Today I am joined with Meghan Houle, Forbes Ranked Executive Recruiter & Master Career Coach. Beyond that, she has a podcast of her own called “Pivot with Purpose”, where she talks ALL about how to identify and navigate your next life and career move with confidence.
In our awesome conversation, we cover all things career paths, and how to navigate and normalize pivoting along the way.
Specifically, we dive into:
(6:00) How to know you’re ready for a change
(8:00) The importance of being our own advocate and how to take charge of your own future
(9:00) Tuning into what you want and DON’T want to guide you towards your next steps
(11:00) How to make a change if you have no idea what you want to do
(14:00) Get clear with your interests and values by tuning OUT external voices and opinions
(16:00) Asking the question: “What’s working and what’s not working?”
(18:00) Reframing “failure” as “opportunity”
(21:00) The importance of having mentors or people you look up to in your environment
(23:30) Detaching from the label and identity with our jobs
(27:00) The more you add to your life, the less identified and attached you feel to your job and career
(30:00) Battling imposter syndrome & why “Fake it Till You Make It” is actually unsustainable
(34:00) How to get your foot in the door with a lack of experience
(40:00) How to take advantage of networking and stepping into "new spaces"
(43:00) Managing financial cuts or instability that could come with taking a risk
(46:30) Meghan’s insightful & inspiring advice for her 20 something self!!
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