149 Creating a career you love with Carolyn Parry

Carolyn Parry is the founder of Career Alchemy, helping early-stage and established professionals escape from a job they hate and create a career they love, on purpose.

She’s an award-winning career coach, a TEDx speaker and host of the Change Your Story podcast. She is the President of the Career Development Institute and based in Wales.

We talk about:

Carolyn’s own career crisis

Knowing what you don’t want is as important as knowing what you want.

The emotional labor that women do in the office

How technology has changed the workplace

Why women have an advantage over men

The importance of investing in yourself

The three types of people you find at work

The choice of what story to write

How to reconnect with what really matters

The impact of imposter syndrome

Maintaining a sense of purpose is important for mental health

Finding the courage to change track

How to pivot into a new industry

Exploring ways to do life differently

How to get involved in your community

And more!

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