Your Career vs. Your Finances (revisited!)

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Think your finances don’t have much of an impact on your career? Well, we challenge you to rethink that. When you’re in debt your decisions often come down to what you NEED to do, rather than what you’d like to do. Becoming debt-free gives you back your freedom in ways that you may not even be able to anticipate.  To help get you inspired to take action today, we’ve even got Scott and Alyssa’s Dave Ramsey Show official “debt-free scream” for you!

So, there was a time back before HTYC was born, when Scott and his wife Alyssa had found themselves up to their eyeballs in debt – everything from car payments to mortgage debt and student loans to the tune of over $133,000.

Mark Sieverkropp interviews Scott about his and Alyssa’s journey to getting out of debt and the surprising payoffs that were there to greet them when they were finally done.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • The impacts (the ones you know about AND the ones you don’t) that carrying debt can have on your life, your relationships, and your career.
  • Why Scott’s debt could have prevented HTYC from “happening”!
  • How taking control of your finances NOW is critical to your future career success and happiness.
  • What the “Debt Snowball” is and how you can implement it to tackle your debt today!
RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

Want the EXACT budgeting tool that Scott and Alyssa used to knock out $133k of debt in just 3 1/2 years?

  Get Your Free Budgeting Tool!

For more information on finances and career:

For more information on how to ask for (and get) a raise at work:

For more information on getting clear on what you want in your career and then taking action:

Also mentioned in the episode

The Well Kept Wallet with Deacon Hayes

Scott and Mark on Jared Easley’s Starve the Doubts podcast!

Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey – one of Scott’s top-recommended career books!

Don’t forget to grab your FREE budgeting tool!

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GET IN TOUCH WITH US!

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

Come join us over on Facebook in our Work You Love OneStop group!  Get the support, information, and encouragement you need!

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Finding the Time

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Feeling overwhelmed? Do you feel like there’s just never enough time to get to everything you want or need to do? Is a lack of time holding you back?

Well, we’re breaking down some of the most common myths around lack of time! We’ve also got some practical solutions that will help you reclaim some of your precious hours!

We know there are only 24 hours in the day.  So how is it that some people seem to be able to do SO MUCH more?

The key is really to view time as a resource, just like money.  In fact, the saying “time is money” is very much a reality.  Take an honest look, a complete inventory of how you are currently spending your time and start to evaluate.  Decide what is truly valuable to you and what isn’t.   Then, armed with this information, you can make decisions about how you want to spend your time based on what really matters to you.

When you’re doing the things that you actually WANT to be doing, the things that add value to your life and make you happy, a crazy thing happens.  YOU start to bring more value into the lives of others!

Scott’s Schedule
Our Challenge to You:

Pick one of the strategies mentioned in the show and let us know how it works for you!  What are you going to do differently with your time now?  Let us know here in the comments or drop Scott an email at Scott@happentoyourcareer.com!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • Why it’s not a genuine lack of time, but your perception of a lack of time that causes overwhelm.
  • Three strategies for reclaiming your time
    • Cutting out things that are non-value added
    • Scheduling
    • Outsourcing
  • How to identify what really matters to you (and where you WANT to spend your time).
RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

For more information on identifying what’s valuable in your life and taking action:

Time-saving tools mentioned in the episode:

To get in touch with Josh Rivers, podcast producer extraordinaire, email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com!

GET IN TOUCH WITH US!

Email Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

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It’s Now or Never with Doc Kennedy

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ABOUT DOC KENNEDY

Fear of failure cripples. It keeps you from taking action on the things you know can lead you to realizing your dreams and living up to your potential. Doc Kennedy let the fear paralyze him for a long time. But, after a volunteer position gave him the skills and the confidence he needed and his dream of becoming a filmmaker started to look like a reality, he decided to go all in!  He transitioned into filmmaking full-time.

Starting out as a freelancer with little work lined up, Doc soon started to experience the more stressful side of being self-employed, living off of his “side fund” while building his business. He knew though, that if he hadn’t made the leap when he did, he wouldn’t have done it at all.

The timing wasn’t going to get any better than it was.

Doc Kennedy

Doc is now hitting his stride, after many lessons learned in his first year as an entrepreneur.  He freely acknowledges the huge role his mentors played in his new career and has set up Filmmaker’s Focus now as a way to help the next wave of aspiring filmmakers!

There’s a lot to be said for just getting started.  This is what differentiates the successful from those who just look on from the sidelines.  The time will NEVER be just right.  Get into motion and you’ll be surprised at what you can accomplish!

I’m nowhere close to where I envisioned myself, but thank God I’m not where I was.

Doc Kennedy
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • How to push past the fear of failure and move towards your dream career.
  • Doc’s advice for those getting ready to make a career transition.  He shares what he did that worked AND what he wishes he’d done in preparing for his career change.
  • The power of taking action
  • The importance of building a financial “runway” to ease your transition to a new career.
  • The role of mentors in your career development and the value in giving back and helping others in their career paths.

Filmmaker’s Focus – “dedicated to the aspiring filmmaker”; resources and inspiration for growing your craft!

Dream Warriors podcast – “the fight for your dreams”; get inspired to pursue YOUR dreams with stories from people who’ve followed theirs!

HTYC’s Scott Barlow on the Dream Warriors podcast! – Scott shares his journey to starting Happen to Your Career

For more information on pushing past the fear of failure and getting into motion:

For more information on the power of growing your network:

For more information on starting a business on the side:

Also mentioned in the episode:

The Mentee Podcast episode with the UFC’s Bruce Buffer

GET IN TOUCH WITH DOC!

Email:  doc@filmmakersfocus.com

Twitter:  @filmmakersfocus or @dockennedy37

Instagram:  @filmmakersfocus

Facebook:  Join the Filmmaker’s Focus Facebook Group!

YOUR TURN!

What’s stopping YOU from pursuing your dream?  How long will you let it continue to stop you?

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Career Q & A!

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

We’re trying something new!  Today we answer some of the most common questions we get from HTYC’ers!

Stuck in a job with no idea of what else you would or could do?

Or maybe you have some idea, but aren’t sure how to get started towards a new career?

Having trouble deciding between two different career paths?

Struggling with motivation?  Comparing yourself to others?

Feeling trapped because of debt?

Well, you’re definitely NOT alone.

Because we get these questions so often, we wanted to make sure that our answers reached as many people as possible.

Note:  This episode is heavily action-oriented.  So, if you’re ready to jump in and start moving today grab a pen!  Go through the Past Jobs Exercise with us to see how your past experiences can help guide you to your future!

The funny thing is with careers, you don’t even have to know what the exactly what the job title is, or the business title is or that thing you’re going to sell is…you just have to know enough of what you want or what’s important to you so that you can look for those opportunities and take advantage of those opportunities instead of pass them by when you see them throughout the rest of your life”  

Scott Barlow
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • How figuring out what you value, what you enjoy, and what you can be truly great at is the path to finding work you’ll love.  It’s not about attaining the perfect job first, THEN being happy.
  • How getting clear on what you want then taking action will open up more options and more opportunities than you can imagine!
  • How your past job experiences leave clues that can help you find your dream career!  Pay attention!
  • Why, when you take control of your career and make decisions that are right for you, anything is possible.  Job titles and particular fields don’t necessarily dictate your salary or number of opportunities for employment.
  • The powerful hold that debt can have on you and why you should avoid it at all costs.
  • How looking at other people’s careers shouldn’t stop you or discourage you!  Quite the contrary!  Everyone started somewhere.  It took Anthony Bourdain almost 20 years between the time he graduated from cooking school and when he finally found notoriety.
  • The importance of getting out of your comfort zone!  Trying new things is where the growth happens!
RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

Get our FREE ‘Figure it Out’ 8-day email course! – packed with tools and exercises to help guide you to work that fits YOUR unique strengths and skills!

For more information on career exploration and getting into motion:

For more information on finances and debt:

GET IN TOUCH WITH SCOTT!

Email Scott directly at Scott@happentoyourcareer.com

YOUR TURN!

What are you struggling with right now?  Leave us a comment or send an email!  Let us know how we can help!

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Accelerate Your Success through Mentorship with Geoff Woods

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ABOUT GEOFF WOODS

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn

Geoff Woods was in a job he loved and making good money, when his 35-year old colleague suddenly had a stroke. Deeply affected by this, Geoff recognized he needed to create additional income streams to secure his own family’s future. He began to seek out guidance from people who had attained what he wanted for himself.  He now counts the man who ran the sports agency that inspired Jerry Maguire and the founder of Make-a-Wish among his mentors!  Master networker and host of The Mentee Podcast, Geoff shows us the step-by-step process for creating the relationships that we need to get us to where we want to go!

The fastest way to getting what you want in life is through the council of those who’ve already achieved it.  Seek those people out, be sincere and vulnerable in your request for help, and find ways to provide value to them.

It’s definitely not all about you!  The best way to approach people you want to build relationships with is to listen and ask them how YOU can help them.

Geoff points to a critical skill he learned early on in his sales career:

“The ability to step outside of your own self and analyze what that other person cares about.

Talk in their language, on something that matters to them, that makes them feel good. That makes them like you. That is how you move things forward.”

 – Geoff Woods

Don’t discount the value of your existing network either!  Telling the people in your day-to-day life what you are up to can have huge rewards!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • How your relationships can have a direct impact on your level of success.
  • Why the best way to get where you want to go is to learn directly from the people who are already there.
  • Why talking about your goals with everyone, in your day-to-day interactions is the “little hinge that swings big doors”!  You never know who can help you!
  • Geoff’s 5-step process to finding and obtaining the right mentor for you.  Once you’ve identified your potential mentor, you’ll need to know how to approach them and what to say to them.  Geoff’s got that covered!  Hint:  “Let me buy you a coffee so I can pick your brain” is NOT the best approach.

For more information on getting clarity on what you want:

For more information on growing and maintaining your network:

For more information on presenting yourself powerfully and memorably:

GET IN TOUCH WITH GEOFF!

Send Geoff a message

Twitter:  @geoffwoods

YOUR TURN!

What’s the biggest thing you’re working on right now?  Who is the ideal person to help you with it?

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Dating Advice (applied to your career) with Jeff Goins

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ABOUT JEFF GOINS

Alright.  So, what does dating have to do with careers anyway?

As it turns out, a LOT actually. Jeff Goins, author of the new book The Art of Work, talks with us about power of commitment in finding, following , and succeeding in your “calling”, that thing you were born to do!

Jeff Goins has written four books to date.  His latest, The Art of Work, draws from his own personal experiences in creating his career as a writer, as well as case studies and additional research to take the reader through a proven process for discovering the work they were meant for.  He shows us that our “calling”, whether we believe it or not, is as much about the rest of the world as it is about us.

No one succeeds in a vacuum.  It takes the support and guidance of others along the way.

We do not get to where we’re going in life on our own. We need mentors and guides and supporters to get us there.

Jeff Goins

What’s more, tackling life’s challenges with a “go big or go home” attitude isn’t always the best approach.  Often times, it will be the more gradual, intentional, and committed approach to these questions that leads us to our greatest successes and deepest longterm fulfillment.

Finding our true purpose, that “thing that endures” through the highs and the lows, the thing that leads us to making our mark on the world, only comes to us when we enlist the support of others and allow them to contribute to us and then stick around long enough to see what our dream can become!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • The “dating vs. marriage” career analogy:  How by spending your life jumping from dream to dream (“date to date”), and never fully committing to any one dream, you will not see the reward, that “thing that endures”, the impact you might have had on the world.   Your level of commitment in whatever you choose to do directly correlates to the results you see.
  • The importance of having a strong network of supporters and mentors.
  • Why “building a bridge” vs. “taking the leap” from where you are to where you want to go, taking the gradual, “unsexy” approach might just be the best way to make a successful career transition.
  • How what you learn working for someone else can prepare you for starting your own business.
  • How to see pursuing your “calling” not as a selfish act, but as a responsibility to yourself and to those whose lives you will impact.
RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES

Goinswriter.com – where you can find all things Jeff Goins!

Tribe Writers – Jeff’s online writing course

Jeff’s books:

The Art of Work:  A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

Get your FREE copy of The Art of Work until March 24th!

You Are a Writer (so start ACTING like one)

The In-Between:  Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing

Wrecked:  When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life

For more on finding and pursuing your calling, the work you can’t NOT do:

GET IN TOUCH WITH JEFF!

Contact Jeff at Goinswriter.com 

Twitter:  @jeffgoins

YOUR TURN!

What do YOU want to commit to but haven’t been able to up to this point?  What difference would this commitment make in your life?  In your career?

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Merging Identities as Part of Your Career Transition with Chris Wilson

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ABOUT CHRIS WILSON

Self-described as “the hardest working quitter you’ll ever meet”, Chris dropped out of college to pursue professional cycling, worked summers at his family’s B&B on Cape Cod, earned his way into an online ad agency by impressing the CEO, moved into sales at Hubspot, then at Nanigans, and is now officially self-employed working on UnStuckable with friend and co-founder Stephen Warley. UnStuckable is the show that brings you “knowledge, habits, and skills to get unstuck in your career and in life”.

Chris moved from sales job to sales job, “killing it” each time and making multiple 6 figures.  The “Millennial mindset” kept him constantly looking ahead to the next great company, the next opportunity.  Along the way, he started the UnStuckable podcast with good friend Stephen Warley and began to discover that his values and his idea of “true wealth” weren’t necessarily aligned with those of his peers.  Being the “software guy with an awesome side project” wasn’t enough.  He was left wanting to give UnStuckable more of the attention he thought it deserved.

“Creating” his own “crisis”, Chris finally ended up being relieved from his full-time job after letting his management know that he wasn’t intending to stay longterm.

After recovering from being let go from his job and “recalibrating”, Chris went all in with UnStuckable.  Now, with UnStuckable taking off, growing and developing, he’s considering stepping back into sales, but on his terms and putting UnStuckable first this time.

And why not?  It really doesn’t have to be all or nothing!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
  • How to calculate (yes, we’re doing math!) the dollar amount you’ll need to put away in order to build your “runway” if you’re planning to make the leap to self-employment!
  • The importance of merging your identity as an employee with your identity as an entrepreneur.  Don’t “throw the baby out with the bath water!”
  • How the ups and downs, the tests and failures, of the entrepreneurial  journey are the way to building your confidence and gaining continual clarity.
  • How you can get your business started while working full-time.
  • The value of connecting with others who are doing what you want to do!

UnStuckable podcast – hosted by Chris Wilson and Stephen Warley,  UnStuckable will bring you the “knowledge, habits, and skills to get unstuck in your career and in life”

For more information on preparing financially for a career transition:

For more information on the power of building a strong network:

For more information on starting your own business:

GET IN TOUCH WITH CHRIS! 

Twitter:  @chrisleewilson

YOUR TURN:

Are you currently considering or working towards a career transition?  What’s the most difficult part about the transition for you?  Tell us in the comments below!

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How to find Hidden Jobs with Scott MacDonald

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Scott McDonald was in a job where he worked too many hours and he just didn’t enjoy after a corporate restructure. Listen to how he quit his job, went on to find a hidden job that he really wanted!

In this episode you will learn:

  • One of the very best ways to approach a company through LinkedIn
  • How to find jobs that aren’t even posted yet to the public
  • Why you should spend the time to determine what you really want
  • How Scott prepared himself to not be forced to take the first thing that comes along
  • And much more

Scott mentions his gingerbread house (I believe it’s more of a “Frozen Gingerbread Mansion”)

You Decide 😉

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How to ask for a Raise (and Get it)

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Most people don’t realize that they can get paid more for doing the exact same work.

But even the people that know it’s possible don’t ask for a raise because they are afraid to.

They make up excuses, See if any of these sound familiar

I have been told, it’s not in the budget, so I just gave up”

I didn’t want my boss to think I’m greedy

I was worried that if I asked for a raise that my boss might not like it”

I’m not even sure what I would ask for

If you are a member of the HTYC community. Chances are really good that you are a high performer.

That means you have no excuse not to be making more money at your job!

I told you in yesterday’s video that I would be sending you all the steps we use to teach people to get raises.

I put together this video to show you our entire process that we teach for asking for a raise and actually getting it!

Watch the video to see me teaching the process.

If you have been wanting to ask for a raise

NO MORE EXCUSES

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