# 167: Changing Careers In The Midst Of A Pandemic With Nakisha Hicks

The Career Change Maker Podcast

In today’s episode of the ‘Career Change Maker’ podcast, I am interviewing an amazing guest who works with women to guide them in their careers by assisting in equipping and strengthening them to discover their potential. I am talking to Nakisha about what it has felt like to make a career change amid a pandemic, some of the things that she had to think about when she was deciding when and how she would make her transition.

Episode Highlights

· 05:12 – Nakisha wasn't doing what she wanted to do anymore. She had met the goals that she had set for herself, but she wasn't doing that purpose visibility work that she wanted to get.

· 09:06 – It’s important to recognize when you're making a shift but you may require to be a new version of yourself.

· 15:24 - As you increase your level of self-awareness, you're able to do things that you need to do whether this is in a business or within a role that you're in, in a way that works for you.

· 27:03 - If you're trying to figure out what you're good at, think about your family and your friends. What do they often ask you for help with? Says Nakisha.

· 31:17 – Nakisha mentions, if you sit down and you do the pre-work and self-reflection, then it makes the job search so much easier.

· 41:35 – Nakisha has a signature program geared specifically towards HR professionals. If you are interested in that then definitely follow her.

· 44:46 - You can get creative with the stuff. There's no one way to do a thing, but whatever the goal is, you can get it done.

What you will learn:

1. It's being thoughtful about the decisions that help us to transition better. It's thinking about things from a tactical perspective, but also thinking about the mindset shifts that you're going to have to do. It is doing the research and understanding, what are you working with, and how does that translate into the next world that you’re trying to go into?
2. We often don't use all of our talents in our workspaces, because we're boxed into an agenda that whatever the organization has for us for that position that they hired us for. So, if we're lucky, sometimes we'll be able to kind of branch out and do those things that are according to our expertise, but it's when you step out and you become a business owner, you get to fully operate in those gifts that you had.
3. When you're thinking about transitioning, it is about, who you know, it is not about what you know. It is about being able to stretch yourself come out of your comfort zone. So, if you want to move around, you definitely can. But you have to put the things in place and you have to grow and cultivate your networks.

Links
Connect with Nakisha on LinkedIn
Visit Nakisha's website
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