Are there any resources like books or podcasts you've found helpful in navigating a career change? I'm not even sure exactly what it is I want to do next, so I'm pretty interested in everything from finding your passion to skill building and job hunting.

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Check out the book What Color is Your Parachute. It'll require some work on your part to dig into the prompts, but definitely a helpful tool for focusing your objectives.

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Just search “career change” on Spotify and there are so many. One I’ve enjoyed is Career Relaunch. Also check out Emilie Wapnick’s TED talk “Why some of us don’t have one true calling”. It’s 10 minutes and it was honestly life changing for me, as I’m navigating a total career change myself right now. She also has a book called “How to Be Everything” which I haven’t read yet.

Check out the book “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” by David Epstein. This will really validate you about changing careers.

I’m also reading “Renaissance Soul” right now and really enjoying it.

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Have you ever walked out of a job with no notice?

I came from a consulting background in tax credits and incentives. I went into finance to pass the time on my non compete clause from my previous firm, but now I have an interview at EY and I’m not sure if I want to give up the work life balance. Any advice?

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