
Stepping Back with Gisela Prunes Garcia- CR101
From Career Relaunch® by Joseph Liu
March 21, 2024 · 51 min · Season 8 · Episode 101
About this episode
Gisela Prunes Garcia discusses the importance of taking pauses during career transitions and the complexities of working in different countries.
When was the last time you took some time off from work? I often feel this pressure to keep plowing ahead in my career, to not take detours, and to not slow down. However, taking a momentary pause during a job transition is often the only real opportunity you have to slow down, recalibrate, and reconsider where you want to take your career next. HR professional Gisela Prunes Garcia shares her thoughts on the complexities of living and working in different countries, putting yourself out there before you’re ready, and managing your internal thoughts during uncertain career transitions. In episode 101 of the Career Relaunch ® podcast, I also share some thoughts on the tension between professional achievement and periodic reflection during the Mental Fuel ® segment. 💡Key Career Change Insights Returning to your home country after living elsewhere may not always fill you with the comfort you might expect from familiar surroundings and can instead leave you feeling confused about where you belong. Talking about your career when you’re working for an established, well-known company is much easier than discussing your transitions or messy periods in your professional trajectory…
People in this episode
Host: Joseph Liu
Guest: Gisela Prunes Garcia
Topics covered
- career transitions
- taking time off
- self-reflection
- living abroad
- professional achievement
Keywords
- career change
- job transition
- self improvement
- mental fuel
- professional growth
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