Former FBI Analyst on Career Change, Self-Trust and Reinvention

Send us Fan MailFormer FBI intelligence analyst Adam Dickinson joins Behind the Story for a conversation about the hidden cost of always being the reliable one.After more than 15 years analyzing high-stakes information, Adam made a major shift into entrepreneurship and now helps high-performing professionals navigate career transitions with more clarity, self-trust, and alignment. In this episode, we talk about why smart people stay stuck even when they know something feels off, how overthinking creates its own kind of paralysis, and why the hardest career decisions are often less about information and more about identity.Adam shares how his background in intelligence analysis shaped the way he now helps people move through uncertainty, how intuition and logic can work together instead of against each other, and what it takes to let go of a version of yourself that no longer fits. We also get into burnout, reinvention, self-trust, and how to reset when your head and your gut are pulling in different directions.This episode is for anyone navigating a career pivot, feeling disconnected from a life that looks successful on paper, or trying to figure out what comes next without making a reckless leap.Support the show