Make a Lateral Move to a New Career from “It’s Your Career, After All 2015” [Audio] (0:49)

A Clip from “It’s Your Career, After All” with Douglas E. Welch from the Career Opportunities Podcast

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Douglas E. Welch (http://douglasewelch.com) presents to the class Career Development – Theories and Techniques at Pepperdine Graduate School of Education & Psychology taught by fellow CareerCamp Co-Chair, Danielle Gruen

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I agree. There are certain pragmatic things that pop up or at least we think there are. Which is why again, I say, find ways of trying out other stuff, because often what can happen is, yes you need a job. You need to pay that mortgage. So, ok, so fine, don’t do — don’t take the axe out and cut off that life and move one. Do this — do a lateral. Just say, “I’m going to start doing a little bit of this now and a little big more of this now and a little…” and all of a sudden you’re in the new career. You haven’t affected your standard of living. You haven’t made that dramatic, you know, “I quit!” and walk out. You’ve been able to make those decisions, again, that are best for you but you’ve still followed your wants and needs and desires. You just did it in a slightly less dramatic fashion.

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