{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F57655953-6836-434a-a153-31fdfec30233","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Corporate Executive Turned TikToker on Taking a Career Break | E37 Tim Traill","description":"Today's guest is Tim Traill.\nTim has spent three decades working his way up to a Corporate Executive in the financial services industry.\nLast year, Tim decided he needed a career break. As you\u2019ll hear, the beginning of his break was a challenging period. Tim was missing a sense of purpose and community he found through work.\nThat was until he stumbled into TikTok. It started as a joke with his kids. He created DIY videos showcasing home improvement, decor ideas, and handyman tips but what started as a joke turned into viral content, and only 5 months later, Tim has 148,000 followers and 1.6 million likes.\nOf course we\u2019ll talk about TikTok, but I hope you also pick up something about embracing change, developing curiosity and empathy too.\n\u00a0\nKey Takeaways:\n[2:10] How Tim find himself on TikTok\n[9:13] Why Tim decide to take a career break after 30 years\n[21:26] Responding to criticism with respective and empathy\n[25:55] How Tim became an Executive\n[31:48] Parenting and what Tim has learned from his kids\n\u00a0\nFavorite Quotes:\n[5:44] \u201cWhat I find about TikTok is that it is bringing together the masses in real time but it is not sugar coated. It is not like FakeBook...or the Facebook.\u201d\n[12:45] \u201cI realized that TikTok allowed me to be who I am...be myself.\u201d\n[18:59] \u201cAs a 49 year old, I can tell you, we continue to learn every single day.\u201d\n[33:42] \u201cJust take an opportunity to learn something new. Introduce yourself to things, to people that you otherwise might not want to.\u201d\n[45:21] \u201cI realized that I am so grateful as a human being to get the opportunity to be able to learn and be corrected every single day.\u201d\n\u00a0\nMore of Tim:\nTikTok: @thediytraill\nInstagram: @thediytraill\n\u00a0\nMore of TSIR:\nFind show notes and more at https://www.tsirpodcast.com/\nFollow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tsirpod/","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7ff5c3be-995f-4b97-99bc-f57633c979fe/cover-art-55-7wshj.png"}