Comments on: Podcast: How to craft a career that works for you https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/ Writer, Author, Speaker Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:53:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Johanna https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/#comment-78102 Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:50:52 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=7150#comment-78102 Dear Laura,
definately late to the party.
You mentioned a couple of books in this episode.
A career design book (from Stanford?) and a book about experimenting with new job options.
Could you put the titles in the article or the coments by any chance.

Thank you so much in advance,
Johanna

PS: Loved the episode

]]> By: lauravanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/#comment-37187 Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:34:42 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=7150#comment-37187 In reply to Arden.

@Arden – I’m flattered that you got a speaker in part to listen to our podcasts 🙂 I think life in general only makes sense in retrospect. It’s really hard to plan these things looking forward. However, you can constantly be monitoring what makes you happy and what does not, and you can figure out how to do more of the happy stuff and less of the clock-watching stuff. You can also be on the lookout for opportunities that sound fun, and see what they lead to.

]]> By: Arden https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/#comment-37186 Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:25:36 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=7150#comment-37186 I’m just getting started on the podcasts (I bought a speaker to play my iphone in my old car just for this!) and was working my way from the beginning forward but then realized that I wanted to comment too so I’m mixing it up.

I’m curious about Sara’s story about crafting her career and the changes that have occurred over the last few years. It makes a nice story looking back but I’m curious how it felt while she was in the midst of it. I’ve followed her blog for a while so heard a bunch of it but curious. As most people, I want it all now!

]]> By: Krishna https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/#comment-37185 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 11:31:56 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=7150#comment-37185 Laura,

Fantastic episode…I loved every bit of it. I wish I had the idea of planning my ideal week back when I was in the corporate world – I crafted my career based on constraints more than anything else. But several years later, when I chose to leave corporate and engage in volunteering (which I am doing now), I crafted it…and I am really enjoying it

]]> By: lauravanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/#comment-37184 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:26:00 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=7150#comment-37184 In reply to Paula.

@Paula- I may try to do a career title one of these days… 🙂

]]> By: lauravanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/#comment-37183 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:24:59 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=7150#comment-37183 In reply to Amanda P..

@Amanda P – what a practical and wonderful idea! Yes, if something draws your eye in a job listing, why not see what you could incorporate into your current life?

]]> By: Amanda P. https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/#comment-37182 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 17:41:20 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=7150#comment-37182 This was a great episode. One thing i’ve started doing is when I find a job posting of a position I’d like in future, I pull out the parts that interest me and then find ways to work them into my current job. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t, but when it does it makes my job more enjoyable and gives me skills to make me more marketable in the future.

]]> By: Mary Beth Patnaude https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/#comment-37181 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:30:04 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=7150#comment-37181 I enjoyed this episode. Like Sarah, I am a clinician (occupational therapist) who wanted to do more teaching. Over the period of a couple of years, I was able to get some adjunct teaching work, and eventually transition to a full- time teaching position as a professor of occupational therapy. Being a professor really lends itself to crafting a career. There are endless opportunities to explore research, specialty areas, leadership, etc. My problem is that I love so many different things, I have to be careful not to overextend myself!

]]> By: Teresa https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/#comment-37180 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:36:11 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=7150#comment-37180 Love this episode! I have a job that I really do enjoy but it is not what I really want to do. I am entering that stage of life where my kids are beginning to leave home and it seems to be the perfect time to begin to craft my work life to something I really WANT to do. Thanks for the great insights!

]]> By: Paula https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/03/podcast-how-to-craft-a-career-that-works-for-you/#comment-37179 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 23:29:29 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=7150#comment-37179 Loved this episode and the post. I agree with the last comment. Mine hasn’t really been super creative career crafting, but I am getting closer and closer to doing exactly what I love with every move/promotion. This sounds like a great book topic. 🙂

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