16 bites of career change wisdom from the experts - When I Grow Up

16 bites of career change wisdom from the experts - When I Grow Up The faces above belong to some of the top career experts out there, and Im so honored and excited to say theyre also all contributors to the free, virtual Pivot Assembly conference that Im co-hosting! I cant even with this lineup. Starting tomorrow and going til the end of the week, youll have access to each interview for 24 hours. Pam Slim on finding the thread that ties your work together, Tara Gentile on launching your idea-driven business, April Bowles-Olin on non-sleazy marketingits all here and (13!) more. I wanted to give you a sneak peak into every 30-ish minute conversation, so I pulled out these gems from our experts. Get ready for inspiration overload in the best way possible: Ash Ambirge  The Middle Finger Project Its a good thing to really put yourself (and your message) out there because not only are you attracting the people that you really think youd enjoy working with, but youre also filtering out the ones who wouldnt be a good fit anyway. Paul Angone  All Groan Up If you’re feeling angst and feeling like, ‘I gotta do  something,’ that’s a great place to start. That frustration will get you where you need to go and that’s amazing. Scott Barlow  Happen to Your Career It’s like a puzzle. You’ve got to find the corner pieces, then the edge pieces and then you can begin to see what the picture actually looks like. April Bowles-Olin  Blacksburg Belle If you’re not selling anything, then you have a hobby or a website. You don’t have a business. Jenny Blake  Author of PIVOT: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One   Its okay if youre afraid. Its okay if youre nervous. Its okay if youre unsure how things are going to go. Thats normal. We all feel that. The key is to keep going. Jenny Foss  JobJenny.com The first thing a lot of people do is to sit down and write their resume. The first thing you  should do is figure out who youre talking to and what theyre most likely going to care about and require of you. Tara Gentile  CoCommercial While I do believe that you should start creating content(), make sure youre spending as much time if not more time actually going out there (both online and in your local communities) and meeting people to talk to. Jennifer Lee  Author of The Right-Brain Business Plan I really hate when people are like, Oh, I dont have my website yet or my business cards. Well, do you know people that you already have connections with that you can offer (your services or products) to? Crystal Marsh  Crystal Marsh Coaching Regardless of whether youre in a job and want to ask for a raise or whether youre working for yourself and want to set or raise your rates, you have to get behind yourself and what you offer and the value that you give. Miram Salpeter Keppie Careers You dont want to be someone whos always watching and never contributing. Especially for an audience of folks looking to pivot, its really about being able to demonstrate what you know, to say things that show that you can be an expert in that next field. Jamie Lee Lisa Gates  She Negotiates You have leverage. You have something they want, otherwise they would not be engaging you (for an open position). You have something of value that they want. Danielle Spurge  The Merriweather Council You need to  believe  it’s possible (to make a decent living with your handmade business) before you can start  behaving  like it’s possible. Laura Simms  With Laura Simms The process of walking away (from my job) was the process of finding out who I am with no crutch. Pam Slim  Author of Body of Work and Escape from Cubicle Nation We cant skirt around our commitment to the craft of the work that were doing. As long as you stay focused on that and really are relentless and confident in your ability to give it your best, thats the best that you can do. Emilie Wapnick  Puttylike What Ive realized by working in this field and seeing the needs of multi-potentialites is that support is probably #1. So many of us grow up in environments where we dont know other multi-potentialites, we dont know whats wrong with us until we hear about this idea. So if you can link people up with those whove gone through similar things, that can be really powerful and really empowering. Me!  The When I Grow Up Coach Go to your family (for their support with your side hustle) with an action plan and say, Here are my milestones. Heres what Im going to hit to reach my timeline. Dont say Im quitting tomorrow but Im going to quit by the end of 2018, and heres how Im going to work towards that. Want access to these full conversations? Sign up for Pivot Assembly now  so you dont miss a minute. We start tomorrow and each interview is only available for 24 hours!