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

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!

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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/

Thinking about a career change but worried it will mean a pay cut, lost momentum, or starting over? In this episode, we bust the biggest career change myths and reveal the hard truths about building work that actually fits your life.

What you'll learn

• Why most people don't need to take a pay cut during a career change—and how career transitions can actually increase your earning power
• The dangerous myth of waiting for the "right time" and why prioritization—not timing—is what drives real change
• Why doing what worked in the past often keeps you stuck, and what mindset shifts are required to create fulfilling work
• How clarity doesn't come before action—and why experimentation beats overthinking when defining your next career move
• Why trying to do career change alone almost never works, and how the right support accelerates progress and reduces costly mistakes

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. Escaping Career Crisis Mode And Finding Work That Fits You (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Double Your Salary: How to Negotiate A Career Change That Pays Well ****(Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Thinking about returning to work after a career break, but feeling paralyzed by the gap on your resume? After years in a demanding executive role, Caroline found herself burned out, unfulfilled, and wondering if this was really "success." Find out how she gave herself permission to walk away, take a two-year career break, and rebuild a work life that finally fits her life and her values.

What you'll learn

• How to translate 17 years of experience into compelling value propositions when returning from a career break
• The counterintuitive strategy of stating exactly what you want instead of apologizing for your career hiatus
• How to leverage assessment tools like StrengthsFinder to rebuild confidence and articulate your unique strengths

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 someone on the team about your 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)

You might have a career that once felt clear, successful, and exactly right—until one day it suddenly doesn't. Hayley Lowe reveals how she recognized the signs her once-linear career no longer fit, and outlines the mindset shifts, experimentation, and clarity that led her to a role that aligns with her strengths and season of life.

What you'll learn

• What it looks like to negotiate a role based on alignment, not job titles
• How Hayley used reflection and experimentation to rediscover her strengths
• How major life changes can reshape what you need from your career
• How to recognize early signs that a role isn't the right fit
• Why quitting without another job can be a strategic move

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. Changing Careers (When You Don't Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)