Podcast #282 – Do You Have an Adaptable Mindset? Description: This week I will be talking about the adaptable expat mindset and what it takes to be successful as an expat. We all of expectations of what moving to another place might be like, especially another country, and those expectations are almost always wrong. The […]
4 Community Members Inspiring Career Journey to GetSetup
4 Career Pivot Community Members Inspiring Career Journey to GetSetUp Wouldn’t we all like to have a linear career journey that is always moving upwards? The reality is almost none of us have had a career that looks like that. We often have to pivot our career journey in a new direction. When you look […]
How to Revive a Previous Career Path Using Relevancy and Relationships
Revive a Previous Career Path Using Relevancy and Relationships I am hearing from many people that they want to revive a previous career path but are struggling to gain traction. I sometimes think of this as returning home. There is a very famous novel You Can’t Go Home Again and sometimes that same is true […]
Your Industry is Crippled and is Time to Make a Career Pivot
Time to Make a Career Pivot Covid-19 has left many industries crippled and it is likely time to make a career pivot. This probably means repositioning your career for a new industry or starting your own business. What keeps you from moving on? Inertia. Inertia is a dangerous thing. You might be saying: Been here […]
5 Reliable Steps to Rebrand Your Personal Brand in a New industry
Rebrand Your Personal Brand in a New industry If you have been working in an industry adversely you may well want to rebrand your personal brand as the first step in moving to a new industry. In my last post, 5 Steps for Using Transferable Skills to Move to a New Industry, I gave you […]
5 Steps for Using Transferable Skills to Move to a New Industry
Using Transferable Skills to Move to a New Industry Many of you will need to identify transferable skills and then leverage them to move to a new industry. COVID-19 has wreaked its havoc on industries differently. If you work in one of the industries most affected can you wait until it recovers or do you […]
Is Full-Time Employment a Good Career Strategy?
Is Full-Time Employment a Good Career Strategy? You have to wonder if full-time employment is a good career strategy. We are living through the 3rd major economic downturn caused by a major disruption in the world in the last 20 years. First, we had 911 and the dot-com bust. Then came the great recession caused […]
How To Demonstrate Expertise When You Have No Experience [Updated]
Expertise but No Experience I have been hearing the mantra, “I have a lot of expertise but no experience. How do I get people to give me a chance?” You may be pivoting into a new area where you have a lot of expertise from that Master’s degree you just attained, you have life skills […]
Fear is at the Heart of Our Problems in Making a Change [Updated]
Fear of Making a Change I have had numerous conversations over the last several weeks and the common theme has been fear. It is the fear of making a mistake, fear of not knowing what to do, fear of getting stuck, or just the fear of making a change. With the COVID-19 it is the […]
