345: How Are We Holding Ourselves Back? with Adrian Klaphaak of Career Pathfinder

How are you holding yourself back? From the whispers of your soul, your deepest power and purpose, from your highest calling? That’s what we’re diving into in today’s tenth (!) Pivot x Career Pathfinder series podcast episodes with Adrian Klaphaak.
You’re invited! Join us live for the next recording session on November 7 at 1:30 p.m. ET — ask questions in the chat or if you’re feeling brave, come off of mute to be in the coaching hot seat :) Register to join us here »
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 apply promo code PIVOT for a special offer on his group training.
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.”

🌟 7+ Ways We Hold Ourselves Back from our Calling


Obligation, doing what we should


Being overly practical

Looking for perfection

Fear of failure

Doubting our abilities or undervaluing them

Not having enough time

Staying in our comfort zone

What would you add?


✅ Try This Next

Ask yourself: How am I holding myself back from finding my calling? Write about it, be honest about it. Next: What will you do differently as a result of this awareness?

🔗 Resources Mentioned



Adrian on the web, Yelp, Facebook, LinkedIn



Course: Career Pathfinder, promo code PIVOT



Video: Finding Your Calling



Articles: Pulling the Thread—How’s the Wanting Going?, The Free Press—You Can Be Addicted to Weed. I Was When I Was Twelve.



JB’s Rolling in D🤦🏻‍♀️h: The Business Yips & 51/49, Ignore the Odds



Tools: Substack app



📚 Books Mentioned


Write for Life by Julia Cameron

Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business

Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

Life After College


🎧 Related Episodes


Pivot: Pivot x Career Pathfinder podcast episodes with Adrian (Spotify playlist)


Free Time: 223: The Confidence Trap: Why You Don’t Need It to Do Big Things (SPARKED Crossover)



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