Success Stories

Inspiring, real-life career change stories

We found 530 stories

“I love leaving work each day feeling like I've made a difference.”

“I knew that I couldn't make the changes I wanted in my organisation, because I was a part of the problem...”

“I wanted to feel, at the end of a hard week, like it had all been worthwhile.”

“I couldn't bear dragging myself to work any longer.”

“I took a look at the future I could foresee for myself, and I didn't like what I saw.”

“I'd been itching for years to break free... but I lacked the confidence to make the change.”

“Sometimes it feels like people think I'm just playing at shops because I don't work an obvious 9–5 job.”

“I just couldn't picture myself wanting to be any of my bosses.”

“The hardest part was coming from a business which I'd run for 15 years... to a business where I had no experience or knowledge to add.”

"The workload and unsocial hours became too much."

“I was waiting for someone to recognise my potential; now I see had to make it happen for myself.”

“For most of my career, I'd been working towards what I thought was my 'dream role'. When I finally got to it, I was miserable.”

“Even in my darkest moments, I would rather be doing this.”

“The risk of stepping into the unknown is terrifying.”

“Sometimes I cried, I was so miserable. But it gave me motivation to grow my business faster.”

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