11. On Finding Career Clarity & Permission with Lisa Lewis Miller

Overview

In this conversation, I welcome Lisa Lewis Miller, career change expert, author, and founder of Career Clarity, a company helping individuals step into the careers they've been dreaming of. If you are someone who exclaims, “I don’t know what I want to do with my life!,” then this is the episode for you! Lisa offers a foolproof way to uncover your internal wisdom, because as she shares, you are the only one who knows. The answer isn’t “out there” or with anyone else. And a key theme of our conversation is permission—to explore what’s possible, to go for what you want, and to embrace our desire to learn and grow throughout our career.

And if you are feeling unhappy with your job during the pandemic and not listening to that voice in your head, or as Lisa would advise listening to what your body is telling you, because you feel like you should just be grateful to have a job, listen to Lisa to find encouragement and hope that there are still opportunities out there for you to find your career fulfillment.

I had so many more questions I could have asked Lisa, so I encourage you to explore her book and podcast. Find more in the detailed show notes!

Thanks for being on with me, Lisa, and sharing such deep, empowering perspectives!

More about Our Guest

If there’s a job out there, Lisa Lewis Miller has probably done it. Lisa is a career change expert, author, and the founder of Career Clarity, a company helping individuals step into the careers they’ve been dreaming of. Lisa has been featured in The Washington Post, US News and World Report, Fast Company and more. Lisa is someone who will believe in your potential career happiness as strongly as you do and help equip you with the ideas and resources to make it happen. She has done this and coached more than 500 individuals through career changes.

Topics Covered

  • What to do if you are one of those people that is saying "I don't know what I want!"

  • Get attuned to your body, because it holds the answers

  • Give yourself permission to feel and to want what you want

  • How to deal with resistance - both conscious and unconscious

  • Pay attention to what might be causing resistance in your world - there are times when the "fire alarm" isn't "real," and there are other times when you need to look at addressing real fears to turn the fire alarm off

  • Pandemic concerns? Have hope! There are opportunities out there

  • What does it mean to define success on your terms - really tune into your values

  • The power of asking, ”What does ___ quality mean to me?” For example, ”What does meaningful work mean to me?”

  • The need to dig deep and do the work to get to clarity

  • To not feel embarrassed to not have landed or ”figured it out” as you move along your career and instead to accept and lean into the fact that many of us love learning and growth; we evolve as people and, therefore, look for different things as our career progresses

  • A final piece of advice, shared from Jenny Blake, who we both admire, get into action and do ”what’s safe to try”

  • You can find many other great insights in Lisa’s book. I recommend it!

Resources Mentioned

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