# S4 E2 Make Sure You're Climbing the Right Mountain with Tony Martignetti

An episode of [The Inspire Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1380867359), 24 Mar 2022, 36 min.

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In this episode of The Inspire Podcast Bart speaks with Tony Martignetti, Founder of Inspired Purpose Coaching about why so many leaders reach a career peak only to realize they may have to in fact come down and climb a different mountain. Drawing on his own life experiences where he walked away from a prestigious executive role to reflect on his own journey, Tony shares wisdom he currently uses to coach leaders in many fields. He explains the signs that you may be in crisis, how to know if you're climbing the right mountain, what to do when you come off your first path, and how to start again. In this time of the Great Resignation and career disruption, Tony's advice is helpful when you know something isn't working but don't want to jump at the next thing without knowing where you're headed. 00.32 Teaser 00.12 Inspire music/intro 00.49 Welcome Tony 01:33. Introduction 02:25 Early career 02:49 Biotech 03:08 Something missing 03:54 Internal doubts 04:36 Breaking point 05:05 Lost himself in the process 06:05 Rock bottom 08:11 Golden handcuffs -- how to overcome 09:44 Leaving the room -- change the way leaders "show up" 11:01 Crises on the mountain 12:30 What he wanted to do for his clients 13:48 Signs that you might be stuck 15:00 Finding the balance 15:36 We can control our level of excitement towards work 16:33 You may be in the right job, but your perspective might need to change 18:56 Going back in time - time travelling anthropologist 20:50 How Covid has brought this in focus 24:30 Are there people who can't unstick themselves? 26:07 Biggest hurdles to overcome when making career changes 27:04 Don't box yourself in 28:58 Celebrate your own accomplishments and experiences 30:25 3 places to start journey to career fulfillment 30:47 Pause 31:07 What do I want? 31:34 What am I going to do next? 32:07 Book recommendations

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