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Faark I Hope It's Not Too Late
by Alan Barnes
Not Dead Yet And Neither Are Your Ambitions If you’ve ever sat in a meeting, stared out the window, and thought, “Faark, I hope it’s not too late for me to do something that actually matters…” you’re in the right place.I’m Alan: lifelong generalist, serial career reinventor. I started this Podcast because, well, honestly, because I was ready to stop pretending that “coasting to retirement” was enough.Let’s not sugar-coat it: You’ve got decades of experience, a CV cleanerthan your kitchen counter, but deep down you want more something that’s genuinely yours, not just another title or another line on LinkedIn.What you'll get:Real stories. The good, the bad, and the “well, that didn’t work.” You get the unfiltered truth from people who’ve jumped off the corporate carousel (sometimes landing on their feet).
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Not Dead Yet And Neither Are Your Ambitions If you’ve ever sat in a meeting, stared out the window, and thought, “Faark, I hope it’s not too late for me to do something that actually matters…” you’re in the right place.I’m Alan: lifelong generalist, serial career reinventor. I started this Podcast because, well, honestly, because I was ready to stop pretending that “coasting to retirement” was enough.Let’s not sugar-coat it: You’ve got decades of experience, a CV cleanerthan your kitchen counter, but deep down you want more something that’s genuinely yours, not just another title or another line on LinkedIn.What you'll get:Real stories. The good, the bad, and the “well, that didn’t work.” You get the unfiltered truth from people who’ve jumped off the corporate carousel (sometimes landing on their feet).
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Alan Barnes
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Not Dead Yet And Neither Are Your Ambitions If you’ve ever sat in a meeting, stared out the window, and thought, “Faark, I hope it’s not too late for me to do something that actually matters…” you’re in the right place.I’m Alan: lifelong generalist, serial career reinventor. I started this Podcast...
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