This could save you $80,000
Once upon a time, on the eve of my 3rd decade, I threw myself off a career cliff. It took me 5 years to recover.
In one month, I turned 30, left a 5 year job at a large software company near Seattle, broke up with a boyfriend and moved to a new apartment.
The work and places I left behind were all distressing.
I sought peace and a new path.
I had vague plans to take a break and then decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. Maybe go to grad school. I was naïve and thought this would be a one and done process, leaving me set for the rest of my professional life.
(“HA!” says my now 2-decade older brain.)
What initially felt like freedom eventually turned into an exhausting combination of health issues and massive indecision.
I was stressed by the sudden departure from a very busy work schedule and social life (one and the same at that job), and repeatedly stuck every time I applied to a different grad school and then realized that wasn’t “it.”
I had no idea what or where “it” was.
Every step forward felt like false hope after retracing my steps – over and over.
I tried getting help – informational interviews friends, my mom.
I felt cemented to the bottom.
None of the advice got to the CORE of how and why I was stuck:
😢 I didn’t know what I truly needed and wanted –> MY values and using MY strengths.
😢 I didn’t have someone to talk to help me evaluate the options that did fit me – a coach skilled in career change. And reality.
It was a VERY long 5 years of isolation and frustration. I did finally come out of it. I chose a grad school program, graduated and found a well-paying job. It still wasn’t a good fit. What appeared as a good “external” solution (and an extremely expensive one!) did not resolve my internal conflict.
📣 How long will it take YOU to decide on staying or leaving a distressing work situation or career path?
If only I had a coach during the most stressful and confusing time of my life. Along with discovering satisfying work much sooner, I would have saved $80,000 on grad school!
Think how far you can get in 6-12 coaching sessions designed to help you trust your decisions and safely explore new options - all before the first quarter of 2024 is over.
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