Topics Covered

• Work is a big part of your week and if you're unhappy it can cut your weekend short
• Work is part of our identity, impacts mental health
• Motivation impacts performance at work
• Enthusiasm is contagious, negativity is also contagious
• You don't have to be unhappy
• Steps to career change - self discovery, understand your non-negotiables, understand your own story, Working through fear,
• You don't realize how bad it is until you get past it, the mountain is blocking your view
• Ask yourself: Am I making home an uncomfortable place?
• Understand your priorities and your values to keep balance
• It's really tough to make a change, but you're the only one that can do it
• If you don't change, you're choosing unhappiness
• Action is the cure
• Carve out a small amount of time per week for activities like resume building, networking, self-discovery
• Action creates momentum and increases your energy
• Tal Ben Shahar - Happiness is like a sore thumb - http://www.talbenshahar.com/
• Shift mindset from problem to solution: "how can I fix this?"
• Change your thoughts change your feelings
• Create some new stories to drive yourself forward
• Everyone has a unique gift - holding back from the world when you don't make a change
• Shannon Graham - "some people have gifts, and some people are gifts" - http://www.shannongraham.com/
• Most journeys are hard at the beginning, messy in the middle, easier at the