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Play Me First:
“Well, if droids could THINK, there’d be none of us here, would there?” — Obi-Wan Kenobi
A Quick Message From Michael:
Welcome back to another submission from yours truly! As we continue this adventure together, I thought I would take things one step further and send my submission as, well, an actual blog post.
I figured this would be a good way to ‘walk the walk’, show a little familiarity with WordPress and, frankly, a willingness to go the extra mile. However, I have to confess:
I broke your rules!
(Only a little…)
You see, you might recall in one of the earlier phases of this whole process, I mentioned using bullet
Well, since that suggestion works well with the assignment here, I’ve gone ahead and done exactly that instead of just writing paragraphs. Oh, on the editing side of things, I also challenged myself to edit the main body copy (starting at “Making a career change…” and ending at “…plus, countless other gems”) describing the
If I pasted each block of text for that section in correctly, the word count should be exactly that (400 words).
Achievement unlocked!
Let’s dig in again, shall we? 🙂
— Mike Schwenk
The Actual Trial Project Submission:
Making A Career Change (Or Layoff) Work In Your Favor With Melissa Shapiro
Making a career change (or any major life decision) can be a grueling, fear-inducing journey, and there never really is such a thing as “the right time” to set sail. Luckily, as our guest today, Melissa Shapiro, proves, it can also be an opportunity for massive transformation and self-discovery.
Tune in as Melissa shares what worked for her in terms of getting clear on what she wanted, uncovering her strengths and passions, and how she successfully made the transition to doing work she loves.
Oh, and after the interview, be sure to check out the resources we’ve included with this episode and stay inspired by subscribing to the Happen To Your Career Podcast for more regularly-scheduled podcast goodness to help you level up yourself and your career!
In Today’s HTYC Podcast Episode With Melissa Shapiro:
- The exact “ah-ha” moment that
lead Melissa to go from burnt-out, “salesy ” Senior Admissions Producer trapped in a never-ending cycle of sales quotas, to finally hitting the EJECT button and landing on a new, more meaningful career path! (08:40)
- Ever been told to “follow your passion”? It might not always be the best move. Melissa shares how she came to realize her love for performance and being on stage was actually NOT a good fit and holding her back. (Figuring out her next steps became second nature, and she shares how YOU can do the same!) (10:45)
- Turning layoffs into opportunities: How investing in herself at the right time allowed Melissa to THRIVE during an unexpected layoff and turn what would have been a stressful situation into a new, potentially life-changing career opportunity. (16:58)
- The #1 piece of advice Melissa would give to you, or anyone who is at the beginning stages of making a BIG change, be it in your career or life in general. (She then takes it one step further and outlines her own routine for extinguishing fear and talking down your inner critic.) (26:37)
- Why you’re not alone if you feel lost or uncertain about a plan you used to be passionate about, but perhaps realized wasn’t a good fit and now need to “figure it out”. Plus, Melissa’s no-BS take on how to survive such a scenario, and what helped her the most during that time period. (43:58)
Plus, countless other gems of wisdom when it comes to finding a career that makes you happy!
Subscribe To Podcast:
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Resources:
Visit Melissa at Melissa Shapiro – Love. Your. Hustle.
SEO Portion Of Assignment:
Keyword research findings:
The first thing I kept in mind, of course, is HTYC’s original criteria of keywords having a low competition for ranking on page one (1) of Google. Second, having a range of 250-5,000 monthly searches.
With that information in hand, the best keyword I came up with for now was originally “make a career change”. However, that didn’t have enough monthly searches. So it was tweaked to “making a career change…”, which actually sounds more proactive and better overall anyway, in my opinion.
Keyword: making a career change
Monthly searches: 258
Ranking difficulty: 45 (“Possible”)
URL Slug: https://www.happentoyourcareer.com/podcast/making-a-career-change-work-for-you
“Listing best ideas on how to present the content…” Section Of Assignment:
If I’m understanding the task correctly, then I hope that me formatting this as an actual blog post has accomplished that! 🙂