502: Wisdom from Wandering: The Career Pivot

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Entrepreneur, Turningpoints, Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Career, Education, Inspirational, Inspiring, Entrepreneurs

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

From an early age, Marc was good at math and chess. It was no wonder everyone told him he should be an engineer. After getting a degree in computer science, what he learned about himself on the job was he is a “geek who can speak”–an unusual combination that for 22 years let him change jobs every few year, all within the walls of his first employer. Marc’s latest endeavor “Career Pivot” uses his extensive training experience to help others—especially Baby Boomers—find careers they can grow into for the decades that lie ahead.

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0:00.0	Hello, world.
0:11.5	Welcome to discover your talent to do what you love, number 502.
0:16.8	I'm creator and host, Don Hutchison.
0:19.0	Every day, I interview someone from around the world who has discovered his talents to do work he loves to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:29.0	We created this podcast to provide you with the insight, strategies, and tools to propel your career to the next level.
0:37.3	From an early age, Mark was good at math and chess.
0:41.5	It was no wonder everyone told him he should be an engineer.
0:45.2	After getting a degree in computer science, what he learned about himself on the job was he is a geek who can speak,
0:52.1	an unusual combination that for 22 years let him change jobs every few
0:56.9	years, all within the walls of his first employer. I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest,
1:02.9	Mark Miller. Welcome, Mark. Well, thank you. It's great to be here. Thank you, Mark. Are you using
1:08.6	your talents doing work that you love? Oh, you betcha.
1:11.9	All right. Well, we want to hear the whole story. Mark Miller's career journey included
1:17.2	22 years at IBM, several thriving tech startups, a stint as a high school math teacher,
1:23.7	a gig raising funds, and a near fatal bicycle accident that changed his perspective forever.
1:28.3	Thirty years of wandering the proverbial career desert, often repeating the same mistakes over and over,
1:34.3	taught him his most crucial lesson. Most people don't really know what makes them happy at their
1:39.1	core, what fulfills them. His latest endeavor, career pivot, uses his extensive training experience to help
1:45.9	others, especially baby boomers, find careers they could grow into for the decades that lie ahead.
1:51.3	Well, Mark, that's a pithy summary of your career. Tell our listeners around the world what you're
1:55.2	engaged in now that has you excited and motivated, if you would, please. Sure. I am working on the second edition of my book of Repurpose Your Career, and its first
2:05.5	edition was a practical guide for baby boomers. This one will be a practical guide for the
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