Decide to change careers, and chances are you’ll find that a little or a lot of what you thought you knew about who you are and what matters to you has shifted, is shifting or needs to shift.
Changing careers can be a lot like training to run a marathon. Sometimes, your energy and rhythm flow. Then there are times when you wonder if you’re even on the right road. It feels like the force has deserted you.
One of the early things I help career change clients figure out is what precisely needs fixing or changing. Is it the job or is it the career?
Getting crystal clear on what he wanted, having structured career change conversations and a little spookily well-timed happenstance helped Gareth tweak his career and grow in a new direction.
Urban Economist Astrid opted for a 'course correction' over a complete career change. The result? A career more fully aligned with her goals and values, more time to pursue a range of absorbing interests and space to embark on a PhD.
Do you believe that finding a meaningful, fulfilling career is 100% possible… for you?
Handling anything and everything you encounter in your career change can be heaps easier and much more fun if you get your explorer’s mindset on.
A gentle, intentional, one-step-at-time approach can help you deal with the discomfort of doing things differently to change careers.