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My guest today is Luke Brown who is a television editor and also a valued member of the Optimizer community. Luke was a long-time editor for the hit TV series NCIS for 8 years until he decided, with the help of the Optimize Yourself community, to leave the show and pursue passion projects. With all the reasons to stay - a great team, a hit TV series that could be anyone's dream job, job stability - Luke shares with us his reasons why he needed to leave.

In this student case study, Luke and I talk about the exercises we did in his Hot Seats to figure out if he really needed to leave or if he should stay. It wasn't easy for Luke after he left his job, but as Luke reveals, it was a decision he wouldn’t change. Today Luke still finds fulfillment in his decision and on top of that, he still maintains a great relationship with the people he left.

My conversation with Luke will show you the mindset you need in making a career transition or deciding if you should leave a job that no longer fits your needs. More importantly, our conversation will show you how you can prepare so you'll have the power to make tough decisions and say no to the wrong opportunities.

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Here's What You'll Learn:

• Luke's origin story and the kind of projects he'd like to work on
• The danger of having job stability
• What made Luke decide to join the Optimizer community after being skeptical about it for years
• Why Luke wanted to leave a job that could be anyone's dream job
• The outreach email Luke workshopped with me that got him a response at the most unlikely time
• The exercise Luke and I did to debate about the job at NCIS
• The podcast episode and the lesson that gave Luke the little push he needed to finally decide
• How Luke left his job at NCIS without burning bridges and more importantly, still maintain a great relationship with them
• The preparation you need to do that will empower you to make tough decisions
• How Luke spent his time during the Hollywood strikes
• How Luke coped with the difficult and messy middle
• Why Luke would not make a different decision on quitting, knowing what he knows now

Useful Resources Mentioned:

Ep218: How to Know (Without a Doubt) If It’s Time to Quit | with Annie Duke

Ep231: How to Become Resilient In the Face of Change (and Manage an Identity Crisis) | with Brad Stulberg

Ep237: A New Approach to Relieving Stress & Anxiety (and Improving “Emotional” Health) | with Nick Wignall

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