{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Purpose, Burnout, and Career Clarity with Jen Margolis","description":"Meaningful work can provide a strong sense of purpose, but it can also make career decisions more complicated when a person begins to equate the mission of an organization with their own identity. In nonprofit and mission-driven work especially, commitment to the cause can influence what someone is willing to accept around compensation, workload, emotional demands, boundaries, or long-term sustainability. In this episode, Julia Toothacre speaks with executive coach and consultant Jen Margolis about the relationship between personal purpose and organizational mission. They explore why an organization\u2019s purpose should not become an employee\u2019s entire identity, whether everyone needs to find meaning through work, and how professionals can clarify what they uniquely contribute without assuming that contribution must be expressed through one employer or career path. Jen also shares practical ways to create separation from emotionally demanding work, reconnect with what matters now, and reconsider a career that may still feel meaningful but no longer fits the person you have become. ep173 Jen Margolis 4k.txtTXT What Julia and Jen Discuss Why mission-driven work can provide meaning while also creating complicated career trade-offs The distinction between an organization\u2019s purpose and an individual\u2019s personal purpose Why purpose is broader than a job title, role, or employer Whether everyone needs to find purpose through their career How strengths, interests, values, and life circumstances contribute to career clarity Why caring deeply about the work can make burnout harder to recognize How boundaries and recovery practices can help create healthier separation from work What to consider when the work still matters but the career you are building no longer feels sustainable About Jen Margolis Jen Margolis is the founder of Amberwood Practice, where she works as an executive coach and consultant helping leaders build purpose-driven futures, create meaningful impact, and find greater alignment between work and life. Her work draws on experience in organizational design, positive psychology, leadership development, strategy, and planning. Jen holds graduate degrees in social work and positive organization development from Case Western Reserve University, a certificate in Positive Psychology from the Whole Being Institute, and an ICF Level 2 coaching certificate from the Center for Executive Coaching. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband, two children, and rescued cattle dog. Connect with Jen Amberwood Practice: https:\/\/www.amberwoodpractice.com\/ LinkedIn: http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jennifer-margolis-0247803 Purpose in Practice workbook: Mentioned in the episode. Add the direct link when available. Control Your Career Resources Read The Blog: https:\/\/ridethetidecollective.com\/2026\/09\/22\/purpose-burnout-career-clarity-jen-margolis\/ Explore all episodes: https:\/\/ridethetidecollective.com\/podcast\/ Connect with Julia on LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/juliakrussell\/ Visit the website: https:\/\/ridethetidecollective.com Get career resources: https:\/\/ridethetidecollective.com\/free\/ ","author_name":"Control Your Career: Career Growth and Strategy for Ambitious Professionals","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ridethetidecollective.com\/","html":"