Starting over in your 30s: Steve Bierfeldt and his adventure of changing careers | PODCAST

At age 30 Steve Bierfeldt left his 10-year career and chose to start over, as he grabbed a backpack & traveled the world for a year. The experience helped him to understand and appreciate the journey of each person he now meets. Along the way, he's been a featured author, interviewee, or subject for more than 100 news outlets, including CNN, Fox News, The New York Times, Focus on the Family, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal. #multiplecareers #stevebierfeldt #careerchange #personalsuccess

/// Reposted from my old channel The Multiple Careers Podcast

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// Skip to…
00:00 Starting over at 30
02:35 Who is Steve Bierfeldt?
06:34 Working in a field that doesn’t align with your values and walking away from a 6-digit salary
12:16 How it was like working in Politics
21:45 Tipping point of leaving his career in politics
26:10 How to get over ‘wasting’ your first studies if you change careers
29:29 How Steve traveled the world (30 countries) on a budget for a whole year after leaving his career in politics
37:45 What Steve learned and discovered from traveling to different countries
41:33 How he started consulting work
43:40 Steve’s advice on how to figure out what you want to do
44:20 How to make the money work when quitting your job
45:56 How to trade lunch for a vacation
46:42 How much Steve saved up before leaving his job
50:23 Opening 18 savings account to save for your plans
55:34 When have you saved up enough and when is it time to go after your dreams?
59:26 How he dealt with his fear of leaving his job, starting again multiple times, and facing failure
01:01:16 How he started a ‘crossfit’ business and what he learned about partnering up with other people, and facing dark times.
01:08:22 How to get back up from a business venture gone wrong
01:10:29 What he learned about himself from his various careers and experiences
01:12:11 About quitting and moving on
01:13:00 Consider this before you decide to partner up with other people to work on a business (go solo or partner up to start a business)?
01:16:22 How Steve enjoys his work now
1:18:16 How his crossfit business led to a new business opportunity
1:19:41 About the value of working on his own time
1:21:35 How to deal with instability when working for yourself
01:24:53 How Steve finds fulfillment in helping people and businesses cutting expenses and save money
01:27:18 On whether his family and friends supported his career change
01:29:36 How not to care about what other people think
01:32:42 Advice for people who think it’s too late to change their career

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