Gaining Career Clarity: How to Define What You Really Want Next
In this week’s episode of the Work It Like a Mum podcast, we’re sharing the first session from our Momentum Career Summer Series, designed to help women build clarity and confidence and keep their careers moving forward. Elizabeth is joined by Kim Holland, a career pivot coach with 12 years’ experience, to explore how to get unstuck, understand what you really want from your career and start figuring out what comes next.
What we cover:
- Why jumping straight onto job boards could be keeping you stuck.
- The biggest barriers to career change: fear, confidence, finances, and flexibility.
- How to uncover your professional DNA and what really matters to you.
- Why a career change does not mean starting again.
- Practical exercises to help you get clear on what you want next.
- How to focus on what you’re moving towards, not just what you want to leave behind.
Key takeaways:
- Clarity comes before applications – know what you’re looking for first.
- You have more transferable skills and experience than you might realise.
- Your next move doesn’t need to solve your entire career.
- Think about the work that will fulfil you, then explore how flexibility can fit around it.
- A good next step simply moves you further from what you don’t want and closer to what you do want.
Why listen:
If you know something needs to change but have no idea what you want next, this episode will help you cut through the noise, recognise the value you already bring and start moving forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Show Links:
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