Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search
Episodes
Career Change To Meaningful Work: What Does That Actually Mean?
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone we work with is looking for meaningful work. But what does meaningful work actually look like? What do you need to be able to do meaningful w...
Career Change Lessons From High Performers Who've Made The Switch
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever sat down and chatted with someone to ask them how they did a successful career change? How about chatting with 3 people, or 10, or even ...
How To Prevent Burnout In High Performers
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode isn't for everyone. It's about the biggest reasons high performers leave organizations and how leaders can work to retain them. If you're...
Career Pivot After Unexpected Job Loss with David Nurse
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine that you just lost the career you've loved for years... After picking up the pieces of your broken heart, what do you do next? Can you possibl...
Achieving Your Goals by Ignoring Others' Limiting Beliefs
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2000, when CBS's hit reality TV show Survivor came out, Christine Hofbeck decided her life goal was to be on the show. She relentlessly pursue...
Creating Boundaries in the World's Most Extreme Workplace
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most people find it difficult to draw personal boundaries at work, which can quickly lead to burnout. Author, keynote speaker, and former Antarctic Ex...
Using SCRUM to Find Career Happiness with J.J. Sutherland
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard of SCRUM? SCRUM stands for "Systematic Customer Resolution Unraveling Meeting," in simpler terms, it is a framework that helps teams wo...
How To Make A Career Change When You Don't Know What You Want
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rob had done it all right. He had graduated from college, got a good job, worked his way up to a respectable title and salary… but one day he looked...
Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies: Finding A Career That Fits Your Tendency
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Self development is one of the most important aspects within a career change journey. The more we learn about ourselves, the more likely we are to act...
How To Use Your Strengths To Find Career Happiness
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're mixing it up for today's episode. Instead of Scott interviewing a guest, we're sharing an interview that Scott had on another podcast. Enjoy Sco...
Interview Tips from A Career Coach
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The job interview nerves…sweaty palms, racing heart, knot in your throat. We all know the feeling. Job interviews are an inevitable part of making a...
Defining What's Essential To Find A Career That Fits With Greg Mckeown
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We spend way too much time on things we don't find important or essential. Once we understand what is most important, we can figure out a career that ...
Lee Cockerell On Career Growth: What It Takes To Lead Disney World
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How many little bumps in the road will it take for you to feel appreciated, valued, and happy, every morning in your career? Before leading Disney Wor...
Find Companies That Fit Your Values
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Possibly the most difficult part of finding opportunities that fit you, is locating organizations that are a perfect match for you. After all, there r...
Taking On Challenges to Grow Your Career with Disney's Lee Cockrell
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever notice how everything people want in life comes from doing difficult things (that very few people are willing to do)? This is often because you c...
Land Your Ideal Role (Even If They're Not Hiring) with Danny Rubin
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could stand out against the millions of people on Linkedin so that companies contact you (instead of trying to chase job postings)? It's m...
Using Your Gut Feeling To Evaluate Your Career Trajectory
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You've been ignoring that feeling in your gut for months, even years. Maybe it's been about your job, or how you're raising your kids or even that you...
Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the big things that we talk and teach about is strengths. Specifically, we help people identify their Signature Strengths. There are a lot of p...
13 Steps to Change Your Career When Your Goal is Meaningful Work (that pays well)
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, I shared our podcast episode about how career change really works and showed you . And I mentioned a 13-step process to make a successful c...
Career Change to Meaningful Work: The Step by Step Guide
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What if your goal isn't just to make a simple career change? What if you want to spend your workday doing something meaningful and exciting? Oh and ma...
Creating A Smooth Career Transition By Preparing For Difficulties
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you exhausted and burnt out from your current job that you can't even think about what it is going to take to start changing careers? It's time to...
How to Figure Out What You Really Want
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Figuring out what you really want in your career and in life is one of the most important keys to happiness and fulfillment. It's so important that it...
Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It's Time
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some people can just keep going forever in a job that they no longer find meaningful, but for many people there's an expiration date when it's painful...
How to Transfer Your Skills So You Can Keep Your Same Salary
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As high performers contemplate making a career change, one of their concerns is with their salary. They believe that if they were to switch careers to...
How to Reduce Stress & Regain Your Creativity
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you end pointless meetings, hurry sickness, and unfulfilling busyness? It's not easy, but it is possible. Bruce Daisley, Author of "Eat, Sleep,...
How Do I Make A Career Pivot When I Feel Unqualified?
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout your career, you have accumulated a number of skills. You may feel these skills only cater to your specific role or industry; however, ther...
Advancing Your Career When You're Forced to Change
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a rapid change in your life causes you to reassess your priorities, you start to wonder if you really want to go back to the way things were. Was...
The Best Way to Make a Career Change While Social Distancing
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Quarantine shouldn't hold your job search back. Today, we talk about how to build digital relationships EVEN while sitting at home. We also address: ...
How You Contribute to the World Impacts Your Career
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we look at creating a career that is fulfilling and meaningful, one piece that gets overlooked is contribution - how you contribute to your family,...
Decided to go back to school? Choose the right graduate program for you
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, I shared a conversation I had with Anne Converse Willkomm, Department Head of Graduate Studies and Assistant Clinical Professor at Drexel U...
Do I Have To Go Back To School For Career Growth?
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to making a career change, almost everyone we talk to has considered going back to school. On top of a full time job and possibly a fami...
Career Advice: The First 3 Steps To Start Your Career Change At 30
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every year we get career advice questions from thousands of listeners just like you! "Should I get another degree/certificate before starting a new ca...
Adapting Your Career Change to the New Normal
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's the thing that very few people are asking right now that almost everyone is missing? Instead of saying "should I be looking right now," what ...
The Top Obstacles to What You Really Want
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone bases their identity on something. Some base it on their role as a spouse, parent, child, or other relationship. Many people base their ident...
Creating Time to Reach Your Career Goals
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to combine your passion and your career to create a life that gives you a reason to get up in the morning? Are you ready to go out on a li...
Moving Your Career Forward During Quarantine
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There have been events throughout history that have impacted the world as a whole. While we still haven't seen the full effect of the Covid-19 pandemi...
How Do Build Relationship and Get a Job Offer with Social Distancing?
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With Social Distancing and Quarantines in place because of Covid-19, how can I build relationships and get a job offer? To binge-listen to more c...
What Happens When a Career Change Doesn't Fit?
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many of the people that we have worked with here at HTYC tend to go through several career changes on their own. They try many of the traditional job ...
How to Career Change During Uncertain Times
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers...
What's Stopping You (and What to Do About it)
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all hit brick walls along our career journey. The problem is that many people let that stop them. There are some things that we can do to get aroun...
How to Do the Unrealistic when there's Reality to contend with (2 of 3)
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers...
Make It Happen: Get Unstuck & Change Careers
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you stuck? Have you had the realization that you need a new job, entirely new career or maybe even want to start your own business, but you can't ...
Advance Your Career By Acting Like A Billionaire with James Altucher
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I have been studying high achievers for years, and today I am doing a deep dive on one subset of high achievers: Billionaires. How did they get starte...
How to Overcome Your Fears and Reach Your Dreams
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is something - or maybe several somethings - coming between you and your dream. Maybe you don't know exactly what it is right now, and that's OK...
The Right Way to Build Relationships to Reach Your Dream Job
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Geoff Woods has an approach to connecting and building mentor relationships has taken him from medical device sales to now, starting a company with th...
Don't Let Your College Major Keep You From Your Dream Job
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You're not still rocking your high school or college hairstyle, so why restrict yourself to the job you thought you wanted way back then? It's time to...
Helping Your Kids Prepare for Their Future Career
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I am a former educator. So I have a background in early childhood education. And my views changed slightly after I had children and started raising t...
Pursue Your Dreams: Don't Hold Yourself Back
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have done well over 300 episodes over the past 7 years. I have had a shared a lot of fantastic conversations right here on the podcast to help you ...
Recovering From a 6-figure Job Loss
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robert was in a VP level role, earning great money and enjoying life and work. He was well known around his industry. He was great at what he did. ...
Is Stability or Happiness More Important?
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The cost for staying in your job is higher than you think, and Audrey learned that the hard way. She was a talented Operations Manager working in the ...
What If Your Dream Job is Possible?
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many people that think their dream is impossible. Sharissa Sebastian had been in the tech industry for years, but was wanting to make a transition out...
High Performers Don't Do It the Normal Way
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I felt like there was something missing in my career that I had some skills I wanted to sharpen that I wanted a different connection to the work that...
How to Avoid Distraction and Build Your Career
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here at Happen To Your Career we often create episodes based on questions we get from our audience. However there's one question I never ever get. How...
Creating Your Own Coaching Model
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is actually a crossover episode from our other podcast, How to Become a Career Coach. **** "How do you determine what to charge for coaching?" "...
The Path to Career Freedom: Don't Let Fear Stop You from Changing
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many times people realize that they are not where they should be, doing what they should be doing, but they're afraid to make a change. They're afraid...
From Stalled Out to a Fulfilling Career
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I knew something was off, but couldn't quite identify it for myself. You know, you get too close to your daily life, you can't really pull out which ...
Career Coaches Answer Your Burning Career Change Questions [Live Event Replay]
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After 3 months of planning, we finally got the vast majority of our career coaches together to answer your most compelling questions! This was a live ...
Digging Deep to Find Your Signature Strengths [Behind The Scenes]
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a solid understanding of your signature strengths? Do you feel like something is still missing after finding your strengths? Listen as we ...
Building Strategic Relationships to Land Your Dream Job
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whoever said that hard work and perseverance doesn't pay off sure didn't meet Tanya. What Tanya Malcolm Revell did when she was looking to make her bi...
Maximizing Your Support System For Your Career Change
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When we look at career change, we know that taking on this big life change requires a great amount of time, energy, maybe a bit of financial planning,...
Overcoming Failure Through Joint Goal Setting
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Aspire & Thrive: https://happentoyourcareer.com/aat A lot of people who set goals do not include the most important people in their life ...
The Top 4 Things I Learned About Career Change (and how you can benefit)
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As I celebrate 4 years since I became self-employed full-time, I'm sharing the top 4 lessons I've learned while working with people making career chan...
Turning Disagreement into Productive Conversations
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all have disagreements from time to time, right? Many of us, will voice our concerns to our boss and explain why our way is better. But, it's not a...
How To Test Drive A New Career Before Risking A Career Change
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You've stayed in a job you don't like for too long and you're approaching burnout. One reason you stay is that fear of the unknown outweighs the pain ...
Quitting Isn't Your Only Option When You Outgrow Your Company
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Katie only saw one way out: She had to quit. However, in our conversation, I helped Katie see a multitude of options available. Yes, quitting may be o...
Trading Places With Your Boss - Awkward? Or the Best Decision Ever?
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's likely that you've experienced working in a role for a period of time, and then you get a new boss. Many times, this can cause people to fear tha...
Putting Your Strengths into Action Now (Part 6 of 6)
16 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Don't wait until you have "total understanding." Don't wait until you feel like you have a "perfect plan." Right now, we want to encourage you to put ...
Showcase Your Signature Strengths During Interviews (Part 5 of 6)
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You know it's coming, but it still freezes you in your tracks like a deer in the headlights. Maybe it's right after you sit down in the visitor's chai...
Using Strengths in Your Career Pivot or Job Search (Part 4 of 6)
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The more you know about what makes you truly happy and satisfied, the more you can bring it into your life. Once you identify your strengths, you can ...
Don't Just Look At Your Surface Strengths (Part 3 of 6)
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What the heck are Signature Strengths? We've talked about how your signature strengths aren't just skills like, "I'm really good with Excel." There's ...
The Intersection That Creates Your Strengths (Part 2 of 6)
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It isn't just things you're good at, or things you've been praised for - although that's part of the equation. Instead, we see it as the intersection ...
Why Should You Even Care About Strength Anyway? (Part 1 of 6)
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Let's start with a question: Why do you care about your strengths? Maybe you've spent time looking at job opportunities online, getting depressed at h...
Unlock Your Ideal Career With This Powerful Combination
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you look into your past, you'll see many different experiences, from hobbies, volunteer work, to career experiences. Many times, these different th...
Create your Own Role Using Only Uncomfortable Conversations
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Big Decisions. You know how these work. Our brains usually fight us and want us to stay in our comfort zones. Plus if you're like me you can turn near...
Turning a Layoff into a Successful Mid-Career Change
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There's never an ideal time to get laid off or completely change your career, but a professional setback might actually lead to a far better opportuni...
Make Your Resume Stand Out During a Job Search
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This might come as a bit of a shocker, but we don't always post our job openings for our company. [Gasp] "I thought you were in HR for years, Scot...
Negotiating During the Hiring Process
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Let me ask you a question: When do you have the most power to negotiate? Out of all the possible times, the very best time to negotiate your pay, job,...
Take Your Career from Good to Great
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you wondered how you can move from being a good job candidate to being a great candidate? Have you identified your big "value-adds" from your pas...
How to Find Time for a Career Change
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To binge-listen to more career happiness success stories, find all the podcasts at https://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast Want to know high-performers...
How High Performers Ask For Help
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I've been studying high performers and top performers for approaching 20 years now. Lots of things have surprised me about how top performers do thing...
When You Realize Your Passion Isn't Actually Your Passion
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What if you get rejected from what you thought was going to be your purpose? What if the work you thought would be meaningful isn't? When you get reje...
Finding Meaningful Work: 3 Stories of finding career purpose
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When thinking about meaningful work and the various pieces that need to come together, it might cause you to wonder, "Are these even possible together...
How Top companies provide meaningful work (and how to recognize those that don't)
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Organizations that focus on employee experiences create more profit. Employees want more meaningful work and work experiences and are willing to take ...
What Creates Meaningful Work for High Performers?
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There's so much conflicting information out there about what creates more fulfilling, more desirable work: Is it the job? Is it the company? Is...
300 Ways to Get Unstuck - Tips and Stories from Behind the Scenes
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode. This is episode 300! We are bringing on a bunch of people today to give you a behind-the-scenes look at several aspects of ...
An Exhausting Job Can Be a Positive Thing
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us get exhausted. Maybe it's because of a lack of sleep. Maybe it's from working too much or too hard. Maybe it's from stress. But being exhau...
Land Your Dream Job With Confidence
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you that the number 1 way to land your dream job is having confidence? Would you feel like you're on the path to getting there...or jus...
You Might Be Standing in the Way of a Better Career
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Now looking back at it. I never really asked myself the questions of whether I wanted to to do this. It is just normal. Many of us do that." That's w...
Day 8: The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
By now you should have a decision! Yeah! Let's celebrate! But if you don't yet...It's ok! This is a lifelong process and some people want and need...
Day 7: Make a Decision
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's up to you now! We've done all we can do to get you on the path to the job that you love. All that is left is to decide to take the next step....
Day 6: Matching Opportunities with Wants
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here's the reality: Decisions are hard. They don't sound like they should be hard, but they stop people every single day, usually many many times a da...
Day 5: Barriers and Biases - Mindset Can Remove These!
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our minds are amazing. We can do absolutely unbelievable things with our brains! One thing we can do is we can very effectively filter and sort inform...
Day 4: What Do You Want Out of Life
18 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Remember in the last lesson when we talked about how most people miss the simple logic: you have to know where you're going to be able to figure out h...
Day 3: What Do You Want in Your Career
17 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What do you want? It's a simple enough question. I'll bet you can't easily answer that question? Go ahead and give it a try! I'll wait! Harder ...
Day 2: 10 Questions About Your Past That Lead to Your Future
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
IS REFLECTION ON THE PAST YOUR KEY TO CAREER HAPPINESS? The short answer is "H-E- double hockey sticks to the NO". (mostly because I love hockey and a...
Day 1: A Primer for Uncovering Your Signature Strengths
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
MOST PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY KNOW THEIR STRENGTHS… I hear them say things like "I learn fast" or "I'm good with people" but most people have not spen...
Intro: Figure It Out - 8-day mini-course
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've now had over 30,000 people go through our figure it out eight the mini course. (and that's a lot of people, as it turns out) Also, we realized, ...
What's Keeping You Stuck in Your Career (and How to Get Unstuck)
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As human beings, when we get stuck, we tend to focus on one thing that we latch onto as the "reason" why. Or one thing that if we could only do, it wo...
Career Change Advice From 4 People Who Didn't Have To Start Over
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common career change misconceptions is that you'll have to start over – that all of your experience will go out the window if you ma...
Discover the Transferable Experience You Already Have
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are your skills transferable to your dream career? Many people don't believe that their skills can apply to the career they are desiring to move in...