Trusting Your Instincts Through Transformations

Beyond Neutral

Join Paula and special guest Mike Rataczak in this wisdom-packed episode as they discuss Mike's journey of making a significant career shift. After dedicating over 30 years to Human Resources, Mike made the bold decision to return to school for design and pursue a career as an interior designer. Listen in to learn Mike's decision-making process and the challenges he encountered while embarking on this new path.

This episode offers valuable insights into the experience of navigating major life changes, while also providing encouragement and wisdom for those who may be reflecting on their own journey and feeling a sense of regret or wasted time. Paula and Mike remind us that every step we take serves a purpose, and we are always exactly where we need to be in each season of our lives.

Learn more about Mike Rataczak here: https://mikerataczakstudios.com/

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[00:09:32] “My instinctive interest has been there. As long as you can remember. Always, always. I would build forts out of sticks when I was a little kid in my grandparents' front yard...early 2018, I decided to start looking into seriously listening to that voice.”

[00:14:28] “And since I was a child, in fact, there's this idea in the world of psychology, I believe if I read this in prior readings correctly, is that if you want to get a sense of what your instinctive interests and passions are, go back and look at what you did as a child. Because children are driven by instincts. They don't have world experience to count on. So they're driven by instinct, right? That's true. So, you know, what were you instinctively drawn to as a child?”

[00:42:09] “Late 2019, when I was one year into my new design career, I realized. I just don't want to live in New York anymore. It, like my old career, this city had become a suit that no longer fit me.”