While quits can be temporary, sometimes you've decided so definitively that you want to close a chapter of your life that you'd like to make sure your quit is permanent.
This week's guest, Nathan Church, owner of On Track Wellness and OTW Martial Arts, did just that. When he left the corporate world and decided to begin working in fitness and martial arts, he took several steps to make sure the lure of a regular paycheck didn't draw him back in and away from pursuing his dreams.
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If you're not in your dream job or your ideal city, you may think of quitting it all and moving. But how do you get to where you'd like to be...and how do you know that new reality is going to serve you better than the current one?
This week's guest, entrepreneur and storytelling consultant Mark Guay, knew he had to leave New York and his teaching career. So he began to envision living in a new climate and working from home. And over time, the exact visions he'd been manifesting slowly became reality.
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Once you've checked all the boxes on the list of societally-mandated goals, what comes next? And what do you do when you realize those goals weren't at all what truly mattered to you as a person?
This is exactly what entrepreneur, humanitarian, and all-around inspirational human Retta Abraham faced a couple of years ago when he'd gotten married and achieved a successful career on Wall Street. And his journey from that realization to quitting Wall Street to starting his own company is a beautiful guide on how to successfully undertake self-evaluation and transformation.
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Many of the biggest fears related to quitting a job come from the uncertainty - the not knowing what comes next. Will we find another job? Will it be better than the one we're quitting?
If you happen to be facing those fears, let Mark Lovett, the founder of Storytelling with Impact, and the organizer for TEDxSanDiego, give you some great advice on how to alleviate those fears, with bonus advice on how to combat the dreaded 'imposter syndrome.'
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On this Independence Day episode, Lynn Marie discusses five quits that can lead to increasing YOUR sense of freedom: freedom from others' expectations, from attention distractions, and from societal norms, among other things.
So grab a hot dog and a firecracker (or not, that actually sounds like a dangerous combo!) and take a listen to the quits the founding fathers forgot to tell you about!
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People commonly get stuck in jobs or careers because they don't know what they'd rather be doing...in other words, they haven't found their passion or purpose or calling in life. And often the struggle to find that passion leads to a feeling of desperation if nothing comes up right away.
Well this week's guest, author/speaker/coach extraordinaire Dominick Quartuccio, went through a strategic quit of his own in which he stumbled upon a creative way to let his passion find him.
This is a must-hear for anyone who's searching for their purpose!
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When envisioning quitting one job and starting a new endeavor, we often ask ourselves what do we have to DO to make the new effort a success.
However, this week's guest, career coach and host of the Happen to Your Career podcast Scott Anthony Barlow, makes the point that it's much more important to decide who you have to BE to find success in your new career. He takes us back through his own quit and how he became the person who was able to make his desired career a reality.
Find him at happentoyourcareer.com
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Many of us have passions in several different areas, but the traditional 40-hour workweeks keep us from having time to pursue more than one calling. And for certain professions, like surgeons, the typical week doesn't stop at 40 hours, so starting a side project is nearly impossible.
But this week's guest, facial plastic surgeon Dr. Amit Patel, used a very strategic quit to ensure he had time to pursue multiple passions. His story is a testament to the importance of exploring all possibilities when carving out a career path.
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Often when people want to leave the corporate world and strike out on their own, the main concerns involve how they will convince clients that they are qualified enough for the job.
However, this week's guest, Michaela Keilty, points out that many times the hardest to convince of this qualification is yourself.
Take a listen to how Michaela fought with and overcame the dreaded imposter syndrome.
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The journey to become a physician is long and often times immovable. Medical students choose residencies that are up to 7 years long, and changing them is no small undertaking. And after graduating from a residency, changing specialties often requires doing an entire new residency, so most doctors just stay in their original specialty, no matter how unfulfilled they may be feeling.
But not this week's guest, Dr. Amy Killen. Amy found a creative solution to dissatisfaction with her life in the ER, and her story should give hope to all doctors whose specialties no longer fit their lives.
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So you think you wanna quit? Have you fallen into the trap many of us do in which we begin to compile more and more information about how to make a change...without ever putting it into action?
This week's guest, Travis Roznos, started down that road, but through men's groups and the Wim Hof Method training, he discovered that no amount of research got him further along in his transformation than going from the theoretical to the concrete and finally doing the work.
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In an ideal situation, quits don't happen TO us, they're orchestrated BY us. However, sometimes we're forced into a quit, and it's then up to us to learn from that experience and use what we've learned the next time things need a change.
This week's guest, Sarah Hassaine, did just that. When life dealt her a quit she didn't see coming, she took everything she learned from that situation and used it when she later found herself in a job that wasn't working for her.
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We've all been there. We hear someone works for a well-respected or super innovative company, or has a job that sounds like so much fun it could never seem like work, and we think they must have a dream job...and that they'd never want to give it up.
Well today's guest, Gina Mariko Rosales, had just such a job working for the prestigious X (formerly Google X). But when she realized what others considered a dream job was different from her actual dream, she quit X, struck out on her own, and hasn't looked back.
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Many high-performing types like to set intense physical goals for themselves, like running a marathon or participating in a bodybuilding competition. But what happens when something comes in the way of that goal...like the fact that the drive is no longer there?
This week's guest Elsye Walker (wanderingchardonnay.com) faced just such a challenge when hiking the Appalachian Trail...and her story is a must-hear for top physical performers facing challenges along their paths.
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For much of modern history, marital vows have included the phrase "'Til death do us part." But as many who have left marriages know, it's often something other than death that leads to the difficult decision to quit a marriage.
This week's guest Alina Gordon (Founder and CEO of StanzaPet) was faced with a marriage quit when she realized the union was no longer in line with what she wanted for her life. She courageously shares her story of the grief and growth that accompanied the marital quit, and it's a must-listen for anyone going through a similar relationship transition.
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Who in the corporate world hasn't at least once dreamed of finding their creative passion, following it, then doing well enough at it to tell the corporate world goodbye?
Well this week's guest didn't just dream it, he made that dream a reality when he left his government job and became one of the premier fitness and yoga DJs.
Take a listen as DJ Justin Kanoya explains how he made the transition and how he's been able to sustain a successful DJ business so that he can continue to follow his calling.
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Often people feel called to quit something because they're struggling with it and it just doesn't feel right. But sometimes even things we're good at may not be the right fit.
Such was the case with Jordan Reich, who was a talented pitcher on track to play in the major leagues. There was just one problem: America's favorite pastime wasn't HIS favorite. Quite the opposite.
Take a listen to Jordan's journey from pitcher to business consultant to attorney as he strategically quit his way into a life that fits him perfectly.
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Some kids have no idea what they want to be when they grow up. Peter Bragino was NOT one of those kids. His intuition told him what his life's path would be at a young age, but figuring out how to follow it required more than one quit...and at least one not-so-strategic quit that ended up being the opportunity he needed to follow his passion.
Take a listen as the Marine turned salesman turned professional artist tells of his journey, guided by intuition at every turn.
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Have you ever watched the news and thought the anchors had the greatest job? Now can you imagine walking away from it? Well this week's guest did just that.
Lindsay France, former anchor for the news networks RT and RT America, had always wanted to be a journalist, and had successfully built a career as a news anchor. But through covering the 2016 Presidential primaries she found a new and more intense passion that was better aligned with her values...which led to her walking away from the anchor's desk and taking her career in a new direction.
Take a listen as she provides some great advice on finding your passion, following your principles, and using side gigs to prevent the dreaded JOB LOCK!
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It's episode 13!
Many people fear the number 13, so I've dedicated the 13th episode to fear - more specifically, the fears associated with quitting.
This episode covers:
So take a listen as Lynn Marie addresses some of the most common fears that can keep people stuck in less-than-optimal situations...so that you can address any of those same fears you may have!
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Ever planned an event to celebrate a special occasion only to have the event threaten to eclipse the occasion you were trying to celebrate?
Sophia Da Silva Hopson, co-host of the OM My Goodness podcast, and her now husband had that same experience when they tried to plan their wedding. So what did they do?
(spoiler alert)
They QUIT their own wedding!
Take a listen to the touching journey as they navigated through family and societal expectations and finally found their way to a ceremony that celebrated their union exactly as they wanted it.
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Sometimes the most strategic quit is to have no strategy at all. And sometimes those same impulsive decisions lead to the formation of a solid quitting strategy for the future.
That's what happened when Chad Peace, attorney for the Independent Voter Project and founding board member of the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers, left his job to join Ron Paul's Presidential campaign. Many of the lessons learned through that quit guided him both to his current work in the nonpartisan space and to be much more strategic in the quits he's made since.
Personal note: I was bound to sneak election reform into the podcast at some point. Promise it won't happen again...much!
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Ever faced a quit that had the potential to effect a global organization and wipe out your identity all in one fell swoop? Well this week's guest did, and her journey from isolation in Ghana to inspiring an entire community of yogis is truly incredible.
Amore St. Ives, manager of CorePower Yoga in North Park, San Diego courageously shares how difficult that quit was and how she made it through by listening to her what her gut was telling her - both metaphorically and physically!
Take a listen to her remarkable story and learn how to deal with some of the toughest quits imaginable.
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Some quits are huge: like leaving your job and the country all at once for a job opportunity halfway around the world. Other quits are small, like quitting a book you're not enjoying.
This episode's guest Lee Constantine, co-founder of the book crowdfunding platform Publishizer, has done all of the above.
From deciding the 9 to 5 life in Vegas wasn't working for him, to choosing to no longer finish books that aren't bringing him joy, Lee has made many a strategic quit, and he shares how being fearless in the face of major transitions has served him well.
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The prospect of quitting something often leads to a lot of fears, many of which focus on what others will think. The key is realizing that those "others" don't have to live with your decisions, you do.
Today's guest Brittany van Schravendijk came to that realization at a young age, as she evaluated whether to leave the field of engineering to work as an athletic trainer. That decision led her to not only become a world champion in kettlebell sport, but also to a career she absolutely loves.
This episode is great for anyone who fears they're choosing a career that society may deem less-prestigious than their previous one, as Brittany tells the story of having that fear, and how society actually viewed her decision in a much more favorable light than her fears would let her believe.
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