Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search

If you want a better career in 2026, don't wait until January to figure out what needs to change. These five year-end reflection questions will help you build your life and career on purpose instead of drifting into the new year.

What you'll learn:

• How to reflect on your year in a way that reveals what's actually working
• Why most people drift into the new year—and how to avoid it
• The 5 questions Scott uses every year for clarity, intention, and growth
• How to identify what to keep, what to eliminate, and what to prevent in 2026
• Why planning your career before January gives you a huge advantage

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

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Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Redesigning Your Career to Align with Your Evolving Priorities (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Intentionally Changing Careers To Fit Your Life Design (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

After years of high achievement and nonstop burnout, Katie realized her "success" was costing her health, peace, and presence with her family. Through deep coaching and redefining her relationship with work, she rebuilt her career around balance, boundaries, and value… not hours or titles.

What you'll learn

• How to recognize when burnout signals a deeper misalignment
• Why redefining your relationship with work changes everything
• How Katie rebuilt confidence, structure, and boundaries after burnout
• What it takes to design a role that fits your life instead of consuming it

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Learn why most careers are chosen accidentally, how Scott rebuilt his life after burnout, and why intentional career design is the key to meaningful work. Includes free access to the full Happen To Your Career audiobook.

What you'll learn

• The surprising origin of the word career—and what it reveals about how we choose work
• Why most people make accidental, reactive career decisions (and how to stop)
• The moment Scott realized he had to transform his career—and the panic attack that became a turning point
• How intentional career change actually works (based on 10+ years of research and thousands of clients)
• Why meaningful, well-paid work is possible for everyone—and how to start designing a career that fits your life

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Click the link to listen to our audiobook for free (limited time only!): Happen to Your Career: An Unconventional Approach to Career Change and Meaningful Work

Related Episodes

1. How to Focus Your Career Search on Organizations That Fit You (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. How To Achieve Career Clarity When You Feel Stuck, Bored & Unfulfilled (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

After years of trying different jobs and feeling lost, Sarah Hawkins believed meaningful work wasn't possible for her. But when she learned to see her many interests as a strength, everything changed. Hear how Sarah rebuilt her confidence, embraced her multipotentialite nature, and found fulfilling work that truly fits.

What you'll learn

• How to identify your unique strengths and patterns when nothing in your career seems to fit.
• Why having many interests can actually be your greatest advantage, not a flaw.
• The mindset shift that turns self-doubt and uncertainty into confidence and direction.
• How to find (or create) meaningful work that aligns with your values and lifestyle.
• Practical ways to rebuild your career — including negotiating your worth and recognizing your value.

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Most people try to convince companies to hire them, but the real secret to career growth is creating conversations that naturally lead to job offers. In this episode, Scott shares a step by step approach to turning genuine curiosity into meaningful work opportunities. Perfect if you want a career change without endless online applications.

What you'll learn

• How to express interest in a role without sounding pushy
• The exact words to use when following up
• Why "selling yourself" doesn't work — and what to do instead
• Learn how to shift a conversation from learning about a role to exploring real opportunities
• Explore the conversational techniques that turn interest into job opportunities

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

Related Episodes

1. Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
2. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It's Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)