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"I just started to ask myself, as many people do ‘Do I want to do this for another 20 years? Is there something else?’. I got curious, maybe there are some other doors I want to look through and maybe it's time to shut this door and find out."

Does a dream job really exist? We’re joined by the seasoned journalist and career coach Rachel Schofield to talk about ‘dream jobs’. We explore the themes of unearthing core passions, overcoming imposter syndrome, and finding stability amidst the chaos of change. And what if you have, on paper, a dream job, but have a feeling there might be something else you want to do?

Rachel shares her own story from a 20-year career at the BBC to creating a new career in coaching and training, offering insights and practical advice for anyone starting a new career chapter. Listen to rediscover joy in your work and the permission to experiment and try new things.

“Maybe I'll go up to that tree house and see what's behind that door. Just go and take tiny little steps of experimentation. In career terms that might mean, I've often thought I'd like to do X. So let me go and talk to someone who does it. I've often thought it would be fun to be a graphic designer. So between now and Christmas, I'm going to do a weekly evening class at my local further education college. I don't have to be ready to upend my whole world. I'm just going to go and play.”

Here are the highlights:

04:15 Doubts arose about a lifelong TV news presenting career.

07:23 Career transitions evoke mixed emotions and considerations.

12:00 Transitioned from news to coaching; misses presenting. 

18:56 Repurpose experience; embrace new directions confidently.

20:54 Juggling journalism, coaching and presentation training. 

25:32 Embrace challenges; expertise grows through experience.

31:38 Coffee chat led to a book opportunity.

34:07 Social media fosters envy; practice graciousness instead.

36:45 Being last doesn't necessarily mean you failed.

The things that helped Rachel navigate change.

Book: ‘Big Magic’ by Elizabeth Gilbert. 

Music: ‘Closer to Fine’ by the Indigo Girls. 

The one piece of advice: 

"When you're thinking about particularly a career shift...really lean into experimentation. So rather than thinking you need to sit there and figure it all out...just think maybe I'll just knock on that blue door over there. Maybe I'll just look in that little tiny door that looks like a fairy door at the bottom of the tree."

About Rachel Schofield

Rachel Schofield is a career coach, author, facilitator and speaker. Before making her very own career pivot, Rachel reported and presented for the BBC for over twenty years. Her book "The Career Change Guide: Five Steps to Finding Your Dream Job" was published by Penguin in 2023. She works with private clients and also corporate workshops and coaching groups within women's leadership programmes for the brilliant DEI consultancy, Shape Talent.

Find out more: https://rachelschofield.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reworkyourlife/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelschofield/

About your host Eleanor Tweddell

Eleanor supports individuals, teams and organisations through change. Whether it’s 121 coaching or large scale organisational change through communications and training. Eleanor’s work centres around how we, as humans, work through change, embracing the messy bits, the role of playing, with the aim to see opportunity. “Too often we get stuck in the change happening to us, when just through that next door is an exciting next chapter.” 

Eleanor is the founder of Another Door, and Get-Recommended.com and the author of Why losing your job could be the best thing that ever happened to you. 

Instagram:instagram/anotherdooruk

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-tweddell/

Website: eleanortweddell.com

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“The problem with having ‘a corporate hangover’ is that it doesn't allow you to be authentically yourself. And in order to be a successful business owner, you need to be authentically yourself.”

On this episode we have Sarah Clarke, who closed a door on a corporate career after being made redundant and discovering she was pregnant for a second time. Sarah shares how motherhood and the redundancy gave her the impetus to start her own business. She now helps women start and grow their businesses as "The Happy Startup Coach."

"I kind of remember mulling over my idea for this new business with the friend I was staying with at the breakfast bar. I was like, well, you know, lots of people have really crappy returns to work, don't they?"

Here are the highlights:

04:26 Enjoying work, learning, culture change, OD and got the bug.

11:00 Taking a three-month contract to cover maternity pay after redundancy.

18:38 Prepare properly before taking action, gain clarity.

25:25 Navigating and caring for yourself through entrepreneurship.

30:34 Find your business coaching niche in yourself.

35:19 Reflect on passions, dislikes, and energising activities.

The things that helped Sarah navigate change.

Books: ‘Be a Free Range Human’ by Marianne Campbell and ‘The Source’ by Dr. Tara Swart

Music: ‘Go your Own Way’, Fleetwood Mac

The one piece of advice: “I wanted to take action. I wanted to do. Because you feel like you're taking back control of a crappy situation. If I could possibly recommend anything, I would recommend the opposite - to not do, to just be.”

About Sarah Clarke:

Sarah Clarke is a Mum, wife, optimist and self-confessed personal and career development geek. Sarah is on a mission to help talented women unlock their potential and find more happiness at work, by showing them how to design their best work lives – on their terms.

“I’ve worked in the fields of employee happiness and development for nearly 2 decades and am incredibly passionate about the professional potential of women.I left the corporate world of employee engagement and development in 2016 and went freelance.I then set up my own career and leadership development coaching business, Shine Brighter, in March 2018.”

Since 2018 Sarah has helped hundreds of talented women reconnect with their unique strengths, values and personality preferences and rebuild their self-belief, allowing them to unlock their potential and shine brighter in their careers and businesses. Find out more: https://shinebrighterconsulting.co.uk/

Connect with:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehappystartupcoach/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahjclarke/

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About your host Eleanor Tweddell

Eleanor supports individuals, teams and organisations through change. Whether it’s 121 coaching or large scale organisational change through communications and training. Eleanor’s work centres around how we, as humans, work through change, embracing the messy bits, the role of playing, with the aim to see opportunity. “Too often we get stuck in the change happening to us, when just through that next door is an exciting next chapter.” 

Eleanor is the founder of Another Door, and Get-Recommended.com and the author of Why losing your job could be the best thing that ever happened to you. 

Connect with Eleanor

Instagram:instagram/anotherdooruk

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-tweddell/

Website: eleanortweddell.com

Podcast produced by winteraudio.co.uk

Andrew Tilling is the founder of the Hive Change Consultancy - he returns to Another Door to tell his own story and Another Door Moments. This is an episode about honesty and realising that change sometimes has to come into your life, Andrew shares that exploration of that journey. 

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Find The Hive Change Consultancy here: https://consultthehive.com/what-we-do

This is the Another Door story of Ruth Kudzi. Ruth is an amazing coach but she has also had a number of another door moments in her life, like the day she decided to make a conscious decision to give up a “good normal” job teaching. This episode is all about ownership, if you love this episode why not follow and review on Apple or Spotify or wherever you get your Podcasts. Ring the Spotify bell to get new episodes first.

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Ruth's book 

How to Feel Better: 4 Steps to Self-Coach Your Way to a Happier More Authentic You

Is available from Amazon and good bookshops.

Find out more about Ruth here: https://ruthkudzi.com

Madeline McQueen is a force, just listen to any of her talks on YouTube and you will feel that force, she has a very heartfelt and traumatic story of when a door closed for her, she also talks honestly about her corporate career.  I think you will get great strength from listening to this episode.

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Find out about the Compass Club here: https://www.madelinemcqueen.com

Foluke Akinlose MBE runs The Precious award and the Precious movement. She had a successful corporate career but always wanted to do something else, suddenly she found herself  "let go" a door closed and now she has changed her life. This is a story of Faluke's highs and lows. 

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Check out Precious right here: https://preciousonline.co.uk

Follow Foluke on INSTA here: https://www.instagram.com/folukeakinlosembe/?hl=en

This episode is a brutally honest and at times quite funny story. Cate Sevilla’s Another Door story involves jobs at Google, Buzzfeed and Microsoft later becoming editor-in-chief of The Pool which collapsed whilst she was at the helm, it led her to write a book - How to Work Without Losing Your Mind.

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Cate's Favourite Album "The Golden Hour" listen on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/album/7f6xPqyaolTiziKf5R5Z0c?si=hB8b5jCcQL2Z-An1CTpA2Q

Cate's Favourite Podcast "Armchair Expert" find out more here: https://armchairexpertpod.com

On this episode I have Dawn Kelly, Dawn is from New York she lost her job but went on to create an amazing business called The Nourish Spot a healthy eatery in Jamaica, Queens NY.

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https://the-nourish-spot.myshopify.com

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You are not just a job title, it’s time to rethink redundancy, losing or even changing your job. In this episode, author and Managing Editor, News Production at ITN Kim Rowell is my guest.

This is a Podcast all about ideas and pathways, find out how Kim’s career went from working at Clinton Cards to Managing Editor, plenty of ideas for you to takeaway if you love this episode why not follow and review on Apple or Spotify or wherever you get your Podcasts.

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Check out Kim's book here: https://unbound.com/books/kim-rowell/

Follow Kim on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimrowell/?originalSubdomain=uk

Twitter here: https://twitter.com/KimRowellTV

Do you ever feel as if your home, career, partner, family and friends tie you down? What if you were to let go of just one of these? How about all of them? How could you direct yourself without your usual, predictable conditions, comforts, and familiar routines? In this episode Ray Martin author of "Life Without a Tie"

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