The Career Change Podcast
Episodes
#61 How To Increase Your Career Change Options After 40
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do your career change options feel limited as a professional over 40? Hit play to discover why the problem isn't a lack of options — it's ...
#60 Career Change Problems Worth Having
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Changing careers or starting your own business after 35 can seem hard. But do you know what's also hard?! Staying stuck in a career you hate or n...
#59 How To Escape The Overthinker's Negativity Trap
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you tend to (endlessly) overthink your career change, but never get any solid clarity about it? Keep noticing (and worrying about!) problems and ...
#58 The Antidote To Risking It All
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to discover the portfolio career strategy I use with career change clients who "can't just risk it all"? Are you a professional o...
#57 Who Do You Most Want To Work With?
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who is your who? Figuring out who you most want to work with in your new career or business is key. Especially if you feel overwhelmed by too many car...
#56 The Advantage Of Starting A Business After 40
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would you love to start your own business, but worry that your age (over 40-ish) and career history will work against you? Hit play to have your assum...
#55 The Most Risky Career Change Strategy After 35!
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do YOU tend to worry about the most? The risks of changing careers or starting your own business? Or the risks of staying stuck in that career ...
#54 The "All Or Nothing Myth" Sabotaging Your Career Change
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think starting a business is unrealistic for you (as someone who needs a paycheque)? Then you are likely taking advice from people who don&apos...
#53 How To Think About The Future Of Work
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you feel curious or scared by the (many!) changes happening in the world of work depends on HOW you choose to think about them. Would you like...
#52 How To Escape The "Safe Pair Of Hands" Job Trap!
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you feeling overworked and undervalued at work? Losing confidence in yourself and your skills? Starting to wonder if you even have any viable care...
#51 How To Avoid Starting From Scratch After 35
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you an aspiring career changer over 35? Worried about having to start from scratch again? Hit play to discover the biggest advantage you have as ...
#50 Why Consistency Beats Perfectionism (Career Change)
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Perfectionists give up earlier and more easily! Have you noticed?I almost (cheekily;) called this new episode: "Why Perfectionists Give Up On The...
#49 Is Stockholm Syndrome Keeping You Stuck In A Job You Hate?
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome? What if I told you a similar thing occurs amongst a big number of professionals over 35 who know they really ought...
#48 Is It Too Risky To Change Careers After 45?
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel torn between staying put in the job/career you don't enjoy ("not risky"!) OR making a big career change ("risky"!...
#47 Stop Thinking Like An Employee (If You Want To Change Careers!)
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you've always worked for someone else then you are likely sabotaging your career change without even realizing it! That's because you mig...
#46 The (Endless) Hunt For The Perfect Career Change Idea
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you (still) trying to find that one perfect idea, so you can (finally!) change careers or start that business? Have you (already) spent years dow...
#45 Don't Let Waiting Become A Habit! (Career Change)
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you fallen into a procrastination-shaped hole with your career change or business plans? I've noticed a real tendency amongst aspir...
#44 How To Get Out Of Your Head! (To Stop Idea Overwhelm & Overthinking)
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you keep overwhelming yourself with too many career change ideas? Or overthinking the few you have until you kill them off or end up in analysis pa...
#43 The (Real) Worst Case Scenario For Career Changers
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if you were ALREADY in your worst case scenario? What if you stopped wasting so much time and energy on distracting yourself with what might or m...
#42 Will You Regret Changing Careers?
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you worried about failing and regretting it IF you were to change careers or start that business? But are you also stuck in a career or job you ...
#41 Why You Don't Have To Risk It All To Start A Business
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Would you love to start your own business but can’t just “quit your job and go all in from day one”?Wonder if you are even cut out to join the e...
#40 Help - I Hate Selling Myself!
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you hate blowing your own trumpet or tooting your own horn? Feel like a sleazy second hand car sales person the moment you start “selling yoursel...
#39 The Kryptonite Keeping You Stuck In The Job You Want To Leave
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you still stuck in the job you want to leave because you keep getting in your own way? If you've been wanting to change careers or start yo...
#38 The Only Thing To Focus On This Year If You Want To Change Careers
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hit play to discover the only thing to focus on this year IF you want to make sure your career change (finally!) happens. Many people overcomplicate h...
#37 How To Get A Foot In The Door As A Career Changer Over 35
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel intimidated by gatekeepers when you think about moving into a different career or starting your own business? Or worry that your CV/resume...
#36 No Passion? No Problem!
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do if you cannot "find your passion?" Are you wondering what your passion is or how to find it? Keen to start your career transi...
#35 How To Stop Pinballing & Start Getting Career Change Clarity
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel like a pinball in your life right now? Torn between changing careers or starting your own business or travelling or moving abroad or to th...
#34 Why You Dabble And How To Stop It! (Career Change)
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why do you keep dabbling? Even when you know it will sabotage rather than support your career change efforts? There are actually several “good” re...
#33 How To Find Business Ideas When You Are Not Steve Jobs
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Would you love to start your own business BUT don't really feel like you are the "entrepreneurial type"? Or maybe you feel stuck in you...
#32 Confidence First Aid For Career Changers
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence issues can be a real show stopper for career changers - Have you noticed? Hit play for some instant first aid! What if I told you that low ...
#31 What Can I Get With What I've Got?
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you are not enjoying the career you've been in for years, then basing your career transition on that (by asking "What Can I Get With W...
#30 Will I Throw It All Away If I Change Careers?
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a mid-career professional you've likely worked very hard to get to where you are today. And even though you know deep down you need a big chan...
#29 How To Stop Putting Your Career Change On Hold
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you keep putting your career change or business plans on hold? Find yourself reverting back to dabbling and never getting any real results? This ep...
#28 How To Avoid Making THE Wrong Career Change Decision
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you afraid of making THE wrong decision when it comes to your career change or first business? Then you are likely falling for what I call "T...
#27 Should You Turn Your Passion Into A Business?
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Should you should turn your passion into a business? This episode will help you skip past the fluff and hype in order to figure out what's right ...
#26 How Perfectionism Is Sabotaging Your Career Change
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Perfectionists have a MUCH harder time changing careers or starting their own business - Have you noticed? If you suffer from toxic perfectionism, you...
#25 Is It Too Risky To Not Change Career?
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you tend to focus on the (often imagined) risks of changing careers whilst totally ignoring the (often very real) risks of staying stuck in the car...
#24 How To Worry (Constructively!)
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you stuck in a holding pattern with your career change? Maybe you put your transition on hold due to the pandemic? And here you are 18+ months d...
#23 Should I Quit My Job?
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When, how and why you quit your job can make or break your career transition - Especially for those of us over 35! In this key episode, Rikke will wal...
#22 Should You Just Be Grateful For The Job You Already Have?
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you crazy for wanting a career change if you already have (on paper) a great profession or job with money/reputation/"safety" baked into...
#21 The Career Change Confidence Myth
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to bust the myth that you have to be confident if you want to change careers or become an entrepreneur. So if you feel like confidence ...
#20 How To Network When Changing Careers
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Networking makes a lot of otherwise smart and sociable people extremely uncomfortable - Let's change that! Done right (i.e. in a non-sleazy way!...
#19 What To Do When Career Change Feels Uncomfortable
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you are going through an uncomfortable time in your career transition - And might even wonder if it's all worth it - This episode is for you. ...
#18 How To Stop Overthinking!
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How much time and energy do you spend (or have spent) overthinking your career change or business ideas (or lack thereof)? And do you actually find ov...
#17 Do You Really Have To Retrain?
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Worried about having to retrain completely if you want to change careers or start a new business? Still stuck in that profession you've totally o...
#16 How To Deal With Imposter Syndrome
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you tend to credit your achievements to luck or other people? Have a tendency to notice your failures and "not good enough" moments a lot...
#15 How To Stop Comparing And Despairing On Social Media After 35!
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you worry about having left it too late or not being confident enough to make a career change into a new field or to start your own business? Are y...
#14 How To Stay Motivated During A Career Change
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a tendency to start and stop when it comes to your career change or own business efforts? Wonder how to stay motivated when everything s...
#13 Why You Haven't Changed Careers Or Started That Business...Yet!
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been wanting to change careers or start a business for years - This is a must-listen episode. We'll dive deep and get honest about...
#12 How To Stop Talking Yourself Out Of Your Career Change
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have you talked yourself out of a great career change or business idea? Maybe you really liked the idea initially, but then you started...
#11 What If My Business Idea Already Exists?
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of career changers and new entrepreneurs feel very discouraged if they discover that someone is ALREADY doing what they want to do. So they wo...
#10 Distractions And Uncertainty
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you stay focused on your career change or business plans during times of uncertainty? How do you avoid getting distracted and end up stress/doo...
#9 Am I Making The Right Career Change Decision?
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know if you are making the right career change decision? How can you know if you'll even like running your own business? What if it tu...
#8 Am I Too Old To Change Careers?
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you too old to change careers in your late 30s, 40s or 50s? Worried you've left it too late to start the right business? Feel conflicted beca...
#7 What If I Don't Have Enough Experience?
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What if you stopped thinking like an employee about what's (not) possible and started thinking like an entrepreneur instead? What if you didn&apo...
#6 Does It Take Too Long To Change Careers?
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel stuck because you worry it will take too long to change careers or start your own business? Many people over 35 overestimate the risks of ...
#5 Perfectionism Equals Fear Of Failure
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Perfectionists find it hard to start their own business or change careers. Why? Because they avoid doing anything that could lead to failure. However,...
#4 Is Now The Right Time To Change Career Or Start A Business?
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With everything going on in the world right now - Especially if you are also spending a lot of time following the news or doomscrolling - You might be...
#3 Stuck In Analysis Paralysis? Do This Instead!
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how to overcome analysis paralysis - Step by step. This episode will show you how to get out of your head and into action instead! Packed ful...
#2 Too Many Ideas Or Passions? (How To Choose)
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you choose the right idea or passion when you have too many? And how do you figure out if you'll even enjoy building a career change or bu...
#1 How This Podcast Will Help You Start The Right Business Or Change Careers
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Discover what works when it comes to changing careers or starting a business in your mid 30s to your mid 50s. This is a whistle-stop tour of what to...
The Career Change Podcast Trailer
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Career Change Podcast will show you how to change careers or figure out what business to start when you are a smart (but stuck) person in your mid...