Joanna Maxwell - how following her interests and passions has lead to the job she was born for - Episode 30

In this episode, I talk to Joanna Maxwell all about career change. Joanna has worked in a wide variety of jobs throughout her career and she helps a lot of other people change careers as well. She's now taken all that experience and recently gained a position with the Australian Human Rights Commission in the Age Discrimination Team.

Joanna is the author of the book Rethink Your Career in your 40s, 50s & 60s.

In this episode we cover:

• Why Joanna has had a such a varied career
• How her love of travel impacted career choices and led to her interest in career change
• The challenges of identity with career change
• How men & women deal with their sense of identity
• How Joanna took her interests and satisfy those through her career choices
• Planning financially when running your own business
• Finding strategies to create a working life that is sustainable
• How the book came about and what's included
• Joanna's tips to make career choices work

Links mentioned in this Episode

Joanna Maxwell's Website

Joanna on Linkedin

Rethink Your Career in your 40s, 50s & 60s