Find a Job You Love with Kyle Elliott - a podcast by Jessica Sun
from 2020-07-20T10:00:03
Feeling stuck or like you're lost in an overcrowded job market? Not sure if your career is the right one for you? Or maybe you want to make a big move in your career or life. Career coach Kyle Elliott can help you with all this and more.
Kyle is a career coach whose mission is to help people find jobs they love. He specializes in helping high tech executives and professionals in Silicon Valley, and he believes that every single human is truly fabulous.
Quotes to remember:
“See what comes up when you take a pause and sit with yourself.”
“That’s the key; you have to be willing to ask.”
“People are afraid of success just as much if not more as they are of failure.”
Takeaways:
- There are common themes and patterns in what you do that can help you make career decisions
- Why do you work? What comes up when you do nothing?
- Write down what you’ve learned from COVID so that you can preserve those benefits
- The root of career issues and salary negotiation tend to be around confidence
- Take the risks and reach out to people by stepping out of your comfort zone
- You don’t have to go through this alone
- When you are authentically you, you will push away the people dissimilar to you and attract people in your tribe
What you’ll learn:
- What makes Kyle fabulous
- How to stand out in a crowded job market (hint: you have something that no one else has)
- Tips for switching careers
- Tips for how to have more fun if you’re a workaholic
- Questions to ask yourself when you’re dissatisfied or wanting more with your job
- The mistakes to avoid when you’re looking for a new job
- How to deal with your impostor syndrome
- What drives Kyle to help people find jobs they love
- How he made the leap from writing resumes as a side hustle to career coaching full-time
Links:
Further episodes of Guru Please
Further podcasts by Jessica Sun
Website of Jessica Sun