Analysis Paralysis in the Film Industry to a Confident Career Change

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I stumbled across HTYC through an article and it gave me hope again. After a Strengths Finder review session with your career coach and the Figure Out What Fits course, I’ve finally admitted to myself what I really want to do, what I really want out of life, and have made a decision.

The experienced engineer who wanted to shift to project management (with no resume experience)

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After working many years in aerospace as a Manufacturing Engineer, I wanted to move into a Program Manager role without ever holding a PM title or certification. Scott and HTYC helped me to showcase my relevant strengths and made me feel confident and prepared for the interview stage. I landed the Project Manager job I was seeking even though there were qualified internal candidates available. I was able to avoid a disruptive family move and am loving my new position.

The professional who wanted more creativity and a photography business

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My brain always goes ‘Well, what’s the worst that could happen?’ And that was another one of the exercises from Figure Out What Fits and once you realize what the worst that can happen is, it’s not really that bad. In the big scheme of things, it might knock it back for a minute or two, but it’s not not a biggie. They have not found it to happen yet. So I’ve just been pleasantly surprised every step of the way.

The scientist who was in the wrong job wanted a better fit (and the reassurance to get her there)

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I would definitely say that I could not have put all the pieces together. The tools and techniques were important, but maybe more so than that, the mindset and the confidence.

So I really, really needed that extra input and confidence boost and reassurance that I had a lot of strength and a lot to offer in the future. And I was feeling so rough because I was in a bad fit, stuck situation. Even though we all also recognized that situation wasn’t inherently terrible.

I would recommend, if you’re starting to have that feeling like, either I’m crazy, or the situation, you know, is not that this bad, then I think that’s a cue to reach out and get some, some guidance and a community of people that are struggling with the same things. And then suddenly, you’ll feel that you’re not crazy, after all, and it’s just a tough life, situation and challenge, but you’ll be able to get through it with that support, and accountability and confidence boost.

The former dancer who wanted to get unstuck from a “sales” role

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I was nervous. But obviously, it worked out extremely well. (Kelly) was unbelievable. I still keep in touch with her. She’s phenomenal. And we had such great conversations.

I didn’t know that I would be getting laid off from this job. And I signed up for Career Change Boot camp a week before I got laid off. Which was just insane timing. And I just started it.

I remember I wrote you guys, and I was like, “I just got laid off from this job. I’m so happy that I enrolled in this program.” And it was, it just was the perfect time.

The Analytics Manager who wanted more than just a great team

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I think what helped me the most was focusing on my strengths and the connections that this process, the whole happened here, the career change bootcamp, those connections that basically you’re prompted to go reconnect with people right? So, that helped me the most because the roller coaster that I was on with the role that I was in that I was trying to exit from, again, it realizing that people had a positive view of me and that they saw things that maybe I didn’t see in myself really helped me articulate who I already was and who I wanted to be in my next role, if that makes sense.

From stress induced health issues to relocating cities while negotiating the ideal offer (and role)

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I greatly appreciate your help in bringing this along because I wouldn’t have had the confidence to negotiate and to be where I am today without the help of a lot of other people. You played a really significant role in it. I’m not going to be that everyday person that hates my job, I’m going to stretch and I’m going to aspire to be better and I’m not going to make that everyday salary.

Thank you Scott for putting this out there for all the people that are trying to do a little bit better and trying to go a little bit farther. This is awesome. I love this.

This thing that you do, the whole HTYC thing, from the paperwork all the way down to the podcast and just helping people understand that there is success out there and it is attainable but you’ve got to work for it.