You’ve listened to previous episodes of Escape the Nine to Five, and you’re wondering, what on EARTH happened to Steve?

I was JUST starting to enjoy this show and he dropped off the radar.

There’s a reason.

Noticing the majority of my audience were veterinarians, I redirected the podcast, focusing on ONE audience I knew I could serve well.

If you’re ONE of those veterinarians, a medical professional, or just a working professional who wants good, evidence-based career advice, then listen to my NEW show, Next Step Vet.

LISTEN TO THE NEW PODCAST HERE: https://www.tinyurl.com/nextstepvet

If you’re a veterinarian interested in taking the next steps in your career, designing a career that works for you, and bringing you more joy and fulfilment, be sure to listen and subscribe to our new show, Next Step Vet.

So you can stop feeling stuck in your job.

And start designing a career that works for you.

LISTEN TO THE NEW PODCAST HERE: https://www.tinyurl.com/nextstepvet

We're taking a short break from releasing episodes while we focus on a rebrand for our core listeners.

If you would like to reach our host, Steve Oehley, contact him here:

work: steve@nextstep.vet

personal: steve.oehley@gmail.com

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Podcast genre: career change, career transition, work life balance, great resignation.

Podcast also known as: escape the 9 to 5

This week, we're releasing an episode of the Spear and Clover Podcast. You'll recognise the host Jason Skeesick, who was our guest from last week's episode.

I'm sharing this episode, because it fits nicely with our theme, of designing a career to work for you. Jason speaks to Austin Linney about constructing your own life. Jason narrates below:

When you meet someone for the first time you can often tell if they are in momentum on the way up in life, coasting along, or struggling and on the decline. There's just a palpable impression people give off that registers at least subconsciously.

When I met Austin Linney the sense was PERFECTLY CLEAR that here is a man in momentum and on the rise to great heights.

Sure enough, his story is unbelievable. It is full of struggles, addiction, rebirth, helping others, and from the sounds of it... a great deal of success.

If you enjoy a breakthrough come-back story as much as I do you're going to love this episode!

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Join The Spear and Clover Tribe to support the show AND get access to great additional content and services!

https://www.patreon.com/spearandclover

We've all heard the saying: "Follow your passion."

It's easy to say, but what does it even mean? Some people think this is the best advice in the world, others say it's the worst advice you can give to somebody.

But what if you don't think you have a passion you can convert into paid employment?

>> OUR GUEST THIS EPISODE:

Jason is a veteran of the United States army. He went to college, got a finance degree and landed himself a great corporate job. But sitting in a financial meeting, the only person in the room he identified with was the entrepreneur sitting across the table!

He ended up betting it all on his own, starting a gym and eventually helping other entrepreneurs grow their business. He now hosts The Spear and Clover podcast, which is for renegade entrepreneurs who bet it all on their passion. They tell the story about people who saw the world as it could be and couldn't help but take action.

Link: www.spearandclover.com

>> WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. Why you need to look in the mirror and really understand yourself before you can figure out your own career.
2. How being clear about what your future looks like will make it a lot easier to reach the top of your career mountain.
3. How to find your passion by trying different things - paying attention to the strokes, not the medium.

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>> TAKE HOME CHALLENGE:

Podcast genre: career change, career transition, work life balance, great resignation.

Podcast also known as: escape the 9 to 5

Have you ever felt trapped in a job and are only doing it because you feel you "should"?

Have you ever been told you "should" get a qualification and "should" get a solid job and "should" buy a house and "should" get married?

Yet people are drowning in college debt, one in three people consider their jobs as meaningless, people come trapped in their jobs to pay mortgages, and last I heard 50% of marriages end in divorce.

Are you sick of being told, this is how you "should" do things? You've gotten into this position because you've always taken the advice of other people. Your parents probably told you to get some training behind you, get a solid job, maybe even a mortgage, and then you'll be happy.

Join host Steve Oehley as he talks to Clare Mann about the myths we tell ourselves, that hold us back.

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>> OUR GUEST THIS EPISODE:

Clare Mann is a banker turned organisational psychologist. She unpacks the myths we tell ourselves we "should" do, teaching you how to get rid of the myths we tell ourselves and do things we actually want to.

Links: https://linktr.ee/clare_mann

>> WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1 How to spend more time doing things you actually want to.

2 How to get rid of the excuses we tell ourselves when we dare to change.

3 How to listen to your own voice.

>> TAKE HOME CHALLENGE: TIME SPEND.

Grab a big sheet of paper and write down exactly how you're spending your 168 hours per week. Cross out all the things you do only because you think you "should" or someone else has told you you "should". Replace these with things you want to do, including allowing time DAILY for at least 30 minutes of exercise and at least 15 minutes of meditation. I guarantee this will not only make you feel happier, but help with decision making down the road when you've got a healthier and clearer mind.

Podcast genre: career change, career transition, work life balance, great resignation.

Podcast also known as: escape the 9 to 5

In order to design your career, you need to identify your strengths.

You probably have some idea what your strengths are, but maybe find it hard to put into words or figure out exactly how you can use your strengths to find the perfect job.

There is a proven assessment to help you.

Completed by almost 30 million people, the Clifton Strengthsfinder assessment is a game changer for helping you identify your strengths.

>> OUR GUESTS THIS EPISODE:

This week, we're talking to Jim Collison and Saurav Atri from Gallup. They talk about career strengths on an almost daily basis. Jim, as host of The Clifton Strengths Podcast. Saurav, as an Executive Leadership Coach for Gallup.

Jim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimcollison/

The podcast: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/388469/cliftonstrengths-podcast.aspx

Saurav: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sauravatri/

>> WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. What the Strengthsfinder assessment is and how it works
2. Why you need to figure out exactly what's making you unhappy at work in order to make change through the lens of your manager, your organisation, or your job.
3. How discovering your strengths will transform your career?

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>> TAKE HOME CHALLENGE: IDENTIFY YOUR STRENGTHS

So many people in your situation say, "I want to change career, but I just don't know what my strengths are." Identifying your strengths is a crucial part to escaping the nine to five.

Visit: www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths and complete the assessment.

Podcast genre: career change, career transition, work life balance, great resignation.

Podcast also known as: escape the 9 to 5

Chances are, like many others, you followed the standard path to success. You got decent grades in high school, went to college, graduated with a good degree, and then landed a solid job. But this so-called “path to success” isn’t all it's cracked up to be.

Perhaps you're looking to make a change, but you're not sure how you can leverage your interests to actually pay the bills. Maybe you've already changed jobs once or twice, but you still don’t feel fulfilled. If you know that you need to pivot, but you're not sure where to start, this is the episode for you!

If you've been following this podcast, you've likely heard snippets of your host, Steve Oehley’s story along the way.

This season, we’re dedicating a few episodes to sharing his career journey, which is full of relatable examples and actionable lessons that you can use to help you escape your nine-to-five and design the career that works for you!

>> WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. Why you shouldn't beat yourself up for the career choices you made when you were just a teenager 
2. Why, while you are likely being called to do something else, even if it's not clear what that thing is, you'll initially hold off from making change because of the uncertainty
3. How having a mentor will open up a world of possibilities that you never knew existed

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>> TAKE HOME CHALLENGE: LISTEN TO YOUR LIFE

Rather than looking for something new, have you ever considered something from your past? If you were given all the money in the world and you could not fail, what would you do?

The answers to these questions will give you some clue about what you should be doing. Here’s an exercise for you: In one column, write down all the things that you really enjoyed about your previous jobs. Be specific! These could also be the things that you were good at in school. In a second column, write down all the things you enjoyed doing in your childhood. Now, draw lines connecting corresponding things in both columns.

Once you’ve found the commonalities, write down three feasible things you could be doing as a job or business. Whichever one of these three things makes you feel the most excited, find a way to include it in your life!

Podcast genre: career change, career transition, work-life balance, great resignation.

Podcast also known as: escape the 9 to 5

Last week, we spoke to Kathy Caprino about being authentic. This week, we're doing something different.

We're going to do a "pod-drop", sharing an episode of Kathy's podcast - Finding Brave - relevant to you.

Bronnie Ware is best known as the author of the international bestselling memoir The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, read by over a million people in 32 languages and with a movie in the pipeline. Bronnie is also an inspirational speaker. She lives in northern New South Wales, Australia, and is a passionate advocate for simplicity and leaving space to breathe. 

This conversation with Bronnie is about much more than the top regrets that people have at the end of their lives. It’s about realizing that happiness is a choice that each one of us can make, and we all can have it. After listening to this episode, you’ll have a clearer picture of what’s involved in living a life that fills your heart and allows a greater experience of joy every day, regardless of your current situation.

>> WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. What are the 5 most common regrets of the dying and why this is relevant to your career.
2. Why you should always have the choice who you want to be and trust your own systems over other people's systems.
3. How to show the greatest appreciation for your life.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/escapetheninetofivepod

>> TAKE HOME CHALLENGE: FIND HAPPINESS

There is something from your past you have always enjoyed doing, that you no longer do. Find something you enjoy doing and add it back to your life.

For More Information: 

https://bronnieware.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/bronnie.ware/

https://www.facebook.com/bronnie.ware

Resources Mentioned: 

Bronnie’s Book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing & Her Other Works

Her Audio Course, Regret-Free and Loving It

Bronnie’s Joyful and Regret-Free Weekend Retreat (California 29 – 31 May, 2020)

Kathy and Bronnie’s Forbes Post, The Top Regrets Of The Dying And What We Need To Learn From Them

For more about Kathy’s upcoming book The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths To Career Bliss, sign up for her weekly newsletter at https://kathycaprino.com for updates, free giveaways, contests, and more, coming in Summer 2020. And to discover if you are experiencing any of the