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What happens when your dream business isn't connecting with anyone—including yourself? Dr. Hayley Dawson faced this exact dilemma with her first venture, "The Blocks," designed to help people navigate modern adulthood. Despite her extensive teaching and research background, something wasn't clicking.

Rather than continuing to push a concept that wasn't resonating, Hayley made the brave choice to step back, reassess, and pivot. The result? Let's Talk Human Skills—a focused approach to the seven essential capabilities everyone needs for career success: confidence, emotional intelligence, communication, collaboration, relationship building, ideation, and adaptability. This clarity transformed her business from struggling side-project to thriving enterprise, now serving prestigious clients like ASOS and University College London while reaching over 5,000 people through her curriculum.

Hayley's journey illuminates critical insights for anyone feeling stuck or considering a change. She discovered that success requires three elements: expertise in your area, genuine enjoyment of the work, and creating something people actually want.

Whether you're contemplating a career pivot or struggling to gain traction with your current path, this conversation (part of the Switchtrack Mini-Series) offers both practical wisdom and the permission to change direction. As Hayley reminds us, "If you have a vision for something in your head and there's a need for it, you can absolutely make it happen." Ready to take that first step toward your own switch track? Listen now, and discover how changing course might be the most powerful move you make...

💥https://www.letstalkhumanskills.com/

💥Listen to Hayley's first interview in Episode 17

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Have you ever felt trapped by the daily grind and responsibilities, shrunk yourself to 'fit in' or followed the rules then realised they didn't bring you the success or happiness you'd been promised? Tick, tick and tick. My life had plateaued, my unused potential was wasting away and I felt powerless to change anything. I wanted to escape but instead of running away, I decided that ordinary is optional, and I could DECIDE to live authentically, put FUN back on the agenda and do more of the things that made me feel alive. This podcast is one of them and through these conversations I'd love nothing more than to be able to help you do the same!

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