Making a career change from a stable, well-paying job is one of the hardest decisions a high achiever can face — especially when the job looks great on paper and leaving feels financially irrational.

In this episode, Tom Wilder shares the four steps he used to prepare for an intentional career change after 15 years in financial services: strengths clarity, test drive conversations, closing the gap deliberately, and telling the people who needed to know.

The result was a role so precisely matched to what he had been building toward that it looked like luck. It wasn't.

What you'll learn

• Why a good job that is the wrong fit is harder to leave than a bad one — and the moment Thomas realized staying was costing him more than leaving ever would
• The four steps Thomas used to prepare for his career change before ever sending a single resume — and why most people skip every one of them
• What the phone call that looked like luck was actually built on — and how 18 months of quiet preparation made Thomas impossible to overlook when it came

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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