Success Stories

Inspiring, real-life career change stories

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“I'd known for a while that I wasn’t fulfilled by the role. However I didn’t know what to do next.”

“I didn't want to be the people 10 years ahead of me; their work seemed unfulfilling and irrelevant.”

“If you wanted to make a career of it you had to make it your life. But I wanted to work to live, not live to work.”

“Somehow I'd squashed those childhood desires, in order to get a 'proper job'.”

“I wanted work that meant my weekdays were as interesting as my weekends, and where I didn't feel I was just marking time.”

“I was starting to feel it was time for something new.”

"I was serving only the partners making the serious cash at the top. I figured that there must be more to gain from working life."

“I craved more than working endless hours. I wanted space and time to pursue the outdoor life that I enjoy so much.”

“I had this building feeling that I was wasting my life just making ends meet and living for the weekend.”

“I hated how mundane and unrewarding my work life had become.”

“I remember feeling like I was the only 'loser' who couldn't settle into a career.”

“The usual frustrations of working for somebody else who was purely focused on the bottom line were starting to kick in.”

“I knew at that moment, when someone else was reading my words, that it should have been me delivering the service.”

“I ended up in a field that was fascinating, but not exactly what I wanted to do in my life.”

“I loved working for the BBC, but I still wasn’t as fulfilled as I wanted to be.”

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