Everyone wants a career that brings them purpose and joy but most of us were never taught how to find such a career. You may feel stuck and confused. If so, this career exploration podcast is for you.
The Career Shakeup will teach you the formula for finding a career you are passionate about. You can use this formula again and again.
Kristin Szalajko, a Certified Professional Career Coach, will guide you to become empowered to take control of your career.
Join us each week as we shake up the way you look at your career.
I had no intention whatsoever of ever becoming a massage therapist. And I tried to quit the next day. I tried to quit. They talked me into it. We came to an agreement. If I gave it so much time, I would pay for my time and materials I use, and then we could shake hands and walk away, and that’d be the end of it. And so, I went with that, and I fell in love with it. I never looked back.
You have to stop defining yourself by your job. I guarantee you, you have many friends in your life or even neighbors, and you have no idea what they do for work or you know very little. You may know their job title, and that’s it. You don’t talk to them about work. It has nothing to do with who they are. It’s not them. You don’t know them and love them because of their job. Guess what? That works in reverse. There are many people in your life who love you, and their love for you has nothing to do with your job title.
Another thing to think about is that you want to make sure that you are being paid fairly based on the market. So if everybody around you is making $80,000, that’s kind of the going rate, but you’re getting paid $60,000, you’re going to feel like you’re getting taken advantage of and you’re not reaching your full potential and you feel like the company’s not treating you fairly and it takes a toll on you.
But then I think back and think, you know what? Security has been it for me. It’s been a great career. It’s provided for my family. It’s been a stable, steady job, and it’s been incredibly fascinating. So I don’t regret the career choice at all. So I think I would have been tempted to go back and say, make sure you really pick a career that you’re passionate about, that you really do enjoy.
Society kind of tends to be selfish. But just because it tends to be that way doesn’t mean it’s right. So, I challenge you to be a giver. Be someone who’s willing to go above and beyond and to help others without expectation of getting a return. I promise you; it’s going to be so much happier in life.
Are you terrified of going to work? Do you feel like you’re scared of making a mistake because you’re going to get reprimanded, you’re going to get judged? There’s going to be a lot of issues there. Are you safe to share your ideas if you see something that needs to be corrected or fixed or you think, hey, we could really improve this process, are you free to say that? Are you free to speak up in a meeting?
After looking at 19 different network marketing companies, she chose to align herself with doTerra. Tricia talks about what to look for in a network marketing company and how you can make an actual career out of it using the company and your own personal brand.
You have been looking at careers wrong your whole life. No one taught you what you need to have a good career.
There are six key elements you need to have a great career. This episode dives into the second key element of skill. Learn to spot the things you should be considering when looking at various career paths.
So, for me, one of the things that don’t bring me accomplishment at work is answering emails. That could take up so much of my time. But at the end of the day, if I take 2-3 hours answering emails, I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished much. I’ve answered a few people’s questions, but I just don’t feel like I moved the needle that day. And so, for me, I have to have a job that’s more than just answering emails because that’s not good enough.
Do you ever wonder what it will be like to be an engineer? In this episode, we talk to Erick Cuentas to get a feel for what being an engineer is like.
A career is like an iceberg. There is so much more to a good career than what can be seen on the surface (i.e. title and salary). There is an entire iceberg of elements beneath the surface that have a large impact on how happy we are at work.
It’s really hard to know which career is a good fit for you if you don’t know what your overall career and life goals are. You need to have a clear vision of what a successful career looks like for you to filter down your career options and decide on a path.
In this episode, I’ll talk about how you can find your vision and get clear on what you are looking for out of a career. This will be the first step in filtering down your options and will get you one step closer to discovering the right career for you.