How to make big career decisions - with Lindsay Gordon of A Life of Options

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#141 - Award-winning career coach Lindsay Gordon explains the practical steps you can go through when making a career-changing decision, the mindset you should have when making decisions and what to do if you think you’ve made the wrong decision.
What you'll learn

• [2:17] Why Lindsay wrote a book to help people make the right decisions.
• [6:10] The danger of making important decisions while under duress.
• [8:45] How to maintain the right mindset during tough times.
• [11:05] What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed with despair at your job.
• [13:05] How to know when you’re ready for change.
• [14:20] A framework for making important work-related decisions.
• [16:33] How to find out if a job or role will be a good fit for you.
• [17:41] How your fulfilment differs from your values.
• [19:29] How to know when you’re ready to make a decision.
• [22:22] Ways you can shift your perspective around your current job.
• [25:46] How to get over the fear that you might make the wrong decision.
• [30:03] How to accept that you might not be ready to make a decision.
• [32:28] The difference between taking your time over a decision and avoiding making a decision.
• [35:55] What to do if you think you’ve made the wrong decision.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Episode 115: Choosing the right company to work for – with Lindsay Gordon of A Life of Options
• Right For YOU, Lindsay Gordon
• Designing Your Life, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
• Stop Worrying About Making the Right Decision, Ed Batista, Harvard Business Review
• TED Talk: How to make hard choices, Ruth Chang

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:
https://changeworklife.com/how-to-make-big-career-decisions/

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