The HR Ladder and When You Know You Need a Completely Different Career with Nick Goblirsch

Lifetime at Work: Career Advice Podcast

Episode 52. Nick Goblirsch started his career in the HR (Human Resources) industry. He was in charge of hiring people and building organizations. Over time he became more successful by doing the jobs other people didn’t want to do, like driving efficiencies and layoffs. Then one day he decided he needed to do something completely different and quit.

Today Nick is the owner of I Heart Painting LLC, a house painting company. If that sounds like a big switch, well it is, and the full story is even better. Today, Nick inspires others as a speaker and coach of change, guiding others towards happiness and fulfillment through career transformation. Nick emphasizes that changing careers isn’t always easy, but it’s worth it to find your purpose and become happier in your everyday life.

Key Takeaways and Discussion

• Nick’s original ambition while he was at school and how he ended up in HR.
• What lessons he learned during his experience in sales.
• What inspired Nick to start a podcast and what it’s about.
• How he found his passion for painting and what made him jump into it as a career.
• What originally turned Nick off from entrepreneurship and how he changed his mind.
• What he would tell himself if he could go back in time.
• What happens when people lose their purposes, and what to do about it.
• How to overcome anxiety and get out of a rut in your professional life.
• The importance of servant leadership and what makes someone a good fit for HR.
• How powerful it is to validate yourself versus seeking validation from others.
• The question his son asked that helped him dig himself out of career uncertainty.
• How to find your worth and communicate it to your clients and customers.