LIFE
LIFE DURING THE PANDEMIC DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE BEST TIMING FOR PURSUING YOUR TRUE
PASSION OR EVEN YOUR DREAM JOB.
BUT AUTHOR OF RESTART RE OJAI'S
AND ELEVATE YOUR CAREER
DISAGREES AND SHE JOINS THIS
MORNING FOR A LITTLE
INSPIRATION.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
WELCOME HELEN HORIZON.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
ON THIS MONDAY, OK.
PLEASURE.
YEAH.
PLEASURE. YEAH. SO WE'VE HEARD A FEW STORIES
SUCCESS STORIES DURING THE
PANDEMIC PEOPLE OPENING UP NEW
BUSINESSES TRANSITIONING
CAREERS.
BUT THAT'S NOT COMMON BECAUSE I
THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL LIKE
THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
>> I THINK IT'S A MIXED BAG.
>> I DO THINK THERE'S A LARGE
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT
FEEL STUCK RIGHT NOW OR HAVE TO
STAY WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING
BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE IDEAL.
THAT IS TRUE.
BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE THERE
HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD
SORT OF A RECKONING AND SAID
HEY, THIS IS NOT THE LIFE I
WANT TO LEAD AND THINGS ARE
SERIOUS RIGHT NOW AND MAYBE I
NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY
FEELING, YOU KNOW, FATIGUE AND
STOCK RIGHT NOW TRYING TO BE
HAPPY IS TOUGH.
>> WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE FOR
ELEVATING THEIR CAREERS OR EVEN
STARTING A NEW CAREER?
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING I DO
ALWAYS IS ACKNOWLEDGE THE
EMOTIONS THAT COME WITH A BIG
TRANSITION.
>> YOU ARE ALWAYS GOING TO FEEL
HIGH ANXIETY SOMETIMES
RESENTMENT BECAUSE MAYBE IT
WASN'T YOUR CHOICE TO MAKE THE
CHANGE.
SO STEP NUMBER ONE, ACKNOWLEDGE
YOUR FEELINGS THAT THEY ARE
NORMAL AND NATURAL BUT THEN
FIND A WAY TO MELLOW THEM OUT
AND GET CLEAR CLARITY BECAUSE
YOU NEED TO BE MAKING GOOD
DECISIONS ABOUT YOUR FUTURE.
>> HELEN, YOU'RE AN EXPERT IN
THE FIELD OF CAREER
DEVELOPMENT, AN EMPLOYEE
DEVELOPMENT.
>> SO THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'VE
BEEN WORKING ON FOR MANY YEARS.
YOUR BOOK HAS REAL LIFE STORIES
WE CAN TAKE INSPIRATIONS FROM.
CAN YOU SHARE SOME OF THEM?
SURE.
>> THE LAST ONE IN THE BOOK
TALKS ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO WENT
THROUGH REAL SEVERE TRAUMA.
HE HATED HIS JOB.
HIS WIFE GOT CANCER, TWO SMALL
CHILDREN AND HE CONTINUED
RAISING BOYS TAKING CARE OF THE
FAMILY BUT LOST THEIR HOME.
>> THIS WAS ACTUALLY DURING THE
GREAT RECESSION AND HE REALLY
FELT LIKE WELL, I JUST HE HAD
NO IDEA WHAT TO DO AT THAT
POINT.
AND HE STARTED DOING SMALL
GRAPHIC DESIGN PROJECTS HE'D
ALWAYS DRAWN SINCE HE WAS A
CHILD.
NO ONE HAD EVER ACKNOWLEDGED
THAT AND NOW HE'S JUST A
PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL
ENTREPRENEUR HELPING BUSINESSES
PUT THEIR GRAPHIC DESIGN
TOGETHER SO IT WASN'T EASY AND
I THINK THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF MY
MESSAGES IS THAT KURT
TRANSITION TAKES A LOT OF
COURAGE.
AND THAT STORY ABOUT JOHN IN
THE BOOK IS A REALLY GOOD
EXAMPLE.
>> YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES PEOPLE
HAVE THAT BURNING FIRE IN THEIR
BELLY LIKE THEY KNOW THEY WANT
TO DO SOMETHING THEY POSSIBLY
WANT TO EVEN SWITCH GEARS IN
THEIR LIFE.
AND IT'S A TOUGH DECISION.
WHAT HELPS PEOPLE WHO FEEL SO
ISOLATED OR DEPRESSED ABOUT
THEIR CURRENT SITUATION BUT
HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, OTHER SIDE
OF THEM WHO SAYS, YOU KNOW, I
REALLY ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS
?
YEAH, WELL, I DO FEEL LIKE
BEING PRACTICAL AND
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU HAVE
EXPENSES THAT YOU MIGHT NOT BE
ABLE TO TOTALLY JUMP RIGHT NOW
IS IS A GOOD THING TO THINK
ABOUT.
THE ONE PLACE YOU REALLY WANT
TO DIG DEEP IS WHAT AM I GOOD?
WHAT DO I LIKE?
WHAT ARE MY SKILLS?
WHAT DO I VALUE AND WHAT DO I
FEEL MOST ENERGIZED BY DOING
AND DRAWING YOURSELF TOWARDS
THAT START TO TAKE THE JOURNEY.
DO THE RESEARCH.
I HAVE A CLIENT RIGHT NOW WHO
TOLD ME SHE WANT TO WORK WITH
STUDENTS.
AND I FOUND A JOB THAT WAS
PERFECT FOR HER AND SHE SAID OH
YES I SAW THAT BUT I FELT
UNDERQUALIFIED AND LIKE YOU'RE
OVERQUALIFIED HUH?
>> SO YOU FIND A CHAMPION.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR STRENGTHS
AND AND HONOR THE FACT THAT
IT'S GOOD TO PAY YOUR BILLS AND
DON'T DO ANYTHING CRAZY.
>> THAT'S THAT'S GOOD ADVICE.
WHAT STEPS SHOULD SOME PEOPLE
TAKE IF THEY'RE CURRENTLY JUST
HATE THEIR JOB?
>> YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE
HAD MORE THAN MY FAIR SHARE OF
CLIENTS WHO ARE IN THAT
SITUATION AND I'LL TELL YOU ONE
OF THEM.
WAS BRAVE.
I USE THAT WORD A LOT.
AND SHE CALLS HER BOSS ON THE
PHONE TODAY.
HOW AM I DOING?
SO I FEEL LIKE I'M CONSTANTLY
BEING CRITICIZED AND I'M SO
FREAKED OUT THAT I CAN'T REALLY
FUNCTION.
AND SHE REALLY JUST SAID WHAT
SHE HAD TO SAY AND SHE TURNED
IT AROUND.
>> THAT WAS AWESOME.
>> THE OTHER LADY THAT I'M
THINKING OF RIGHT NOW, HER BOSS
IS A BULLY.
SHE IS EXHAUSTED.
SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT HER HEALTH
AND SHE JUST QUIT LAST MONDAY.
SO THERE'S NO SINGLE FORMULA
YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK FOR
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND AND
PROTECT YOURSELF.
>> OK, HELEN, YOU SUGGEST
PEOPLE PICKING UP YOUR BOOK
COULD BE WHERE THEY CAN START
WHAT IT'S CALLED RESTART
REENERGIZING ELEVATE YOUR
CAREER IF YOU DON'T MIND.
I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A TINY
ADJUSTMENT.
IT'S ELEVATE YOUR CAREER, LIVE
A LIFE YOU'RE TRULY PROUD OF.
OK AND IT'S OK.
I LOVE THAT TITLE.
>> AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE I WAS
JUSTIFIED.
>> REALLY YOU'RE NOT YOU BUY
BOOKS?
YES.
BOOKS? YES. SAY THAT AGAIN ONE MORE TIME.
SO WE GET IT RIGHT.
ELEVATE YOUR CAREER LIVE A LIFE
YOU'RE TRULY PRODUCTS PERFECT
BY HELEN HORIZON.
HELEN THANK