012 - The Courage to Unmask with Roi Ben-Yehuda

About this episode

Roi Ben-Yehuda discusses his journey of walking away from a PhD and a stable job to pursue personal fulfillment during the pandemic.

Roi Ben-Yehuda was one dissertation away from finishing his PhD when he realised he didn't want what was waiting on the other side. He walked away. Then years later, settled into a good job he liked, with a new mortgage and two small babies at home, he felt that pull again and walked away from that too, right in the middle of a pandemic. Both times, the "thou shalt” voice telling him to stay on course was very loud. Both times, he ignored it. But the last one he gave himself nine months...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Myriam Hadnes

Guest: Roi Ben-Yehuda

Topics covered

• courage
• career change
• personal growth
• PhD journey
• pandemic decisions

Keywords

• career change
• PhD
• personal growth
• courage
• pandemic

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