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Alison Cardy, author of “Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career,” is a certified career coach who has guided hundreds of people at career crossroads to find innovative and functional career solutions. She encourages people to get clarity by self-analysis, but just as important, by taking action. In this interview she shares why people get stuck at crossroads and recommends steps to get unstuck. Alison’s work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, the Huffington Post, and the Chicago Tribune.

Alison Cardy is a career truth-teller who believes in living a life that actually feels like your own. She and her team have helped nearly 200 professionals find a great career fit through her proven CLARITY process. She is the author of the bestselling Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Fast Company, Forbes, The Washington Post, and The Muse. She is a frequent speaker at universities and alumni groups including Harvard, MIT, Georgetown, and her alma mater, The University of Maryland. She leads an international team of 6 career coaches and runs a 6 figure business.

Alison Cardy is a career truth teller who believes in living a life that actually feels like your own. She and her team have helped nearly 200 professionals find a great career fit through her proven CLARITY process.  Alison is the author of the bestseller, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, The Muse, Undercover Recruiter, and The Washington Post.  Find out more at cardycareercoaching.com.   Ready to kick-start your career? Go to cool.careerkickstartacademy.com to start evolving your career with tested tactics.

Alison Cardy shares her story of helping others find the right career leading them find fulfillment in life. This journey of discovery of the dream career needs the support of others. Their perspective can help you gain new perspective on things you may have been missing. Alison give us insight into how we can start this journey that will lead us to the career of our dreams. In the episode we learn how we can get unstuck, remove the obstacles, push past fear, and build momentum in our journey.Alison Cardy is a career truth teller who believes in living a life that actually feels like your own. She and her team have helped nearly 200 professionals find a great career fit through her proven CLARITY process. She is the author of the bestselling Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Fast Company, Forbes, The Washington Post, and The Muse. She is a frequent speaker at universities and alumni groups including Harvard, MIT, Georgetown, and her alma mater, The University of Maryland. She leads an international team of 6 career coaches and runs a 6 figure business.Website: https://www.cardycareercoaching.com/

My guest today, on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots free podcast interview is a lady who like most of us start on a career path that was right for our parents, but not necessarily ourselves. To be honest it probably wasnt even right for our parents, which makes it doubly mad that we passively follow suit First, she followed the engineering path of her father and older brother, then stepped onto her mother's career path in accounting. “I was just showing up. I was physically there, but I wasn't bringing a whole lot to the table.  I knew it wasn't the right path for me, but I struggled for a couple of years.” And struggling is what its all about when we arent doing the thing that is right for us. But how do we break free from the struggle and start lighting up the passions of a life which may actually have no idea that we want? Well while still working as an accountant, our guest volunteered for a crisis and suicide hotline and as she say. “That was a real breakthrough for me. It gave me an opportunity to be in the kind of helping role I had thought I would like. I received amazing training there. I got experience actually helping people. I got validation and learned for the first time that I was really good at it. I was quickly promoted to be a trainer within that organization.” And that is how it starts people. You try lots of things. Some work, some don't. But when other start seeing your talents and saying great things, then perhaps that is where your attention should go. You may not see it at the time, but being told nice things about your performance is a great indicator that you have talents that can be used for a business. And now our guest, is an author of Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career, and an expert career coach who has guided hundreds of people to innovative and functional career solutions. She is a practical advocate for achieving your heart's desires, improving your workweek, and making a difference, all while keeping an eye on your financial success. So why does she think that now she has found her thing, it took her several missteps to find it? And is there a real path for everyone, or are someone people never going to find it as it simply doesn't exist for some? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Alison Cardy Show Highlights During the show we discussed such weighty topics with Alison Cardy such as: Alison shares how she struggled with marketing her business, which held her back from truly expanding in the direction she wanted before realising her mistake. Alison shares how we can all pivot in our careers, and believes that the first step is to find a champion that can support you moving forward. How the world cannot believe that they can do what they want in life, and they can actually make it happen too. Total mindset shift. and lastly…. Alison shares how she spent many years living in her head, unhappy, depressed, not uncommon to many of the people who now uses her services.  

Alison Cardy is a career coach who runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes. Her team’s work focuses on that crucial step before job searching: helping you figure out what it is you actually want to be doing with your life. She and her team have guided hundreds of people, in every industry imaginable, to innovative and functional career solutions. Alison is the author of the 5-star rated, bestseller, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, The Muse, Undercover Recruiter, and The Washington Post.   Click to tweet: .@cardycareers is sharing her story to inspire you on Women Taking the Lead https://womentakingthelead.com/221 #inspiration Playing Small Moment Alison was so used to following the path her parents put in front of her, that she got stuck in a safe routine. Realizing she had to break out of the cycle, she hopped on the Metro to DC for a solo trip. Once she stepped out of the fear, she looked around and saw it for what it was. The Wake Up Call Alison naturally focuses internally. When she transitioned into leading team, she realized things were getting a little rocky. Alison realized there was a blindspot getting in her way and had to refocus. Style of Leadership Alison takes care of herself, but is always trying to look at ways she can lift up the people in her world. She wants people to know she is not just in it for her, but them too. What Are You Excited About? Alison is excited about her book, “Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career” Current Business Challenge Alison enjoys work and sometimes struggles to turn off her work brain in the middle of the night. Leadership Practice Alison actually cares. Advice For Younger Self “Keep doing those scary things.” Inspirational Quote “Your real life, your whole life is worth getting your heart broken a few thousand times.” ~Martha Beck Links Website: http://www.cardycareercoaching.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardycareercoaching/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cardycareers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoncardy Thank You to Our Sponsors Freshbooks: The all new FreshBooks makes ridiculously easy accounting software that’s completely transformed how freelancers and small business owners deal with their day-to-day paperwork. Get a 30 day, unrestricted free trial go to FreshBooks.com/lead and enter WOMEN TAKING THE LEAD in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. altMBA: Seth Godin's altMBA workshop is an intensive leadership and management workshop designed for changemakers who have a fire in the belly. This is for people who are itching to level up and make a bigger impact. Find out more at: altmba.com/womentakingthelead Zebralove Web Solutions: Your website tells a story about your business! At Zebralove Web Solutions, Milly and her team are going to make sure your website tells the story you want your customers to hear. Connect with Milly at zebralovewebsolutions.com to create the impression you want to make! Resources Private Facebook Community: Chat, share and collaborate with other women in the community! Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: A simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen. The Accomplished Community: A community of entrepreneurial Type A women uniting to achieve their biggest goals with confidence, integrity and a sense of humor. Subscribe to Women Taking the Lead If you enjoyed this episode subscribe in iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play Music or iHeart Radio and never miss out on inspiration and community!

About Alison Cardy Alison Cardy is an expert coach who runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes. Her team's work focuses on that crucial step before job searching: helping you figure out what it is you actually want to be doing with your life. She and her team have guided hundreds of people, in every industry imaginable, to innovative and functional career solutions. Alison personally coaches a handful of select clients on creating greater alignment and success in their life, love, and work. Her unique ability is zeroing in on the perspective shifts and small tweaks that create the biggest positive results. Alison is the author of the 5-star rated, bestselling book, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, The Muse, Undercover Recruiter, and The Washington Post. Her home on the web is at cardycareercoaching.com. She is the black sheep of her family of accountants and engineers, a rare DC area native, and unusually patient, positive, and kind. A former swimmer, soccer player, and ultimate frisbee player, she loves all things athletic. Her two current hobbies are CrossFit and yoga. Connect with Alison Cardy cardycareercoaching.com Facebook Twitter Linkedin   episode 295

About Alison Cardy Alison Cardy is an expert coach who runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes. Her team's work focuses on that crucial step before job searching: helping you figure out what it is you actually want to be doing with your life. She and her team have guided hundreds of people, in every industry imaginable, to innovative and functional career solutions. Alison personally coaches a handful of select clients on creating greater alignment and success in their life, love, and work. Her unique ability is zeroing in on the perspective shifts and small tweaks that create the biggest positive results. Alison is the author of the 5-star rated, bestselling book, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, The Muse, Undercover Recruiter, and The Washington Post. Her home on the web is at cardycareercoaching.com. She is the black sheep of her family of accountants and engineers, a rare DC area native, and unusually patient, positive, and kind. A former swimmer, soccer player, and ultimate frisbee player, she loves all things athletic. Her two current hobbies are CrossFit and yoga. Connect with Alison Cardy cardycareercoaching.com Facebook Twitter Linkedin   episode 295

About Alison Cardy Alison Cardy is an expert coach who runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes. Her team's work focuses on that crucial step before job searching: helping you figure out what it is you actually want to be doing with your life. She and her team have guided hundreds of people, in every industry imaginable, to innovative and functional career solutions. Alison personally coaches a handful of select clients on creating greater alignment and success in their life, love, and work. Her unique ability is zeroing in on the perspective shifts and small tweaks that create the biggest positive results. Alison is the author of the 5-star rated, bestselling book, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, The Muse, Undercover Recruiter, and The Washington Post. Her home on the web is at cardycareercoaching.com. She is the black sheep of her family of accountants and engineers, a rare DC area native, and unusually patient, positive, and kind. A former swimmer, soccer player, and ultimate frisbee player, she loves all things athletic. Her two current hobbies are CrossFit and yoga. Connect with Alison Cardy cardycareercoaching.com Facebook Twitter Linkedin   episode 295

About Alison Cardy Alison Cardy is an expert coach who runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes. Her team's work focuses on that crucial step before job searching: helping you figure out what it is you actually want to be doing with your life. She and her team have guided hundreds of people, in every industry imaginable, to innovative and functional career solutions. Alison personally coaches a handful of select clients on creating greater alignment and success in their life, love, and work. Her unique ability is zeroing in on the perspective shifts and small tweaks that create the biggest positive results. Alison is the author of the 5-star rated, bestselling book, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, The Muse, Undercover Recruiter, and The Washington Post. Her home on the web is at cardycareercoaching.com. She is the black sheep of her family of accountants and engineers, a rare DC area native, and unusually patient, positive, and kind. A former swimmer, soccer player, and ultimate frisbee player, she loves all things athletic. Her two current hobbies are CrossFit and yoga. Connect with Alison Cardy cardycareercoaching.com Facebook Twitter Linkedin   episode 295

A job search can be an emotional rollercoaster. The process of sending out resumes, getting excited about opportunities, prepping for interviews, and waiting for feedback can be stressful. And, if you don’t get the job you want, it can be a painful blow to your ego. This week’s guest expert, Alison Cardy, argues that job search stress stems from a couple basic dynamics: Putting deadlines on things we cannot control. Job seekers have limited influence on the speed of the hiring process, so setting arbitrary expectations that you’ll find a job in two weeks--or even two months--is a recipe for future upset. Internalizing rejection. Failure is the norm in the job search process; you need to be able to accept rejection without taking it personally. Don’t let one bad interview, define who you are and the value you can bring to an organization. Putting all our eggs in one basket. Don’t focus all your attention on a single interview or opportunity. Continue your job search activities so that you have fallback options. Alison urges job seekers to maintain perspective and stay in reality. Remember who you really are and what you are capable of doing. You should also make sure you’re not investing all of your time and energy into a job search. It’s important to take care of your whole self so that you remain resilient during this difficult period of your life. This Week’s Guest: Alison Cardy Alison Cardy is the Founder and CEO of Cardy Career Coaching. Her international team guides people through career changes. Alison’s firm focuses on that crucial step before your job search begins: Helping you figure out what it is you want to do with your life. She’s also the author of Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. If you are having trouble which direction you should focus your job search, Alison’s book is a great resource. This Week’s resource Ben shares a post from ThoughtCatalog: 27 People Reveal The Most Ridiculously Crazy Things They Have Said At Their Job Interviews. This is a list of funny and creative answers people have given before they have been offered a job. This Week’s Listener Question This week, Kristin Schuchman, career coach at A Portland Career, joined the Mac’s List team as a fill-in guest host. Kristin, Ben, and Mac answer Stephen’s question: “How do I explain to an employer I am interested in a job I am overqualified for?” Stay up-to-date with the Find Your Dream Job podcast. Here’s how: Get an answer to your job-related question on the air! Email your question to jessica@macslist.org, or call her at 716-JOB-TALK. If we use your question on the air, you will receive either a copy of our new book, Land Your Dream Job Anywhere, or a Mac’s List Coffee Mug, your choice. Share a job resource you think everyone should know about. Email ben@macslist.org, and tell him how it has helped you find your dream job. If you like the show, please rate and review our podcast on iTunes. We appreciate your support! Opening and closing music for Find Your Dream Job provided by Freddy Trujillo, www.freddytrujillo.com.

Alison Cardy is an expert coach who runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes. She personally coaches a handful of select clients on creating greater alignment and success in their life, love, and work. She has the unique ability to zero in on the perspective shifts and small tweaks that create the biggest positive results. She’s written the 5-star rated bestseller Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured in many publications. Alison is eager to share some great tips and experiences with us today. TWEET: “You get expert help for your car, and your #career should be no different.” @cardycareers Getting Unstuck Have you ever felt stuck? Most people probably feel this way at one time or another—or maybe several times! Alison’s specialty is helping people get unstuck from jobs, degrees, or careers that haven’t been a perfect fit. Sometimes we just have to ease the gunk away so we can move forward. Alison’s solution is a structured, systematic process in finding clarity. TWEET: “Going through multiple #career changes doesn’t make you an expert on career change.” @cardycareers Things that hold people back What holds people back from making changes? Alison has a few reasons that so many fail to ask for help. Some people just don’t realize that helpful resources are available. The idea that work can be fulfilling and purposeful is a relatively modern idea. Some people think “going back to school” is the solution to find what they want to do. Some go about solving the problem in the wrong way, which leads to analysis paralysis and looping thought patterns. Finally, as helpful as friends and family might be, they are not the best go-to resource for career advice, for various reasons. TWEET: “Going ‘back to school’ is a seductive idea for many.” @cardycareers Commonalities among stuck people Why do people seek help? The answer is because they are in pain. They’ve tried other things and they feel hopeless. When pain brings people to this point then they are ready to put in the work to sort things out and fix the pain. If only they could figure that out sooner, then they could increase their level of engagement and be willing to ask for help. TWEET: “The idea that “you can do anything” is really stressful.” @cardycareers GUEST RECOMMENDATION: Think of something you can do that gets you out in the world, talking to real people about what you want to be doing. OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE: [1:25} “Career Grease”—where the book title came from [5:15] How stuck people find Alison [7:30] Get professional help for your career [9:40] Things that hold people back [21:00] The solution for the next generation [25:40] Why Alison doesn’t work with people straight out of college [27:25] Commonalities among stuck people [32:41] Taking charge and ownership [35:15] Ask for help [37:30] Alison’s action for a dream chaser to take   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Alison’s Website Alison on Facebook Alison on Twitter Alison on LinkedIn Free gift: Step-by-Step Career Change E-Course, sign up at www.cardycareercoaching.com/ecourse   TWEETS YOU CAN USE: TWEET: “Asking for help is the quickest way to shortcut many wandering hours.” @cardycareers TWEET: “Your choice and your level of engagement will determine your experience.” @cardycareers

They're both necessary, and today you'll hear how to create both. You'll understand why there are internal and extra no goals and what the purposes of them are. Be nourished by this episode and start planning your future! Best Ever Tweet: Look further than now, that should be your aim. Alison Cardy Real Estate Background: - Founder and CEO of Cardy Career Coaching - Runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes - Author of Bestseller, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career - Based in Arlington, Virginia - Say hi to her at Click here for a summary of Alison's Best Ever advice:   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Want an inbox full of online leads? Get a FREE strategy session with Dan Barrett who is the only certified Google partner that exclusively works with real estate investors like us. Go to to schedule the appointment. Subscribe in and so you don’t miss an episode!

Alison Cardy is an expert coach who runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes. Alison personally coaches a handful of select clients on creating greater alignment and success in their life, love, and work. Her unique ability is zeroing in on the perspective shifts and small tweaks that create the biggest positive results. Alison is the author of the 5-star rated, bestseller, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, The Muse, Undercover Recruiter, and The Washington Post. In this podcast we are going to discuss: What's really going on when you look like you have it all together, but inside you feel lost or empty?What's the difference between internal happiness and external success?What are the 5 characteristics of internal happiness? Connect with Alison Cardy Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | FREE Gift: Step-by-Step Career Change E-Course

Alison Cardy, international bestelling author, coach, and speaker, who runs a global career coaching team, joins the A Desire to Inspire with Manny Patrick show, to discuss her journey of guiding people through career changes. As an expert in her space, Alison personally coaches a handful of select clients on creating greater alignment and success in their life, love, and work. Her unique ability is zeroing in on the perspective shifts and small tweaks that create the biggest positive results. Her book, the 5-star rated, bestseller, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career, is a great resource to create even more fulfillment! Her work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, The Muse, Undercover Recruiter, and The Washington Post. Her team’s home on the web is at cardycareercoaching.com.   In This Episode You Will Learn About: -Why Alison decided to write her book Career Grease -Who Alison is through her own voice -What Alison was doing before she became a coach and a speaker -What activity inspired her to pivot in her own life -What her definition of happiness is -A quick blueprint for making an adjustment in your career -Why Alison knows that having an open mind helps move you through being stuck -Her views on goals -Why people get discouraged along the way -Where she finds her inspiration AND MUCH MORE!

Alison Cardy, author of “Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career,” is a certified career coach who has guided hundreds of people at career crossroads to find innovative and functional career solutions. Both realistic and optimistic, Alison encourages people to get clarity by self-analysis, but just as important, by taking action. In this interview, she shares why people get stuck at crossroads and recommends steps to get unstuck. Alison’s work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, LearnVest, the Huffington Post, and the Chicago Tribune.

Alison Cardy could see that her mother’s career change from teaching to accounting had been perfect for her, but Alison was just going through the motions at her own accounting job. “I knew it wasn't the right path for me, but I struggled for a couple of years.” Then, volunteering for a crisis and suicide hotline changed her life. Today, she is the author of “Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career.” As a career coach, she has guided hundreds of people to innovative and functional career solutions.

Have you ever felt like you were just drifting in your career without any real sense of direction, purpose, or intention? Perhaps you've felt stuck working at a job you're simply not happy doing. According to a recent study conducted by the University of Phoenix School of Business, 73% of professionals in their 30s are wanting to change their career paths. Our guest today, Alison Cardy, is the founder and CEO of Cardy Career Coaching and the author of Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career.  Alison has worked with hundreds of individuals and professionals to find innovative and functional career solutions that help balance the “see-saw” scale of the workforce. Today, we'll talk about some of the bad reasons people choose a career path and how to avoid them, the various levels of figuring out where you want your career to go, the steps to take to successfully change your career, and how Alison helps her clients through the “drifting phase” to find a career path that works for them.