Starting over in your 30s: Steve Bierfeldt and his adventure of changing careers

At age 30 Steve Bierfeldt left his 10-year career and chose to start over, as he grabbed a backpack & traveled the world for a year. The experience helped him to understand and appreciate the journey of each person he now meets. Along the way, he's been a featured author, interviewee, or subject for more than 100 news outlets, including CNN, Fox News, The New York Times, Focus on the Family, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal. #multiplecareers #stevebierfeldt #careerchange #personalsuccess /// Reposted from my old channel The Multiple Careers Podcast // Find Steve here: www.stevebierfeldt.com Money Made Simple | Life Made Simple:    / stevebierfeldt   // Find me here: www.multiplecareers.com IG: multiplecareers 📕 Get my book here: Amazon.com: https://a.co/d/agekdeT Amazon.ca: https://a.co/d/j3bn7Ly // Skip to… 00:00 Starting over at 30 02:35 Who is Steve Bierfeldt? 06:34 Working in a field that doesn’t align with your values and walking away from a 6-digit salary 12:16 How it was like working in Politics 21:45 Tipping point of leaving his career in politics 26:10 How to get over ‘wasting’ your first studies if you change careers 29:29 How Steve traveled the world (30 countries) on a budget for a whole year after leaving his career in politics 37:45 What Steve learned and discovered from traveling to different countries 41:33 How he started consulting work 43:40 Steve’s advice on how to figure out what you want to do 44:20 How to make the money work when quitting your job 45:56 How to trade lunch for a vacation 46:42 How much Steve saved up before leaving his job 50:23 Opening 18 savings account to save for your plans 55:34 When have you saved up enough and when is it time to go after your dreams? 59:26 How he dealt with his fear of leaving his job, starting again multiple times, and facing failure 01:01:16 How he started a ‘crossfit’ business and what he learned about partnering up with other people, and facing dark times. 01:08:22 How to get back up from a business venture gone wrong 01:10:29 What he learned about himself from his various careers and experiences 01:12:11 About quitting and moving on 01:13:00 Consider this before you decide to partner up with other people to work on a business (go solo or partner up to start a business)? 01:16:22 How Steve enjoys his work now 1:18:16 How his crossfit business led to a new business opportunity 1:19:41 About the value of working on his own time 1:21:35 How to deal with instability when working for yourself 01:24:53 How Steve finds fulfillment in helping people and businesses cutting expenses and save money 01:27:18 On whether his family and friends supported his career change 01:29:36 How not to care about what other people think 01:32:42 Advice for people who think it’s too late to change their career // Support my channel ☕️ https:/buymeacoffee.com/multiplecareers If you want to know more about MULTIPLE CAREERS, you might want to watch this: ⌲ What is Multiple Careers |    • What is MULTIPLE CAREERS? (When one career...   // Music by Chris Collins, https://indiemusicbox.com The below contain affiliate links which means that I may earn a small commission if you click on them and purchase something // Filming Equipment My Camera: Iphone 12mini Lighting: https://amzn.to/3maNFas https://amzn.to/3fJDnN8 Tripod https://amzn.to/38MP1RY // Sound Equipment Microphone https://amzn.to/39OnMHX Audio Interface https://amzn.to/38MO9Nc Over-ear headphones https://amzn.to/2YTjBGY // Accessories Awesome adapter https://amzn.to/37emQho SSD Card 1 TB https://amzn.to/3oPHytq SSD Card 500GB https://amzn.to/3oPHs52 My computer desk https://amzn.to/3meE5mI My favorite notebook https://amzn.to/3tChXb8 🎧 FREE Audible Trial https://amzn.to/3jnYpCx // Business Enquiries: Please check out the about section, thank you!