Navigating Your Career Change: Advice and Strategies

🎙 Episode Title: Career Change Advice and What Can Help: Your Courageous Next Step

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Making a career change can feel overwhelming—but it doesn’t have to be lonely. Today’s deep dive unpacks the emotional and strategic aspects of changing careers, especially when you're moving away from a profession you’ve invested deeply in—like medicine, law, or corporate leadership.

You’ll hear:

• The internal conflict of leaving a long-standing career

• How burnout, misalignment, and a craving for purpose often spark career shifts

• Why self-reflection is the real first step (before the résumé revamp!)

• How to uncover your transferable skills using free tools and self-assessment

• CBT-based techniques for overcoming fear and imposter syndrome

• The power of “career experiments” and small steps that build clarity

• Real-life stories of people who made bold transitions (ER nurse to tech, accountant to sustainability, teacher to instructional designer)

• The importance of support systems, networks, and mindset shifts

• A 10-step actionable checklist to start your career change this month

🎧 Plus, you’ll hear personal insights from someone who left their medical practice and rediscovered purpose—one peaceful, intentional step at a time.

• Know your why. Reflect on your core values and what truly drives you.

• Start small. Take micro-actions to reduce overwhelm and build confidence.

• Leverage what you have. Your past work has equipped you more than you think.

• Support matters. Surround yourself with community, mentors, and structure.

• You don’t need the full map. You just need your next step.

• Career Explorer by LinkedIn

• Book: Working Identity by Herminia Ibarra

• Book: Mindset by Carol Dweck

• Book: Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff

• Free Inner Peace Workbook

• [02:45] — Why so many are considering career change (61%!)

• [07:10] — Burnout vs. purpose: running away or toward?

• [12:33] — Sarah’s story: tech to leadership development

• [18:00] — Transferable skills and surprising overlaps

• [24:50] — Tackling fear with CBT strategies

• [30:12] — Priya’s story: from marketing to UX in her 50s

• [34:40] — Low-risk career experiments explained

• [40:18] — Using your network effectively

• [44:09] — Melissa’s story: teacher to instructional designer

• [47:30] — Targeted upskilling and building a proof-based portfolio

• [52:50] — Crafting a compelling career narrative

• [59:00] — Mindset shifts: growth, humility, and self-compassion

• [1:06:00] — Support systems that work

• [1:11:05] — 10-step checklist for career transition

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