Episode 349

It is never too late to start over. No matter how much time or money you’ve spent chasing degrees and jobs to get to your current position, if ultimately you’re unhappy, then it is time to quit. Each week, Goli Kalkhoran, a fellow quitter, will interview inspiring guests who have quit lucrative careers to forge their own path and create a life they love.
Episode 349
Episode 349
Episode 349
Episode 349
We’re obsessed with trying to find the “right” answer because we think that will give us some semblance of “control” over our future. “How do I know which direction is the right one for me?” Everyone who wants to quit their job asks some…
with Dr. Maria Phalime
Sure, quitting is easy if you’ve always hated your job. But what if you used to love it? What if you loved it for many years? What if you were really, really good at it? I’m so excited about this week’s episode with the amazing Shawn Askinosie. Shawn…
with Shawn Askinosie
In 75 episodes, I think the recurring lesson that comes up in almost every single episode is that you can’t think your way to the end goal. It just doesn’t work that way. There will be detours. Set-backs. New connections. And a whole lot of…
with Shunta Grant
Hi, my name is Goli and I’m a life-long people-pleaser. I have a feeling a lot of you are too. Because we’re trained from childhood to just do what we’re told and not make waves. And while I used to understand that this tendency made me…
Episode 74
Will Day started out his career with a 2-year stint in the Peace Corps after college. He then went on to a successful career in the financial industry on Wall Street. But something felt like it was missing. In 2001, he enrolled in the Masters of…
with Will Day
So often we hold on to what we know so tightly that we give up the opportunity of having something so much better. Kim Le Pham is on the podcast today and her story is such an inspiration to me. Everything this woman touches turns to gold and, yet,…
with Kim Le Pham
It’s important to pay attention to what you build your identity around. A common mistake that people make is to believe that what they do equates to who they are. This misconception can create a giant roadblock when it comes to changing paths because…
with Geoff Kullman
with Jenna Irvin
Even though this week’s guest isn’t a traditional quitter like our previous guests, she has dealt with the same limiting beliefs and fears we all deal with when starting something new. Right out of college at 21, Jenna Irvin decided she wanted to…
with Julian Mather
One of the biggest benefits that come from pivoting a career is that it shows you the freedom you truly have to reinvent yourself. The fear of starting over lessens with each jump and that’s why so many #quitters go on to have multiple career changes….
with Luke Tonge
We typically have stories of people who have become successful in one type of career and then quit to start over in a completely unrelated field. However, there are people who enjoy the field that they’re in but they want to find an alternative way to…
with Kayse Morris
Sometimes we aren’t fully aware of the hidden skills and interests that reside inside us. And if we don’t follow those little sparks of curiosity, we’ll never uncover them. That’s exactly what happened with today’s guest, Kayse Morris started out as…
with Laurie Rowen, Pye Jirsa, Shinah Chang and Sara Rezvanpour Rose
This week’s episode is so special to me. It’s a replay of the live podcast episode we recorded at the live event we had back in August. That event was such a surreal and amazing moment for me. It was so cool to meet people from this community and to…
with Tara Laferrara
It’s not uncommon for people to stick with careers they’re unhappy with just because they aren’t sure what else they’d do, especially when it comes to “finding your passion”. But what if you know what you’re passionate about but you’re still unsure…
with Paul Tasner
If you’ve ever told yourself that it’s too late to start over, be prepared to face the truth: you’re just making an excuse. After spending 40 years climbing the ladder in corporate America, Paul Tasner was laid off from his job at 64 years old…
with Kelsey Murphy
How would you feel about leaving a job that took you to places like Italy and let you work with well-known people like Bono? Most people would have a really hard time walking way from something everyone else considers a “dream job”. But Kelsey had a…
with Neil Sahota
In honor of Labor Day, I invited Neil Sahota on the show to talk about the AI revolution and how it will affect the working landscape. Technology is developing at such a rapid pace and it is really important to pay attention to how it will change work…
with Lindsey Schwartz
Lindsey started out like many people pursuing a career in the corporate world. Even though she was doing great at her job, it was during the 2008 recession that she realized this wasn’t a stable path. She then decided to enter entrepreneurship…
with Peter Glatz
How many times have you wanted to start over? How many times have you started thinking about the possibilities only to follow them up with the thought, “but it’s too late in my life to do this”? If you’re human, then you’ve probably had this…
with Kelsey Chapman
A common theme we’ve seen is that a lot of new career paths evolve out of the need to create a hobby or some kind of outlet. Kelsey Chapman’s story begins in a similar place. She started blogging in addition to her day job because she was feeling…
with Michelle Schroeder-Gardner
You don’t necessarily have to pursue a whole new path in order to make a career change. On today’s episode, Michelle Schroeder-Gardner got her MBA in finance and then started working as a financial analyst. But realizing that she had never been taught…