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If you're in your 30s and contemplating a career change but don't know what you want to do, here's what I'm doing to figure it out. Welcome to episode 1 of Lessons I'm Learning: Being Career Confused. Hi, I'm Jesse. I'm 34. I have
Jessi Jean shares her journey of career confusion in her 30s, exploring new paths with creativity and flexibility.
Key Takeaways
- Career changes can be approached by focusing on lifestyle goals rather than fixed job titles.
- Experimentation and trying new things lead to clarity more than overthinking.
- It’s possible to find joy and financial gain in new ventures even when uncertain.
- Flexibility and creativity are valuable priorities when considering career shifts.
- Small steps can build momentum without needing a long-term plan.
Summary
- Jessi Jean is 34, has a toddler, a mortgage, and works as a binge eating recovery coach.
- She feels called to explore a new, more light-hearted career path.
- Changing careers in your 30s is scary due to financial and life responsibilities.
- She shifted her focus from 'what do I want to do' to 'what kind of life do I want to build' for this season.
- She values flexibility, creativity, and fun work for her current life stage.
- She brainstormed interests like DIY, furniture flipping, talking about money, and storytelling.
- She emphasizes that clarity comes from experimentation, not overthinking or long-term planning.
- Jessi made $800 flipping dressers and enjoyed the process.
- She encourages taking small steps toward new directions without a fixed 10-year plan.
- The video is the first episode in a series about lessons learned while being career confused.
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Speaker A
a toddler, a mortgage, and an established career as a binge eating recovery coach, but I want to try a new career path. The problem is, I don't know what I want to do. Coaching women through binge eating recovery has been
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the most meaningful work of my life. I'll always be connected to it in some way, but lately, I'm craving work that feels more light-hearted. But making a change in your 30s or really any time is scary. There are bills to pay,
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responsibilities, and life is only getting more expensive. But the cost of staying in the same place when you feel called to explore something new, that's expensive, too. So, I started asking different questions. Not what do I want to be or what do I want to do, but what
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kind of life do I want to build? And not forever because that got overwhelming, but for this season of my life, I want flexibility, creativity, work that feels light. So, I wrote down what actually sounds fun. DIY, furniture flipping,
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talking about money, storytelling. It doesn't make any sense yet, but I've learned you don't have to have a 10-year plan to take a step in a new direction.
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And clarity doesn't come from overthinking. It comes from trying something new and experimenting. And I made $800 flipping these ugly dressers and had so much fun in the process.
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Follow for lesson two.
Topics:career changecareer confusioncareer advice30s careerlife transitionDIYfurniture flippingcreativityflexibilitybinge eating recovery coach
