15.5 C
Cape Town
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The careers we choose vs the careers that are chosen for us

Published on

 

This morning Ryan was interested in how people end up in the careers they have at the moment. Sometimes it’s written in the stars by your parents; other times you carve it out yourself; or land there by chance. The team all have different paths to a very similar destination.

 

Different journeys to career success

From parental pressure to chance, our listeners all seem to have very different journeys in how they got to theirs.

A unique perspective on what some see as a burden

One listener called in and gave us an interesting perspective on something that a large portion of the population face – when our parents start relying on us in our respective careers.

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

Latest articles

“Now It’s Our Turn”: Community Rallies Behind Veteran Firefighter Battling Cancer

 Mark Randall is a father of three and long-serving member of Volunteer Wildfire Services. He was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. He wouldn't have...

Kurt Schoonraad’s bringing the laughs to Suidoosterfees!

Comedic legend and friend of Smile FM Kurt Schoonraad joined us in studio to chat about the Suidoosterfees! He is heavily involved in one...

The household appliances with the most annoying or satisfying sounding “Beeps”

Everyone has an appliance that beeps. It could be annoying when you're reminded that it's time to hang the washing. But it could also...
error: Content is protected !!