Happen To Your Career Podcast
A career change podcast for people who don’t want to settle. Stories of how high performers find meaningful work.
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Everything you’ve wished your work could be is real. It just doesn’t happen the way you think. Learn how top performers find work that fits. The Happen To Your Career Podcast is stories of real people who’ve found their ideal career.
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View all episodesJanuary 25, 2021
395: Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change
August 29, 2022
478: How To Achieve Career Clarity When You Feel Stuck, Bored & Unfulfilled
February 22, 2021
399: When Being “Good At” Your Role Doesn’t Lead To Career Happiness
February 6, 2023
501: Climbing Down The Corporate Ladder To Discover Career Happiness
March 11, 2024
558: The Secret to Effectively Job Searching in 2024
July 12, 2021
419: Leveraging What Makes You Unique: The Key to Your Career Change
October 2, 2023
535: Empowering Career Advice From Successful Career Changers
September 13, 2021
428: Stuck in a Career You’re Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There
April 13, 2019
279: 6 Keys to Career Happiness
November 27, 2017
261: Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers
October 23, 2023
538: How To Define Your Ideal Career When Making A Career Change
April 3, 2023
509: Should I Quit My Job Without Another Lined Up?
June 26, 2023
521: How to Overcome Overthinking and Finally Change Careers
January 25, 2021
395: Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change
March 16, 2021
402: How To Stick The Landing In Your Dream Job: Linnea’s Four Title Career Leap
November 5, 2018
255: How Kristy Celebrated Small Victories on the Way to Her Dream Career
June 12, 2023
519: Leading on Empty: Navigating Burnout with Dave Stachowiak
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Best career podcast!
“Every time I listen to the podcast I learn something valuable to share with my career coaching clients. Scott and his guests provide cutting edge and real life examples to help listeners in their career development.”
A premiere resource for building career happiness!
“Whether you’re trying to figure out what you want to do, have just realized you can’t keep doing what you’re doing, or are looking for ways to improve in the job you love, you’ve come to the right place!”
Thanks for everything
“This podcast has been tremendously influential for me this year as I’ve finally transitioned into my new career path. There’s so much insight and advice for every stage of the process- from trying to figure out what is even out there to interviewing, landing the job and negotiating pay.”
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July 13, 2015
: Guide to Getting a Raise: How to Ask for a Raise
AREN’T YOU REALLY WORTH MORE THAN WHAT YOU MAKE RIGHT NOW? I have worked with compensation in some form or another for over 12 years! I can statistically and philosophically say that if you are reading this email you are probably worth much more than you are making right now and definitely much more than […]
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June 8, 2015
77: Your Career vs. Your Finances (revisited!)
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Think your finances don’t have much of an impact on your career? Well, we challenge you to rethink that. When you’re in debt your decisions often come down to what you NEED to do, rather than what you’d like to do. Becoming debt-free gives you back your freedom in ways that you […]
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February 9, 2015
60: How to Start a Business on the Side
So you, our faithful listeners have spoken! You want to learn more about starting a side business. A lot of you are already in careers you’re planning to stay in, but want to build something on the side, either for additional income or for the challenge and satisfaction that comes with owning your own business! Congratulations! We […]
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December 22, 2014
53: How to find Hidden Jobs with Scott MacDonald
Scott McDonald was in a job where he worked too many hours and he just didn’t enjoy after a corporate restructure. Listen to how he quit his job, went on to find a hidden job that he really wanted! In this episode you will learn: One of the very best ways to approach a company […]
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September 16, 2014
: How to ask for a Raise (and Get it)
Most people don’t realize that they can get paid more for doing the exact same work. But even the people that know it’s possible don’t ask for a raise because they are afraid to. They make up excuses, See if any of these sound familiar I have been told, it’s not in the budget, so […]
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April 28, 2014
36: Your Financial Transition Plan
You don’t become successful by accident. You don’t get to work that you absolutely love by accident. Being successful requires focused effort. One of the things you need to focus on if you’re going to be successful is your financial transition plan. Having a financial transition plan will allow you to prepare for changing jobs […]
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