Despite a glamorous and exciting-sounding career in adventure travel, Lamorna Trahair was getting tired of being constantly on the move. An almost fatal brush with Typhoid drove her to seek out a new kind of challenge, and she's now very happy in her new role as a trainee Police Officer. Find out how she did it...
"Surely it would be nuts to give up a successful career to chase after some dream? Isn't that greedy?" After 16 years shifting between roles at a global industrial company, Sarah Maliphant made a radical change to become a mountain guide and professional coach. Read on to discover how she did it.
Mark Dunn was unfulfilled by his job in marketing at the music giant EMI. The only thing he enjoyed was the company restaurant. After taking some time out, he decided to pursue his passion for wellbeing, and is now a positive meditation teacher. Read on to find out how he made the change, and how he created his own brand of meditation...
As soon as he started his City Lawyer traineeship, Mark Rusling knew it wasn't for him. He stuck it out, but made sure he had an escape route available into something he was passionate about: politics. Now, he's a councillor, and Head of Office for an MP at Westminster. Here, he shares his career change journey.
After Dee Ripoll qualified as a lawyer, she quickly started to dread going into work, with its long hours and office politics. She spent her days wishing she could be out surfing, or being a rock star. So... that's exactly what she did! Here, she shares how she made her dreams come true.
When Victoria Turner's health began to suffer at work, she knew she had to make a change. After taking a counselling course, she moved into coaching, and is now a practising coach and online shop owner. Here, she shares her story.
Santhie Goundar stuck it out in her stressful accountancy career until her health began to suffer. It was the wake-up call that led to her quitting her job, and pursuing her passion for writing. Find out how she did it, and the challenges she overcame along the way!
Paul Kensett was unfulfilled in his travel agency job. After redundancy, he took some time out to reassess his values around work, and retrained as a life coach. He now runs his own practice and trains students studying to be coaches. Find out how he made the change, here.
Alan Chandler wanted more from his working life, and with no desire to progress in his Banking Strategy job, decided to take some time out to explore his alternatives. Rather than a total career change, he discovered that a simple shift in environment was exactly what he needed. Here’s how he did it.
After fifteen years in the Third Sector, Denise McLeary was bored and keen to travel. When the recession and its inevitable redundancies hit, she took the opportunity to train as a TEFL teacher, and is now happily living and working in China. This is her story.
