Kristy had landed her dream role traveling the world, drinking wine (and getting paid to do both!) She had put in a lot of hard work to figure out her ideal career and make a career change, but it turns out she still wasn’t done! Kristy Wenz shared her initial career change story from communications to wine travel on the HTYC podcast in 2018. In today’s episode, she returns to discuss how she’s continued optimizing her career into better and better iterations of her dream career. What you'll learn Why learning to say no is so important when optimizing your career  How to overcome the fear of leaving your once ideal role  The importance of creating your list of must-haves Kristy's original episode - Episode 255: How Kristy Celebrated Small Victories on the Way to Her Dream Career (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)    Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Have career change questions? Email scott@happentoyourcareer.com  Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation   Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!  Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.   Related Episodes How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)