How can you help clients navigate family resistance to career change?

May embrace change if you have a positive gut feel about it! Qualifying for a career in marketing, I got summer training doing a sales project, and started career doing a market research project. As this project was nearing end I learnt that company was launching a major initiative on transforming through HR & OD initiatives. I was offered the position of the internal change agent to support the consultant. This was a major change at that time in career direction. I grabbed it for new learning! Our transformation experience was a huge success that was reported in media and conferences, and got circulated widely to management institutes as a case study! I had thoroughly enjoyed my role as change agent!

In my point of view, I would summarize the answer below. 1) Helping clients navigate family resistance to a career change requires a combination of effective communication; a) Practical planning. b) Emotional support. By addressing concerns, educating their families, and demonstrating a clear and well-prepared path, your clients can work towards gaining the support and understanding they need to make a successful transition. To instill the understanding that ultimately, what holds significance is one's genuine enjoyment and fulfillment in their chosen pursuits. Each of us possesses a single lifetime in which we are empowered to make choices.

(..contd.) On another occasion, many years and assignments later, I was offered an opportunity from my company to help manage an equity issue from a position of secretary to the board of directors. I had to refuse simply because an adequate connect with the prospective role was missing! Probably, we need not balloon the issue of change out of proportion by over-think, but only do the essential think as to how you imagine performing the prospective role. In general, it seems one is better off being the essentialist in career, and life!

Sometimes, it can feel like there are roadblocks from family members when it comes to making big career changes. But I've learned that managing stress and understanding their concerns can help navigate these challenges easily. Take a moment to reflect and reevaluate the career path!!

The family wants the best and they think they know you better. BUT they don't know about career hurdle. This is where we need to get professional help instead. No one one knows your true potential more than YOU, without trying. I have pivoted, it was hard to get a buy-in. I started testing out my targeted role. I worked on the side as a side hustle. Once I was confident, I quit as my family had seen me in action. Soul searching starts from within you. Sometimes you might have to have candid talk about how they made you feel. That you need support from them instead of judging your career change move. If you can't have authentic talk with family, be ready to walk away from a toxic environment.

Taking a career change decision is something difficult and complicated, because you should give yourself a serious time to be clear with yourself about what you really want to do and what are the things that you disliked in your past profession but you are trying to avoid in your next career journey. You must believe in yourself first before anyone believes that you can make it. Plan for it in detail, stick to schedule and always be prepared for the unexpected hinders because they are a lot and for sure dealing with them is inevitable and needs a good skill package of stress management. Be confident Knowing exactly what you want to achieve and believe in yourself, You will make it! Always ask for support from professional people.