1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Hey, ba fam, let's be real for a second, and 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: y'all know I keep it a book. The job market 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: has been brutal, now not brutal trash, especially for women 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: of color. Over three hundred thousand of us have disappeared 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: from the workforce this year alone, and not by choice, 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: but because of layoffs, disappearing DEI programs, and stagnant wages 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: that keep cutting us out of opportunity. Our unemployment rate 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: has jumped to over seven percent, while our pay gap 9 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: continues to widen. I know all of that sounds dire, 10 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: but here's what I want y'all to know. You do 11 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: not have to wait for the system to save you. 12 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: That's exactly why I created the Mandy money Makers Group 13 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: coaching community. It is a coaching community that is built 14 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: for us by us. Inside the community, we're not just 15 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: talking about how to negotiate or to how to get 16 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: the job that you want. It's about finding purpose in 17 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: your career. It's about finding communities and others, feeling seen, 18 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: feeling heard, and also having a sounding board and a 19 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: mirror to reflect your own magic, your own sparkle right 20 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: back to yourself. In this community, you'll get group coaching 21 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: led by me, but you also get peer to peer 22 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: accountability with proven tools and resources that can help you 23 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: do what we have always done sin rise even when 24 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: the odds are stacked against us, despite all the challenges, 25 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: we will rise. If you're interested in joining the Mandy 26 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: money Makers community and having that support to bolster you 27 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: and help you tap back into your magic so that 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: you can lead your career with intention and heart and 29 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: your own intuition, trusting that again, please join us. You 30 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: can find information in the show notes of today's episodes 31 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: or go to mandymoney dot com slash community. That's Mandy 32 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: m A n d I money dot com slash community. 33 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: I would love to see y'all there. Enrollment is open, 34 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: so please go check out mandymoney dot com slash community today. 35 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: All right, hey, thea fam. If you've been feeling that tug, 36 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 1: that little whisper, that inkling in your gut that it's 37 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: maybe time to do something different with your career than 38 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: this episode is for you, I wanted to welcome y'all 39 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: back to Brown Ambition and say twenty twenty six is coming. 40 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: It's right around the corner, and I know a lot 41 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: of y'all are looking at your jobs, your paychecks, your finances, 42 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: your lives in general, and thinking, hmm, things are fine, 43 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: but things could be better, they could be different. I'm 44 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,239 Speaker 1: really feeling called to change things up. Whether it's because 45 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: your industry is shifting, because your personal lives have had 46 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: changes this year, whatever the case may be. If you're 47 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: ready for something different for twenty twenty six, this is 48 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: the episode for you today. Hey, by the way, Mandy Money. 49 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: Here today's episode, we are getting real about what it 50 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: takes to make a career pivot in twenty twenty six 51 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: without actually blowing up your finances or your sanity. I 52 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: promise we're going to do this in a way that 53 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: is true to what you want, without again, like uprooting 54 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: everything and making seismic shifts and changes. I know. One 55 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: of the things that can often get in our way 56 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: when it comes to making pivots professionally personally is that 57 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: we try to do too much too soon, and the 58 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: goals that we have are so huge, so daunting, that 59 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: we fail to sort of take a step back and 60 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: think about what are the smallest pieces of this goal 61 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: that I can start to incorporate into my life now 62 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: so that we can get to where we want to go. 63 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: I have used this career pivot framework multiple times. I've 64 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: done a career reboot challenge at the top of last year, 65 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,839 Speaker 1: which I broke down basically my career pivot framework into 66 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: a five day challenge. If that's something that y'all want 67 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: to do. After listening to this episode, I'm down. I 68 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: was thinking maybe I'll release each day of that five 69 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: day career reboot challenge as a mini episode, and then 70 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: instead of taking everything in in one mega episode, you 71 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: can sort of get each piece of the puzzle and 72 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: incremental steps, and at the end of those five days, 73 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: my hope is that you will feel like you have 74 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: the framework and the steps and the tools and resources 75 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: that you need to start taking those steps to creating 76 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: that career change that you want. So if that sounds 77 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: good to you, then let me know. Email me Brand 78 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: Ambition Podcast at gmail dot com or slide into my 79 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: dms at brand Ambition Podcast on IG. This episode today 80 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 1: is for anyone who's ever thought I know I meant 81 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: for more than this, but I don't feel like I 82 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: can afford to start over quite yet. Please stick with 83 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 1: me by the end of this conversation between you and me, 84 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: because it's just you and me, right, it's just you 85 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: and me. You're going to have a clearer plan, a 86 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,239 Speaker 1: few concrete next steps, and most importantly, I am giving 87 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: you that permission that I know so many of us 88 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: are craving, the permission to take your career pivot seriously. 89 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: And yes, if you're watching on YouTube, I'm not in 90 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: my usual studio. I packed up my little stuff and 91 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: I got a beautiful hotel on the beach and I'm 92 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: here working on myself, working on my book, working on 93 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: my business. And I got to say, like, if you're 94 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: thinking about a little winter getaway on the beach, just 95 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: to like give you some a different change of scenery, 96 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 1: especially for my girls who work from home. I'm so 97 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,679 Speaker 1: sick of the four walls of my teeny tiny little office, 98 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: so I thought, why not switch it up. And while 99 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 1: I'm here, I get so many hours back in my 100 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: day that would be eaten up, devoured by house stuff 101 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: and kids stuff and family stuff and just all the 102 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: you know, the little things that you know, day to 103 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: day life kind of pull us away from that deep 104 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: focused work. And I'm really grateful to have these few 105 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: days to myself. So this is me telling y'all, Winter 106 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: Beach is where it's at. Okay, So let's get into 107 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: the Career Pivot Playbook. So this is a five step playbook, 108 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: five step framework that I have been developing ever since 109 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: I launched my career practice five years ago, and honestly, 110 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: I've been working toward this probably for the entire ten 111 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: years I've been doing Brown ambition. So to introduce it 112 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: the Pivot Playbook, we have five steps. P is for prepare, 113 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: I for investigate, the We're going to venture forward. OH 114 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: is owning your narrative, and T is about taking us 115 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: with you on that journey. Let's get into it. So 116 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: as you are preparing to pivot, we're starting with the P. 117 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: This is all about not waiting for your FU moment. 118 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: I've talked about this before. You know what happens when 119 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: you get so burnt out or so stressed, and you 120 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: know you're feeling undervalued, maybe you're underpaid, or things are fine, 121 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: and you're just not very happy, and you let yourself 122 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: get worn down, worn down, worn down until you hit 123 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: that crisis mode where it's like I need to get 124 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: out of here or I'm actually going to snap. I'm 125 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: going to put my own self at risk. I may, 126 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: you know, I may get into an argument with a coworker, 127 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: I may do something to burn some bridges, like the 128 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: level of stress, the level of unhappiness, the lack of 129 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: self care that you were able to give to yourself 130 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: creates that like pressure cooker moment, and often too many 131 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: of us wait for it to get to that point 132 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: before we make a change. And so what I'm inviting 133 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: you to think about is what if we didn't wait 134 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: for that heightened sense of emotion where we are letting 135 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: that yeah, we're letting that exhaustion, that burnout make choices 136 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: for us. Because what can happen then is then you 137 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: find yourself unprepared for the next step and sort of 138 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: working from this space of oh gosh, you know, now 139 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: I've made this impulsive decision and it is right for 140 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: me ultimately. But if I had taken more time, if 141 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: I had put more thought into this, I could have 142 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:49,679 Speaker 1: really set myself up for some success. And then maybe 143 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: you would be able to save more, you know, have 144 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: more of a nest egg set aside, an emergency fund 145 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: so that you can fund you know, this this next chapter, 146 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: if it does mean walking away before you have a 147 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: new opportunity lined up, like taking that prep work into consideration. 148 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: So if you're listening to this and you're thinking, ooh, 149 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: I'm about at that few moment, how can we slow 150 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: things down? How can you start really like treating this 151 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: almost like an injury, Like, how can you assess the 152 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: situation and start caring for yourself so that you can 153 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: get to a healthier frame of mind before you make 154 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: your next move. So, the number one cause of stalling 155 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: in your career stalling out in your career in general 156 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: that I have seen is a lack of self trust. 157 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 1: I know. It's like we're out here, we are whole adults, 158 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: we are managing our lives. But sometimes there's this crisis 159 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 1: of confidence that can happen when we stop trusting if 160 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: I try something new then I will be okay. Or 161 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: if I try something new and it doesn't work out 162 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: to the extent of my dream, my goal, my ambitions, 163 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: the best possible outcome, that I'm some kind of a 164 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: failure and that I couldn't then pivot again. And I 165 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: talk about self trust a lot, because when you're making 166 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,719 Speaker 1: a change in your career, the key ingredient is that 167 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 1: you are trusting yourself, that you're not going to be 168 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: that you're going to be okay, that you are not 169 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: going to be thrust out there and unable to figure 170 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: out your next move without having a particular employer, without 171 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: having a particular particular job title. You know on your 172 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: resume that you are identifying with, but you really are saying, 173 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: I trust me, I trust my choices, I trust what 174 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: I want for myself, and I'm really the only one 175 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: who can dictate what that is. And that can feel 176 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 1: like a bit of a gamble, like we get really 177 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: tied to our title, to our paycheck, to that even 178 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: the name of the company we work for. When you 179 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: mean I've worked as some big brands, and I remember 180 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: when I left Yahoo Finance and I went out and 181 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: I joined a startup and it was a little known startup, 182 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: and I remember feeling like, oh, now, well, people actually 183 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: respond to my emails if I'm not Mandy woodruff Y'ahoo 184 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: Finance reporter Mandy woodroff y'ah who Finance correspondent. And I 185 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: had to trust that I was enough without that brand, 186 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 1: and thank goodness, I did. And I want that to 187 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: be something that you are thinking about as you're making 188 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: this way forward for yourself. So there's some affirmations that 189 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: I love to practice and invite y'all to practice. I 190 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: like to practice these with myself as well, because, yeah, 191 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: even I have my bad days. Y'all know I got 192 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: my bad days. I've been very transparent about those, and 193 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: these affirmations are just something that you can sort of 194 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: come back to and just remind yourself, Okay, I got this, 195 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: so I'll go through them. Now I get to decide 196 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 1: which path I take. I trust myself to make different 197 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 1: choices about my career. There's a version of me a 198 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 1: year from now who has already done the hard stuff 199 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: rooting for me. I'm going to say that one again 200 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: because it's my favorite. There's a version of me a 201 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: year from now who has done the hard stuff, and 202 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: she's rooting for me. If you can picture the older, 203 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: wiser you who is thinking about you in this moment, 204 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: Imagine that older wiser version of you recalling, man, I 205 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: really didn't think I could do it, but I remember 206 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: when I had to trust myself, take that leap of 207 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: faith and keep pushing. I'm so proud of myself. Just 208 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: envision and picture that version of yourself who's done the 209 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:39,559 Speaker 1: hard stuff and imagine her rooting for you. I might 210 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: have gotten a little teary I thinking about that. I 211 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: was actually doing that exercise. When I was thinking about 212 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: I was working on my book earlier today, and I 213 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: was like, a year from now, this book is maybe 214 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: going to be out in the world, or as soon 215 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:52,959 Speaker 1: to be out in the world, and I'm going to 216 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 1: be so proud of myself because I was sitting at 217 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: this table on my winter beach working on this book, 218 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: doing the day to day grind, the day to day work, 219 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: the un sexy, the unexciting, the uninstagrammable day to day 220 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: work that it takes to accomplish that big goal. And 221 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: I'm like, I know, she's so proud of me, and 222 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: she wants me to keep going. That person, that version 223 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: of yourself is also out there and she wants you 224 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: to keep going. Hey, ba fam, we got to take 225 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: a quick break, pay some bills, and we'll be right back. 226 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: As we're preparing to pivot, sometimes we don't even know 227 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: what it is that we want to do next. I 228 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: want to invite you to go to the show notes. 229 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: Right now. I'm going to put a link to a 230 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: workbook that I created it's got twenty something questions that 231 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: you can type into the workbook. It's a pdf. I mean, 232 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: you're welcome to print it out as well, but you 233 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: can type into the PDF and just answer these these 234 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: particular prompts sort of like a journal of some kind, 235 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: like a guided journal, where we're sort of asking I'm 236 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: sort of asking you questions to get at what is 237 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: it that you could potentially do next? And what is 238 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: it that you want for yourself next? And I'm a 239 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: huge fan of just taking this time for self reflection, 240 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: and that's something that hopefully once you finish this episode, 241 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 1: you'll go to the show notes download that guide. It's free, 242 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: and you can answer those questions for yourself and just 243 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: start to get at, Okay, what is it that I 244 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: am envisioning for myself in the future. Now, the next 245 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 1: step in preparation is identifying how and what the blockers 246 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: are that could get in my way. Often the blocker 247 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: is us, right, it's that mindset, is the mentality, but 248 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:33,359 Speaker 1: it also can just be our perceived lack of skills, experience, 249 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: knowledge of that different path and how can we actually 250 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: get past that. So, for an example, I've worked with 251 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: many clients and I'm just going to use a generic example, 252 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: but a good, you know, pretty much a representative idea 253 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: of what that blocker can feel like. So let's say 254 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,319 Speaker 1: that your goal is to switch career paths. Maybe you're 255 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: in customer support right now and you really want to 256 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: move over to user experience or UX design. Okay, so 257 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: blockers may be that. Okay, I'm then customer support right now. 258 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: I definitely help customers who are using these products understand 259 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: the challenges that they're facing. But I'm not in the 260 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: room creating the products right I don't have a direct 261 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: user experience experience. I'm not even one hundred percent sure 262 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: what UX design even entails. My resume does not look 263 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: like someone who has a lot of experience in UX design. 264 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: It's not going to like pop out when it comes 265 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: to submitting that resume or submitting that application out there. 266 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: And I also don't have any particular certifications or specific 267 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: education in UX. It can feel like such a tall 268 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: mountain to climb at that point, but because of your 269 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: experience and customer support, you know that you can be 270 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: good at it, and you know because the experience you 271 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: have helping customers deal with the challenges of those products 272 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: that you could absolutely be a part of the team 273 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: that's building them to make that experience even better for customers. 274 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: So when it comes to identifying these blockers, this is 275 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: not an exercise in making you feel even less prepared, 276 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: making you feel even more insecure, or doubting yourself even more, 277 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: or making you feel like, oh, this is too much 278 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: for me to even accomplish. It's about getting honest about 279 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: what those blockers are so that we can find solutions. 280 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: So some solutions to these problems are signing up and 281 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: looking for those education resources. You can find free workshops 282 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 1: on user design, on YouTube, on platforms like General Assembly. 283 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: Even local community colleges can look for to shadow a colleague. 284 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: If you're working at a big company already and there 285 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: is a UX team that you have access to, you 286 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: could ask the manager or calling on that team, start 287 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: building those relationships there and ask if you can shadow 288 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: them at different meetings or ask them to grab lunch 289 00:15:57,880 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: or coffee and just talk you through some of their 290 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: projects and you know what they do in their day 291 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: to day and be honest, you know, I am in 292 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: customer support right now, I really am interested in a 293 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: career and user design, user experience design, and I would 294 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: love to, you know, learn more about what you're doing, 295 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: or just be a fly in the wall at a 296 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: meeting just to start to absorb the kinds of conversations 297 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: and challenges that y'all are dealing with on a day 298 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: to day basis. What I love about, you know, taking 299 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: advantage of the teams that are already available to you 300 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: at work and being that fly in the wall at 301 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: a meeting is that it's no It's honestly no pressure 302 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: for your colleague. It's not like taking time out of 303 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: their day to find time to have coffee or have 304 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: lunch and then answer all your questions. Like you can 305 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: really just be a sponge and they can do what 306 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: they got to do and you're just there, you know, 307 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: absorbing everything. And think about that now not to say 308 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: that setting up those coffee or lunch chats with peers 309 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: or colleagues in that space is not also a good idea. 310 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: So you can make that list as well and start 311 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: to make those asks and then really start to tell 312 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 1: yourself the story to yourself of how your career and 313 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: customer support overlaps with UX Design. Now, if you're listening 314 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 1: to this and this is not your particular situation at all. 315 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: Just insert whatever current career you have right now, and 316 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 1: then the career that you or the job or the 317 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: path that you want to trans to move into, and 318 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: think about, Okay, how am I going to tell that 319 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: story about how where I'm at now can help me 320 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,719 Speaker 1: or make sense to move on in this different direction, 321 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: and really owning that story and being able to see 322 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: what transferable skills you have where you are now, it's 323 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: going to help you immeasurably. It's going to help you, 324 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: whether it's when it comes to seeking out people to 325 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 1: have conversations with, because you're going to have to explain 326 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: to them, you know why it is that you want 327 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: to chat with them. It can help you in the 328 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 1: job interview process. You know, if you're lucky enough to 329 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: get an interview, you know you can explain to the 330 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: hiring manager or the recruiter. Here's how this story makes sense, 331 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: Here's how these skills are going to apply in this 332 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: new phase, and here's how I've arrived at this at 333 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,160 Speaker 1: this point right now in my career and why I'm 334 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: pursuing this path all right. Next step is to investigate. Now, 335 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: investigating is really about giving yourself the freedom to be 336 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,640 Speaker 1: a student and to be a sponge. And I think 337 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: a lot of times we think that we think about 338 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 1: something that we want next in our lives, but we 339 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: don't do like preliminary research or fact finding. So I 340 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: want this to be this sphase where you give yourself 341 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 1: a good amount of time, like thirty to ninety days, 342 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: to simply be as curious and be free to be 343 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: as curious as you want to be about this new path. 344 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 1: Your goal during this phase is to explore it all 345 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: without judgment or expectation of an outcome. You just aggressively 346 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: focus on gathering information about all the different types of 347 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: opportunities that could be out there in this path. So 348 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: over this thirty to ninety days, aim for some kind 349 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,719 Speaker 1: of networking that can be those one on one coffee 350 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 1: or lunches, flying the wall, shadowing of colleagues at work. 351 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: Whatever it can be. It can be going to it 352 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: can be even joining a slack community or a disc 353 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: chord community. You'd be surprised how many like local discords 354 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: or slacks there are for your area in the career 355 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: path or industry that you're interested in. But aim for 356 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: at least twice a month every other week to have 357 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,879 Speaker 1: some sort of networking opportunity and be specific about it. 358 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: I don't want you to you know, there's something to 359 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 1: be said for going to like broad based events or programs, 360 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: conferences where you're you know, introduced to like people from 361 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: a bunch of different industries. That can be great, But 362 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: when you are wanting to make like a concerted effort 363 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 1: to make a pivot, I want you to really like 364 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: try to drill down and niche down and definding that 365 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: community of people who are doing what it is that 366 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 1: you'd like to do and finding a way to get 367 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: into their path. This is also a time when you 368 00:19:56,359 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: can research things like additional courses, certificate skills, based learning opportunities, 369 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: grant programs, degree programs, the cost of this, how you 370 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 1: might fund it, get funded scholarships, you know, things like that. 371 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: This is not the time when I want to necessarily 372 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,679 Speaker 1: be signing up for these things and getting you know, like, 373 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: oh gosh, I better do this right now. I think 374 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 1: it's about like just gathering the facts again so that 375 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: you can sort of weigh the pros and cons of 376 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 1: these different approaches and just have the information at your fingertips. 377 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,360 Speaker 1: That's something that you have the benefit of doing when 378 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: you don't, you know, wait for that fu moment and 379 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: make a knee jerk reaction and pulse of decision to quit, 380 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 1: and then you're kind of like, Okay, I need to 381 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: make a move now because I got to pay these bills. 382 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: When you give yourself time to prepare and investigate follow 383 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: this framework, you're just you can ease into it, you know, 384 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 1: ease into it more thoughtfully over that thirty to ninety 385 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: days too, really start like thinking about your current skills, 386 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: the skills that are required for your new career path, 387 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: and then where is that overlap in the then diagram, 388 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: and then what do you have to you know, what 389 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: are those gaps that you want to start filling. This 390 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,400 Speaker 1: is a really important part of the investigation process too, 391 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: is to be very picky about the voices in your head, 392 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 1: very picky about the content you're consuming, the people you're 393 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: surrounding with, the people that you are letting in to 394 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: this new goal of yours. Now, I am one for 395 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: saying the thing that you want out loud, because it 396 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: can be a little scary to tell other people what 397 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,199 Speaker 1: it is that you're striving for or aiming for. But 398 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: I do want you to be particular about who you're 399 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,880 Speaker 1: allowing into this new vision for your life. Are they 400 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: going to be a yes and person? Or are they 401 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,360 Speaker 1: going to be a no butt person? So a yes 402 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: and person is someone who's going to help build on 403 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: that vision, encourage you, make it feel possible to you, 404 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 1: be optimistic for you, and give you ideas, help you 405 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 1: further your you know, your chances of reaching that goal. 406 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: A no butt person is someone who's going to look 407 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: for the why nots, is going to look for the blockers, 408 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: not going to be very solutions oriented, and may even 409 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:16,160 Speaker 1: have an interest in you staying staying exactly where you are. 410 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 1: And I want you to be particularly picky about who 411 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: you allow in to this vision for your future. Now 412 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: that doesn't just mean people like, of course, like people 413 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: you're talk to, but also what content are you consuming? 414 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: Who are you following on social media? What are you reading, 415 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,360 Speaker 1: what are you watching when you sit down to stream 416 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: in the evening or on the weekends. What is it 417 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: that you're consuming And is that content making you feel 418 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: like you're capable of achieving your goal or is it 419 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,479 Speaker 1: helping you procrastinate and stay and keep you where you 420 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,479 Speaker 1: are stay stuck, or even worse, is it making you 421 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 1: feel like you're not ready, Is it making you feel 422 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: like you're lacking something, and that this is maybe too 423 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: ambitious and audacious of a goal, and maybe you should 424 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: star to downplay it. This is the time when I say, girl, 425 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: go to the library. Go to the library. Go to 426 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,439 Speaker 1: whatever section of the library makes sense for you, and 427 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: stack up some books of people who have done the 428 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: thing that you want to do and can inspire you 429 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: to keep going. So your memoir section, your biography section. 430 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: For me, when I was writing my book, I continue 431 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: to do this. Go to the library and just get 432 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: a stack. I call them an emotional support stack of books, 433 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 1: books that were similar, are similar to the kind of 434 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: book that I'm trying to write, And I stack them 435 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 1: up next to me, and I just think about each 436 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: of these individuals who had an idea and a goal 437 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: just like me, to finish their book, and they did it. 438 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: And I find it very comforting to sort of have 439 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: that stack of books next to me and to feel 440 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: that inspiration. So change the voices in your head during 441 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 1: this investigative time. Also, I'm down for the whole AI, 442 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: the whole chat bot, you know, coach chat bot prompts. 443 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: I'm down for that. If you put into whatever model 444 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,439 Speaker 1: you like to you use, I use perplexity, you can 445 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: use chat GPT. But tell it about all the skills 446 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: you have, tell it about the job opportunities that you 447 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 1: are interested in, and ask it to be a thought 448 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: partner for you, helping you identify gaps that you may 449 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: want to fill, help you look for networking events, all 450 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: these steps that we have covered so far. An AI 451 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,120 Speaker 1: tool can be a great partner in crime for you 452 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: to help you start to you know, make that list 453 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: of resources and help you just generate ideas for getting 454 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: you to that next stage that you want to be in. 455 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: All right. Number three on the list is venture forward. 456 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: So you've prepared to pivot, You've investigated time to venture forward. 457 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: This is when we talk about this is what I 458 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: talk about the four different kinds of pivots. So there's 459 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 1: a pivot in place, quit to pivot, micro pivot, and 460 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: the bridge pivot. Starting with pivot in place. Pivoting in 461 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: place is like it's sort of like the example I 462 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 1: said before, where you are already at a company. You 463 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: may have access to other teams, other resource versus and 464 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: you can take advantage of learning new skills and learning 465 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: new skills and being exposed to new information right where 466 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: you are. So ask yourself, who can you learn from 467 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: where you currently work? Who are your sponsors and what 468 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: do they think? A sponsor is different from a mentor. 469 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: A sponsor is someone who works at the company where 470 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 1: you work and can actively remove barriers in your way 471 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 1: because they believe in you and they want you to succeed. 472 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:27,959 Speaker 1: They can be the one to say, Hey, put so 473 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: and so on the email for this meeting you know, 474 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 1: put her on the invitation. Hey, can you clear some 475 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,119 Speaker 1: time in your calendar to talk to her? Can you 476 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: consider her for this opportunity? So find your sponsors, build 477 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: those relationships and ask them like, what do they think? 478 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: Next is what skills or learning opportunities are available where 479 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: I am now, whether it's tuition reimbursement, access to networking opportunities, 480 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 1: professional development fund? How can we take advantage of the 481 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: resources that are available to us, even if we're not 482 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: super happy with the role that we are right now 483 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: at the company we have? And can you make a 484 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 1: business case for the new skills you need so that 485 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: your company can cover your training? We love that. I mean, 486 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: you can budget a little. You can say, send me 487 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: to this conference I really want to do, you know, 488 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,239 Speaker 1: this workshop that'll help me in my current job. They 489 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: don't got to know about the other three or four 490 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: speakers or events at that you know, at that networking event, 491 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: that a conference that you are going to hit up 492 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 1: that may prepare you for your next opportunity. You don't 493 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: got to tell them all that. Don't got to tell 494 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: them all that. But you can make a business case 495 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: so that you can start to acquire some new skills 496 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 1: that can serve you in your job now, but you 497 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: know your endgame that'll actually help you for your next 498 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: move as well. Next type of pivot is the quick 499 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: to pivot. So the sermon girlies who are at that 500 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: f you stage. So this is if you're truly burned 501 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:52,399 Speaker 1: out or you need to train and build skills that 502 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: are going to require one hundred percent of your attention, 503 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: your focus. You can't do it part time, can't do 504 00:26:57,520 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: it while you're working part time, and you may add 505 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: actually need to walk away from your current role and 506 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: free up that space for yourself. Now. Of course there's 507 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 1: the bigger risk right because you are you know leaving 508 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: your current employer, leaving that you know, paycheck and that 509 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: quote unquote stability, even though we all know there's no 510 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: such thing as real job stability in this kind of economy, 511 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: but it can feel like a bigger risk when you 512 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 1: are so burnt out though that you are. You know 513 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: that stage where you're sort of a shell of yourself, 514 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: you or maybe if you're feeling depressed and just riddled 515 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: with anxiety and you're not your best, sparkliest self, and 516 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: at that stage, it's not even the wisest thing to 517 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 1: be out there looking for new roles bringing that energy 518 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: with you interviewing and networking when you when you are 519 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: so run down, you may need time to recharge, reinvigorate yourself, 520 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,120 Speaker 1: and that just may not be possible while you are 521 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: still in a work situation that is sucking the life 522 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 1: out of you. And I understand that in these cases, 523 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,439 Speaker 1: you want to find a way to ensure that you 524 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:06,400 Speaker 1: have some accountability and structure before you walk away. That 525 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: may look like having an accountability buddy who can check 526 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: in with you on a weekly or bi weekly basis 527 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: to see how you're doing and are you taking some 528 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 1: steps to start to get on that new career path 529 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: and find that next opportunity can look like joining a community, 530 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 1: whether it's again like a local networking community or professional 531 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: development community, some sort of space where there's like minded 532 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:34,479 Speaker 1: individuals who you can surround yourself with as you are 533 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 1: building yourself back up, but who can encourage you and 534 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: make it more likely that you're going to be taking 535 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: some small but like measurable steps toward getting your next opportunity. Also, 536 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: this is a good time to think about alternatives to 537 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: just straight up and quitting, Like could you take short 538 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: term disability leave short term medical leave? Now this is 539 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: of course, maybe you won't get paid your full salary, 540 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: I think it tops on your company whatever policy they have, 541 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: but you may get a proof for short term medical leave, 542 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: even partially paid on a mental health basis. If you 543 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: are seeing a therapist or your primary care doctor, you 544 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: can talk to them about recommending some time off or 545 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 1: your mental health or your health in general, and then 546 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: check with your HR team and see what sort of 547 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: information they can give you about what you would need 548 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: to qualify for that type of paid leave. And in 549 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: that case, that may give you a little bit of 550 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 1: a ramp, you know, a little bit of runway to 551 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 1: use as you are planning your next path, or even 552 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: just to not be planning at all, like sometimes you 553 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 1: might just want to use that time to simply rest, recharge, 554 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: try to sleep, drink water, move your body, the basic 555 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: things so that you're feeling better and you're more capable 556 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: of taking the steps you know you need to take 557 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 1: when you come back. The next type of pivot is 558 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 1: the micropivot. So if you're working nine to five, this 559 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: is something that you can do on the side, so 560 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 1: taking on contract work in the field that you want 561 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 1: to pursue, gathering some experience, building your credibility, if it 562 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: makes sense, setting up an LLC so you can make 563 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 1: it official and you can start to take advantage of 564 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 1: business tax breaks. This is also a great way to 565 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: build career resilience because you're building up an additional source 566 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,239 Speaker 1: of income. You're also building up, you know, just an 567 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 1: additional reputation for yourself in a different skill set or field, 568 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 1: and you don't have to wait until you technically have 569 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: a full time job doing that thing. You can be 570 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: doing that thing, building up your network and your reputation 571 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: and even getting a client or two so that you 572 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 1: can start to again like, build up those testimonials, get 573 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 1: that experience, and then take that experience and put that 574 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 1: on your resume and use it to pivot into your 575 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 1: next role. Now, a key action item here is to 576 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: review your employee handbook and make sure that you're not 577 00:30:54,720 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: violating any policy your company may have about competing work. 578 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: And so if you're someone let's say you're an attorney, 579 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 1: and you are you're an intellectual property attorney and you 580 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: really want to pivot into I don't know, corporate finance, 581 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: they may have a clause in your contract that says 582 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 1: you can't you can't work for any other legal law 583 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 1: firm at all, even if it's in a different you know, 584 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: a different subject matter expertise. Just review the handbook and 585 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 1: protect yourself because companies can get a little dicey about us, 586 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: you know about us. A moonlighting, I should say last, 587 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 1: is the bridge to pivot. So a bridge pivot is 588 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 1: basically when you take a filler opportunity that doesn't have 589 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 1: to be the thing that you want next. Okay, maybe 590 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:51,840 Speaker 1: you're someone who's got burnt out, you've quit, and you 591 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: may just need a job to make ends meet while 592 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: you figure out your next thing. There's no shame, and 593 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: a bridge pivot just something to again bridge between one 594 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 1: opportunity and the next. Potentially it might lead you to 595 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: what is next, but it may not be like the 596 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: dream job. I've done it. I have made this pivot, 597 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: and that's fine. You may need a couple of bridge 598 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 1: opportunities before you get to where you want to go. 599 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: I just want to normalize that, validate it is okay. 600 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 1: We got to eat right, all right? Next four Step 601 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: four out of the pivot playbook is to own your narrative. 602 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: You really want to tell the story. So it's inevitable 603 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: that while you're pivoting, someone's going to ask you, so, 604 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: what is it that one you know, why are you 605 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:36,040 Speaker 1: making this change? Or like, why is it that you 606 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 1: want to pursue this path? I want you to be 607 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 1: ready with a clear and compelling answer for that. And 608 00:32:42,120 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 1: when we are making a pivot and we start to 609 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 1: doubt ourselves or it can feel uncomfortable, right, like we're 610 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: asking ourselves to make a shift, and we might start 611 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 1: to feel those doubts, and then when someone asks us 612 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: about why we're making this change, those doubts can start 613 00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: to seep through and we don't sort of say it 614 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: with our full chest. And when you talk about it 615 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: in that way without that full you know, conviction and 616 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 1: belief in yourself, that makes other people not feel so 617 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:13,479 Speaker 1: sure of you as well. And that's something that you 618 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 1: want to stay on. You want to get ahead of 619 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: and start to practice. So by the time you are 620 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: speaking to someone who may have an opportunity, they can attach, 621 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: you know, direct you to or connect you to an 622 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:26,360 Speaker 1: opportunity or a person who can help you that they 623 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 1: feel like, Okay, this person's going to do it. This 624 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 1: person is more than capable. I understand. I want to 625 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: root for them, and that really comes from you owning 626 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 1: your story. Hey ba fam, we got to take a 627 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: quick break, pay some bills and we'll be right back. 628 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: So some ways that you can start to tell the 629 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 1: story of your career shift. You want to update your 630 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:51,080 Speaker 1: LinkedIn networks or other social media channels and let them 631 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: in on the pivot that you're trying to make. You 632 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:57,760 Speaker 1: can make a list of peers, family, friends, new connections 633 00:33:57,800 --> 00:34:00,720 Speaker 1: and share that new goal individually with EAT with each 634 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:03,680 Speaker 1: one of them. You can share your progress anywhere it 635 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:09,360 Speaker 1: can be seen social media, emails, blog, substack, podcast, YouTube channel, 636 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:12,280 Speaker 1: just somewhere where you can let people in to your journey. 637 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,440 Speaker 1: And then when you found your new people, your new 638 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 1: connections or investing in existing connections, people who support you 639 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 1: on this new path, engage with them and practice explaining 640 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:27,239 Speaker 1: and not explaining, but practice telling them your story and 641 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: why it is that you are making the change that 642 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:32,840 Speaker 1: you're making. This is easier said than done. It takes time. 643 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:36,440 Speaker 1: I want you to be okay with that. Be patient, 644 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 1: be gentle with yourself. This whole pivot playbook is not 645 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 1: meant to be accomplished in a week, two weeks, months. 646 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:46,399 Speaker 1: Even this may take you all of twenty twenty six, 647 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 1: it may take you half of twenty twenty six. It's 648 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: important work that can definitely get you to that next phase. 649 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: But practicing that patience and gentleness with yourself is going 650 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:01,439 Speaker 1: to be essential along the way, especially when it comes 651 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:03,520 Speaker 1: to the part where you're owning your story. It just 652 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:06,120 Speaker 1: takes time to break it in. And you know, it's 653 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 1: like a good pair of boots, like you want to 654 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,439 Speaker 1: wear them around the house for a while, right before 655 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: they start to feel really comfortable to you. That can 656 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: apply to our stories as well. And last, but not least, 657 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 1: take Somebody with You, Pivot playbook, the t in this 658 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,399 Speaker 1: take somebody with you. It can be me, It could 659 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:25,360 Speaker 1: be the Brown Ambition community. Let us know on Patreon 660 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:28,360 Speaker 1: in the comments. You can join a coaching community. You 661 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 1: can join a network of that you make of your 662 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 1: own friends, family, colleagues, peers. But let people follow you 663 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 1: along on the journey so that you are not doing 664 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:40,919 Speaker 1: it alone. Ask people to check in with you, Set 665 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,799 Speaker 1: up certain check in points for yourself with others so 666 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:47,640 Speaker 1: that you are not doing it alone. This ish is hard. 667 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 1: It does not happen overnight, and it would be a 668 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:54,840 Speaker 1: mistake to think that you're any less of a success 669 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:57,840 Speaker 1: or any less capable of making a change if you 670 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:01,839 Speaker 1: do it with other people helping. You all deserve, and 671 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:06,560 Speaker 1: you especially deserve that support and that accountability and that 672 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:09,080 Speaker 1: encouragement that you're going to need along the way to 673 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:13,239 Speaker 1: make these shifts. So think about the voices that you 674 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:16,239 Speaker 1: are allowing into you, into your mind. You know, the 675 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 1: people that you were allowing into your circle, the content 676 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 1: you're consuming, and all of that really factors into who 677 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:25,839 Speaker 1: are you allowing to come along on the journey with 678 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:29,000 Speaker 1: you and keep you motivated along the way. Now, y'all 679 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,799 Speaker 1: know I am right here in your corner, but I 680 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:33,399 Speaker 1: can't be with you there every day. You know, every 681 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:35,680 Speaker 1: day side by side. There's people in your life who 682 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:37,880 Speaker 1: would love to support you though, and how can you 683 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 1: let them in so that they can be there for 684 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:45,600 Speaker 1: you to help you along the way. Okbi fam Well, 685 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 1: I just want to say thank you for listening to 686 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:51,080 Speaker 1: this episode. I hope that this you feel you've listened 687 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:53,120 Speaker 1: to this and you start to feel encouraged about what 688 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:55,239 Speaker 1: could be next for you and your career. I hope 689 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 1: also you'll ask me any questions you have, let me 690 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 1: know what you are planning. If if you want to 691 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 1: make me and Brown Ambition the first people the person 692 00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 1: that you tell about this new path you want to pursue, 693 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 1: I'm all for it. If that will make it realer 694 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:10,759 Speaker 1: for you and give you that start to spark that 695 00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:13,720 Speaker 1: encouragement and the motivation that you need to see it through, 696 00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:17,319 Speaker 1: Let's do this. Email me. I'm at Brownambition Podcast at 697 00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:20,280 Speaker 1: gmail dot com or you can DM the Brand Ambition 698 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:23,600 Speaker 1: Podcast on ig I'm always here to answer your career 699 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:27,200 Speaker 1: and finance questions. Please please hit me up and let 700 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:29,480 Speaker 1: me let me really cheer you on. I do the 701 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:32,799 Speaker 1: show for y'all. I care about your journeys. I think 702 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 1: we all deserve to be on a path that fulfills 703 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:39,319 Speaker 1: us and lights us up. It's no shame if that 704 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:41,440 Speaker 1: path is not the one that you're on right now. 705 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,719 Speaker 1: But you are the only one that can get yourself 706 00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:47,839 Speaker 1: in a new direction, and I hope that listening to 707 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:50,839 Speaker 1: the show helps spark that little motivation that you might 708 00:37:51,360 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: need to start taking some steps in this new direction. 709 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: I am rooting for y'all always. I am wishing you 710 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: the happiest, healthiest holiday. I hope that you take some 711 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 1: time off to recharge, and I feel so blessed and 712 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:08,600 Speaker 1: honored to be a part of y'all's lives in the 713 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:11,880 Speaker 1: way that I am with Brown Ambition. I am going 714 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,360 Speaker 1: to be taking the rest of twenty twenty five off. 715 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:18,520 Speaker 1: You'll hear some throwback episodes until I come back in 716 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 1: early January. In the meantime, please please send me your 717 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:26,080 Speaker 1: emails your DMS if you have any questions or this 718 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:28,839 Speaker 1: brings up anything for you that you want to share 719 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:31,680 Speaker 1: with me. And I hope to see y'all in the 720 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:34,640 Speaker 1: new year very soon. I'm sending you all the love 721 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:37,200 Speaker 1: Ba fam, Thank you so much for this year, for 722 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 1: all your support, and I will see you next year. Bye. 723 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:45,560 Speaker 1: Hey ba fam, Let's be real for a second, and 724 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:47,720 Speaker 1: y'all know I keep it a book. The job market 725 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:51,480 Speaker 1: has been brutal, no, not brutal, trash, especially for women 726 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:55,040 Speaker 1: of color. Over three hundred thousand of us have disappeared 727 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:58,200 Speaker 1: from the workforce this year alone, and not by choice, 728 00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 1: but because of layoffs, disappearing DEI programs, and stagnant wages 729 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:07,120 Speaker 1: that keep cutting us out of opportunity. Our unemployment rate 730 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:10,440 Speaker 1: has jumped to over seven percent, while our pay gap 731 00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:13,200 Speaker 1: continues to widen. I know all of that sounds dire, 732 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:15,319 Speaker 1: but here's what I want y'all to know. You do 733 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,640 Speaker 1: not have to wait for the system to save you. 734 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 1: That's exactly why I created the Mandy money Makers Group 735 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:24,920 Speaker 1: coaching community. It is a coaching community that is built 736 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:28,319 Speaker 1: for us by us. Inside the community, we're not just 737 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:30,719 Speaker 1: talking about how to negotiate or to how to get 738 00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:34,120 Speaker 1: the job that you want. It's about finding purpose in 739 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:38,680 Speaker 1: your career. It's about finding communities and others, feeling seen, 740 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:42,560 Speaker 1: feeling heard, and also having a sounding board and a 741 00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:46,160 Speaker 1: mirror to reflect your own magic, your own sparkle right 742 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:50,040 Speaker 1: back to yourself. In this community, you'll get group coaching 743 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:52,359 Speaker 1: led by me, but you also get peer to peer 744 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:56,200 Speaker 1: accountability with proven tools and resources that can help you 745 00:39:56,280 --> 00:40:00,319 Speaker 1: do what we have always done since Rise and when 746 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:03,719 Speaker 1: the odds are stacked against us, despite all the challenges, 747 00:40:03,880 --> 00:40:07,720 Speaker 1: we will rise. If you're interested in joining the Mandy 748 00:40:07,719 --> 00:40:11,920 Speaker 1: Moneymakers community and having that support to bolster you and 749 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,920 Speaker 1: help you tap back into your magic so that you 750 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:17,799 Speaker 1: can lead your career with intention and heart and your 751 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:22,560 Speaker 1: own intuition, trusting that again, please join us. You can 752 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:26,160 Speaker 1: find information in the show notes of today's episodes or 753 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:30,480 Speaker 1: go to mandymoney dot com slash community. That's Mandy m 754 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:35,200 Speaker 1: a NDI money dot com slash community. I would love 755 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:39,080 Speaker 1: to see y'all there. Enrollment is open, so please go 756 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:45,200 Speaker 1: check out mandymoney dot com slash community today. Okay, va fan, 757 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 1: thank you so much for listening to this week's show. 758 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:51,000 Speaker 1: I want to shout out to our production team, Courtney, 759 00:40:51,160 --> 00:40:56,000 Speaker 1: our editor, Carla, our fearless leader for idea to launch productions. 760 00:40:56,440 --> 00:41:00,040 Speaker 1: I want to shout out my assistant Lauda Escalante and 761 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:03,279 Speaker 1: Cameron McNair for helping me put the show together. It 762 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:06,960 Speaker 1: is not a one person project, as much as I 763 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,520 Speaker 1: have tried to make it so these past ten years. 764 00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:12,919 Speaker 1: I need help, y'all, and thank goodness I've been able 765 00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:15,239 Speaker 1: to put this team around me to support me on 766 00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 1: this journey. And to y'all, ba fam, I love you 767 00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: so so so so much. Please rate, review, subscribe, Make 768 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,080 Speaker 1: sure you sign up to the newsletter to get all 769 00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:28,120 Speaker 1: the latest updates on upcoming episodes, and until next time, 770 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:29,879 Speaker 1: talk to you soon. Bea buye