Let’s be real. Changing careers is a lot of work. And it can feel a bit intimidating. 

You need to decide what field or industry you want to enter. You need to educate yourself, expand your skills and experience, and refine your transferable skills. 

You may need to move from being an expert in your current field to being a novice in your new one.

How can you do that while still working a full-time job, not leaving yourself open to financial risk, and living the normal, busy life that quite frankly, gets away from us? 

Here is a quick checkpoint for how to start your career-changing process when you’re short on time. 

15 Minutes: Narrow Down Your Choices

Sometimes having so many choices for our future ends up scaring us into decision paralysis. Narrow down your choices in a quick, 15-minute brainstorming session. Go off your gut to narrow it down to what you really want, instead of overthinking every...

If you’re anything like me, you’ve already started thinking about what you want to accomplish this year. 

I can’t help you with your home renovation or mastering the perfect red sauce, but I can help you with your career change ambitions. 

Here are some of the best Tyche Blog Posts of 2022 to help you get started! 

How to Change Careers Like A Pro (Even If It’s Your First Time)

Changing careers can be pretty scary. Especially if you’ve never done it before. 

It can feel overwhelming and intimidating; you need to learn everything from the ground up like you’re going from expert to novice overnight. 

Maybe fears such as financial instability or taking a pay cut have held you back in the past. 

But now you’re ready to make the move. 

Nothing is going to stop you. You’re invested. You’re here all the way. 

You just...

Pivoting careers and job-hopping are pretty common in this day and age.

In fact, the average employee moves onto a new job every four years.

You may be excited to start in a brand-new field. Or you might be terrified. Either way, there are things you can keep in mind to make the process easier (even if it’s your first time.)

Use Your Existing Skills to Your Advantage

The expected demands and requirements at your new job may feel intimidating.

Actually, it may feel like a nightmare.

Thinking about how you have to restart from the bottom and develop a whole new set of skills suitable for your line of work.

Thinking about the unknowns and uncertainties.

Wondering how you can even appeal to employers with almost no experience as you start out.

That’s all scary stuff.

But, it actually doesn’t need to be.

Your first step here is to identify the things you are already good...