Leaving High-Paying Toxic Careers to Meaningful Work w/ Ben Fox Coaching | Ep. 102

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 loveThings you’ll learn:Quitting his job and going full time as a solopreneurFirst year as a solopreneur and struggles experiencedThe power of joining online community / group programsThe power of having the right people around you when starting businessesHow he niched down to coaching tech professionalsReasons why people go to him for coaching (their initial career struggles)Coaching clients: example case studiesCase study 1: Garth: accountant of 23 years in toxic environmentCase study 2: Mel: mid 30s, 2 kids, 15 years in sales, but does not like itWhy we find it hard to quit jobs we hateAdvice for people struggling to leave the golden handcuffsThe risks of staying in a bad jobHis coaching process outlineCreating healthy boundaries in your current job Quick-fire round questions at the end:Something he wished they done 10 years agoHis daily habits that helped him in lifeHis most important lesson in lifeHis book recommendations1-2 small things listeners can do this week to get started Ben Fox (Links):Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfoxcoaching/Website: https://benfoxcoaching.com/ Reverse Engineering you Job Search Video: https://benfoxcoaching.kit.com/jobsearch Freedom Before FI Links:Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/Website: Check out our resources and services at www.freedombeforefi.comEmail: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.comInstagram: or send a DM at Instagram Link Linktree (all links): https://linktr.ee/freedombeforefi Listen to FBF on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast/id1740083285Listen to FBF on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0XxPgEeuGayTqaEwUE19mk?si=cc8639ad8c28474eDisclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice