The GenX Career Show
If you are a GenX Career professional who wants to stop settling for a soul sucking, unfulfilling career then the GenX Career Show is right on time! Join your host, Kay Kirkman, Career Coach and Dream Job Mentor as she helps you navigate the unique career challenges that surface at midlife. Kay draws from her own personal experience, and also pulls in guest experts to provide inspiration, motivation and practical tips all geared towards helping you find work that truly lights you up! Whether you’re looking for a career to stay with long-term, ready to start your own thing, or simply seeking the motivation, inspiration and courage to keep going after a career or life setback, this podcast has you covered. You’ll get weekly content to help you get clear about exactly what you want., take inspired but strategic action and ultimately design the career and life of your dreams, despite your age or current circumstances.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 142
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
I Hate My Job, But I Need The Money - What to Do Before Taking The Leap - Ep 41
In today's episode we take a look at one of the challenges that stops many GenXers from going after their career passion..."How can I leave the job I hate when I really, really NEED the…
How Your Comfort Zone is Killing Your Career Aspirations - Ep 40
Today's episode is all about stepping out of your comfort zone. I share my own personal story and also give you some tips on how to get out of your professional career rut so that you …
How To Recession Proof Your Career: 4 Tips For GenX Professionals - Ep 39
In today's episode I share 4 Tips on How To Recession Proof Your Career as a GenX Professional... plus a couple of bonus tips as well!
Lifelong Learning, LEGOs, and How To Go From Dreamer to Doer with Colleen Law - Ep 38
On today's episode we're speaking with Colleen Law. She walks us through the exact process that she used to step into her dream career as an Academic Coach. She shares the precise mom…
Post Pandemic Career Pivots - Ep 37
Today's show is all about GenX Women who were able to launch successful businesses during the pandemic. We also talk about the post pandemic landscape and what it means for your life a…
GenX Career Pivot: Why 50+ Professionals Are Afraid To Make a Change - Ep 36
Did you know that 80% of professionals over age 50 want to make a career change yet only 6% actually do? On today's show we talk about why, and I also offer some inspiring stories of Ge…
What's The Best Career Advice Your Mom Ever Gave You? - Ep 35
On today's episode I asked and you answered! Listen in as as professionals from across the country share the best career advice that their Moms ever gave them. I also reflect on the ca…
How Educator Dr. Darcova Triplett Unexpectedly Unlocked Her True Purpose - Ep 34
Educator, Artist, and Purpose Driven Powerhouse Dr. Darcova Triplett shares her passion for education and how that passion helped her uncover even more gifts and talents that she didn'…
5 Ways To Know If You're Settling In Your Current Career - Ep 33
Are you settling for the career you think you should have rather than going after the career that you truly desire? When you find yourself in a job that no longer fits, it's time to re…
Ep 32: The Power of a Decision
In today's episode we talk about how the decisions that we make each day can bring us closer to or further away from discovering our career passion.
Ep 31: Stories That Keep You Stuck - How the Stories You Tell Yourself Could Be Stopping You From Living Out Your Career Passion
In today's episode we talk about stories. We all have them. They are the narratives that we make up in our head that can either help us and propel us forward, or keep us stuck and mis…
Ep 30: Corporate Career Burnout, Hustle Culture and Radical Self Care with Courtney Jones
Today we're talking to yet another phenomenal GenX career woman who is living out her work passions in multiple areas. Courtney Jones is a wife, mother, entrepreneur and creative who s…
Ep 29: Options, Choices and Career Overwhelm: How to Focus When You Have Multiple Passions
Bright shiny objects, experts and gurus...with so much information out there, how do you focus and actually make traction when you're pursuing your career passion? We talk about it in t…
Ep 28: How NOT Pursuing Your Career Passion Is Costing You More Than You Think
Today we're talking about the actual cost of NOT Pursuing your career passion. We talk about how everything in life is connected and if one area is out of order, chances are that area i…
Ep 27: How To Use Contracting to Transition From Your Current Job Into Your Career Passion
In this episode I detail how I used contracting to leave my job and step into my career passion. I give you tips and strategies so that you can do the same thing, whether you want to s…
Ep 26: 5 Mistakes You're Making As A GenX Employee That May Be Stopping You From Enjoying Your Job and Getting Ahead in your Current Position
In today's episode we talk about 5 mistakes you're making as a GenX Employee and how they may be stopping you from finding job satisfaction and getting ahead in your career.
Ep 25: How Trusting Yourself More Can Lead You To Your Career Passion
In today's episode we're talking about trusting yourself and how that can lead you directly to your career passion. I talk about why trusting yourself is so important when you're at a …
Ep 24: How do I Know If I'm On The Right Career Passion Path? 3 Surefire Ways To Find Out
Are you wondering if you're on the right career path? Do you constantly question your decision to change careers over the age of 50? Are you afraid that the career passion path you've c…
Ep 23: Feeling Stuck in Your Current Career? How To Use DISC To Jumpstart Your Dream Job Search
This Episode Explains the 4 DISC Personality Profile Styles and how they can help you with finding or reigniting your career passion.
Ep 22: My Job is Controlling My Life! How do I find the time to Pursue My Career Passion?
I don't have enough time! By the time you take care of family obligations, work obligations and personal obligations where do you find the time to pursue your true career passion? In t…