#16. Not an Entrepreneur? How to get clear on your next career move with Sylvie Desjardin

Written By Renee Warren

Life has a way of showing you what you’re capable of. ~ Sylvie Desjardin

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Hey you wild women!

Sylvie Desjardin is the founder of NxCareer and a certified rehabilitation vocational professional (CRVP). She has also worked as an employment counselor with the Government of New Brunswick thanks to her master’s degree in guidance counseling.

She founded NxCareer to help people discover their most suitable career options. Since the business first began, she has coached more than a thousand clients to find a career that fits their expectations and ambitions. I am so lucky to have her join me on the show today!

You might be wondering why a career specialist is suitable for this podcast, right? Well entrepreneurship IS a career and successfully taking the leap from job to running a business follows a set of processes, as outlines by Sylvie.

In this episode, she highlights the important steps to take in your career path and provides us with the questions we should be asking ourselves before starting a business. We hear about the struggles she faced early on in her entrepreneurial life and why she disagrees with some traditional advice given to people who want to start their own business.

In This Episode, You Will Learn About:

  • Sylvie’s background and what it was like growing up in New Brunswick, Canada

  • Focusing on getting 1% better each day

  • Dealing with imposter syndrome early in Sylvie’s entrepreneurial career

  • The importance of finding your niche and how Sylvie approached this

  • Difficulties faced by not being surrounded by entrepreneurs when starting a business

  • The demand Sylvie saw in her community which inspired her to begin NxCareer

  • What differentiates NxCareer from other similar businesses

  • Questions that Sylvie asks when initially meeting with a client who wants a change

  • Common myths about career transition, backed with some stats

  • Considering the benefits of stepping away from a job that's not fulfilling

  • Why following your passion is not always the best choice

  • Making sure that a new direction will fulfill you and align with your values

  • Steps to take that will optimize networking in a way that helps your business

  • “You have two ears and one mouth, so you should be listening twice as much as you’re talking.”

  • Finding connections online when you are far away from mentors, which is especially useful during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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What it means to be a wild woman:

"Being unapologetically yourself. Being ok with your imperfections — not following what society expects of you as a woman." ~ Sylvie Desjardin

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