Good Shift

When You Can't Find Your Career Fit

Freya Gordon Episode 15

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What do you do when everyone thinks you can't stick to anything? Danii O'Malley spent years jumping between careers - failing university, personal training, construction sales - feeling like something was fundamentally wrong with her. Each time she moved on, it looked like she couldn't commit to anything.

But she kept listening to that inner voice saying "this isn't it" even when it would have been easier to just stay put. That persistence through multiple career shifts, a health crisis, and financial uncertainty eventually led her to naturopathy - work that finally felt right.

Now in her final year of study and running her own holistic health practice, Danii shares the practical lessons about:

  • How to tell the difference between "I can't stick to things" vs "this genuinely isn't for me"
  • The Monday morning test for knowing when it's time to move on
  • Why you need to get your own health sorted before making big career decisions
  • How to handle family expectations when you deviate from their plans
  • Managing the financial reality of career changes while raising kids

If you've ever felt like the problem because nothing seems to stick, or you're wondering whether to persist through a rough patch or make a change, this conversation gives you both permission and practical frameworks to trust your instincts and keep searching for work that truly fits.

Connect with Danii: Instagram: @Flourish__Health 
Website: flourishhealth.co.nz

Danii's recco:
The college Danii studied at: "It’s called the South Pacific College of Medicine and they really have made these final years of this journey so special and I’d recommend them so highly."