Are You on the Right Career Path? With Life Coach Sixu Chen.Are You on the Right Career Path? With Life Coach Sixu Chen.
Recovery Recharged with Ellen Stewart Pushy Broad from the Bronx
Discover the 5 important questions to determine if you are on the right career path. Sixu Chen is a dedicated life coach who specializes in guiding individuals through career transitions .You don't want to miss this episode!...
27:50•26 Jun 2024
Are You on the Right Career Path? Life Coach Sixu Chen Breaks It Down
Episode Overview
- Check how you feel before and during work; your emotions often reveal whether a job truly suits you.
- Assess whether your current role uses your full range of skills and talents, rather than leaving you bored or underused.
- Review whether your personal values and your company’s vision genuinely match, instead of quietly working against what you believe.
- Notice how you talk about your job with others; hiding, minimising or exaggerating can be a sign something is off.
- Recognise that staying in a comfort zone can keep you stuck, even when you’re unhappy, and that change supports natural human growth.
“"Seek to change, see the change."”
How do people cope with the challenges of staying sober? For the Pushy Broad from the Bronx, a big part of the answer is finding work that actually fits who you are. In this lively chat on *Recovery Recharged*, Ellen Stewart sits down with life coach and interior designer Sixu Chen to talk about career alignment as a key piece of long-term recovery and overall wellbeing.
Ellen kicks things off by explaining why solid recovery is often strengthened by having a meaningful job rather than just a paycheque. Sixu shares her own turning point during the pandemic, when 80-hour weeks in interior design left her burned out and questioning everything. Looking at her boss, she realised, "I don't want to become her in 20 years" and began a deep period of soul searching that led her into life coaching.
You’ll hear Sixu walk through five practical questions to check whether your current career is actually right for you: what feelings come up before and during work; whether your skills and talents are truly being used; if you and your company share values and vision; how you feel talking about your job; and whether there's room to grow.
Her reminder that "people don't check their feelings, but our feeling is always speaking the truth" hits hard for anyone stuck in a draining role. The conversation also touches on core values, with Sixu naming freedom, compassion, joy, personal development, and improving quality of life as her top five. Ellen links these directly to recovery, highlighting how living by clear values can support sobriety and mental health. They finish by naming the big blocker to change: the comfort zone.
Sixu’s motto, "Seek to change, see the change," offers a simple nudge for anyone who feels like a machine at work, yet fears taking a step. If your job leaves you bored, resentful, or "dying inside," is it time to ask yourself these same five questions?
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