This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.

I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the

founder of Max List. It's a job board of the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling

career. Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work

you want. After listening to Mark Crossfield last week, you know the career change myths you need to

ignore.

But how do you choose your new career?

Kathy Oneto is here to talk about how to answer the question, what do you want to do next?

She's a consultant, facilitator, and coach.

Kathy also hosts the Sustainable Ambition podcast, and she has a new book coming out.

Sustainable Ambition, How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work.

Kathy joins us from San Francisco.

Well, let's get going, Kathy.

Let's start with a basic question.

Why is it important to know what you want to do next in your career?

Let me answer this by saying what often happens instead in terms of what do you want to do next.

What can often happen is that it's really easy for us to go on autopilot and kind of lose ourselves in the process of

managing our careers. But that can often lead to us ending up in a destination we don't intend

or a place where we might not be happy with where we are when we arrive there. And so it's kind of like

we've handed over controls to somebody else to make these decisions for us.

And two other just quick things that can happen often is that we don't adjust to changing

circumstances. So we may not be paying attention to how are we feeling? Are we starting to sense

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