Episode 119 - Finding a New Sense of Success after Losing Your Dream Career —Jon Kaiman

You go to college and get a degree for a career that you can see yourself doing for the rest of your life. Then, suddenly the one thing you have experience in gets taken away from you and no longer becomes available. What do you do? Jon Kaiman had this happen to him after years of enjoying his journalism career. So, how did he manage to find a new purpose and new sense of success after his dreams came crashing down?Jon Kaiman is a law student at UCLA pursuing a career in First Amendment law. Before pursuing law, he was a journalist in China, where he wrote for several US media outlets. After an event when his journalism career came to a halt, Jon had to make the big decision to shift his perspective and entire life around. In this episode of Success is Subjective, Jon joins Joanna to share his journey as he navigated his passions in college and how he went from a journalist in China to a law student in the US. Listen in for Jon’s insight on how he has managed to shift his perspective of success as simply running and training for a marathon. The real feeling of success comes when you’ve outdone your past self and learned to enjoy the journey! What You Will LearnThe tough transition from high school to college  The challenge of being in a long distance relationship while in collegeThe different paths Jon explored after collegeHow Jon’s experience studying abroad in China impacted him How Jon stumbled into a dream journalism opportunityWhen Jon’s journalism career suddenly endedWhat brought Jon to pursue law school Jon’s insight on success How persistence and the right perspective can improve your lifeConnect with Jon KaimanEmail [email protected] with Joanna Lilley  Lilley ConsultingLilley Consulting on Instagram Lilley Consulting on Facebook Success is Subjective on Apple PodcastSuccess is Subjective on Google PodcastSuccess is Subjective on iHeart RadioSuccess is Subjective on SpotifySuccess is Subjective on StitcherSuccess is Subjective on AmazonSuccess is Subjective on AudibleSuccess is Subjective on Tune in RadioSponsored by: College Parent Survival NetworkEmail [email protected]