How To Make A Career Change

Career change?  Life change? What do you do if you know you’re ready for a change, but have no idea what you want to do? Today’s solo is based on one listener’s question: I want to make a career change, but I feel stuck. How do I take the first step? Judi responds by walking us through each step along the way during her career change from hotel bartender to hotel express meeting manager–salary, 401k, and all! If you find yourself seeking a career change of your own, let Judi’s story be a reminder that you don’t need to wait for anyone’s permission to begin living the life you deserve and desire. So muster up some courage, put that pen to paper, get your boots on the ground and send that email because the future belongs to the brave.

Today on Yes, And:

  • What’s the first step to finding that job you really want?
  • How hummingbirds teach us about career changes 
  • Actionables for when you’re feeling lost or stuck
  • How Judi landed her role in the corporate hotel industry

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This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Top Quotes: 

  1. “If you’re lost, you need to go be a hummingbird. A hummingbird’s job is to go get its nectar from all different types of flowers—it doesn’t just feast on one flower.”
  2. “It’s so much easier to find a new job while you have a job.
  3. “Every time I went to work, at the bar, or when I was in sales and marketing, I knew I was doing something bigger. I was in the middle of my experiment, researching and preparing for who I needed to become in order to step into the next big thing.”
  4. “If you’ve recognized that your beautiful ambitions, dreams and desires are getting stuck inside your head, remember that you don’t need to take all of the steps—just the next one.”