You can always choose again with Emily Florence

<p>Some of the most interesting people I know are the ones who’ve had a winding, twisting, irregular career path — starting out doing one thing, then dabbling in something else, and then taking a massive left turn into a whole new arena.</p> <p>These people have unique perspectives and loads of fascinating stories that never seem to run out. They also tend to have very few regrets because they’ve played out many of their “what if” daydreams in real life.</p> <p>And yet, most people are also terrified to take an unconventional career path that doesn’t follow on the linear “perfect resume” format we’ve all been taught is correct. </p> <p>So what gives? Why are we so attracted to people with the most interesting (read: nonlinear) paths in life, and yet we feel so resistant to <em>becoming</em> one of them?</p> <p>It all comes down to fear: fear of failure, fear of what people will think, fear of rejection, fear of the unknown, fear of disappointment, and on and on.</p> <p>That’s why I’m excited to have Emily Florence on the podcast today. She felt <em>all</em> of those fears at every twist in her unconventional career path, but she followed her intuition and acted anyway.</p> <p>Listen in as Kristen asks Emily about...</p> <ul> <li>Her experience taking a break from college and traveling alone overseas for 4 months.</li> <li>The story of when she dropped out of law school … after <em>4 days</em>.</li> <li>What led her to ultimately run her own business.</li> <li>What advice she has for anyone who feels ready for a career change, but is paralyzed by their fear about taking the leap.</li> </ul> <p>After you’ve listened, <a href= "https://clarityonfire.com/choose-again-emily-florence" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">leave us a comment</a> to share how Emily’s story resonated with you!</p> <p>MORE ABOUT EMILY FLORENCE</p> <p>Emily Florence is the founder of <a href= "https://www.savvymiss.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Savvy Miss</a>, which is honored to be named a Forbes Top 100 Website for Women. She’s also the