Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search

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...

Key Actions Before You Quit Your Job

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you considered quitting your job? Are you frustrated because your job doesn't fit you? We get emails about this all the time. Every situation is ...

How limiting your choices = Freedom: A counterintuitive approach to your best life

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone I talk to wants freedom, until they realize how it really actually works. One thing that comes up frequently while coaching people through ca...

The Hidden Cost of Compromising Your Values for Your Job

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2: Where are they now series. Have you've said 'yes' to a job offer, even though it didn't match up with your values? Matt Toy, also took a job o...

The Path to Your Dream Job Starts Here

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you noticed any recurring themes in your life? These patterns can range from the habits you form, the hobbies you enjoy, the work you choose, the...

Create a Path to Accomplish Your Wildly Unrealistic Goals

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As kids, we all have dreams and aspirations for what we want to do when we grow up. However, as we get older, we tend to put down our dreams to pursue...

How the Formula for Career Happiness Can Help You Reach Your Dream Career

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and I continue to delve deeper into the things that led to her career change (and changed her entire life, too!). As she completed the Clifton...

How to Find the Time to Career Change (Even when you're insanely busy)

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready for a career change? Want to find the time to make a career change? We would love to talk with you about your situation and help you fig...

Changing Yourself to Fit Your Career Won't Bring Satisfaction

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready for a career change? We would love to talk with you about your situation and help you figure out the best path for you to follow. Schedu...

Avoiding Passion To Find Career Happiness With Daniel Pink

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Pink is a New York Times best selling author, well-known keynote speaker and speech writer for Al Gore. Looking at his career, you'd have no id...

The Status Quo is Preventing Your Happiness

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is staying at a job you hate holding you back from happiness? What if you've changed careers…and the new work wasn't quite the fit you thought it wo...

Find Clarity Through Journaling 3 Minutes a Day

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Gia tells us how she was always a girl who had a diary growing up. Nowadays, Gia got back into journaling and starts every morning wr...

Beating the Martyrdom Mindset

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Emilie Aires joins Scott to discuss what the martyrdom mindset is, how it relates to burnout, and how to overcome it.

Using Your Strengths as a Multipotentialite

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Melanie, like you, identifies as a multipod. When Melanie Buford was making a college decision, she felt torn between two very different directions: O...

How Career Happiness Really Works

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is staying at a job you hate holding you back from happiness? What if you've changed careers…and the new work wasn't quite the fit you thought it wo...

6 Keys to Career Happiness

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A little while back, I had a Skype call with a former Google employee who made a transition into a role that fits his strengths even better. He is tot...

Transferring Out of a Good Job - Actual Coaching Call

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

So what happens when you're in your role working for a company and, for the most part, it's been great. You've been there for a while, and you know lo...

Saying "No" to Focus on What's Important with Michael Hyatt

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Most of the people I know, and coach, are recovering people-pleasers…" New York Times Best Selling Author, Michael Hyatt said this to me in our rec...

The Most Unexpected Career Change Advice You Need to Hear

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We've now asked hundreds of people who've made successful career pivots one question after they've completed the journey:  "What advice would you giv...

Stop Holding Yourself Back and Pivot Toward Your Next Career Change

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Blake is the author of the books PIVOT: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One and Life After College. She is also a career and business...

I Want to Create a Life for Myself, Not Just a J-O-B

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If we are always looking for external milestones, like a new job title or pay increase, without first addressing the internal stuff, we'll always be o...

Beating the Perfectionism Out of You and Starting That Coaching Business

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever considered trying to start your own coaching business? (A career coach, a fitness coach, a relationship coach, a leadership coach, anyth...

The 9 Best Career Development Books + 2 Hacks to Speed Through Your Reading List

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about former first lady Michelle Obama, the founders of The Muse, and Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert and the impact they can make on your...

Confession Time: Weird Habits That Multiply My Energy Levels

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Jobs wore the same clothing every day. A famous composer used to stand on his head for 15 minutes each morning. Nikola Tesla did strange toe exe...

The Power of Unlearning with Wayfinding Academy

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wayfinding Academy is the College that's changing everything. Learn the importance of UNLEARNING and see how this new college is changing the status q...

5 Ways to Stay a Badass Every Day

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

NYT Best-selling author Jen Sincero sits down with Scott to share tips for mastering the art of badassery every day. Learn how she works out her motiv...

3 Ways to Showcase Strengths in Your Next Interview [Live Coaching Call]

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bree knew she wasn't using her strengths in her draining, repetitive role, but she wasn't sure how to step into a position that truly fit her unique g...

Career Change Advice From Linnea Who Jumped 4 Titles In 6 Months

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Linnea is just like you. She was a listener of the HTYC podcast, and decided it was time to make a career change. She signed up for career coaching an...

What if Big Dreams Didn't Take Time? (3 of 3)

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You've probably heard people say things like. "Big Dreams take time" or "that type of success takes time" or my absolute favorite. "Just give it a lit...

Upgrading Your Mindset to Make the Impossible Possible (1 of 3)

03 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Years ago when I first started Happen To Your Career, my good friend Mark and I created an 8 Day mini-course to help people begin to figure out what t...

How to Reframe your Future

24 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone and their mother is going to email you about your resolutions and goals now that it's the beginning of 2018. I don't want to do that to you. ...

Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers - 6 Ways to get Reassurance that your new career is right for you

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wondering how you're going to know if you like your new career or company before you transition? Good news. We've put together 6 ways you can get some...

Why Jobs with Jay-Z and Allen Iverson Don't Equal Career Happiness

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Most people would call Mo's roles with Jay-Z, Hollywood directors, and Allen Iverson "dream jobs," but no matter how shiny the job title, he still cou...

Help! I Feel Stuck In My Career

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katie felt trapped. She'd invested in her company for a number of years, and she felt there was nowhere left to advance. To top it off, her employer h...

Why You Don't Even Know Perfectionism is Holding You Back

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As far as I know perfection doesn't exist because it's subjective. This of course means that if we are after perfection, then we are already setting o...

Using Strengths and Anti-strengths to Find a Career Made for You

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

t's easy to think about the weaknesses that could hold you back from your next career move, but research shows high achievers focus most on their stre...

How Perseverance Put Dan on the Phone with Tony Robbins

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hit a roadblock on finding career happiness? Hear how practicing perseverance landed Dan his dream career interviewing celebrities like Donald Trump, ...

What it's really like to become a career coach

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are you interested in becoming a career coach? Have you wondered what it's really like and what it really takes? Scott is joined by Phillip Migyanko a...

How Kristy Celebrated Small Victories On The Way To Her Dream Career

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If money was no object, what would your retirement plan look like? What if you found a career that enabled you to live out your retirement plans NOW, ...

Why You Should Step Outside the Bounds of Your College Major

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You're not still rocking your high school hairstyle, so why restrict yourself to the job you thought you wanted way back then? It's time to step out o...

How Career Change at 35 is Different than at 25 (or even 45 or 55)

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What challenges will you have when making a career change in your 30s? Or secret advantages when you're 40? What about "imagined" challenges at 20? Fi...

Reach Out of Your Comfort Zone

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sure. Feeling safe and at ease is great and all, but what goals have you ever achieved by staying in your comfort zone??   We're willing to bet on n...

How Linnea Leaped 4 Titles in Only 6 Months

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Like Gabby Douglas' leap from underdog to olympic medalist, Linnea leapt from Marketing Manager to Senior VP—in only six months! Learn the full imme...

How to be yourself during an interview

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Long before you even begin thinking about going on an interview, you need to get into the right mindset. This accounts for nearly 80% of your intervie...

Choosing a Business Recipe That Works for You

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know there are 3 primary ways to start a business, and each is tailored to specific personalities? Listen to learn which business recipe fits ...

Why You Should Rip Up Your 5-Year Plan

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ever feel like you're headed on a career trajectory that you don't even want anymore? The 5-year plan worked in an age when pensions existed, but toda...

Designing a Clarity Inducing Sabbatical

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

    What happens when you're already in a good work and life situation but what you really want is to be in an "ideal" situation? For example: What ...

Do I need to accept less pay when I pivot?

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Do you worry that it's not possible to make money and do work that you enjoy? This has been one of the most common questions we get at happen to your ...

Avoid the application black hole; guaranteed

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Want to know how to avoid getting lost in the application stuck when there's 30,50 or 200 people applying? Learn some examples of convincing approache...

Making a Career Change After Being Laid Off [Live Coaching Call]

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robert was an executive earning great money, and enjoying life and work, when he was unexpectedly laid off. At first he believed he would be able to e...

Reverse Engineering Impossible Situations

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It happens to all of us: you're cruising along (in your career, your relationship, your health, whatever). You put your destination into the GPS, star...

Should I Quit My Job? How to Know if it's OK.

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine this scene: you're driving to the office, and you feel your stomach tighten up. It's not like butterflies, it's more like anxious nerves start...

The Four Tendencies: A Personality Test to Transform Your Career

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of The Happen To Your Career Podcast, four-time NYT bestselling author Gretchen Rubin dives into the science behind unmet resol...

Advance Your Career by Discovering Your Strengths

16 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What if you could take the very small parts of your past jobs that you love the very most, and spend most of your day doing those things that you were...

Unusual Must Hear Advice from 6 Successful Career Changers

09 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We've now asked hundreds of people who've made successful career pivots one question after they've completed the journey:   "What advice would you gi...

Why Careers That Help Others Might Not Be Fulfilling for You

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Description: Wondering what types of jobs help people? This mentality will lead you the exact opposite direction of a fulfilling career. In this episo...

I want to create a life for myself not just a job

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Think back to the day of your high school graduation. Remember the heat. Remember the squirming. Remember the excitement to get out of that place, and...

Breaking Down the Difficulties of Career Change with Lisa Lewis

18 Jun 2018

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 t...

A Private Conversation: Our own perfectionism on the HTYC team and how we handle it.

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do you know when you're perfectionism is getting in the way of your progress? Or is it what helps you to be successful. Or is it somewhere in betw...

How Career Change at 20 is Different than 30 (or even 40 and 50)

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What challenges will you have when making a career change at 30? Or secret advantages when you're 40? What about "imagined" challenges at 20? Find out...

Creating Connections That Generate New Career Opportunities With Darrah Brustein

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do you get in touch with people who are incredibly busy? Such as executives that may hold the key to starting a new career at a company you're exc...

What would you do if you weren't in your current career?

14 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What would you want to do if you weren't on your current path? Louise McNee had always been the type of person who knew exactly where she wanted to go...

Dan Pink - Why following passion alone doesn't work for your career

07 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Pink has written multiple New York Times best sellers, he's been a speech writer for Al Gore, He's given many Keynotes all over the world. His cur...

Turning Your Passions into your Career with Christie Mims

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What is my passion?? Passion can be defined in many ways in relation to your career. Christie Mims, the founder of the Revolutionary Club, a Forbes T...

Become Unhackable with Kary Oberbrunner

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been so excited about a new project or goal that you've set for yourself that you just can't wait to start? You sit and visualize yourse...

Why You Don't Even Know Perfectionism is Holding You Back

16 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Is Being a Perfectionist holding you back? Where does perfectionism come from in the first place? What's the meaning of perfectionist really?   Here'...

If Willpower doesn't work, what does?

09 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What if you already have a very comfortable job but you want more? How do you create the environment to make a change when you already have it pretty ...

How having Awkward Conversations can Completely Change Your Life in Surprising Ways

02 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What if the moments in our lives that feel the most awkward are actually the most valuable? That's the question that Melissa Dahl poses in her new boo...

Making complicated career decisions insanely simple

26 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When you're faced with hard decisions like "should I take this other job" or "How do I know if this company is worth my time" or "is this type of role...

Corporate Burnout? Independent Consulting Could Be Your Solution

19 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Maybe you used to really enjoy your job, but lately you've been feeling burnt out. The good news is there is a way to revitalize those feelings you on...

Careers for Creative People

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What if you're a creative thinker who's in a role that doesn't allow you to use all that creativity? I would say "square peg, round hole" but usually ...

Multipotentialite: How to Be Everything With Emilie Wapnick

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

According to our guest (and coiner of the term), Emilie Wapnick, a multipotentialite is a person that doesn't have "one true calling the way that spec...

Reach Out of Your Comfort Zone

26 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sure. Feeling safe and at ease is great and all, but what goals have you ever achieved by staying in your comfort zone??   We're willing to bet on n...

Get Unstuck, Find a New Career Path

19 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Starting the career search process can be intimidating, especially since the first thing any job search website asks for is WHAT? Like you're suppose...

Why Vulnerability is the Greatest Job Search Hack

12 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is our first podcast episode ever where we share the story of our Career Change Bootcamp graduate, Margaret Fredrickson, alongside her career coa...

How to be yourself during an interview

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Interviewing can be a scary experience, because we feel like we have to fit into a certain box. But, what if I told you there are a few simple ways to...

Focus on creating a purposeful life, and everything else will fall into place

29 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are constantly told that life is about the journey, not the destination. But, what if our so-called "journey" doesn't have any purpose? During this...

Give Yourself Permission To Unlock Your Fullest Potential

22 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel like you're living your life in fear of what you could actually accomplish if you tried? On this podcast episode, we'll be sharing 4 essen...

Switching Industries Without Compromising Your Career's Trajectory

15 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Maybe you really enjoyed your job when you started…years ago. But now, you stroll into work each morning disengaged and hopeless. You're not alone. ...

How to Live Authentically in Your Career

08 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are the expectations of others holding you back from doing work that is truly fulfilling? Most of us feel like we have to behave like one person when ...

How to Reframe your future in the New Year

01 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone and their mother is going to email you about your resolutions and goals now that it's the beginning of 2018. I don't want to do that to you....

How to Start a Side Hustle with Chris Guillebeau

25 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation with Chris we get deep into how: Take off some of the pressure by learning the difference between a startup and an income genera...

Connect with Anyone Using Introductions

18 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I remember in 2006 I had just been fired from a job that I hated.   I was pretty determined to not have to go back to "just another job" where I woul...

How to Fight Burn Out at Work

11 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT EMILIE ARIES Emilie Aries is the Founder and CEO of Bossed Up, an organization that promotes a program that helps thousands of women step into ...

When Staying in Your Job is Holding you Back from Happiness

04 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Learn why it's important to be authentic and honest during the interview process and how it can put you a step above the rest. How can hard conversat...

Making Difficult Career Decisions Easier Every Time

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What if you could have a system to rely on to make all your important decisions?   My friend Pete Mockaitis and I had a great conversation on the pod...

Turning relationships into job offers

12 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Let me tell you about a great problem to have -- and a question that came from one of our students inside of Career Change Bootcamp, our signature pro...

Should I Quit My Job? How to know if it's ok

06 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Walk through the four questions you must ask yourself before giving yourself permission to make a substantial life change and leave the work that doe...

The 4 Keys to a Meaningful Career

30 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest, Dan Cumberland, is a former youth pastor who suffered what he described as a "theological breakdown" early in his career. The power of ...

Setting Boundaries in your Career: When and How to Say NO

23 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aaaaaand...I'm back!   I hope you enjoyed last week's message from Lisa and Josh to celebrate our 200th episode of the podcast.   (I still cannot be...

How Scott Barlow Changes Lives with Lisa Lewis and Joshua Rivers

16 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today marks the 200th episode of the Happen to Your Career podcast.   Can you believe it? (We hardly can!)   Scott started the podcast 4 years ago, ...

Career Confidence with guest Maxie McCoy (Revisited)

09 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want to have an answer to the "What do you do?" question that's as powerful as that one?   If you do, you can start by asking yourself the que...

Decluttering Your Life with Angela Wagner

02 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

One thing I've noticed after coaching for years is that the way you do one thing in your life is usually a sign of how you do everything.   Let me ex...

Remote Workers and Travel with Adda Birnir

25 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever heard of Soccer Tots?   In 2011 I hadn't either.   It's where you take little kids and they jump through hula hoops, run around cones,...

What Brene Brown and the Art of Charm have in common?

18 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

  So, true story: almost everyone on my team here at Happen to Your Career is an introvert. (Myself included!)   Which is kind of surprising for a c...

Beating the Perfectionism Out Of You and Starting That Coaching Business with Marc Mawhinney

11 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ever thought about becoming a coach? If so, press play immediately on this episode where Scott Barlow welcomes back Marc Mawhinney, the founder of Nat...

Reverse Engineering Impossible Situations

04 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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The Power of Storytelling with Danny Rubin (revisited)

28 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Writing like a Pro in the business world seems like a huge undertaking that is easier said than done. Luckily, we have Danny H. Rubin as our guest tod...

Figuring Out What REALLY Fits with Eric Murphy

21 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when you decide your current job no longer fits your values? You fill your iPhone with numbers from all of the CEOs you've just made ...