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Former investment banker-turned-educator Ayako Lainez and former NBA player and founder of Prosperity Rising Ivan Rabb recently spoke at a GLOBIS USA seminar. They shared how they found their dream jobs, what made them decide to switch careers, and top career advice for making decisions.
Below is a transcript of questions from the audience Q&A, edited for clarity. Watch the video above for the keynote speech and dialogue with GLOBIS USA President Tomoya Nakamura.
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The Ultimate Kokorozashi Guide: How to Visualize Your Personal Mission
Ivan Rabb’s Visualization Techniques for Career Success
What made you consider changing career paths?
Rabb: I believe in synchronicity in my life, and I saw synchronicity after synchronicity daily. It was like, “When am I finally going to listen to what I’m seeing and take a first step?”
When my close teammates told me to take a break, that was an up-close conversation I couldn’t ignore. And I was like, “You know what? If this isn’t a message to at least step back, then what is?”
So just listen, pay attention, be observant.
Lainez: I was an interpreter during that bridge time [between careers]. And I did a lot of interpreting for people that came for equestrian events, teaching people about the equestrian culture, animal-assisted activities. And I saw people from around the globe come and share in Japan.
When I was doing that, I was still thinking, “Well, oh, I want to be like that. Oh, wow. That’s out there in the world.” And taking those pieces together. And then I finally realized it was the coaching and teaching that was what I really liked about working with people.
Rabb: And I think as human beings, we deserve to have more than one experience. Who’s to say that you need to be in the same place for the rest of your life? Just because everybody else is doing it doesn’t mean that it’s your calling. It’s okay to transition and try different things.
Do you deal with social anxiety from leaving careers you’re known for?
Rabb: Yes . . . I do deal with the social anxiety sometimes. At times, I want to avoid the conversation. But I think now I’m at the point in my life where I’m willing to own what it is that I’m doing on a day-to-day basis because I feel like I’m making a difference in people’s lives.
I feel like my purpose is to also give back to the people. If you pay attention to the history of my life and my career, it’s something that I’ve always embodied. I’ve always wanted to teach and mentor the youth and do things of that nature. So it fits.
Lainez: Yes, I do feel a lot of social anxiety because it’s hard to explain who I am. I was an investment banker. Then I was an interpreter. I’m a journalist. And now I teach, and I’m coaching people to get into college.
It’s very difficult to explain what I do for a living, but there is a story behind it. At least I have this title . . . “college counselor” for now.
Rabb: Multifaceted. And that’s great. What’s wrong with that?
Do you feel that your work and your life mission are now aligned?
Lainez: I do. I actually feel really good now. It took such a long time to figure out who I am and what I like to do. I’ve built those networks of people within the para-equestrian community, the equestrian community.
I have knowledge that I can share now because I’ve spent the time learning. Now I have enough in my pocket to say, “Oh, you know what? I’m feeling okay.”
Rabb: I would agree. I also do feel like I’m in that similar space, and it takes time to own it. And I’m still so early in my journey, so I don’t want to claim anything that I haven’t experienced, but I just rely on the relationships that I’ve built over time, rely on the diligence to get up and be consistent in life and also in work.
And I just create goals. I think that’s something that I’ve gotten better at, taking time to create a goal. Because without that, you’re kind of just aimless, and you waste a lot of time.