Success Stories

Inspiring, real-life career change stories

We found 534 stories

“For all the hours I put in, I felt that my work never really had a significant impact on anyone in the world at large.”

“I had no time or space to have fun and create the kind of life I wanted.”

“It's great to know I'm making someone's big day extra special.”

“I'd always wanted to run my own business. So... I decided to make the move.”

“There was a slow dawning that if I didn't make a change, I would seriously regret never having given it a go.”

“I couldn't ignore that niggling voice that was telling me I was destined for something different.”

“I was bored, uninspired and demotivated.”

“I was never unhappy at work, but everything was always just 'OK'. I wanted more 'wow'.”

“I felt stuck... I wanted to test new roles and working identities without completely derailing my life.”

“I'd started to value the wrong things, and I was feeling empty because of it.”

“I'm happy to work hard for a goal, but I realised that the hours I was putting in weren't worth it if that goal was ultimately unachievable.”

“I came home from a bad day at work and a hideous journey on the tube, and I just knew I had to do something else.”

“I don't miss the sweaty morning commute or the feeling that I was living for the weekend.”

“Getting out of my comfort zone was really hard.”

“The 9-5 office culture wasn't for me.”

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