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Throughout this Seasonal Guide, whatever season you’re in, I’ll be threading through the Oh Yeah approach for two main areas: knowing when to move on from where you are; and how to build the skills, behaviours and confidence to take your journey forward.
Complimenting all seasons, I’ll be weaving in nuggets of wisdom from The Oh Yeah Crew and other thought-starter resources, so you can follow any curiosity points and broaden your perspective. The guide has a useful notes space* to jot down any of your thoughts when prompted. You can one click on the sources of information too (bolded), for further knowledge if you're inclined to dig deeper into a particular area or curiosity, automatically opening in a new tab to make it easy for you.
The guide and its four-step method loosely follow the four seasons to reflect the inevitable curve of emotions and moods you’ll go through over the next 12 months or so, leading up to your own ‘Oh Yeah’ career clarity moment. But you do not need to follow each section at the same time as the weather seasons, e.g., autumn, winter, spring and summer. The Seasonal Guide is written in a way that supports you at any time of the year. For example, you can use The Reflective Season whenever you're in a period of introspection, feeling more insular or low on energy.
And unlike a book, you can use this online guide in the order you prefer. Some prefer diving into the practical 'Career Exercises' first, easily found in each season's index. Others, want to ease themselves in. Either way, the platform gives you the option to 'mark as complete' to show you what you've read and done. Handy, if you've never liked folding down the corner of a book page!
It’s all presented in an easy-to-follow framework taking you from the feelings in Season 1 (bored, annoyed, ‘meh’), and a gradual build-up of tools, confidence and clarity in Season 4's 'Playful Rising' so that you can switch, change and move forward. And I honestly believe you can do that whilst being yourself, rather than falling into any previous expectations of yourself, or what others have defined success looks like. This guide and the Oh Yeah community can support you to shift at your own pace, and what’s available to you, depending on the season you’re at. And don't forget, if you need some accountability or cheering on, you can get in touch with me at hello@thisisohyeah.com where we can chat direct to get you started - or attend one of the super useful Q&A events or workshops in London.
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This guide should be treated as a very useful companion; a reference guide which has been created to read at any point in your life/career change explorations. It is not linear homework, nor an instructional syllabus with modules, graphics or videos. My aim is to give clarity, with flexibility in how you gain those pieces of wisdom to support your own life/ career decisions, with full knowledge that other life demands are just that – demanding. No one needs another thing hassling them, but what you will learn is how to prioritise your energy to find new ways forward.
It’s also important to stress that this is not strict goal setting, nor building industry skills towards your new plans. This guide is your very first step in exploring career change, as you give yourself permission and space to build your plans with support from me, our podcasts and Oh Yeah events so you don't feel so alone. Many prefer this low-pressure, intergrated approach. But also, due to cost and time, cannot afford a 1:1 coach or mentor, or because there isn't headspace to commit to one. The focus of the entire Seasonal Guide, at every stage, is to support you in having a better understanding of how to make better, quality decisions, not poor ones, at each and every stage, in order to gain career clarity and move forward.
So my recommendation is to approach this guide, podcasts and resources like a knowledge tool kit, where you can tap into certain tools as and when you need it. It’s an approach which has served me well over the years, avoiding the unnecessary pile-on of tasks and expectations. Every time I hear some great advice, I’d add it to my knowledge tool kit. Not to be used all the time, or even immediately, but I will grab a specific tool or advice when needed.
So in that spirit, consider this Seasonal Guide as part of your own tool kit for life. Take what you need, at the times that serve you well. These are exercises which you can return to time and time again to cut through ambiguity, doubt or procrastination. Remember, none of this is a test. I hope you come to think of it as a guiding light that’s based on 30 years of lived career experiences - not theory - and the realities of life.
Alongside the lack of clarity being the biggest barrier to career change (49% out of 11,567 surveyed in 2026*), it’s important to address that money and financial security are, of course, a top obstacle for many. Uncertainty in this climate, redundancy and fear of the unknown are real - and for me, leaving financial security was my main worry.
That’s why this seasonal approach is so important, as it is led by the emotional curve of what is experienced first when initially thinking about a life/career change, i.e feelings of separation from where you want to be. Something’s not right, I don’t feel aligned or connected. This is how it really starts. Oh Yeah's four-part, mood-based framework deliberately begins with this emotion: to notice your mood first. It then invites you, with practical tips, to pause, take time and reflect before being led or defined by fear or uncertainty, which will always stop you in your tracks - never allowing you to begin.
Courage, clarity and change will never be gained this way.
Assumptions are, if you’ve signed up for Oh Yeah, you’re currently employed and have a sense of routine and financial security. Take advantage of this stability to control your time and energy, where you can start doing low risk experiments and tests to gently explore a career change on your timeline. The guide will walk you through how and it works because it’s exactly what I did, allowing me to explore without the great pressures of quitting my job.
My own 'figuring it out' came via Substack, the writing platform, way before I knew what would become of Oh Yeah (and before Substack became a more social media machine). I started to write there as a form of release and self-expression. It helped me gain some sense of control over my creativity, building something for myself, under no pressure or expectations, compared to my day job.
It was the very first step I took which served as a simple act for myself. No one else. I consciously decided to create space for my thoughts, my own tone of voice and reflections. Essentially, I used Substack as a way to figure things out by journalling, albeit publicly.
Looking back over that twelve-month period and what I posted, I spotted the timings of my mood and energy. Reading back, so much of it signalled a need for something new. When I started, autumn was soon coming through and the onset of that season was conjuring a feeling of trepidation.
It was actually mid-December when I plucked up the courage to publish the first post, which had been languishing in my drafts. It’s obvious now, reading back, that I felt unchallenged, restless and a bit ‘meh’ during that season.
I wrote to capture my mood and energy, be it uplifting bursts or moments of malaise. I also, unwittingly, recorded the periodic silences where I couldn’t bring myself to write. And I remember feeling annoyed and not ‘productive enough’ – a classic reaction from a serial high-achiever. But having practised and adapted a few holistic methods gained from amazing teachers over the years, I was able to re-anchor, quickly realising that it was rest, not productivity, that was needed. A break from the to-do list and all the other demands of life. I had to really remind my brain that human nature was supposed to be in restorative mode during deep winter; that we are meant to slow down, pause and rest and not demand instant, life-changing answers. I had to trust that, just like nature, it would all unfold in good time. No pathway could be forced, no matter how driven or experienced I was.
And so, a year on, what emerged from my writing was a clear timeline of emotions, mood and energy whilst navigating my new life/career path. It mirrored it all back to me; the entire journey from ‘meh’ to ‘Oh Yeah. ’
And so here we are, leaning into this seasonal approach, this four-step, mood-based method, letting it guide you back to clarity, and towards your very own 'Oh Yeah' moment.
*From 'State of Career Change Report' in 2026 by Careershifters
