Being Brave with Raluca Comanescu- CR30

11/30/17 • 33 min

What can bravery do for your career? In this episode of Career Relaunch, Raluca Comanescu, an architect turned productivity trainer shares her thoughts on an emotions-based approach to setting authentic goals, the power of accountability, and the importance of self-love. I also share some thoughts on how you can inject more bravery into your own career decisions.

Key Career Insights

People too often “borrow” goals from others that sound good on paper but don’t really carry the same meaning or importance.
Finding and having an accountability partner can help you stay on track with your goals.
Emotions are a big part of goal setting. That means you need to pay attention to which emotions are serving you and how you can recharge those emotions.

Tweetables to Share To make real progress, be brave. Raluca Comanescu Tweet This
You have to love yourself first before others can. Raluca Comanescu Tweet This Resources Mentioned

Raluca mentioned that she got her first client on Odesk (now Upwork). Read more about where you can hire freelancers.
Brave businesses learn to love failure– great article about bravery from the Drum Marketing Magazine. Geared toward marketers, but applicable to anyone who’s interested in the topic of bravery.

Listener Challenge

During this episode’s Mental Fuel segment, I talked about the importance of bravery. I’d welcome you sharing your brave decision in the comments below. Also, if you’re looking for an accountability partner, consider joining the new Career Relaunch Facebook group.

About Raluca Comanescu, productivity trainer

Raluca Comanescu is a Productivity Trainer, and creator of thefeathers.ink Navigator – the planner to break dreams down into actions. Passionate about design and curious about experiences and emotions, she’s gone from being a full-time architect, to unfolding her design agency, then launching two products to give people more time. After experiencing work addiction herself, she’s now training people to take control of their time, strip away all the junk, and get down to action. Follow Raluca on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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Key Career Insights

People too often “borrow” goals from others that sound good on paper but don’t really carry the same meaning or importance.
Finding and having an accountability partner can help you stay on track with your goals.
Emotions are a big part of goal setting. That means you need to pay attention to which emotions are serving you and how you can recharge those emotions.

Tweetables to Share To make real progress, be brave. Raluca Comanescu Tweet This
You have to love yourself first before others can. Raluca Comanescu Tweet This Resources Mentioned

Raluca mentioned that she got her first client on Odesk (now Upwork). Read more about where you can hire freelancers.
Brave businesses learn to love failure– great article about bravery from the Drum Marketing Magazine. Geared toward marketers, but applicable to anyone who’s interested in the topic of bravery.

Listener Challenge

About Raluca Comanescu, productivity trainer

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Making Your Next Career Move with Khai Yong Ng- CR29

What does it take to make a bold career move? How do you know when the right time has come to change careers? Khai Yong Ng explains how he relaunched his career from being a pharmacist to a digital marketer & growth strategist in the tech education sector. We’ll discuss not letting your past degree dictate your future and how you can hustle your way into an entirely new industry. Afterwards, during today’s Mental Fuel^®, I’ll explain how to decide when it’s the right time for a career change.

Key Career Insights

Having a backup plan or two can be a great enabler to making that career change you’ve been pondering.
You have to take it upon yourself to continue building your skills and staying current if you want to keep up with the rapid evolution of jobs these days.
Knowing when to make a big career change is a mix of believing in yourself and taking some bold steps to put yourself out there so you can eventually find your way–even if it takes a few steps.

Tweetables to Share Having a backup plan helps you make a bold career move. Khai Yong Ng Tweet This
An educational degree doesn't have to dictate your career path. Khai Yong Ng Tweet This Resources Mentioned

Khai alluded to Tim Ferriss’ Four Hour Workweek
Ramit Sethi I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Jon Loomer’s blog focuses on Facebook advertising

Listener Challenge

During this episode’s Mental Fuel segment, I talked about the importance of defining your own unique tipping point when you decide the time has come to make a move in your career. Here’s some further guidance on 4 Signs You Might be in Wrong Job and 5 Signs of Career Dissatisfaction.

About Khai Yong Ng, Head of Growth at the NEXT Academy.

Khai Yong Ng is pharmacist-turned Digital Marketer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His curiosity towards the internet and the world of entrepreneurship drove him to leave his prestigious pharmacy profession to venture into the world of digital marketing and online entrepreneurship. He has since then held several important roles such as the Head of FB Advertising operations at Mindvalley and Head of Growth at the NEXT Academy, a coding bootcamp in Kuala Lumpur. Follow Khai on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Starting Over with Erika Boissiere- CR31

How can you make sense of all the emotions involved with starting over in your career? Erika Boissiere, a former investment banker turned couples counselor, shares insights on the emotions of letting go of one career for another, the impact your career has on your relationships, and the art of starting over. In the Mental Fuel^® segment, I also share some thoughts on the how I dealt with the “loss” I felt after leaving one career behind to pursue something else.

Key Career Insights

Thinking about your future self can help you can clarity on your present self.
Can you look yourself in the mirror and say, I’m proud of what I do for a living.
Leaving one career behind for another can mimic the emotions of loss.

Tweetables to Share You can't ignore unhappiness. Erika Boissiere Tweet This
Sometimes, you just know when you're exactly where you're should be. Erika Boissiere Tweet This Resources Mentioned

Understand how to manage the emotions of change by downloading my free 7 Stages of Career Change Roadmap. You can also check out a little animated video of the 7 stages below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83LPVejgujw

Listener Challenge

During this episode’s Mental Fuel segment, I talked about the difficulty of saying goodbye to one career so you can pursue something else, how that really does challenge our self-worth and confidence. If you have recently made a major change in your career, and you’re struggling to maintain your motivation, my challenge to you is to remind yourself WHY you chose this path. And even if you haven’t achieved that yet, to take comfort in the fact that it’s still a worthwhile pursuit.

About Erika Boissiere, Couples & Relationship Therapist

Erika Boissiere is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in couples counselling, she founded the Relationship Institute of San Francisco. She’s also an adjunct instructor at Golden Gate University, teaching Masters level courses to students learning to be marriage and family therapists. After working for nearly a decade in the financial services sector for firms such as BlackRock and other buy-side and sell-side firms, Erika followed her passion to help others lead more fulfilling lives, and changed careers to become a couples and relationship therapist. Be sure to follow Erika on Twitter and Quora.

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