11. How to choose the right career for you? | Dr. Shékina Rochat

joyful. GUEST SERIES with Dr Shékina Rochat.

Dr Rochat holds a PhD in psychology, with a special focus on career counselling. As both a practitioner and a researcher, her mission is to support professionals in navigating their careers. She is also the author of several influential books on career development and psychology, including one especially interesting for me as it concerns psychology and climbing! Alongside her professional career, Shékina is a dedicated mother and an incredibly warm and insightful person :)

In our conversation we discussed how to choose a career that is best for us. Dr Rochat shared her expertise in this regard, using both her practical and theoretical work in the field. We talked about fantasy jobs and reality, motivation and burnout, and how to know that it is time to reorient ourselves professionally.
Whether you're facing an existential crisis or are just curious about how to know that your job is right for you, I hope you'll enjoy this episode!

Where to find Dr Shékina Rochat:
👉 Website
👉 Books

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:07 What is the link between rock climbing and career counselling?
• 6:28 Career, is it who we are or what we do?
• 15:10 How to choose the "right" career?
• 25:07 When and why use career counselling?
• 29:30 Should our job be our passion?
• 33:03 Support Us
• 33:32 My job is not satisfying. Why and what to do about it?
• 47:35 Are young people afraid of starting their careers?
• 51:49 Should our job give us the sense of purpose, or should we look for it elsewhere?
• 1:00:36 How to get rid of the imposter syndrome?
• 1:05:32 Blur out. Work hygiene and current working habits
• 1:10:32 What is happiness & Can one person change the world?