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

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 P...

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...

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 i...

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...

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 r...

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"!   For help finding YOUR calling, grab our free course at happent...

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...

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 learne...

  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 column...

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...

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  h...

  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 measur...

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...

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 t...

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 en...

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 scott@happentoyourcareer.com 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...

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 tha...

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...

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 poi...

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.