start to question why you get up in the morning, it may be time to accept that you need to make a change. It's time to figure out whether you are in the right role experiencing imposter syndrome or if you're in the wrong role and you're actually an imposter. On this team episode,...

Fear of the unknown is one of the most common hesitations we hear from people wanting to change careers. Not being able to control your situation or know exactly what will happen next can be stressful and draining. How can you move away from that fearful place and refocus your energy into work that will actually bring about change? HTYC career coach, Angela Barnard, jumps on the podcast to discuss...

The traditional way of job searching doesn't work... you already know that. So how do you land a role in today's world? And not just any role, but your ideal role… one that's meaningful, that you enjoy, and that pays really well (without going back to school)? These "unicorn roles" are out there, our clients have proven this time and time again. On today's episode, 3 HTYC career coaches, Ang, Liz...

"I am ready for a career change… Will I have to start over? Do I need to go back to school? Will I have to take a pay cut?" 35-40 years old is a common age range for career change. Oftentimes you have made it to a high level in your current organization, are feeling burnt out, and are finding your priorities in life are shifting. How can you take the skills and experience you've gained over the pa...

You wake up one day and your career feels off track. Maybe you've realized the work you're doing is no longer meaningful to you, and you want more out of your career. Even if you're in your "midlife," you still deserve to do meaningful work that makes you happy! Your abilities are going to change. Your views are going to change. The things you care about are going to change. Recognize it for what...

If your current role isn't fulfilling, if it isn't checking all the boxes, if it isn't aligned with what you picture as your ideal career… then what are you waiting for? Why are you going down a path that isn't going to bring you career happiness and fulfillment? Alistair Marshall has made quite a few pivots throughout his career, and one of his ventures happens to be career coaching! With this co...

Scott discusses his family's annual trip abroad, and how he and Alyssa are intentionally using their trip this year to step away from the company for one month. This is pretty much Scott's out of office in podcast form, but you'll also learn how to be more intentional in your life and work! What you'll learn  Why Scott & Alyssa are stepping away from HTYC for an entire month Scott's vision of how...

When it comes to making a career change, figuring out what you want to do next can seem extremely daunting, especially when thinking long-term. When the pandemic hit, Victoria Lyon was thrust into the front lines of COVID testing operations. This unexpected role change caused her to reevaluate her research job and plans for a PhD. As she began digging into what she truly wanted, she felt a lot of...

A huge part of navigating your career search is the challenge of convincing yourself to wait for the right fit and trusting your ideal role will come along. Knowing when to walk away is extremely difficult at times, but learning to trust your gut feeling can help you navigate these decisions. Peter Stark, author of "The Only Negotiating Guide You'll Ever Need" joins Scott to discuss how your gut f...

You've realized it's time to make a career change, but you've likely also realized doing so is a big commitment that will take time and dedication. How on earth can you fit this into your life when you already have a completely full schedule? On today's episode, Scott dives into how to create more time and space in your life to make a career change.   What you'll learn   How to create 5-10 hours a...

Linking achievement to happiness or contentment is a common theme in today's society, especially when it comes to evaluating a career. However, to live a fulfilling life and do meaningful work you must learn how to love the life you have, and live without regret. Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, author of "The Earned Life," discusses earning your path to fulfillment & continually reinventing yourself so yo...

When you receive a job offer, you are in the best position to negotiate. It's your time to get what you want whether that is more money, better benefits, flexibility... On the other hand, if you've been with a company for a few months (or years) and think it's about dang time to ask for a raise, you can (and should!) Listen in as author & negotiation expert, G. Richard Shell gives real life exampl...

Haley wanted a career that was more flexible (and fulfilling). However, she was fearful a career pivot would jeopardize the experience and success she had gained over the past decade as a marketing executive. Learn how Haley made a career change to something that aligned with her priorities without derailing her career trajectory.    What you'll learn   How to know when it's time to leave your lon...

What happens when the career plan you've alway had falls apart? Anna VanRemoortel's identity was heavily tied to her academic job, so when she realized she was no longer excited about her work and questioned her career's direction, she was left feeling like she was lacking in all areas of her life. In this episode, Anna details the highs and lows of dropping out of her PhD program and becoming an...

Transitioning careers is hard work, and there are a lot of ups and downs, but when you feel that tug like you were meant for more… you've got to make it happen. Angela Barnard wasn't always sure what her career would be, but from a young age she realized it was up to her to design her life.  Learn how Ang became the successful career coach she is today by aligning her strengths and values, getting...

One of the pillars of career growth is self-development. When it comes to communicating with our team and even our family and friends, it's important to know how to manage emotions and have productive, yet difficult, conversations. Negotiation expert Kwame Christian discusses how to use his 3-part framework to gain confidence in your conversation skills and become a better negotiator in every aspe...

Many of the people that we have worked with here at HTYC tend to go through several career changes on their own. They try many of the traditional job search methods, and they don't see lasting results. Usually, they start excited about their new role, but then, at some point, start realizing that something is off. Sometimes the role or company doesn't match your values. Sometimes the role doesn't...

How can you remove distraction? Distraction from achieving what's most important to you? Distraction that takes you away from who you want to be spending your time with? Who better to answer this question than the person who wrote "Indistractable: How to control your attention and choose your life." I read it and loved it so much that I bought it for my entire team for Christmas.  Here to teach us...

The goal for many people that we work with is to obtain freedom in their life and work. But what does that even mean? Natalie Sisson, The Suitcase Entrepreneur, traveled the world for many years - living and working wherever she wanted to, and speaking with hundreds of people on her podcast about what freedom really means to them. From those experiences, she has created her own definition of freed...

Studies show that people make a first impression in less than 7 seconds. That doesn't give you a lot of time to make a great impression during a job interview or when you're networking! So what can you do in those 7 seconds (or less) to make the absolute best impression? Vanessa Van Edwards, author of "Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication," shares science-backed research o...

In the Pursuit of Happiness, Will Smith finds himself sitting on the bathroom floor with his son after everything has come crashing down and he has no place to live and he's hit rock bottom? He's absolutely forced to figure things out. But what if you have a reasonably good job and you're making good money and you know you want something more but honestly it's really difficult to make it happen? B...