How to Have Patience in the Face of Uncertainty

Aug 23, 2022

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INSIGHT

Interim Bridge Moves Are Common And Valid

Many people who left bad jobs during the pandemic landed interim roles as bridges rather than long-term solutions.
Jonathan Fields calls these moves "bridge decisions" and says they loosen the lid on burnout without guaranteeing the final destination.

ANECDOTE

Founders Also Doubt After Leaving Big Jobs

Jonathan and Jenny both share personal histories of making risky bridge moves like leaving big orgs to start ventures.
Jonathan recalls fearing payroll and rent in early founder days, illustrating normal doubts after taking leaps.

ADVICE

Prioritize Networking Over Passive Applications

Keep doing networking and scouring job boards because most roles still fill through personal contacts.
Jenny Blake notes roughly 85% of jobs come from someone you know, so conversations matter more than passive applications.

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Listener Marie asks, "When looking for niche job roles that match your criteria, how do you have patience in the process?"

Every week on the SPARKED podcast, we invite a listener to share what’s going on in their work & life, then pose a specific question to Jonathan Fields and a rotating lineup of wise and kind mentors - the SPARKED Braintrust.

In today’s episode we’re in conversation with:

SPARKED BRAINTRUST ADVISOR: Jenny Blake | Website

Jenny is a podcaster, career and business strategist, and an award-winning author of three books: Life After College, the groundbreaking Pivot for navigating what’s next, and her recently published Free Time for optimizing what’s now.

LISTENER: Marie, Sparketype: Essentialist/Maven, Anti: Nurturer

QUESTION: Listener, Marie, shares a story of her job scouting that is aiming to strike the ideal balance between role & organization fit, skillset match and desirable location.

She expresses her frustration with the apparent lack of appealing options and asks is there a way to reframe her situation? Marie puts forward the query, how do you find niche industry roles that match your search criteria and is there a way to look outside the box if you’re feeling discouraged with the search process?

YOUR HOST: Jonathan Fields

Jonathan is a dad, husband, award-winning author, multi-time founder, executive producer and host of the Good Life Project podcast, and co-host of SPARKED, too! He’s also the creator of an unusual tool that’s helped more than 650,000 people discover what kind of work makes them come alive - the Sparketype® Assessment, and author of the bestselling book, SPARKED.

So what is your Sparketype? Turns out, we all have a unique imprint for work that makes us come alive, this is your Sparketype. When you discover yours, everything, your entire work-life- and even parts of your personal life and relationships - begins to make sense. Until you know yours, you’re kind of fumbling in the dark.

More on Sparketypes at: Discover You Sparketype | The Book | The Workshop | The Website

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