349: Alison Cardy | Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career

Summary

Alison Cardy is an expert coach who runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes. Also assisting clients in creating greater alignment and success in their life, love, and work.

Alison is the author of Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. In this episode we discuss the passivity of life and why it’s essential to own our journey if we wish to exist with greater happiness. Alison shares insights into how to become unstuck, things to avoid, and tools to assist others to connect with their callings and a bunch more. An inspiring conversation!

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Discussion topics. 

  • The passivity of our life.
  • Personal ownership and responsibility for one’s journey.
  • Mistakes trying to get unstuck may include: seeking further education, travelling, introspection and fixating with your pre-existing story.
  • Why it is beneficial to forget what you think you know.
  • Finding more meaningful work by connecting with who you are and what you want in life, creating a hypothesis and test in with real world experience. If it feels good plan a transition from there.

Quick round questions

Do you have any routines and rituals that you believe contribute to your success?

Working out and asking for help.

What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?

Keep doing those scary things.

What is the meaning of success?

Enjoying my life and contributing to those around me.

What is your number one productivity advice?

Limit the distractions.

What advice would you give someone that needing/wanting to make change?

Take the very next step you see in front of you.

Favourite Food

Plantains

Favourite Leisure Activity

Working out and athletics

Favourite Book

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller

Favourite Quote

“Pursue your dreams not because you are immune to heart break but because your real life, your whole life, is worth getting your heart broken a few thousand times.” Martha Beck

Do we all have a why?

Yes, we all could but not sure if everyone is conscious of it.

What does living with passion and purpose mean?

Not taking life for granted and proactively build and awesome life.

How to connect with Alison Cardy

Website: http://www.cardycareercoaching.com