Change Your Story: escape from a job you hate and create a career you love!
According to Gallup, we spend just over 81,000 hours working during our lifetime yet only one person in ten actually loves what they do.
Change Your Story podcast host Carolyn Parry is an award-winning career and life coach, author, and speaker on a mission to help those who are unhappy at work - and that's because she knows what it feels like!
Fortunately, she eventually found a way to transform the successful but soul-eroding business career that burned her out into a twenty-year-plus career she is still as passionate about today. That's because it aligns with who she really is and her desire to help other professionals find something more meaningful so they can escape the hamster wheel, too.
Carolyn is the immediate past President of the Career Development Institute, the professional body for the career development sector. A TEDx speaker and non-executive director, she recently published her first book, which shares its name with this podcast and includes some of its stories. Readers on Amazon have described it as 'motivational', 'inspiring', 'empowering', 'encouraging', and 'life-changing'.
So settle back, get comfortable, and join Carolyn and her inspirational guests as they share powerful stories, strategies, and insights to help you find your inspiration so you can create a career that brings you joy too.
Welcome to Change Your Story.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
A conversation with Dr Clive King: from geographer, coder, and global techie problem solver turned contractor who loves an outdoor challenges
Apart from the first six months of his professional career, which he left due to a dream he had, Dr Clive King has spent the whole of his career supporting global technology clients for Oracle, one o…
A conversation with Steve Keith: a journey towards authenticity through education, corporate life, and freelancing
The son of a mechanic Dad and secretary Mum who together went on to run a business, Steve Keith’s career journey has taken him on a quest of curiosity and learning to become his authentic self and st…
Episode Eight with Dr Lorna Collins, from aspiring jockey, and university lecturer, to artist, film maker and writer
By the age of 15, Lorna already had an exciting equestrian career in front of her and represented Great Britain several times successfully in junior eventing. Passionate about speed and with a Dad wh…
Episode Seven with Natalie Williams : from International Politics lecturer, and Academic Registrar to entrepreneur and luxury jewellery maker
After studying International Politics and gaining her PhD from Aberystwyth University, Natalie Williams became a lecturer - only to find she hated teaching.
Not sure what to do after that, she ended u…
Episode Six with Chris Jones from tea boy and cameraman to presenter, sock designer, Non Exec Director, podcaster, event host and walking guide
Chris Jones had a eureka moment at university when he discovered the joys of being a cameraman while studying for a media degree. Suddenly and unexpectedly made redundant during the pandemic, he now …
Episode Five with Vicky Rushton: from school leaver and carer to design engineering and company director
Vicky Rushton found her voice advocating for her very sick second child, Oliver, at the age of 21, and now uses it to help others express themselves through design.
One of thirteen children, she gre…
Episode Four with Julia Goodfellow Smith: from bank manager to environmentalist, author and adventurer
Julia Goodfellow Smith is a self-confessed adventurer, speaker, writer, and author of best-selling books. But that’s not how she started out.
Originally a management scientist born in the era of Thatc…
Episode Three with Mel Cameron: from camp host and marketeer to uni careers adviser
Mel Cameron is a people person whose career journey has taken her from media studies at college and working in Pizza Hut to embracing her love of travel and falling into a career in the summer camp i…
Episode Two: The Reason is changing its name to Change Your Story
This mini episode outlines the impetus behind changing the title of the podcast from The Reason to Change Your Career.
Listen to find out how many hours you will spend at work during your lifetime and…
Episode One with Cathy Presland: making the world a little fairer and a little better
ABOUT THIS EPISODE’S GUEST
Cathy Presland is an executive coach and leadership consultant, former economist, public policy professional, and senior leader.
An adviser to Governments and international o…
Introducing The Reason, putting purpose to work
This brief episode highlights the malaise and deep-seated unhappiness we have come to recognise as a result of the pandemic and highlights what it is we crave to have happy and fulfilling working lif…