What does it mean to live your best life? Is it achieving professional success? Financial freedom? Being physically fit? Having a loving family? Pursuing a clear purpose? All of the above? In episode 106 of the Career Relaunch® podcast, Sadaf Raza, a former investment banker turned brand marketer turned founder of Leadearly, a business school admissions consultancy. Sadaf provides unique perspectives on changing industries and shifting from full-time employment to running your own business. We discuss how to avoid the trap of doing what you feel you should do in your career so you can focus your efforts on what you want to do to honor your own values and priorities. She also shares a few helpful perspectives on how attending business school can enable your career pivot.

💡 Key Career Insights

1. Speaking to people doing things you’re doing is an effective way to make a major transition rather than trying to do it all on your own.
2. Taking small actions can give you much more clarity than analysis alone. You have to act in order for the path to emerge.
3. You have to define your own measures of success so you can feel good about your own choices and live a life that makes you happy.

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💪🏼Listener Challenge

During this episode’s Mental Fuel® segment, I challenged you to identify the top pillars you’ve been dedicating your energies to in your life and career recently. Name them. Then, look honestly at what you’ve been prioritizing and consider whether you’ve been investing your energies into the right pillars that bring you joy. Avoid fixating on achieving the standard, societal definition of success. Dedicate your energy and resources to what makes you happy, not what you feel should make you happy.

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📖 Episode Chapters

00:00:00 Overview
00:01:07 Introduction
00:03:16 Chat with Sadaf
00:46:53 Mental Fuel
00:55:06 Listener Challenge
00:55:47 Wrap Up

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👤  About Sadaf Raza

Sadaf Raza is the founder of Leadearly, a leading admissions