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

As humans, we have a tendency to compare ourselves to one another. This doesn't make us feel too great most of the time, but especially when it comes to measuring success. My measure or definition of success may not be the same as yours. And that is completely okay! That's because success looks different for everyone. When you worry about other people's opinions (even if it's family or friends), i...

Are the expectations of others holding you back from doing work that is truly fulfilling? Most of us feel like we have to behave like one person when we're at work, and a different person when we're at home or in our social circles. That in itself creates a social expectation. If you want to be yourself at all times, you're bucking the trend. Because, in our world today it's  not "normal" to get p...

Years ago, I wanted to learn more about how some people became what I now call Happy High Achievers  – people who were successful in both their career and also in the other areas of life. Fast forward to when we started HTYC, we had the goal to help many more people in the world become Happy High Achievers, not just to get to meaningful work. So what do you think stops people from making career ch...

Changing careers is hard. Waiting for the right role can be even harder. It's often easier to just settle for a "good enough" role – especially when the process seems to be taking too long. While a good job isn't necessarily a bad thing, what if you end up missing your ideal opportunity that could lead to lasting career happiness? It took Eric an entire year to find the right role. Along the way,...

There's personal career growth ( when you live your definition of success) and then there's career growth according to society's definition of success. Maybe you've been promoted over the years all the way to senior manager, yet you still feel stuck, bored, and drained. Society will tell you this is what success is! We disagree. Growing in your career is figuring out what you're good at and what e...

You've been ignoring that feeling in your gut for a while. Maybe it's been about your job, or how you're raising your kids, or even concerned about your relationships. But it's time to start paying attention to it. Why?  Your intuition is great at letting you know when things are off. But it's not great at helping you understand why it's off.  When Alissa Penney decided to stop ignoring those feel...

When it comes to making a big career transition to work you love (and get paid well for), there are breadcrumbs throughout your life – sometimes long before college – that can help guide you. Liz McLean, HTYC career coach, experienced some success in her early careers, but a bit of self-reflection opened her eyes to her need to have a career that helps people. Learn how Liz went way back, got unco...

One of the best ways to gain momentum during your career search is to reach out to employees at the company you want to work for, specifically key decision-makers. This will allow you to stand out among the sea of 500-1,000+ applications. When you go to make these connections, there are some simple, yet overlooked, strategies that are very effective to not only receive a response when doing this d...

Raise your hand if you've ever been frustrated with or hated your job, and wanted to leave. I know MY hand went up, and I think I heard ALL of yours, too. We all know that feeling, but many people don't quit their miserable jobs for years. What's holding us back? Oftentimes, it's as simple as our own limiting beliefs. Larry Chase worked in breweries for 20 years, but something was always missing....

Many high performers work hard to climb the corporate ladder. Reaching an executive level is a crowning achievement. Or is it? Dan Ruley had worked his way up to become the Director of Sales, but (another) conflict arose between family and work, leading to him losing his job. Re-evaluating his priorities, he learned that an executive level role wasn't right for him and, even though his new role is...

Career change can seem scary and difficult because you don't know what will really happen. While you may not be able to see the future, you can still learn from career changes others made in the past and see where they are now.   Coaches Phillip Migyanko and Liz McLean share the top 3 lessons from people that have made successful career changes over the past 9 years. To binge-listen to more career...

If someone asked you right now, "what is your passion?" Would you have an answer?  People tend to devote a lot of their time and energy to figuring out what their passion is. We've worked with a lot of people that had a career they were passionate about, but they discovered that passion wasn't really the key to career happiness. Thomas Williams had a passion for football, which carried him into a...

Do you have a solid understanding of your signature strengths? Do you need help finding your strengths or feel like your results don't exactly fit you? Listen as we take you behind the scenes on a live coaching call, where Scott helps Judith clarify her Clifton Strengths results and realize how she leverages them every day without even realizing.    What you'll learn   How to use the "5 Whys" meth...

We've all experienced setbacks in life, but it's about how we react to them that makes the difference between reaching our goals or letting them fall by the wayside. When it comes to career change, many people, including High Performers, are bound to stumble on a few things before ultimately reaching their new career. Is your career change going nowhere fast? It was for our guest, Sarah Hawkins. T...

Your mental limitations are keeping you from making a larger impact in your life and career. I know because I have had the same problem, and hit the same roadblocks. I don't consider myself as someone who thinks small, but this year, Alyssa and I decided to get some outside help to break through our own mental limitations. And it made a huge difference! Listen as Alyssa and I share the top ways yo...

If you set a small goal, you're probably going to succeed. But, if you set ambitious goals and work hard to reach them, it'll be more rewarding. The problem with setting challenging goals is that many people don't have faith in themselves to accomplish those higher goals. And so they attempt to lower the stakes to avoid having to step out of their comfort zone. Andy Molinsky, an author and expert...

A lot of people feel stuck in their jobs. Trying to break out can seem difficult or impossible (spoiler alert – it's not actually impossible). Adam Bloom was about to graduate law school, and he felt stuck. He entered the workforce, and continued to feel stuck in his career for years. Learn how Adam set himself up to pivot to a new career path and finally found work he really wanted to be doing. W...

Fear of the unknown can be paralyzing - especially during a career change - but you can learn to minimize and overcome that fear. Margaret Fredrickson learned how to overcome her fear of admitting who she was and what she wanted. We get really deep into how a career search is so much more than just a job search - it's finding a career and a lifestyle that fits your needs. Margaret was able to get...

There is one thing that stops people from making a career change more than anything else. Indecision. Overthinking. "What if it doesn't work out?" "What if I don't like my coworkers?" "Are the benefits good enough?" "Am I qualified?" Questions keep your head filled and you miss out. How can you stop overthinking and finally start making decisions? Phillip Migyanko and Sharissa Sebastian discuss ho...

Do job qualifications always matter? Cheri was feeling unfulfilled and wanted to change careers, but when she looked through job listings, she felt like she didn't have the qualifications to make a change she would enjoy. Listen in as Cheri chats with Scott about how she landed a role that (on paper) she was unqualified for.    What you'll learn   The importance of not sacrificing what you want an...

One of the biggest things that we repeatedly hear from people all over the world is the issue of time. It takes a large amount of time to do just a normal career pivot, and even more time to make the types of career changes we focus on at Happen To Your Career. A career chang where you're really maximizing all areas of your career so it fits in your life and truly provides you with career happines...

Many people seem to get lucky in life - they get the best jobs, the best houses, the best cars. That's because the science of happiness works whether you are intentional or not.  To get the best results, though, you must be intentional in your actions surrounding your life and career. Jenn Lim shares how she learned to identify what was really important to her after she was laid off from her job a...

When considering a career change, you should be asking, "what career fits me?" But instenad, most people beging to spiral with questions: "how am I going to transition to a new career when I have no experience in that industry?" Cesar had several roadblocks, mental barriers and limiting beliefs that he had to overcome before starting his career change journey. Leanr how he was able to achieve care...

Not all career changes work out - the grass isn't always greener on the other side. So what do you do when you realize that your previous career actually fit you? How do you pivot back into that career path after some time has passed (and the field has likely advanced)? Louie shares why he changed careers from medical imaging into IT, the struggles he faced when he made that change, and how he piv...

You just got promoted or hired. You're super excited! Fast forward a year, the excitment has worn off and you find yourself doing work that doesn't fit your strengths or interests. Reality hits: Your new, ideal role doesn't fit you anymore. Learn how Nick took this exact situation and made an exciting career change by discovering his strengths. What you'll learn What to do when your ideal role no...