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Careershifters blog
20.11.2024
“I felt like a small cog in a huge machine.” Nick Wintle felt like a tiny cog in a huge machine: overworked and undervalued. Determined to create a
13.11.2024
“The fun wasn’t there anymore.” Bill Ward was ready for something different in his career, but wasn't clear on what that could be. So he decided to
07.11.2024
“I needed a job that would let me reclaim my time and financial freedom.” While Christopher Chin loved the creative aspect of his work, he needed
30.10.2024
“I wanted to make a difference, rather than be a replaceable cog in a big machine.” While Michael Hide's job paid well, the lifestyle was impacting
24.10.2024
Making a major shift can feel ominous and riddled with risk. There are so many important factors to consider. But is making your shift too 'serious'
23.10.2024
“I wanted my work to mean something.” Unfulfilled at his job, Joe Rodgers wanted his efforts at work to have a positive impact on the world. Here, he
17.10.2024
“I wanted a career where no day is the same and with a better work/life balance.” While Satta Foday was happy with parts of her work, she was drawn
09.10.2024
“There have been times when I've truly felt like giving up.” Keen to stay busy after losing her job, Lisa Richardson gave her a friend a hand at
02.10.2024
What happens when someone who spends her time supporting people through big life transitions makes a big transition herself? Natasha shares the key
25.09.2024
“I’d become disillusioned with the lack of opportunity.” Having started to see the limits of his profession, Joe Davis was ready to embark on a new
12.09.2024
You're stuck in your search for work you love. You want nothing more than to wake up excited every morning, but there's something getting in the way.
11.09.2024
“I couldn’t distinguish between what I'd decided for my career and what I’d been pushed into.” Frustrated by a lack of autonomy over her work life,
04.09.2024
“We wanted to be location independent as we love to travel.” Emma and Steffan Chave had been slowly working on a passion project alongside their day
28.08.2024
“I wanted to do something that had positive social or environmental impact at its heart.” Caleb Wheeler-Robinson had limited opportunities to work on
21.08.2024
“I wanted my life to have purpose and meaning.” While happy enough in her work, two family tragedies were a wake up call for Jane Wynyard to go after
07.08.2024
“I’d put all my efforts into climbing a ladder that I realised too late was pitched against the wrong wall.” Unhappy and stressed at work, Bea
24.07.2024
“When somebody I'd just met asked me about what I did for work, I'd wish I didn't have to tell them.” Frustrated with the lack of visible impact she
10.07.2024
“It sounded really good on paper. In reality, I found it pretty dull.” After a shift to a different role didn't pan out, Louise Plummer took some
Want to do something different but don't have the confidence to break out of your current situation? Richard shares an alternative view on where
04.07.2024
Feeling trapped and in paralysis? No idea what you want to do next with your career? Natasha doesn't buy it. Here, she explains a key 'ideas'
26.06.2024
In your 40s, 50s or 60s and thinking about making a move into something new? Worried you’ve run out of time, or that ageism will keep you trapped
“I was wasting my working life on something I didn’t care about.” While Dan Enzer had found small ways to bring his passion for sustainability into
19.06.2024
Where do you start on your career change? Much of the 'advice' that's commonly given out (including key questions to ask yourself) is ineffective –
“It was a sense of wasting my life spending time on something that wasn’t truly aligned.” Juan Navarro was dissatisfied in his role, but felt
12.06.2024
“I was beginning to be less fulfilled by my work and needed to make a change.” Vic Hopkins knew she wanted to make a shift but couldn't see a clear
Lack of time is not an excuse to stay in the wrong career. Natasha shares her favourite (lesser known) approaches for how you can make time work for
05.06.2024
When you have no idea what else you'd like to do, where does inspiration come from? Our Career Change Launch Pad participants have grappled with
“I couldn’t stand not being myself anymore.” Despite enjoying aspects of her old career, Cyrielle Czyzewska was ready for a fresh challenge. When a
31.05.2024
In a world where the pressure to conform is all-consuming, how do you discover what you want, and then maintain the strength of mind to carve your
Feel like a fraud in your job? As though you're only a fraction of yourself from Monday to Friday? Or, worse, someone else altogether? This is likely
29.05.2024
“It was embarrassing and I felt like a failure, but I just couldn’t go on.” While Laura McIntyre loved parts of her career, the lifestyle involved
22.05.2024
“The office environment I was in felt highly stressful and I had a lot of health issues.” While Jenny Hampton enjoyed aspects of her old career, a
Do you ever find yourself holding back in your career change, but not quite knowing why? Riding emotions and anxieties that you don’t fully
17.05.2024
Feel awkward or confused when you talk about your shift? Unsure of who you are anymore, since so much has changed? Natasha explains how a great story
15.05.2024
“I was always exhausted by the end of the day.” Frustrated and drained by her job, Tooba Jamal knew something needed to change. But she was hesitant
08.05.2024
“Even on the days when things are harder, there’s no desire to go back to our old work lives.” When Klara Akerstrom and Mel Booth went through
01.05.2024
You want to find more fulfilling work, but you don’t have the energy (or hours in the day) to make it happen. Quitting your job also feels too risky.
“I was in a hamster wheel of execution and delivery, wanting more innovation.” Whilst aspects of Laura Podmore's work were fulfilling, she wanted to
24.04.2024
“I'd begun enjoying my job less and less.” Changes at work and in his personal life prompted Andrew Guest to move towards a long-held career dream.
Feeling groundless and apprehensive? Stuck in survival mode, unable to take action? Natasha shares 6 ways to reduce your panic and take back control