Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search

Career burnout doesn't always come from work you hate—it often comes from climbing a path that doesn't fit. In this episode, Jackie shares how she stepped off the promotion ladder, aligned to her core needs, and rebuilt a career that fuels her energy, health, and life.

What you'll learn

• Why burnout often shows up after you've "done everything right"
• How Jackie recognized her work and life were misaligned—and what changed
• What it looks like to leave a role intentionally, not reactively
• Why meaningful connection matters more than status for long-term fulfillment
• How aligning to your needs can improve both work and health

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

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Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Your strengths aren't just what you're good at—they're your career compass. When you ignore your signature strengths, even great opportunities become draining. Discover how one IO psychologist used her strengths to break free from the "great opportunity trap" and find work that truly energizes her.

What you'll learn

• Why your signature strengths should guide your career experiments and decisions
• How to get valuable feedback from friends and family about your natural talents
• The difference between skills you can do versus strengths that energize you

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Discover Your Strengths to Find Your Ideal Career (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It's Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Maybe you have a "great job" where you've been extremely successful. But does any of that matter if you dread going to work? Nope, you're not ungrateful if you feel this way. When your career no longer aligns with your life, it's often because your identity has become too tightly wound around your job title, creating what feels like an inescapable trap. Learn how Karen stepped away from her all-encompassing job as a Dean and redesigned her career and life to find true fulfillment (and how you can do the same!)

What you'll learn

• How successful people often struggle most with career change because their entire identity becomes tied to their role
• How to use life design principles to make work serve your life instead of consuming it
• How to use the Ideal Career Profile to separate who you are from what you do for work

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Relentless leadership demands and misaligned values pushed Jessica Ward to rethink her career. She walks through the gradual process of redefining success on her own terms, and how setting boundaries, leaning into strengths, and experimenting with a new path allowed her to create work that truly fits her life.

What you'll learn

• How to recognize when you've outgrown a role—even if you're successful and respected
• Why being great at your job doesn't mean it's the right job anymore
• How to step back from leadership without "going backward" in your career
• The exact way Jessica rebuilt energy, boundaries, and confidence without blowing up her life
• How to design work that fits your life instead of forcing your life to fit your work

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It's Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Most people don't leave a job when they should—they leave when something finally forces them to. In this episode, we break down the predictable moments that push people to quit and how to change course before burnout, regret, or crisis hits.

What You'll Learn

• Why most career changes happen years later than they need to
• The common life and work moments that finally make people quit
• How "comfort" quietly keeps you stuck in the wrong role
• What you can do to break the pattern and make an intentional change sooner

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Edna's Full Story
   • Leaving a Misfit Job in Search of Career Fulfillment (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Breakdown on How Edna Quantified Her Strengths
   • Using Strengths in Job Search: Surprising Results From Edna's Career Change Story (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
3. Karen's Full Story
   • Intentionally Changing Careers To Fit Your Life Design (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
4. Breakdown of How Karen Shifted Her Identity (after it was holding her back)
   • When Your Career No Longer Fits Your Life: How to Make a Meaningful Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
5. Taking Control of Your Career When It's Harming Your Mental Health (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
6. Temporary Blindness Due to Stress
   • How to Get Into Management Consulting (or Your Consulting Business of Choice) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
7. My personal story on gaining nearly 50 pounds and getting winded running up stairs - It's in the HTYC book.
8. Experiencing Seizures From Lack of Sleep and Burnout
   • Finding Fulfillment After Regretting a Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Other Resources Mentioned:

• Audiobook - https://happentoyourcareer.com/happen-to-your-career-audiobook/
• 16 Career Change Catalysts: https://happentoyourcareer.com/16-career-change-catalysts/