Description

When Amy's 11-year-old nephew was asked what he wants to be when he grows up, everyone expected "a lawyer" — the answer he'd given for years. Instead he said he wants to "work from home." It sounds like a punchline, but it's an observation, and it says a great deal about how the next generation is thinking. In this episode Amy unpacks the shift from choosing a title to choosing a life, why portfolio careers and flexibility are becoming the norm, and why so many of our workplaces — built around status, hierarchy and being seen at a desk — aren't ready for what's already arriving.

In this episode, you'll explore

• You'll explore why young people are choosing careers on lifestyle rather than title, and what they're picking up by watching the adults around them work.
• You'll look at the rise of the portfolio career, where multiple jobs and income streams replace the single path for life.
• You'll consider why so many organisational structures — built around hierarchy, status and office attendance — are out of step with where work is heading.
• You'll sit with the generational tension this shift creates, and the difference between resisting change and getting curious about it.
• You'll be invited to ask a better first question of the young people in your life: not what do you want to be, but what kind of life do you want to live.

Chapters

00:00 Being an auntie, and the story that stuck with me

02:54 When "what do you want to be" stops meaning a job title

06:08 Choosing a life first, and letting the work fit around it

08:57 What we're really protecting when we resist the shift

A few lines from this one

• "When they asked what he wants to be, he said: I want to work from home."
• "It's about choosing a job on lifestyle, not career and job title."
• "We're going to see people hold portfolios of jobs, not just one thing."
• "We ask kids what they want to be, and we attach their worth to their job."
• "What kind of life do you want to live — before we ask what job you want to have."

About Amy

Amy Green is a futurist, keynote speaker, author, and founder of The Wellness Strategy. Her book The Wellness Paradox (June 2026) unpacks the six paradoxes keeping us trapped in a model of success that isn't working — and charts a different way forward. Amy works with organisations, schools, and individuals who are ready to stop chasing a version of success that was never designed to make them well.

Connect with Amy

amygreen.com.au · @amy_._green · linkedin.com/in/amygreen · @amygreenofficial · Rethinking Success