Ask most professionals what salary they're targeting for their next career change and the answer comes from the paycheck they already have. That is how people settle before the search even starts.

This episode breaks down how to set a salary target by working backward from the life you want to build, and why your income goal should come from your future instead of your current situation.

What You'll Learn:

  • Why the three most common answers to "what salary are you targeting?" all lead to settling, and what they have in common
  • The difference between circumstantial decisions and intentional ones, and why your current salary is the wrong anchor
  • The four-step process for reverse engineering an income goal from the life you want, starting with "someday" instead of a fixed timeline
  • A live walkthrough using AI to estimate lifestyle costs, factor in inflation and taxes, and set income milestones for next year, five years out, and beyond
  • How a real client defined an extraordinary life around caring for her parents and what that meant for her income target

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

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Related Episodes

  1. Changing Careers (When You Don't Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

 

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