A career pivoting journey: transitioning from retail buyer to content writer - Valerie Mekki

On this week’s episode, we have Valerie Mekki who used to be a retail buyer and product developer for major fashion brands for over 18 years and now she is a content writer and loves it!  In this interview, Valerie fascinatingly shares her career pivots including becoming an entrepreneur, returning to a 9-5 and a lot more! We discuss: The false security of job security How accreditations and side projects can really help in your career transitions The mindset to handle your ego being crushed when working more junior roles in a new career How to deal with tough times during your career transition Practical ways to make money from your years or decades of previous career experience A golden mindset trick to becoming prolific in sharing what you do on social media How to restore balance during your transition so you don't burn out Resources: Check out Valerie’s amazing blog about a career change for mid-life professionals at Oh Hello Work Life Connect directly with Valerie on LinkedIn here - listen to the end of the episode to learn how to send a LinkedIn message that gets her attention! To find out more about prototyping your next career, listen to this episode of the show here Book a free 20-min confidential call with Matt to discuss any career or life change challenges you are having here Check out more inspiring interviews with full transcripts to scan quickly for career and life change nuggets on the Burn From Within website here