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What Career Fits You?

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April 17, 2017

174: Add Value, Grow Your Career with Michael Bigelow

IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT THE LIKABILITY AND CONNECTION CERTAINLY DO HELP. BUT IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I REALLY DO FEEL THAT IT’S BOTH WHO YOU KNOW AND HOW YOU’RE CONNECTED TO THEM, AS WELL AS WHAT YOU KNOW. MICHAEL BIGELOW Whether you’re looking to make a lateral job transition to a […]

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January 21, 2019

267: 3 Creative and Strategic Ways to Show Your Strengths to Interviewers

Everywhere you look these days, you can find articles sharing why focusing on your strengths is more valuable than improving your weaknesses. Using your signature strengths in your role means you can be energized instead of drained, engaged instead of bored, and successful instead of struggling. When it comes down to it, working in your […]

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What’s Holding You Back (Figure Out What Fits, Part I)

December 21, 2015 by eli

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Are you stuck?

Do you know you want to move to either a new job or an entirely new career or maybe even to start your own business, but you can’t see a way to make it happen? Know where you want to go, but just can’t seem to get there?

So, what’s holding you back?

Debt? Fear? No time? Something else?

We’ve got you covered. We walk through 5 of the most common barriers that most people come up against when they’re trying to make a career change and we give clear, actionable strategies for moving past each and every one of them.

It’s time to push the obstacles out of the way and make the move to work you’ll love!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

The importance of priorities and why you have more time and more money than you think!
How Scott and Alyssa triumphed over $130K+ in debt in 3 1/2 years and how you can apply the same principles to break free of your own debt
Why mindset is everything and how you can set yourself up to achieve whatever you set your sights on

RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

Want to start your own business?

For more information on carving out a path that fits you, check out:

Also mentioned in the episode:

HTYC Work You Love OneStop Facebook Community

HTYC Hidden Jobs Guide

HTYC Get a Raise Guide

Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey – one of Scott’s top-recommended career books (that’s right, CAREER books!)

YOUR TURN!

Which of the five reasons are holding YOU back? What actions can you take to overcome them?

GET IN TOUCH WITH US!

Twitter: @htycbiz and @scottabarlow

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What Career Fits You?

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April 17, 2017

174: Add Value, Grow Your Career with Michael Bigelow

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January 21, 2019

267: 3 Creative and Strategic Ways to Show Your Strengths to Interviewers

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Taking the Path of Most Excitement with Matt Williams

December 14, 2015 by eli

ABOUT MATT WILLIAMS

Love traveling? Want to find out how you can build a career around it? This is definitely the interview you don’t want to miss! Matt has co-founded Brain Gain, a “vehicle for undergraduates and graduates to find career relevant positions abroad in startups and social enterprises in emerging economies.”

Even if you haven’t been bitten by the travel bug, you’ll still get a lot out of this episode.

At each juncture in his career, Matt followed the path that most excited him. Early on, he admits it was more like leaping first, sorting out the details later. But, as he’s grown older, he’s been able to continue making the career moves that excite him, but with careful planning first. Matt shows us that if you want something badly enough, there’s ALWAYS a way to get there!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

No matter where you are, there are ALWAYS ways to move forward if you know where you want to go and are willing to sacrifice to get there.
Find out how Matt was able to go from almost certainly becoming an HR professional in his home country to turning his travel bug into a successful international career.
How making decisions based on how excited you are about your options can actually take you where you want to go!

RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

Brain Gain – helping place young professionals in positions in emerging economies

Don’t Quit Your Job to Travel, Quit it to Live – Matt’s article on traveling with a goal

The Choice – article by Matt’s Brain Gain co-founder, Troy Erstling on the choice between working or traveling or BOTH!

For more information on carving out a path that fits you, check out:

Also mentioned in the episode:

Dave’s ESL Cafe – the “Internet meeting place for ESL + EFL teachers + students from around the world”

GET IN TOUCH WITH MATT!

Email: matt@braingain.co

Twitter: @teambraingain

YOUR TURN!

Do you have the travel bug? Where would you like to go? What would you like to do?

GET IN TOUCH WITH US!

Twitter: @htycbiz and @scottabarlow

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Transcript

Are you ready for a new career but need a little help figuring out what you want to do? Enroll in our FREE 8-day ‘Figure it Out’ course!

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April 17, 2017

174: Add Value, Grow Your Career with Michael Bigelow

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January 21, 2019

267: 3 Creative and Strategic Ways to Show Your Strengths to Interviewers

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Multi-talented, Multi-passionate, Multipotentialites with Emilie Wapnick

December 7, 2015 by eli

ABOUT EMILIE WAPNICK

Does the idea of having just “one true calling” seem a little too limited for you?

Do you find yourself being drawn to a variety of different career options?

You might be a multipotentialite!

In her last year of law school, when she decided that she didn’t want to become a lawyer, Emilie Wapnick began studying entrepreneurship. Frustrated by her own inability to settle on a single “calling”, she founded Puttylike as an online resource and community for multipotentialites like herself. She’s even delivered a TEDx talk on the subject!

On one side you’ve got the sequential multipotentialite, someone who moves through their interests one at a time and then at the other end of the spectrum you’ve got the person with 20 different things on their plate. And you can exist anywhere along this spectrum.

Emilie believes that multipotentialites have the responsibility to innovate and may even hold the key to solving some of the world’s biggest problems.

We agree.

With the power to combine multiple disciplines, learn rapidly, to adapt and to innovate, multipotentialites are definitely in a great position to take on the challenge!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Why it’s ok to have multiple callings. You’re not alone AND there’s a name for it!
We’ll walk through the 4 commonly-used models that have worked for people who lead fulfilling multipotentialite careers and can still pay their bills!
The three main characteristics of multipotentialites, and how each of these applies in a successful multi-career life.

RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

Puttylike – “a home for Multipotentialites!”

Emilie’s TEDx talk

For more information on discovering your strengths and skills and then finding work that fits!:

Also mentioned in the episode:
Jon D. Harrison’s Video Game-themed Leadership and Success Training

GET IN TOUCH WITH EMILIE!

Twitter: @EmilieWapnick

Join the community of Multipotentialites over at Puttylike!

YOUR TURN!

What are some of the callings you’ve felt drawn to? How would you combine them? Or would you?

GET IN TOUCH WITH US!

Twitter: @htycbiz and @scottabarlow

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Transcript

Are you ready for a new career but need a little help figuring out what you want to do? Enroll in our FREE 8-day ‘Figure it Out’ course!

Ready for Career Happiness?

What Career Fits You?

Finally figure out what you should be doing for work

Join our 8-day “Mini-Course” to figure it out. It’s free!

Featured Episodes

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April 17, 2017

174: Add Value, Grow Your Career with Michael Bigelow

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January 21, 2019

267: 3 Creative and Strategic Ways to Show Your Strengths to Interviewers

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Success is Living a Life Built Around You with Dan Norris

November 30, 2015 by eli

ABOUT DAN NORRIS

How would more success or more money change your life?

Would you buy a better car? Or a get a nicer house? Would you live by the beach?

Dan Norris tells us life hasn’t changed very much at all for him following the success of his company WP Curve, one of the world’s fastest growing WordPress support service providers. And it’s by design. When you know what you want in your life it becomes possible to build your life around you!

Dan’s written two books, The 7 Day Startup, which became a Top 10 Bestseller in 3 Amazon categories, and now Content Machine which is all about creating a 7-figure content strategy and scaling it through automation, delegation, and a content team.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Why the picture of success might just be the ability to build your life around YOU!
That the secret ingredient to finding entrepreneurial success IS still a secret, but what you can do to improve your odds.
How once you’ve done something interesting, it seems to get easier to do more interesting things!
Why “you don’t learn until you launch.”

RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

WP Curve – 24/7 WordPress support service

The 7-Day Startup: You Don’t Learn Until You Launch by Dan Norris

Content Machine: Use Content Marketing to Build a 7-figure Business with Zero Advertising by Dan Norris

For more information on finding work that fits you:

GET IN TOUCH WITH DAN!

Twitter: @TheDanNorris

7-Day Startup Facebook group

YOUR TURN!

What does a life built around you look like? How close are you to achieving it? Tell us all about it in the comments!

GET IN TOUCH WITH US!

Twitter: @htycbiz and @scottabarlow

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Are you ready for a new career but need a little help figuring out what you want to do? Enroll in our FREE 8-day ‘Figure it Out’ course!

Ready for Career Happiness?

What Career Fits You?

Finally figure out what you should be doing for work

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Featured Episodes

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April 17, 2017

174: Add Value, Grow Your Career with Michael Bigelow

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January 21, 2019

267: 3 Creative and Strategic Ways to Show Your Strengths to Interviewers

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Mastering Productivity with Mike Vardy

November 23, 2015 by eli

ABOUT MIKE VARDY

Do you wish you were a little more productive? Are there things you’re not getting accomplished right now because you’ve got way too much on your plate?

Well, Mike Vardy is a thought leader in productivity. He’s an author, speaker, and founder and President of Productivityist.com, a company that helps people stop “doing productivity” and start “being productive” through online and offline channels. Before founding Productivityist, he was the managing editor of Lifehack’s productivity blog.

TIME IS THE ONLY RESOURCE YOU DON’T GET BACK.

Mike started honing his productivity skills when he was a manager of TWO departments at Costco. He needed to create a system to help him run both departments efficiently, and so what has since become Mike’s signature productivity system was actually born on the job at Costco!

He walks us through several of his own productivity tips in the interview. You’ll definitely want to take notes!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Why staying in a job you hate may actually hurt OTHER people too.
How journaling can be a super-effective way to clear your mind so you can focus on what you need to accomplish.
What a “Now” page is and how it can help you get more done!
Oh! And you’ll find out how to get access to Mike’s productivity system

RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

Productivityist – because “it’s time to stop doing productive and start being productive.”

Grab the special productivity bonuses Mike’s put together for HTYC listeners!

Mike’s TEDx talk

For more information on finding the time for what matters to you:

Also mentioned in the episode:

Todoist – to-do list and task manager

ScheduleOnce – scheduling software

Microsoft Outlook for IOS

Asana – project management software

GET IN TOUCH WITH MIKE!

Twitter: @MikeVardy

YOUR TURN!

How productive do you consider yourself? What methods have you tried for improving your productivity? Have they worked?

GET IN TOUCH WITH US!

Twitter: @htycbiz and @scottabarlow

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Ready for Career Happiness?

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April 17, 2017

174: Add Value, Grow Your Career with Michael Bigelow

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January 21, 2019

267: 3 Creative and Strategic Ways to Show Your Strengths to Interviewers

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The 100th Episode!

November 16, 2015 by eli

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

I discovered Scott and Happen to Your Career almost 2 years ago through the YoPro Wealth podcast. I was hellbent on learning how to take control of my finances and trying to get out of debt. I was just starting to see the connection between being debt-free and having true freedom. I’d begun to question my old assumptions that I’d always be in debt and always be limited in my career options because of it. Hope entered the picture and possibilities for my future that were never there before emerged. Scott and Happen to Your Career played a HUGE part in that.

It really is an honor to be here now, celebrating 100 episodes with the HTYC team and with YOU, our listeners!
Tracey

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE’S SCOTT ON THE BEGINNINGS OF HTYC…

THIS IS WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING.

I was so nervous… I felt like a fraud! This was the first time that I had ever told anyone besides Alyssa and a few friends and family that I was starting this crazy business where we sell happiness in the form of career sized packages.

Those same family and friends were used to me doing weird things, so it just wasn’t a big deal if they knew.

But I wasn’t really ready for everyone else to know!

WHO WAS I TO TELL PEOPLE HOW TO MAKE CAREER CHANGES?

Why would anyone listen to me about how to figure out what they should be doing?

These were the questions that were rolling around my mind as I was getting ready to speak at a convention in Seattle.

It wasn’t the public speaking that was making my hands sweat! It was the thought that people might find out!

Any minute before they called my name to go into the room to talk to the folks in the 60 chairs, I thought they were going to come out and tell me that although they were sorry, they had the wrong person!

They were actually looking for someone qualified to talk to these people (and I clearly was not it).

Finally the time came, I went up to the front of the room.

I began my talk…

I couldn’t tell you to this day exactly what I said. I honestly don’t remember what it was about and I probably didn’t prep very well.

But I remember finishing and being ecstatic. I got lots of questions from the attendees. I even talked to one guy who said that he wanted to discuss coaching (he never returned my calls when I tried to reach him later… didn’t matter though!)

I got out to the parking lot and as quickly as I could, I dialed Alyssa and told her, “This is what I should be doing.”

It wasn’t a paid gig at all. I was a volunteer. That didn’t matter.

Much much later when we would go on to create the Happen to Your Career Podcast, Mark (my original Co-founder) and I would talk to Richie Norton, the author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid:

Richie said, “There’s magic when you’re in motion.”

…and he was right!

I started a blog that I called “Happen to Your Career”, where I wrote things like “Success will come to those who are morning people.”

The writing is really bad. Check it out for yourself.

(I cringed badly re-reading it a few minutes ago.)

That’s besides the point though.

I wrote that just 2 years ago. Yes, it’s terrible writing and at that time I didn’t have a company because HTYC was just getting started.

But it was only two years ago. I learn things much slower than the average person.

I tell people all the time, “I was that kid that had to touch the burner multiple times to realize that it’s hot.”

…which is good news for you, because you can probably completely change your life in even less time!

I started HTYC with a dream to be able to help people in their careers while at the same time getting to do the combination of things that I love to do!

It was completely on the side of my day job in HR, with a wife and kids and all the normal busy-ness that everyone else has.

I’m just a normal guy who’s trying to use the strengths and experiences I already have.

Guess what?

You have strengths and experiences too that are just as valuable (if not more)!

AND, IF YOU WANT TO COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND WORK, YOU CAN.

So we put together this fairly raw story of our journey from “zero” to where I completely hang up my HR hat in the next 10 days and dive into HTYC 100% with both feet (which I’m more than a little excited about!)

It’s not been a perfect journey.

When you’re pursuing something you love, there are ALWAYS highs and lows along the way!

I want you to hear about some of ours so that you can both be entertained AND understand what it really takes to follow your dreams!

It won’t be perfect. Things won’t always go well. But, it makes those wins that you have along the way, that much sweeter!

Celebrate our first 100 episodes (and me hanging up my “HR hat” completely)! It’s because of YOU that we’re here, doing what we do and we want to celebrate with YOU!

Here’s to the next 100!

– Scott

GET IN TOUCH WITH US!

Twitter: @htycbiz and @scottabarlow

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Transcript

Are you ready for a new career but need a little help figuring out what you want to do? Enroll in our FREE 8-day ‘Figure it Out’ course!

Ready for Career Happiness?

What Career Fits You?

Finally figure out what you should be doing for work

Join our 8-day “Mini-Course” to figure it out. It’s free!

Featured Episodes

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April 17, 2017

174: Add Value, Grow Your Career with Michael Bigelow

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January 21, 2019

267: 3 Creative and Strategic Ways to Show Your Strengths to Interviewers

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Intentionality and Your Zones of Genius with Micha Mikailian

November 9, 2015 by eli

ABOUT MICHA MIKAILIAN

What would life be like if you were working from your unique strengths and talents most of the time?

What could you accomplish?

Micha Mikailian has been an entrepreneur since the age of 15! From starting the first online Yellow Pages as a teen to his latest company Intently, he’s learned his unique areas of talent and skill and has seen a high correlation between the successes of his businesses, his own fulfillment and career satisfaction, and the amount of time he’s able to spend in his “zones of genius.”

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

What zones of genius are and how knowing yours can make all the difference in your career.
Why it’s actually NOT beneficial to compare your career journey to anyone else’s.
AND…find out how you can program your mindset for success just by browsing the internet!

RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

Intently – replace browser ads with meaningful quotes and program your mindset for success!

For more information on finding work in your zones of genius:

GET IN TOUCH WITH MICHA!

Twitter: @IntentlyCEO

Subscribe to Micha’s boards on Intently!

YOUR TURN!

How much of the time are you currently working in your “zones of genius”? How can you increase your time spent in your zones?

GET IN TOUCH WITH US!

Twitter: @htycbiz and @scottabarlow

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WANT HELP FINDING THE WORK THAT FITS YOU?

Transcript

Are you ready for a new career but need a little help figuring out what you want to do? Enroll in our FREE 8-day ‘Figure it Out’ course!

Ready for Career Happiness?

What Career Fits You?

Finally figure out what you should be doing for work

Join our 8-day “Mini-Course” to figure it out. It’s free!

Featured Episodes

View all episodes

April 17, 2017

174: Add Value, Grow Your Career with Michael Bigelow

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January 21, 2019

267: 3 Creative and Strategic Ways to Show Your Strengths to Interviewers

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Is this all there is?

November 3, 2015 by eli

THERE USED TO BE A SECURITY GUARD WHERE I WOULD WORK.

Every day I would come into work and he would say things like, “Guess what? It’s Hump day” or “Only 4 more days until Friday!”

He was an extremely jovial guy.

I mean occasionally he would drop some F bombs at the delivery trucks when they would pull in the wrong direction but for the most part my co-workers all would have described him as a happy guy.

HE HATED HIS JOB.

This was very clear to me but I don’t think it was to anybody else. I mean, why couldn’t anybody else see this?

Ok seriously it had to be hard to miss, the guy measured time in how many hours there was until he could go home!

FOR THE LONGEST TIME, I DIDN’T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY NOBODY REALIZED IT.

I mean, how could you miss it, when he asked how I was doing and I would say “11 out of 10 today”, his reply was, “Well I’ll be better at 2pm.”

I asked him, “What’s at 2pm Randall?”

He would quickly reply “That’s go home time!”

I really didn’t get how people could miss that he hated his job, At first I thought it was because he did everything with a smile on his face… or maybe it was because he talked to everyone and everybody liked him.

I am so naive sometimes! I don’t know how I missed it.

WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?

If you don’t already know, don’t worry I tell you in just a minute… but first!

I have to tell you why I’m being forced to leave HR work…

My HR jobs were the first time that work didn’t feel like work! there were plenty of times where I would put in long hours and everything but mostly it just was easy and natural to me… two of them I definitely considered to be my dream jobs at the time.

Oh… they also paid really well and I had lots of opportunities for advancement if I wanted it.

So now you’re like, “OK then… why would you leave?”

THEY WON’T LET ME RUN UP THE STAIRS.

Yes I’m serious.

(At this point you are probably like, “OK who is this weird guy? Who really even wants to run up the stairs anyways?”)

I DO!

When I was about 7 years old, I was just like any other 7 year-old kid!

I ran just about every where I went.

I would slide around corners, trip on all sorts of things, get up and continue running into the next room.

I noticed something funny though – adults didn’t do this.

Especially going up stairs, I mean sometimes I would see adults run on the street sometimes even other places…

…but never up the stairs

I didn’t understand it, In my 7 year-old mind, I was like, “Why WOULDN’T people run up the stairs? It’s fun, it’s exercise!”

I decided that I would run up stairs every opportunity I got!

To this day I still do that.

Well, I do most times (Have you tried running up stairs carrying luggage?) and I get a lot of funny looks when it’s in public. But it just reminds me to not care about what other people think.

I’M HAVING FUN AND THEY’RE ALL WORRIED ABOUT WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SHOULD DO OR WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT THINK.

Only recently have I realized that there are two separate worlds.

One world of people who are very worried about what you “should do” and another completely different world of those who refuse to give the joy in their lives away in exchange for what others might think.

I recently heard some of the most useful advice I have ever heard from Mike Rowe (that’s right, the
“Dirty Jobs” guy!)

He said,

Happiness doesn’t come from a job. Happiness comes from knowing what you value and then behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs.

That’s what most people miss.

You have to figure out what you want and what is important to you to be happy then you need to do work that aligns with that.

I can’t do HR work forever because companies don’t like it when HR guys sprint full speed up the stairs. (Something about it setting a terrible example for safety or whatever…)

I value being able to keep that promise to myself to never fully lose that spirit, hope, and (most of all) the fun that children can have in everything they do.

Which means I have to do work that allows me to have that. So… that’s one of the many reasons why I here writing to you right now!

Wait though…

Did you figure out what was going on with my coworkers? How come they didn’t realize that Randall hated his job. How come it wasn’t obvious to them like it wasn’t to me?

IT WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR TO THEM.

They aren’t all that happy either.

It’s not that they’re bad people or even necessarily that they’re in the wrong jobs for them, they just don’t know what they want.

More importantly they all think that that’s just the way it is, that life doesn’t get any better than this.

You just go through until “Hump Day” and then there’s only two more days left in the week!

It’s not their fault. It really isn’t. They just don’t know a better way. They don’t know that there is a world where “Hump Day” doesn’t exist. It’s not necessarily easier in this world, but it’s definitely worth it.

It’s a little like in the Matrix where Keanu Reeves is given a choice to take the red pill or the blue pill by Morpheus.

The best and worst part is that once you take the red pill, you can never go back and you won’t ever be able to look at work the same way again.

WHAT’S MAKING IT SO HARD FOR YOU TO FIND YOUR CALLING RIGHT NOW? LEAVE US A NOTE IN THE COMMENTS!

The Power of Investing in You with Wendy Nolin

November 2, 2015 by eli

ABOUT WENDY NOLIN

Do you want to level up your performance in an area of your life?

Have you considered working with a coach?

If not, this interview may change your mind.

Wendy Nolin is a firm believer in the power of investing in yourself. She is a self-described “professional ass-kicker” and “agent of change” who was able to get unstuck in her own career through working with a coach and now she coaches executives and business owners, helping them to achieve their highest potential. She’s the author of the new book, Own Your Greatness: Be, Do, and Have All That You Deserve.

Coaches are like the hand on the back of your bicycle seat when you’re just starting to learn how to ride, guiding you along while you pedal and build your skills and your confidence, until you’re ready to ride off on your own. Whether you want to improve your performance in some area of your life, your business, or your career, or if you just want to pick up a new skill, coaching provides a powerful and effective way of getting to your desired outcome MUCH faster.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

What you can do right now if you’re stuck in a career that doesn’t fit you or a job that you hate to begin moving toward what you should be doing.
Why asking for help is a sign of intelligence, not weakness – How you can save yourself time and stress, and move forward faster with a coach.
How YOU can get on the path to owning your greatness!

RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

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Own Your Greatness: Be, Do, and Have All That You Deserve by Wendy Nolin

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