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Can you imagine a holiday turning into your next career change?A lot of people love the idea of making a career change turning something they really enjoy into what they do for work.Susan Brunialti had a busy role as a Business Account manager in FMCG, but got to a point - like many others do - where she knew she needed to make a change.Making a decision to make a career change after 40, to leave a successful role, is a big decision at anytime, but for Susan, just two weeks after making that decision, she had a major health scare that led to a series of events including one that opened up a whole new career for her as a photographer...!In this podcast interview Susan shares:how a serious health issue prompted a life long 'bucket list' experience to happenfeedback from friends and family that lead to exploring a love of photography as a careerthe approach she took to build her skills and experience in a new fieldthe unexpected positive benefit of photography on other areas of her lifehow she manages 'work life

When you have a 'successful' career, making a significant career change after 40 takes courage - and - often it needs a trigger of some sort.Why else would you leave the comfort and certainty of what you already know?For Rachael Huntly the trigger was having her 4th child and feeling like she just couldn't go back and keep doing what she had been doing... her role wasn't bad, and she loved her clients, BUT it wasn't satisfying her on a deeper level...So she didn't go back to her job and instead has started a new career working for herself as a Scientific Hand Analyst.If you're asking yourself - What the hell is a Scientific Hand Analyst??? - then you're not alone!In this interview episode Rachael shares:What a Scientific Hand Analyst is [and what it's not!]The unusual and indirect way she discovered it was what she wanted to doHow the skeptics in her life reacted to her decision to work for herselfThe scariest part of making the change - and how she manages itTips for anyone thinking about making a change fro

When you want to leave a successful career to start your own business one of the first hurdles you will face is the question of money...How will you earn enough?How long will it take to earn what you're used to earning?What happens if you don't?What will that mean?How will you pay your bills???Then pretty quickly, with all that inner negative nancy chatter going on in your head, you just drop into the 'that's all too hard and scary/risky basket' so you park the idea and just go back to same old same old with that idea to work for yourself moving to the back of your mind....But... if you really do want to consider doing your own thing one day, then dealing with 'the money question' is really important....In this podcast episode Shandra share's 5 tips about money after 5 years of working for herself.She shares:How money played out in her decision to leave her well paying corporate jobPractical steps to take before you change your work statusThe numbers you need to knowa worrying statement a lot of women say whe

It sounds a bit unusual, I know....But, Seona Roberts has a busy full time job with a medical company - and - has started a business based on sharing her passion for crochet...In this podcast interview Seona shares insights into how she 'stumbled' into this new business and:How she finds the time between a senior and demanding full time job to build a business on the sideHow an MBA prompted her to consider a business of her ownThe approach she has taken to simplify the business whilst expanding her reachThe added benefits of crochet - beyond creating beautiful piecesWhat the next phase of her 'side gig' life looks likeTips for you if you are thinking of starting your own business whilst you're still working - including what to do if you feel like you don't have time, or you're too tired to do anything else...Seona shares openly about her road so far and her vision for the future - so if you have had some sort of an inkling of an idea for working for yourself, this episode is definitely worth a listen!If you w

Making a career change to work for yourself after 20 years in an industry is a big leap to make...That's exactly what Shauna Thomson did... She was a single parent [by choice], in her early 40's, in an organisation that valued youth and encouraged a negative competitive culture... The impact of being in that environment took it's toll and along with significant events in her personal life, Shauna made the decision to leave and to work for herself.In this honest and open conversation Shauna shares:the calling she had in high school that wouldn't go awaythe impact of new bosses and new directionsthe early warning signs that were there, that she didn't listen to - and the consequences of thatthe symbol in a dream that is central to her business nowtips on how to really look at your finances before you quit your job, the value of building a 'mindful' networkWhat her family were happy about - and not so happy about in the changes she made...This is a great episode for anyone thinking about making a change to get a

After a successful career getting to a General Manager role in a Software company lost it's appeal, and health issues started appearing, Peta Gillian - then in her early 40's - resigned to start a work life in the health industry as the owner of 'Strong Healthy Women'....In this podcast interview Peta shares:the exact moment she knew she needed to resign and why she did ithow she melded personal experience and passions into her business directionthe plans she didn't have that she wished she did as she started working for herselfThe transition approach she took and how it helped build her confidenceThe family member who still doesn't think she has a 'real job'One thing that is hard about working for yourself that she didn't expectThe inspiration she gets from her clientsThis is a great conversation with insights on the different ways you can make successful career change after 40...Thank you for listening!If you would like to connect with Peta and find out more about her you can do that here:Website - www.stro

If you are going to make the change to working for yourself, you can't just focus on the outer game...It can be tempting to just get caught up with the "busy busy" to do list of actions and ticking things off your list, but the reality is that this is a trap!The bigger and more influential game is managing your inner game...This episode was inspired buy conversations with a few clients this week and the Australian Open being on….Tennis is such a great analogy for business and life because you can have the skills and the know how, but how you show up, how you respond on the day, in each moment has a massive impact on the results…So yes working on the practical things is important – you have to take action, build your skills and competence on all the surface level stuff…. But can’t only focus on that…Because whilst those things are important and need to be done - they are not the whole game and only focusing on them can leave you unprepared for the inner stuff that can and will come up.In this episode Shandra s

When you've been doing your job for a long time and you're good at it and then... 'something happens' that means you can't keep doing that job anymore, it can be very, very unsettling... and making a significant career change after 40 can be even more scary.You've been in a comfort zone of familiar territory and feeling confident in your ability to just know what needs to be done and feeling able to get those things done... and when that is no longer there many people struggle to get clarity and adjust to what's next...Michelle Bowditch was worked out of her high level EA role by the rise of and effective use of technology.Instead of falling in a heap, or just looking for another job somewhere else, she used that reality as a catalyst to go out on her own...She channelled her passion for supporting and advocating for EA's into creating her own business - Door20A - which supports EA's to increase their confidence and use of tech tools to streamline more mundane tasks so they can focus on providing higher value

Making a career change can be challenging at any age - but after 40 a lot of people, especially women, feel like they might have left it too late to make change... That's the reason why this podcast interview series was created - to showcase a range of stories of women who have gotten to a point where they said enough! Now it's time for me to do something I really want to do!Robin Rakowsky was a librarian for 20 years when she felt that something was calling her to make a change and do something different... she just couldn't imagine herself sitting at a desk fro the rest of her working life...She started looking at courses that might give her a bit of an outlet and as a result she now works for herself as a Floral Designer and totally loves what she does.In this podcast interview, Robin shares:The influence her family had on making the changeThe surprising household addition that has added extra joyWhat it feels like when she's in the zone of her workMantras she lives and works byWhy she thinks it's easier

Making career change after 40 is often seen as 'too hard' or 'too late', but this series of interviews will showcase a range of stories with women who have done exactly that.Alison Vidotto was happy in a challenging career, but a massive growth spurt in the family business meant she had to leave that job to step in as CEO to oversee the strategy and direction of the business.In this episode she shares:How she had to find and develop a passion for the businessThe challenges of imposter syndrome and how she managed itThe contrast in communication styles of the type of people she was working with compared to what she was used toThe challenge of explosive growth vs the challenge of a market crashThe most important support she got to help with the transition and growthBuilding the family business back up to 7 figures and beyondIf you have ever thought that making a career change after 40 is too late or too hard then listen to this episode.Thank you for listening!

Hello and welcome to the new year and the new decade!!!This episode is all about creating your Vision and Goals and helping you to make the most of the year ahead by making sure you are aligning your focus, attention and energy with your actions – and to make sure they are going to be moving you in the direction you want to go…If you finished 2019 feeling like you hadn't quite done the things you really wanted to do and you want to set 2020 up to be the year you made things happen then this episode is a great place for you to start!In this episode Shandra shares extracts from her goal setting workshop including:4 steps to set your goalsHow to make sure they are YOUR goals, not things other people expect or want from youThe difference between a goal and a 'To Do' listThe simple things that can dramatically increase your chances of achieving your goalsOne thing to include to make your goal measurableIf you want to actually do this and have a step by step guided process to help you set - and GET - your goals the

Another year rolls to a close and a new one opens up with a whole new sense of possibility and new beginnings... and with 2020 bringing the start of a whole new DECADE this is a great time for you to really make things happen!It can be easy to get excited about that 'fresh start' that we seem to give ourselves at the start of a new year - and when you leverage it well, it can be the catalyst for making great things happen... or... not....Before you rush into setting resolutions or goals for the new year it's first really important to look back... to review what's happened - good bad and ugly - so you can extract the learnings from it and make even better decisions about what's most important to you in the coming year and beyond...In this last episode for the year, Shandra shares: Quotes from a philosopher and a Basketball playerFour simple questions to use to reflect on the last year or soIdeas on how much time you should spend on this reflectionOptions of how you can do this to get super leverage from your b

Carla and Emma - aka The Merrymaker Sisters - went from soul destroying Government jobs, to being advocates of joy.They have created a business and work they truly love by building their own super successful online yoga, pilates and meditation studio, which is helping thousands of people to move their bodies and minds in a judgement free celebration of all things Merry!In this interview Shandra explores with them:How they got to the stage of 'feeling ready' to make the leapAn unusual question they asked themselves that helped them get past the 'risk factor'What happened when Plan A failed and Plan B happened on the same dayHow others reacted to them quitting their 'safe well paying' jobsThe impact that money had on their initial decision to quit their jobs, and how it has played out as their business has grownThe $10 Million dollar lesson they got over a free lunchSomething they wish they did even earlier in their business that every business needs to do...Their #1 tip for anyone considering a career change t

It's not everyday that people associate making a career change and wellbeing - but maybe it should be!As you get older it's common to get to a point of burnout or frustration with a role or an industry that worked for you before, but now, just ... doesn't work for you anymore.It could be that restructures and industry changes have had such a big impact that 'it's just not the same anymore', or it could be that you want more from your life and work.It can be tough to make a big change to your career - so you need to give yourself as many leverage points as you can!In this week's podcast episode Shandra explores the idea of using your own Wellbeing to help you reflect on your work situation and to consider what's working about it, and what's not.She shares:Her defintion of 'True Wellbeing' Explores the 3 aspects of Wellbeing How you can use each of them to get a different perspective on your potential career change "Life is not merely being alive, but being well"Marcus AureliusThank you for listening!

Thinking about Career Change can sometimes feel like a job in itself - but just thinking about it doesn't make it happen! You have to actually do something - and generally you have do to quite a few things, many times over before you find yourself in a new working situation that's really working for you.As a fan of reading, Shandra has declared a 'book of the year' and in this week's episode she shares how it can help you create the work life you are looking for.In this episode she shares:3 core take outs from the book How you can apply them specifically to making significant career changeExamples of clients who did - and didn't - apply these approaches in their career and what happenedThe perfect amount of change to make at anyone time - including a reference to a childhood storyHow to maintain momentum when working on longer term goals"Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine your progress... You do not rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems"James

Sometimes when you start to consider making a career change you can get caught up and lost in the busyness of your current life and projects that you don't get to give your next career move enough time or attention.In this week's episode Shandra shares 3 important questions that are taken from a book written by a Buddhist Monk and applied specifically to making career change...Considering these questions can help you focus your attention on the right things, at the right time so you can make progress and make the decisions that are right for you.Have a listen and see what you discover to help you make the right career move, at the right time for you.Thank you for listening.

Language is SO influential... especially when you are thinking of making some sort of career change, or you want something that you haven't yet achieved.Your language impacts your thoughts [and vice versa] and feelings - and therefore your actions... So it's something that is worthwhile to consider as part of your career change plan...In this podcast episode Shandra share's a little word that gives a big bang for your buck [so to speak].She shares why it came up for this episode and gives some examples of the difference between when you use it or you don't...Maybe she's a little over the top about this 3 letter word - but have a listen, give it a go and let her know what you think!Thank you for listening!

Have you ever really explored that question?It's such a simple, straight to the point question - but the impact of really considering it can be huge!You most likely have A LOT of things that you are tolerating, in many different aspects of your life and work.Some things you might be aware of, and perhaps complain about occasionally - to others, or even just to yourself, and there's probably quite a few things that you may not consciously realise that they are something you are tolerating.When you are 'tolerating' something, it means it's something that is happening, being done, or in a current state that you really would prefer was different from how it is - but you haven't done anything about it yet.In this episode Shandra shares:Why it's important to become more aware of what you are toleratingThe impact they can have on youA two step process to help you minimise your tolerationsHere's to you getting rid of tolerations!Thank you for listening!

If you've thought about potentially wanting to make some sort of change in your work life, but haven't found the time to actually do anything to explore what it might be, then this episode has some ideas for you...Without knowing when the right time is to actually review what's going on, it's easy to let things drift by and before you know it, the end of another year is here and a new one begins and you're back on the merry-go-round of same old same old...In this episode Shandra shares:an unusual calendar event that prompted this episode5 perfect times you could use as your review datesome key questions to ask as part of your review“When you wait for the right time, you'll never know when it's already too late.”― Udai YadlaThank you for listening!

Have you ever thought about changing what you do for work and then used 'money' as an excuse not to do it?If that's you, you are not alone!It's very common for people to use this as a reason to not make a change - even one they would really like to make.When she left her last job about 5 years ago, Shandra had a lot of people say they wished they could leave their job to do something else - but they "couldn't afford it"This led her to train and become an internationally accredited money coach - so she could help people could get a handle on their money situation and not use it as a reason not to make a career change.Money is a factor, that's for sure, BUT it doesn't have to be the reason you don't make a move towards doing work you love.This week's podcast episode is a bit of a different one... Shandra was invited to co-host a discussion on this topic as a Linked In Live video event with her friend and fellow coach Caroline de Kempe.This conversation explores ideas around how the money issue can impact making