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How to make big career decisions - with Lindsay Gordon of A Life of Options

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#141 - Award-winning career coach Lindsay Gordon explains the practical steps you can go through when making a career-changing decision, the mindset you should have when making decisions and what to do if you think you’ve made the wrong decision.
What you'll learn

[2:17] Why Lindsay wrote a book to help people make the right decisions.
[6:10] The danger of making important decisions while under duress.
[8:45] How to maintain the right mindset during tough times.
[11:05] What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed with despair at your job.
[13:05] How to know when you’re ready for change.
[14:20] A framework for making important work-related decisions.
[16:33] How to find out if a job or role will be a good fit for you.
[17:41] How your fulfilment differs from your values.
[19:29] How to know when you’re ready to make a decision.
[22:22] Ways you can shift your perspective around your current job.
[25:46] How to get over the fear that you might make the wrong decision.
[30:03] How to accept that you might not be ready to make a decision.
[32:28] The difference between taking your time over a decision and avoiding making a decision.
[35:55] What to do if you think you’ve made the wrong decision.

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[2:17] Why Lindsay wrote a book to help people make the right decisions.
[6:10] The danger of making important decisions while under duress.
[8:45] How to maintain the right mindset during tough times.
[11:05] What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed with despair at your job.
[13:05] How to know when you’re ready for change.
[14:20] A framework for making important work-related decisions.
[16:33] How to find out if a job or role will be a good fit for you.
[17:41] How your fulfilment differs from your values.
[19:29] How to know when you’re ready to make a decision.
[22:22] Ways you can shift your perspective around your current job.
[25:46] How to get over the fear that you might make the wrong decision.
[30:03] How to accept that you might not be ready to make a decision.
[32:28] The difference between taking your time over a decision and avoiding making a decision.
[35:55] What to do if you think you’ve made the wrong decision.

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