Career Coaching With John

<p>In Part Three of Your Path in Life, John continues his ongoing coaching conversation with UK-based podcaster Luca Volentir, turning the focus toward discomfort, intention, and where real value actually comes from—in...

<p>In this second part of the Your Path in Life series, we pick up the conversation with UK-based software developer and podcaster Luca Volentir, host of Path in Life.</p><p>We start with a detour into the alien...

<p>John opens with the Voyager missions and Carl Sagan’s Golden Record — a reminder that all of us send signals into the world, hoping someone understands who we are and what we’re trying to do.</p><p>This episode...

<p>Show Notes:<br>What happens when the story you’ve been telling yourself about your career no longer fits?</p><p>In this episode, John speaks with Laura Barbante, amarketing professional in Australia whose career path...

<p>What if confidence isn’t something you earn through titles, promotions, or endless hard work? What if the real shift comes from stepping into the right environment — the soil where you can actually grow?</p><p>In...

<p>Synopsis:</p><p>Remember the Freedom 55 dream? Retire early, live free, enjoy the good life. In Thailand, Kasikornbank has reimagined that dream — except now the cut-off is 45, and it’s not about freedom, it’s about...

<p>Let’s Declare Ourselves Emperor<br />Guest: Sharon Secondus<br />Theme: Networking, Personal Brand, and Building Your Empire From Scratch</p><p><br /></p><p>Episode Summary</p><p>In this episode, we explore what it...

<p>Episode Ten: My Own Personal Guru</p><p>What do you do when the biggest obstacle in your business… is you?</p><p>In this episode, I put the Good John in front of the Bad John—the version of me that avoids, delays...

<p>You can lift it. But should you? This episode explores the hidden cost of capability—how strength, hustle, and good intentions can trap us in outdated versions of success. Featuring utopian French socialists...

<p>Episode 8: Here for a Good Time, Not a Long Time</p><p>What if the job you’re in isn’t forever—and that’s okay?</p><p>In this episode, John explores the value of temporary work, misaligned roles, and contract gigs...

<p>Episode Seven: The Demographic Gridlock<br />In Part Two of Scarcity in a Land of Plenty, we shift the lens from tech to demographics — and ask why, in a world that claims there's a labour shortage, so many people...

<p><br /></p><p>When a talented employee reaches out across her company to explore new possibilities, her initiative is met with silence, control, and suspicion. In this episode, we explore what it means to be...

<p>In this episode, we start with the radical Oneida Community—a group that rejected the rules of the modern economy—and use their story to examine why today’s job boards fail so many of us. We explore how technology...

<p>We open with a reflection on Yevgeny Prigozhin—the mercenary boss who flew too close to the sun—and what his downfall says about loyalty, usefulness, and power. From there, we dive into something closer to home: the...

<p>Feeling out of place at work? If you're the only one struggling while everyone else seems fine, the problem might not be the workplace—it might be misalignment. This episode explores how to recognize when a job just...