Stop Getting Stuck in the How

You Don't Need a Passion to Change Careers

Episode 33: Have you been told that the key to changing careers is to find your passion? And have you then tried to locate said passion and come up more or less blank? In this episode, Career Change coach Dana Stevens dismantles the follow your passion narrative and explains why it is one of the most unhelpful ideas in the career change conversation. If you have been holding back from making a move because you cannot identify your passion, this episode will change how you think about where to start. In this episode you will learn: * Why pragmatic reasons for changing careers are completely valid and lead to real and meaningful change * The full story of Dana's own career change from BBC radio producer to online content and social media, and why passion had nothing to do with it * What you can use instead of passion to figure out what you want, including the Life-First Criteria Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme [https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ [https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/]Free Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] If this episode resonated, follow The Career Change Studio and share it with someone who’s feeling stuck in their career. And if you’re ready to design a working life that truly fits your needs and lifestyle, book a free clarity call at https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music [https://www.instagram.com/lou_greenaway_music/] for the piano composition and performance.

Are You Stuck in All or Nothing Thinking About Your Career?

Episode 32: All or nothing thinking is one of the most common thought patterns people get stuck in. It is the thinking that tells you the choice is between staying exactly as you are or throwing everything away and starting from scratch. Between doing something perfectly or not bothering at all. Between total success and complete failure. In this episode Dana explains what all or nothing thinking actually is, how to recognise it in your own head, and most importantly how to think differently when it shows up.  In this episode you will learn: * What all or nothing thinking is  * How it shows up specifically in career change and why it is one of the main reasons people stay stuck * The real spectrum of career change that all or nothing thinking makes invisible * Four practical questions to ask yourself when you notice all or nothing thinking taking over Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme [https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ [https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/]Free Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] If this episode resonated, follow The Career Change Studio and share it with someone who’s feeling stuck in their career. And if you’re ready to design a working life that truly fits your needs and lifestyle, book a free clarity call at https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music [https://www.instagram.com/lou_greenaway_music/] for the piano composition and performance.

The Joy Experiment (How Finding Joy Can Help You Change Careers)

Episode 31: What if you could stop focusing on escaping where you are and start moving towards something that genuinely lights you up? In this episode, Career Change coach Dana Stevens makes the case for why joy is not just a nice thing to think about but one of the most practically useful tools in the career change process.  In this episode you will learn: * Why escaping what you do not want is never quite enough, and what changes when you have a vision of where you are going instead * What the Joy Experiment is, and why the only rule is curiosity rather than pressure * Why you do not have to wait for things to change before you start having more joy in your life Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme [https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ [https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/]Free Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] If this episode resonated, follow The Career Change Studio and share it with someone who’s feeling stuck in their career. And if you’re ready to design a working life that truly fits your needs and lifestyle, book a free clarity call at https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music [https://www.instagram.com/lou_greenaway_music/] for the piano composition and performance.

The Mental Health Cost of Staying in the Wrong Career And Why Things Can Change

Episode 30: This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and Career Change Coach Dana Stevens wants to talk about the experience of struggling on in a job that no longer fits and the impact that can have. So many people can tell themselves a story that it is their fault; that there must be something wrong with them or it's a sign they are broken. In this episode Dana challenges that story, makes the case that the most likely reason for struggling is a mismatch rather than a personal failing, and talks honestly about what staying in that mismatch costs.  In this episode you will learn: * How to think differently about a job that you are struggling in * Why you and your job are probably no longer a match * The real and cumulative mental health costs of staying in a job that no longer fits * Why a career that genuinely fits can have a profound impact on your mental health, your confidence and your whole life If you are experiencing serious mental health difficulties, please speak to your GP or contact a mental health professional. Mind (mental health support): www.mind.org.uk Samaritans (if you need to talk): 116 123 Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme [https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ [https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/]Free Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] If this episode resonated, follow The Career Change Studio and share it with someone who’s feeling stuck in their career. And if you’re ready to design a working life that truly fits your needs and lifestyle, book a free clarity call at https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music [https://www.instagram.com/lou_greenaway_music/] for the piano composition and performance.

Is It the Job, the Menopause, or Both?

Episode 29: Navigating perimenopause or menopause while also trying to figure out what to do with your career is something that Career Change Coach Dana Stevens experiences regularly with her clients. And yet it is rarely talked about.  In this episode Dana talks about the brain fog, the anxiety, the rage, the confidence erosion, the feeling of not quite recognising yourself anymore, and how all of that intersects with the already significant question of what to do next in your career.  And she explains specifically why a structured process with the right support does not add to the overwhelm of this time, it significantly reduces it. In this episode you will learn: * Why perimenopause and career uncertainty so often arrive together, and why that is not a coincidence * The identity shift that perimenopause brings, and why it carries genuinely useful information about what you want next * How the mindset tools in coaching specifically address the confidence erosion and thought patterns this stage of life can bring * Why this time of life is not the end of your potential for meaningful change but, for many women, the beginning of the most honest chapter of their career yet If you are experiencing symptoms of perimenopause or menopause, please speak to your GP or a healthcare professional for medical support. At the start of the episode Dana also mentions her group coaching programme 'The Life-First Career Accelerator' [https://www.danastevens.com/JoinAccelerator], for more info and to join the waiting list just click here [https://www.danastevens.com/JoinAccelerator] to visit her website. Connect with Dana: Website: https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme [https://www.danastevens.com/workwithme]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/ [https://www.instagram.com/dana_stevens_coach/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danastevens1/]Free Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] If this episode resonated, follow The Career Change Studio and share it with someone who’s feeling stuck in their career. And if you’re ready to design a working life that truly fits your needs and lifestyle, book a free clarity call at https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat [https://calendly.com/danastevens/initial-coaching-chat] Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music [https://www.instagram.com/lou_greenaway_music/] for the piano composition and performance.