Career changers

Every question in this questionnaire

1. What pushed you away from your former path, and what pulled you toward the new one? —
2. As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? 197
3. Which skill transferred unexpectedly well from your previous work? —
4. What was hardest about becoming a beginner again in public? —
5. What is the biggest professional obstacle you have faced? 24
6. What did the change cost that success stories usually leave out? —
7. What made you stop something you were known for, and how did you know it was time? 14
8. Which part of your old professional identity did you keep, and which part did you have to release? —
9. How has a setback or failure set you up for later success? 69
10. What counsel would you give your twenty-year-old self — and what should they ignore? 78
11. When did you know the change was right, even before it looked successful? —
12. What accomplishment matters most to you? 192

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