Identity Crisis: How to Realign Your Career with Your Life

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Identity Crisis: How to Realign Your Career with Your Life

This course is part of Career Building and Transitions Specialization

Instructor: Madecraft

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8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply a life and career audit to clarify your values, set a financial baseline, and identify your next career direction.
Build a targeted network, communicate transferable skills, and present your career pivot confidently in interviews.
Design a personal accountability system with weekly goals and honest reflection to sustain momentum through your transition.

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There are 8 modules in this course

Most people who feel stuck in their careers are not stuck because they lack talent or opportunity. They are stuck because they have never been given a structured way to figure out what they actually want, what is in their way, and what to do about it. This course gives you that structure.

In this course, you will audit every dimension of your work and life, build the network and skills your next chapter requires, and practice the real conversations that turn a career change from an idea into a plan you can act on. Every module combines clear frameworks with applied activities that put you in real scenarios, so you leave each lesson with something you can use immediately, not just something you can describe. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to realign your career with the life you want to build, on your terms.

Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every career decision you'll ever make. In this module, you'll strengthen your mindset foundation by identifying the personal "why" that will sustain you through difficult moments and building an affirmation practice that replaces self-doubt with forward momentum.

What's included

3 videos1 reading2 assignments

3 videosTotal 10 minutes

Find Fulfillment at Work2 minutes
Discover Your "Why"4 minutes
Be Mindful of Your Words4 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

The Reason Behind the Risk: Why "Why" is the Foundation of Every Sustainable Career Change10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 20 minutes

Building the Mindset That Carries You Forward15 minutes
Finding the Fuel That Keeps You Going5 minutes

You can't design a career that fits your life without first knowing what your life is actually asking for. In this module, you'll conduct a structured audit across every dimension of your life and work: your values, your finances, your career history, and your untapped curiosity.

What's included

5 videos3 readings2 assignments

5 videosTotal 19 minutes

Define Your Dream Life4 minutes
Demystify Your Ideal Working Environment3 minutes
Evaluate Your Income and Expenses3 minutes
Examine Your Career History4 minutes
Indulge Your Curiosity5 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Your Life Is Not a Series of Separate Compartments: Why Holistic Assessment Changes the Quality of Career Decisions10 minutes
Know Your Number Before They Ask: The Financial Clarity That Protects Your Career Transition10 minutes
What Your Last Job Is Actually Trying to Tell You10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 20 minutes

Turning Your Life Audit into a Decision-Making Tool15 minutes
What Does Your Life Actually Cost?5 minutes

Your next career chapter is most likely already inside your network. In this module, you'll build a targeted approach to identifying the right people to connect with, cultivating those relationships with genuine intention, and adding consistent value so your network becomes a living, growing asset during your career transition.

What's included

1 video1 assignment

Landing a new role in an unfamiliar field starts long before you apply. In this module, you'll build a step-by-step approach to exploring industries through informational interviews, translating your experience into the language your target field uses, and presenting your skills on LinkedIn in a way that makes recruiters reach out to you.

What's included

3 videos1 reading2 assignments

3 videosTotal 13 minutes

Conduct Informational Interviews5 minutes
Leverage Your Transferable Skills3 minutes
Update Your Resume and LinkedIn5 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

The Skills You Already Have Are More Valuable Than the Title You Don't Yet Hold10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 20 minutes

From Curious to Credible: Preparing to Change Your Career15 minutes
Turning What You Know into What They Need5 minutes

A career transition is a long game, and momentum is what gets you across the finish line. In this module, you'll build a personal accountability system with weekly check-in dates, small milestone goals, a tracking method that fits your style, and a reflection practice that turns both wins and setbacks into forward motion.

What's included

1 video1 assignment

Getting your dream job requires two distinct skills: the ability to walk into an interview as a career changer and make your pivot feel like an asset, and the ability to land in a new workplace and integrate in a way that earns you real trust and longevity. In this module, you'll build both.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

Not every career realignment follows the same path. In this module, you'll assess two alternative routes that may fit your situation: investing in further education or credentials when a real skill gap is holding you back, and exploring whether working for yourself is a viable and aligned option.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

Realigning your career is not a single decision; it is an ongoing practice of self-knowledge and intentional action. In this module, you'll reflect on the full set of tools you have built across this course and leave with a committed next step that belongs entirely to you.

What's included

1 video1 assignment

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Madecraft

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