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This Episode\'s Question
Ingrid says she\'s pretty close to knowing what she wants to do with her career. And she even has a list of potential employers collected. These are companies where\\xa0she could put these new ideas to use. Yet she\'s just not sure of the timing. \\xa0She\'s afraid once she actually gets into the career change...will she still be happy? Will she have picked the right thing?

She asked, "Is it okay to go after what I think (at least right now) my dream job is...simply because I need\\xa0to have the experience of it to know what it is all about? Or do I need to know\\xa0exactly\\xa0what my dream job is before I go after it."

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What You\'ll Learn In The Audio
-\\xa0Whether to\\xa0take the risk of the grass\\xa0not\\xa0being greener in a new job. Sometimes you worry that you might be romanticizing the role or the company. Or you worry that the interview process is not what the "real" day-in-a-life will be like.

- How you can\\xa0Happen To Your Career\\xa0rather than slugging through your work days\\xa0by\\xa0letting career "happenings" get imposed upon you. Note: you\'ll get some super special Scott Anthony Barlow wisdom in this department. And you\'ll leave wanting to subscribe to his\\xa0podcast\\xa0or sign up for his\\xa0One Stop\\xa0career shop for getting you where you want to go. This guy rocks.

- Examples of times when a dream job didn\'t turn out as planned. Yup, even your hosts have experienced these "wrong" turns and came out on a great note. And why you should go for it...even if it turns out to be one of your "not it" roles you\'re bound to experience in your career.

- Why it\'s good to go through some career conflict and get outside of your comfort zone. You\'ll become more self-aware, you\'ll know better what your strengths are, and you\'ll get clearer on what you want.

-\\xa0If you don\'t try it, you\'ll miss the chance of knowing whether this is "it" for you. And why not? Because what you want and need\\xa0today\\xa0won\'t be what you want and need in the future. You\'ll keep changing, growing, and evolving as a person. So go for what feels right today because it will change tomorrow.

-\\xa0Humans are wired with a survival instinct. You\'ll tackle\\xa0pain\\xa0head on. It\'s your fight or flight response. You\'ll take risks to avoid pain. Yet when it comes to gain, humans take far less risk. That\'s why Ingrid\'s feelings and question are 100% normal. To get massive career happiness, sometimes you have to take risk on the\\xa0gain\\xa0side. And it\'s\\xa0a lot tougher to muster up the courage on that end.

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Resource of the Episode
At Happen To Your Career, you can find a \\xa014 day course\\xa0on how to figure out what you want to do with your career.\\xa0\\xa0There\'s no charge. What a super resource to get you started.

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Related\\xa0Episodes to Go Deeper on The Topic
-\\xa0People\\xa0who are in a similar career space are often debating about\\xa0money and happiness...trying to find out if it\'s possible to have both.

-\\xa0They also wonder if their current team is the\\xa0right set of peers and colleagues\\xa0to keep their game moving upward.

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