Why a Recession is the Best Time to Make a Career Change
by I share my story of how the Great Recession of 2008 was the catalyst for my career change.
Category: Changing Careers
How to Thrive in the Unpredictable Journey of Your Career
Life is unpredictable and so is our career journey. I tell a short story of perseverance and share thoughts on how to embrace this unpredictability.
These 5 Things Will Ensure a Successful Career Change
You may have heard the phrase ‘anything good is worth waiting for.’ It’s another way of saying, “Be patient.” This also applies to making a career change. Making a career change is a big decision. There’s also a lot stacked against you when you start out. If you want to make a career change into something you’re “passionate” about, I would caution you to give that a second thought. Passion is an emotion, and emotions are fleeting. Even the most passionate things in life can begin to feel like a ‘job’ again when done as a profession. I don’t want …
A Secret to Making a Career Change
When I started The Winding Road in the spring of 2019, it was really more a way to dip my toes into the water of podcasting. I didn’t know where it would go and certainly didn’t know that it would lead me to providing advice around making a career change. Podcasting was blowing up. Everyone said that you ‘had to do it’ if you were a marketer- or anyone breathing for that matter. So, I went all in. Like I usually do with anything I’m learning or want to figure out. But then, I realized that I like writing much …