238: Repurpose Your Career: Find a Career or Business That Fulfills You At Any Age or Skill Level with Marc Miller

Marc Miller from CareerPivot.com is a professional career changer for his clients. He’s here to help you discover not only who you are, who you work best with (environment). For example, some people are “structured anarchists” and “stealth competitors.”

Listen in and discover the difference between talents (things you do innately) and skills (things you learned). Speak authentically, develop your brand, find out how people see you, what’s different about you, and where you fit best.

Quotes:                                                                                                                                   

“The key piece here is understanding who you are and where you are going to fit.” – Marc Miller

“For most of us, it’s more important who we work with in the environment than what we actually do.” – Marc Miller

“If you have skills that are not essentially attached to your innate talents, and you overuse them, that’s when you get burnout.” – Marc Miller

Takeaways:

02:06 Career changes are normal and necessary in today’s fast-changing job market, with professionals potentially switching careers 3-5 times in their lifetime.

08:35 Understanding your innate talents and skills is crucial to finding a fulfilling career that matches your true personality.

22:28 Entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone, with only about 10% of people naturally suited to starting their own business.

30:44 Learning problem-solving skills is more important than mastering specific technical tools that may become outdated quickly.

44:06 The future of work involves continuous learning and periodic reinvention across different stages of life.

Resources

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