How to overcome the fear of making a career change and take action to get your dream job
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Chan with a Plan, Max chats with Lisa Arthur, a multiple business owner who has an extensive background in education working as a Department Chair for her department for 2 years. Lisa comes on to discuss her insights and strategies on how you can overcome your fears and insecurities when it comes to making a successful career transition. 

QUOTES

“Really it comes down to you trusting your inner being and trusting yourself to make that transition. Imposter syndrome. As you talked about, there's a lot of people that have that, even though they know they have the skills and knowledge and honestly, I've gone through those doubts.” – Lisa Arthur

“And that's just what you have to do, you have to make a decision. And either way would have been hard, because being the victim thing would have also been hard, because I wouldn't have made the money, I wouldn't have been successful, I wouldn't have learned a lot of things.” – Lisa Arthur

“I try not to let fear stop me from pursuing other avenues. That's been kind of a lifelong thing that I've had, as far as like this need to discover new possibilities, especially right now, with the pandemic, now is a wonderful time to be exploring different options.” – Lisa Arthur

TIMESTAMPS

[02:26] Diversifying career streams

[06:12] Enjoying your job despite the challenges

[09:19] Learning lessons with career transitions

[14:34] Getting into more of an active productive path

[17:17] Common fears as people transition into new programs

[23:17] Decision making and risks

[26:53] Action steps if you are unhappy with your career

[31:04] Stay the course when you feel frustrated

[35:17] Regrets or no regrets; living with your choices

[41:13] Final piece of career pivoting advice

[42:47] Lisa’s big career challenge and how she overcame it

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