Charting a New Course: How to Pivot Your Career and Thrive

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan with a Plan, Max Speaks with Carol Parker Walsh, Strategic Advisor, Master Certified Executive & Leadership Coach, and Certified Personal Brand Strategist. During this conversation Carol shares how to make career pivots, about personal branding, and the differences between a midlife crisis and just changing careers midlife. QUOTES FROM CAROL “I was a lawyer and I decided to move into organizational consulting work, so the industries do not pay the same. Let's just be honest. What I was making at $500 an hour as an attorney, I was not going to get that in a corporate job.”   “You shouldn't go all in your careers because what happens is as you get older your professional identity becomes more powerful than your own individual identity.”   “There's so much stigma around mental health, at least among sort of my generation older folks, but around Gen Z, there really isn't as much, and I think that's a really healthy thing.”   TIMESTAMPS [01:49] Carol’s journey [06:45] Career change considered a failure? [11:00] Become well-rounded [12:28] Build long lasting relationships [13:40] Midlife crisis [18:01] Career pivoting advice [23:06] Fear of taking a pay cut [26:18] Blocking out what others think [29:37] Midlife crisis vs just wanting change [33:48] Time management [40:18] Changing your environment [42:19] Carol’s main takeaways [47:39] One big obstacle   RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS Carol Parker Walsh on Social Media:LinkedIn Chan With A Plan Max Chan on Social Media