Intentional, Collaborative, Realistic: A Career Playbook with Mike Dwyer

Let’s Talk Midlife Crisis Podcast by Ashley and Traci

Episode notes

We lay out a practical path to regain control of your career with four pillars: intentionality, collaboration, realism, and nimbleness. Mike Dryer shares concrete tactics for harvesting past wins, building a personal board, and networking without feeling fake.

• naming the broken hiring funnel and AI noise

• intentional inventory of skills, projects and proof

• translating roles from molecules to atoms people buy

• using Fiverr and Upwork taxonomies to spot offers

• building a personal board that gives real feedback

• realism through pilots, not debt or leaps of faith

• networking as curiosity in safe, topical rooms

• identity and lab networks for support and practice

• remote fatigue, lost relationships and in-person boosts

• income stacking to reduce fear and add options

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Mike Dwyer