Mistakes to Avoid When Thinking of Changing Careers

 

 

Hi there! I'm Dana Stevens, a career & confidence coach, and partner coach with Careering Into Motherhood. If you’re feeling stuck, the good news is that there is a proven process that will help you move forwards. I'll share the common mistakes that people make when they're thinking of changing careers and how you can avoid them. And you'll learn what to do instead so that you can confidently start creating the career that will make you feel happier and more fulfilled. So grab your notebook, eliminate distractions, and let's dive in!

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NICE TO MEET YOU

I'm Dana Stevens


I'm a certified ICF Career & Confidence Coach. I specialise  in helping women work out their next career move, work out what's holding them back and then create a plan so they can start taking action. 
 
Coaching is actually my third successful career after working my way up as Head of Strategy at a top London ad agency and a previous life as a Radio Producer at the BBC. I really know what you’re going through if you’re thinking of changing careers. 
 
Coaching changed my life. It might sound over the top but it’s true. Understanding the power of managing my own mind has been absolutely critical in helping me create a new working life for myself. And the best thing is that I get to help others do the same.

When you get messages from clients saying that you have helped them change their own lives and feel happier than they have in years, there really is no better feeling.

I have always been passionate about helping women excel in the workplace and coaching enables me to do that in a direct way. Lack of self-belief and confidence is the biggest thing that holds women back and I’ve seen that, not only with my own clients, but during my corporate career as well. And I can help.

Coaching enables me to share practical tools and techniques to help you manage your mind and trust yourself so that you can confidently start taking action.

I use a structured approach to help you get clear on where you want to go, learn how to overcome what is holding you back and develop the confidence to start taking action to create the life you really want.

 
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"Dana has transformed my life by transforming the way I approach problems, challenges and opportunities. At the start of 2022, I was stressed, unhappy, and unfulfilled, but working too many hours to know how to make a change. Over the course of 12 weeks, she helped me gain clarity on how I wanted to spend my waking life. At the age of 48, I started my masters in digital art at Central Saint Martins among 27 fellow artists from around the world. On the first day, the course instructor asked us to think of three words to describe how we felt.
Mine: Different. Ready. Alive.
I feel more myself, more confident, more happy than I honestly have ever been. She's one of the most active listeners I've ever met and unearths truths and insights that enable you to progress from session to session.
The whole experience massively exceeded my expectations and I haven't stopped talking about it and recommending Dana since!"

- Shirin Majid, Multidisciplinary Creative Director & Artist, Everything You See Here

 "Before I started coaching I was suffering burn out and was stuck, angry and broken.
It's been life changing. I've learnt so much about myself and have the tools to help me live and work in a way that serves me. I feel the way I used to. I'm positive and excited about the future and so much more present.
Dana’s style of coaching was perfect for me - guided, supportive, gentle and insightful. I loved the step by step process. Going back to the foundations looking at values and purpose, and building on that. By the time it came to focus on my limiting beliefs - these had started to crystalise from the work that had gone before." 

- Aruna Rowling, Former Founder Narrative Design now creating her own branding agency

"Before working with Dana, I had found myself in a state of desperation to change the situation I was in but locked in a state of inaction where I felt like I didn't have the tools to help me out of that place.
I feel like so much has changed.
I feel committed to getting the most out of life by sharing my whole self and feel more embodied and intentional in my actions.
Dana's coaching style puts you in conversation with one another in a way that helped me reach the root of my challenges and gave me methods and tools to change my mindset.
It's shifted everything for me and I wish I had done it sooner and could do it 10 times over!
I've never felt stronger in myself, my abilities and my right to take up space and excel in my career."
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- Pippa Hogg, Creative and Head of Studio