Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Change Your Story: escape from a job you hate and create a career you love!
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| A conversation with Dr Clive King: from geographer, coder, and global techie problem solver turned contractor who loves an outdoor challenges | 05 Apr 2024 | 00:49:05 | |
Apart from the first six months of his professional career, which he left due to a dream he had, Dr Clive King has spent the whole of his career supporting global technology clients for Oracle, one of the largest technology companies, from his home base near Aberystwyth at a time when working from home wasn't a thing. A self-confessed contrarian who loves challenging goals and working to solve highly complex technology problems with others, Clive discovered that becoming a specialist expert in a particular niche area makes you highly sought after. He also found time to pursue his love of the outdoors and take on climbing/ultra-running challenges. Blink – bestseller by Malcolm Gladwell “Feet in the Clouds: A tale of fell-running and obsession” – classic running book by Robert Askwith, focussed on the sport of fell-running. For full show references, please visit: TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||
| A conversation with Steve Keith: a journey towards authenticity through education, corporate life, and freelancing | 10 Jun 2023 | 01:17:55 | |
The son of a mechanic Dad and secretary Mum who together went on to run a business, Steve Keith’s career journey has taken him on a quest of curiosity and learning to become his authentic self and stand in his own power. TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||
| Introducing The Reason, putting purpose to work | 13 Jan 2022 | 00:02:00 | |
This brief episode highlights the malaise and deep-seated unhappiness we have come to recognise as a result of the pandemic and highlights what it is we crave to have happy and fulfilling working life. This short clip explains briefly why "The Reason" podcast has changed its name to "Change Your Story". TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||
| Episode Eight with Dr Lorna Collins, from aspiring jockey, and university lecturer, to artist, film maker and writer | 17 Apr 2023 | 00:52:37 | |
By the age of 15, Lorna already had an exciting equestrian career in front of her and represented Great Britain several times successfully in junior eventing. Passionate about speed and with a Dad who was a champion jockey, at 16 she set herself another goal – to become the first woman to win the Grand National. She was also on track to become a student at Cambridge University. Out on the gallops one day, disaster struck, and she had an accident that almost killed her. Despite this, as a highly functioning and very bright polymath, Lorna still managed to study, eventually gaining her Ph.D. from Cambridge. More study later led to Lorna securing her dream job as a creative health lecturer at University College London. In this inspirational story of survival and growth, hear how Lorna’s art and natural creativity became her medicine helping her to find her voice and recover, how she uses a growth mindset and persistence to overcome challenges and create opportunities, and what led to her deciding to leave academia to follow her passion and become a writer and artist as she turned 40. Her first children’s novel, “Squawk – a book of bird adventures” has recently been published by Vanguard Press. Twitter: https://twitter.com/sensinglorna SHOW REFERENCES: Squawk – a book of bird adventures – Lorna’s first children’s book, published in February 2023. How Creativity Revived Me– Lorna’s TEDx talk in which she discusses how we can all be creative and initiate our own everyday revivals. Imposter Syndrome–a sense of feeling like a fraud, even when the evidence indicates otherwise. Flow– the psychology of optimum experience written by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, one of the pioneers of the scientific study of happiness. Mind- the mental health charity where Lorna volunteered. Gilles Deleuze – philosopher and metaphysician, author of “Francis Bacon, the Logic of Sensation”. TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||
| Episode Seven with Natalie Williams : from International Politics lecturer, and Academic Registrar to entrepreneur and luxury jewellery maker | 27 Mar 2023 | 00:54:48 | |
After studying International Politics and gaining her PhD from Aberystwyth University, Natalie Williams became a lecturer - only to find she hated teaching. Not sure what to do after that, she ended up working in academic administration at the university, rising through the ranks to become a Quality Assurance Manager and an Academic Registrar. Following a divorce and heading for 40, she felt the need for change, so when a secondment opportunity came up to go to Mauritius to set up a branch campus, she leapt at it. Little did she realise that it would lead her to change career completely and to her discovering her passion by unleashing her inner artist. Hear how she struggled with conflicting values, identified vital lessons from doing a PhD, and how she trusts her own internal guidance system to make decisions as a successful entrepreneur and luxury jewellery maker. Natalie can be contacted via: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourliri Twitter: https://twitter.com/YourLiri LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-williams-a6328779/ Aberystwyth University – world-class international politics department RE-INSPiRED Professional– the career change programme Natalie did with Carolyn Parry Jim Fortin– American subconscious self-transformation coach
TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||
| Episode Six with Chris Jones from tea boy and cameraman to presenter, sock designer, Non Exec Director, podcaster, event host and walking guide | 11 Mar 2023 | 00:59:53 | |
Chris Jones had a eureka moment at university when he discovered the joys of being a cameraman while studying for a media degree. Suddenly and unexpectedly made redundant during the pandemic, he now uses his natural ability to build relationships in his work as a podcaster, event host, charity ambassador, Non-Exec Director, and walking guide. Starting as a tea boy and runner, his journey took him all around the world filming for sports programmes like Grandstand and World of Sport and including following the British Bobsleigh team, a commitment which ultimately cost him his first marriage. A chance conversation born from his spirit of helpfulness while filming in St Moritz one day took him from behind the camera to in front of it. Little did he know that it would lead to a career spanning just sort of 30 years as the face of the weather on S4C, the Welsh language television channel. His media profile led to other opportunities as part of his portfolio career including an approach by sock manufacturer, Corgi who worked with him to design a range of household ware as well as weather-themed socks that have sold all around the world including to Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister. All was going well until 2020, when he was hit by three things: the loss of his radio show; a prostate cancer diagnosis, and the unforeseen blow of being made redundant. Listen to his remarkable story as he overcame the challenges he faced through talking, walking, and singing his way to rebuild his career as a podcast and event host, presenter, charity ambassador and Non-Exec Director, as well as developing a new Welsh well-being walking business. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CTywydd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057519495922 Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Grief/Change Model– a proven and effective approach for dealing with any form of loss TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||
| Episode Five with Vicky Rushton: from school leaver and carer to design engineering and company director | 17 Feb 2023 | 01:10:23 | |
Vicky Rushton found her voice advocating for her very sick second child, Oliver, at the age of 21, and now uses it to help others express themselves through design. Flourish - a new understanding of happiness and wellbeing– Professor Martin Seligman Thinking Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||
| Episode Four with Julia Goodfellow Smith: from bank manager to environmentalist, author and adventurer | 03 Feb 2023 | 00:54:05 | |
Julia Goodfellow Smith is a self-confessed adventurer, speaker, writer, and author of best-selling books. But that’s not how she started out. Quality of life assessment – free questionnaire from the World Health Organisation TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||
| Episode Three with Mel Cameron: from camp host and marketeer to uni careers adviser | 19 Jan 2023 | 00:55:20 | |
Mel Cameron is a people person whose career journey has taken her from media studies at college and working in Pizza Hut to embracing her love of travel and falling into a career in the summer camp industry. She has worked in various camps in the US, gaining resilience as she helped young people to make the most of their experience. A mature student at university, she went on to advance her career in the industry by taking advantage of opportunities to take on student digital marketing and attraction roles in the UK. All was going well until a certain global pandemic reared its ugly head. At this point, she had to make a conscious choice to change her story. As often happens when we had a dream in mind, life conspired to help her put her values and skills to work in a new direction. A twinkle in Mel’s eye became a reality and she is now in a role she loves, training and working as a careers adviser in Lampeter, West Wales, for the University of Wales Trinity St David. Always one to be busy, she is a firm believer in giving her time where it’s needed and also volunteers for St John’s Ambulance, Tŷ Hafan the Children’s Hospice for Wales, and the National Youth Advocacy Service which has given her additional skills and experience to help her grow. Mel can be contacted via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcameron83/
REFERENCES: Self-efficacy - developed by Albert Bandura Planned Happenstance – developed by John Krumboltz Tŷ Hafan the Children’s Hospice for Wales National Youth Advocacy Service ABOUT YOUR HOST: CAROLYN Change Your Story is hosted by Carolyn Parry who spent 17 successful but largely unfulfilling years in business heading away from who she really was and into an existential crisis that led to burnout. That experience led her to change her story and retrain as a certified career and life coach and remains at the heart of her passion for careers work. Now twenty years on, she is an award-winning certified career/life coach and TEDx speaker. She runs Career Alchemy, a coaching practice that has helped thousands of early-stage, and established professionals create purpose-led careers they love. TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||
| Episode Two: The Reason is changing its name to Change Your Story | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:03:30 | |
This mini episode outlines the impetus behind changing the title of the podcast from The Reason to Change Your Career. This short clip explains briefly why "The Reason" podcast has changed its name to "Change Your Story". TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||
| Episode One with Cathy Presland: making the world a little fairer and a little better | 03 Feb 2022 | 00:34:06 | |
ABOUT THIS EPISODE’S GUEST Cathy Presland is an executive coach and leadership consultant, former economist, public policy professional, and senior leader. An adviser to Governments and international organisations around the world for over twenty years, she has lived and worked in Africa, where she designed and led global anti-poverty initiatives including setting up a micro-lending fund for women, working for a policy think tank, and consulting for the World Bank, the European Union, and other governments and international organisations along the way. She had held senior positions in the public sector, working alongside heads of government, negotiated EU regulations, and headed up the strategic development of multi-billion-euro economic development funds. In 2009, she moved away from the world of large-scale change in 2009 to become the person behind the scenes who supports the leaders of today and tomorrow. A highly regarded trainer, she had over 24,000 students in my online training courses, was a tutor for the Guardian Masterclasses series, and is the author of Write! Stop waiting, start writing, a well-regarded guide on writing non-fiction. She is Co-Lead at the RSA’s Coaching Network.
Cathy can be contacted at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinepresland/ Website: www.cathypresland.com
REFERENCES: Flow: The Psychology of Happiness by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
ABOUT YOUR HOST: CAROLYN The Reason is hosted by Carolyn Parry who spent 17 successful but largely unfulfilling years in business heading away from who she really was and into an existential crisis that led to burnout. That experience led her to retrain as a certified career and life coach and remains at the heart of her passion for careers work. Now twenty years on, she is an award-winning certified career/life coach and TEDx speaker. She runs Career Alchemy, a coaching practice that has helped thousands of early-stage and established professionals to create purpose-led careers they love. President of the Career Development Institute, the professional body for the career development This short clip explains briefly why "The Reason" podcast has changed its name to "Change Your Story". TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM CAROLYN: LinkedIn Twitter Find out more about Carolyn's new book: Why not book a free 30-minute discovery call with Carolyn to discuss your needs and find out more about how she can help you to change your story? | |||