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

Your strengths aren't just what you're good at—they're your career compass. When you ignore your signature strengths, even great opportunities become draining. Discover how one IO psychologist used her strengths to break free from the "great opportunity trap" and find work that truly energizes her.
 
What you'll learn
Why your signature strengths should guide your career experiments and decisions
How to get valuable feedback from friends and family about your natural talents
The difference between skills you can do versus strengths that energize you
 
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation
 
Free Resources
What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!
Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.
 
Related Episodes
Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It's Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Maybe you have a "great job" where you've been extremely successful. But does any of that matter if you dread going to work? Nope, you're not ungrateful if you feel this way. When your career no longer aligns with your life, it's often because your identity has become too tightly wound around your job title, creating what feels like an inescapable trap. Learn how Karen stepped away from her all-encompassing job as a Dean and redesigned her career and life to find true fulfillment (and how you can do the same!)
 
What you'll learn
How successful people often struggle most with career change because their entire identity becomes tied to their role
How to use life design principles to make work serve your life instead of consuming it
How to use the Ideal Career Profile to separate who you are from what you do for work
 
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation
 
Free Resources
What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!
Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.
 
Related Episodes
How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Relentless leadership demands and misaligned values pushed Jessica Ward to rethink her career. She walks through the gradual process of redefining success on her own terms, and how setting boundaries, leaning into strengths, and experimenting with a new path allowed her to create work that truly fits her life.

What you'll learn
How to recognize when you've outgrown a role—even if you're successful and respected
Why being great at your job doesn't mean it's the right job anymore
How to step back from leadership without "going backward" in your career
The exact way Jessica rebuilt energy, boundaries, and confidence without blowing up her life
How to design work that fits your life instead of forcing your life to fit your work
 
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation

Free Resources
What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!
Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes
Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It's Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Most people don't leave a job when they should—they leave when something finally forces them to. In this episode, we break down the predictable moments that push people to quit and how to change course before burnout, regret, or crisis hits.

What You'll Learn
Why most career changes happen years later than they need to
The common life and work moments that finally make people quit
How "comfort" quietly keeps you stuck in the wrong role
What you can do to break the pattern and make an intentional change sooner

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation

Free Resources
What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!
Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes
Edna's Full Story Leaving a Misfit Job in Search of Career Fulfillment (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Breakdown on How Edna Quantified Her Strengths Using Strengths in Job Search: Surprising Results From Edna's Career Change Story (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Karen's Full Story Intentionally Changing Careers To Fit Your Life Design (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Breakdown of How Karen Shifted Her Identity (after it was holding her back) When Your Career No Longer Fits Your Life: How to Make a Meaningful Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Taking Control of Your Career When It's Harming Your Mental Health (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Temporary Blindness Due to Stress How to Get Into Management Consulting (or Your Consulting Business of Choice) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

My personal story on gaining nearly 50 pounds and getting winded running up stairs - It's in the HTYC book.
Experiencing Seizures From Lack of Sleep and Burnout Finding Fulfillment After Regretting a Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)


Other Resources Mentioned:
Audiobook - https://happentoyourcareer.com/happen-to-your-career-audiobook/
16 Career Change Catalysts: https://happentoyourcareer.com/16-career-change-catalysts/

Thinking about a career change but worried it will mean a pay cut, lost momentum, or starting over? In this episode, we bust the biggest career change myths and reveal the hard truths about building work that actually fits your life.
 
What you'll learn
Why most people don't need to take a pay cut during a career change—and how career transitions can actually increase your earning power
The dangerous myth of waiting for the "right time" and why prioritization—not timing—is what drives real change
Why doing what worked in the past often keeps you stuck, and what mindset shifts are required to create fulfilling work
How clarity doesn't come before action—and why experimentation beats overthinking when defining your next career move
Why trying to do career change alone almost never works, and how the right support accelerates progress and reduces costly mistakes
 
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation
 
Free Resources
What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!
Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.
 
Related Episodes
Escaping Career Crisis Mode And Finding Work That Fits You (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Double Your Salary: How to Negotiate A Career Change That Pays Well ****(Spotify / Apple Podcasts)