Creating a Life You Love: Tips for Finding Career Happiness

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Chan with a Plan, Max Speaks with Steph Shinabery, CEO of Genius Code Academy. In this conversation Steph discusses changing careers even if you’re older and when is the right time to go all in on your dream career.

QUOTES FROM STEPH

• “But say you're kind of like still the solopreneur. You're doing a lot of, maybe you have a little bit of a team. How can you maybe decrease your profits for a shorter period of time to figure out what it is that you really want to do?”
• “It's figuring out how to close that gap between the nine to five and this. Some people have a big nest egg and they're like, okay, I'm just going to go through my nest egg and I'm going to do the entrepreneurial idea and then if it doesn't work, then I'll go back to the nine to five. It’s not a one size fits all.”
• “When your alarm clock goes off in the morning am I excited to get out of bed or am I just hitting the alarm clock full of dreads. If you are dreading it, it's time to have like a self-assessment of like, what can I do differently?”

 

TIMESTAMPS

• [03:42] Making the move and starting over in your career
• [05:59] Finding career clarity
• [08:23] Age and career change
• [12:02] Conversations about career change with parents
• [16:39] Navigating a 9-5 & entrepreneurial journey
• [18:59] Worrying about money loss
• [25:28] Deciding to make a career move
• [30:07] The X Factor
• [34:40] Action item to change career trajectory
• [39:12] Having curiosity and a mindset to lean into your passions
• [40:36] One big career challenge for Steph

 

RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS

• Steph Shinabery on Social Media:
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
• Chan With A Plan
• Max Chan on Social Media