To find your best-fit role, get clear on your strengths and your ‘why’

In this podcast I share one of my client's journey through my 7 Step Career Change Program to finding her best fit role.

When I met Lucy she was ready to take the next step in her career, but lacked clarity about what that would be. She had a number of ideas, but none of them resonated. We worked through my program and the result is fantastic: 2 best-fit roles that match her strengths and her 'why'.

In this interview, Lucy shares her experience. I recommend listening to the whole podcast, but here are some key points you can jump to if you're short on time.

• Lucy's career crossroad 1.0 Self-doubts 40
• Key challenges Lucy wanted to overcome through the 7 Step Career Change Program 55
• Lucy's experience with mini-experiments 35
• The mini-experiments Lucy undertook 10
• The amazing mini-experiment outcome: Sandy Feet Beach Kinder 27
• Lucy's strengths 13.0 Her questions, concerns and fears about starting her own business 22
• How she overcame those concerns / fears 18.26 Does she regard her career as a portfolio career? 47
• Managing strengths & weaknesses - asking for help 50
• Lucy's advice for anyone at a career crossroad 27

Here's an insight into how she worked through the first few modules of my program.

In Module 1 we uncovered 13 dream roles. These revealed that Lucy is clearly a multi-passionate. That is, someone who could find a fulfilling role across a range of areas.

Then, in Module 2 we uncovered the layers of her 'why'.

I'm sharing part of it here:

"I want to have a solid connection with my family. Yes, I'm primary carer but I want work part time hours. I thrive when I connect with the ocean. This is where I'm meant to be. I want to educate others and see a shift in human behaviour. To help others to respect people, nature and animals. I want to be part of the process and see the journey. I want to see the 'aha' moments and witness the social change."

In Module 3 we identified and got to understand Lucy's strengths. Strengths are activities, or dimensions of activities, with which you have a natural affinity and that you will find energising and fulfilling. Developer: I emphasise what others do well and why they are special. Allow them to be who they are and embrace what makes them special. Empathy: I'm aware of other people's feelings, needs and thoughts and am positive. I instinctively lift people's spirits Individualisation: I can break things down into manageable tasks. I'm fascinated by humans and how they can co-operate better together. Connectedness: I place a very high value on the environment being full of integrity. I say what I say I will do. I create a peaceful environment. How brilliant are her strengths! Woot! We then explored 12 of her 13 dream role ideas. Being a multi-passionate is confusing. So having a step by step framework is helpful to get to where you need to be. Lucy used mini-experiments to test out the ideas that sang the loudest to her. The result: Let's celebrate with Lucy - her best-fit role/s are: Being an educator at the Marine Life Discovery Centre, and Launching Sandy Feet Beach Kinder, which is open and runs 2 sessions a week in Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove.

She is working part time hours.

She is influencing others in a way that matches her why and her strengths.

Here's more info about Lucy's beach kinder.