Episode 17: Coaching Corner #1: I Want a Career Change, But I'm Afraid to Start Over

✨ Welcome to the Coaching Corner! ✨ Have you ever dreamed about changing careers after 40 but felt overwhelmed by the idea of starting over? In this first episode of Coaching Corner on Reinventing Life After 40, you'll get an inside look at what a coaching conversation can actually sound like.

7/30/2026

✨ Welcome to the Coaching Corner! ✨

Through a fictional coaching session inspired by real-life struggles, we follow "Leela," a woman who feels stuck in a stable career but can't stop wondering if there's something more meaningful waiting for her. Together, we unpack the fears, overthinking, and self-doubt that often keep women from making a change—and discover how one small step can create clarity and momentum.

In this episode, you'll learn:

  • Why overthinking often feels like progress—but keeps you stuck

  • How coaching can help uncover the real problem beneath the surface

  • Why you don't need to have your entire future figured out before you begin

  • The difference between needing certainty and building confidence through action

  • Practical coaching questions you can use to gain clarity about your own next step

Whether you're considering a career change, thinking about starting a business, or simply wondering what's next in this season of life, this episode will help you shift your mindset and focus on what you can do today instead of trying to solve everything at once.

✨ You don't have to figure out your whole future. You just need to discover your next small step.

✍️ Homework

Ask yourself these three coaching questions:

1. What problem do I think I'm trying to solve?

2. What might the real problem be?

3. What's one small action I could take this week?

Write your answers down. Don't overthink them.

Take that one small action you wrote down, by the end of the week -- give yourself a deadline and stick to it!

💭 Reflection Question

If fear wasn't making this decision, what would my next step be?

✝️ Prov 3:5-6

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

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