How to Quit a High-Paying Toxic Career for Meaningful Work w/ Ben Fox | Ep. 102

<p>One of the ways you can enjoy your path to FI is by finding work you enjoy. That might involve quitting a career thats not serving you, or making some changes in your current work place. Today, we’ve got Ben Fox on the show to talk to us about career transitions. Ben is a career coach - based in New York - and his coaching niche is primarily helping senior software engineers break free from the golden handcuffs and into careers they love</p><p><strong>Things you’ll learn:</strong></p><ul><li>Quitting his job and going full time as a solopreneur</li><li>First year as a solopreneur and struggles experienced</li><li>The power of joining online community / group programs</li><li>The power of having the right people around you when starting businesses</li><li>How he niched down to coaching tech professionals</li><li>Reasons why people go to him for coaching (their initial career struggles)</li><li>Coaching clients: example case studies</li><li>Case study 1: Garth: accountant of 23 years in toxic environment</li><li>Case study 2: Mel: mid 30s, 2 kids, 15 years in sales, but does not like it</li><li>Why we find it hard to quit jobs we hate</li><li>Advice for people struggling to leave the golden handcuffs</li><li>The risks of staying in a bad job</li><li>His coaching process outline</li><li>Creating healthy boundaries in your current job </li></ul><p><strong>Quick-fire round questions at the end:</strong></p><ol><li>Something he wished they done 10 years ago</li><li>His daily habits that helped him in life</li><li>His most important lesson in life</li><li>His book recommendations</li><li>1-2 small things listeners can do this week to get started </li></ol><p><strong>Ben Fox (Links):</strong></p><ul><li>Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfoxcoaching/</li><li>Website: <a href="https://benfoxcoaching.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://benfoxcoaching.com/</a> </li><li>Reverse Engineering you Job Search Video: <a href="https://benfoxcoaching.kit.com/jobsearch" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://benfoxcoaching.kit.com/jobsearch</a> </li></ul><p><strong>Freedom Before FI Links:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Free Guides:</strong> Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ worksheet at: <a href="https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/</a></li><li><strong>Website:</strong> Check out our resources and services at <a href="http://www.freedombeforefi.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.freedombeforefi.com</a></li><li><strong>Email: </strong>If you want to connect, send me a note at <a href="mailto:greg@freedombeforefi.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">greg@freedombeforefi.com</a></li><li><strong>Instagram: </strong>or send a DM at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/freedombeforefi?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram Link </a></li><li><strong>Linktree (all links)</strong>: <a href="https://linktr.ee/freedombeforefi" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/freedombeforefi</a> </li></ul><p><strong>Listen to FBF on Apple Podcasts:</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast/id1740083285" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast/id1740083285</a></p><p><strong>Listen to FBF on Spotify:</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0XxPgEeuGayTqaEwUE19mk?si=cc8639ad8c28474e" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/0XxPgEeuGayTqaEwUE19mk?si=cc8639ad8c28474e</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice</p>