299: Juggling Risk and Pursuing Passion while Pivoting in a Recession with Adrian Klaphaak

When times are uncertain should we be playing it safe? We all have a different relationship to risk—and recession-talk tends to turn the dial up on anxiety about what the future has in store. Today, I’m back in conversation with Adrian Klaphaak, talking about how to be pragmatic, taking the economic environment into account, while also keeping a flame lit for pursuing our bigger dreams.

More about Adrian: Adrian Klaphaak is a coach, purpose guide, entrepreneur, and founder of A Path That Fits Career and Life Coaching. His coaching approach is holistic—a constant balance between getting results and a quest for meaning and fulfillment. He describes himself as “a deep seeker with a constant itch to make things happen.”

Are you looking for a little support and guidance on finding your purpose, or best next step? Check out Adrian’s Career Pathfinder Program and use the code PIVOT for a special offer on the group training. 

🌟3 Key Takeaways:

Your calling can evolve over time and adapt to your changing situation. Be open to altering or amending your immediate next steps to meet current needs while still working towards your ultimate purpose.

Even when it’s not a good time to make a big change, you can still plant seeds for the future: cultivate your relationships, enhance your skills and abilities, and start a new project. 

We ask a lot of careers: that they provide for us financially, fulfill our emotional and aspirational goals, and meet our social needs, among other responsibilities. If your career can’t do all of that, the solution might not be to replace it but to add what is missing elsewhere.


✅Next Action: Take a success inventory for something you are feeling insecure or unsure about: What gifts has this area given you? What have you gained? When you listen deeply, what’s in you that wants to be expressed? Identify what is working, and decide from there if you need to make changes. 

📘Books Mentioned:


Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business 


Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

Life After College


The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin


Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgess


🔗Resources Mentioned: 

Adrian on the web, Yelp, Facebook, LinkedIn


Course: Career Pathfinder


Video: Finding Your Calling by a Path the Fits



🎧Related Podcast Episodes: 

283: What Are You Here to Do? How to Find a Path That Fits with Adrian Klaphaak

288: Embracing Uncertainty — Mic Flip with Adrian Klaphaak

114: “Failure is the Frame, Not the Picture”

 
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