75: What's The Worst That Can Happen?
From From Corporate Into Calling: Career Change, Burnout, Meaningful Work, Find Your Purpose by Alisa Murphy - From Corporate Into Calling
March 25, 2026 · 22 min
About this episode
In this episode, Alisa Murphy discusses the importance of confronting fears during a career change and shares personal insights and examples to illustrate this process.
The question most people making a career change are already asking themselves — just never out loud. It sits in the background, usually at 3am, shapeless and exhausting. This week I want to change that. Because naming the fear isn't pessimism. It's the thing that makes meaningful work actually possible. When you look directly at the worst case, something shifts — it gets smaller, and it becomes something you can build a response to. In this episode I share what happened when someone asked me this question about my own new venture this week, why I think it's the most useful question you can ask at any stage of your career change, and two real examples of what it looks like to answer it honestly — including one that completely reframed what was possible for someone who thought she was stuck. If you're navigating burnout, trying to find your purpose, or somewhere in the middle of figuring out what comes next — this one's for you. Next steps: ✦ Discover the Meaningful Business Incubator ✦ Subscribe to my emails ✦ Book a call with me Related episodes: → Sick of the job market? Why now is the perfect time to build your own business with purpose → Don’t Just Quit Your Job — Pivot with…
People in this episode
Host: Alisa Murphy
Topics covered
- career change
- fear of failure
- burnout
- meaningful work
- purpose
Keywords
- career change
- fear
- burnout
- meaningful work
- purpose
- self-improvement
- career transition
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