Thinking of a Career Change? Here’s What You Should Know
“Recognize [managing your career] is a marathon...you can always do that bolder thing that's more authentic to you...Just make sure to do it eventually because you're going to feel great about it.” - Stephane Fitch
Does your current career trajectory align with your personal passions and goals? Are you satisfied in your job and in your industry?
If not, you’re probably considering a career pivot - something that many of the guests on the Strategic Momentum Podcast have done in order to move their careers forward and find fulfillment in the process.
Moving to a new job can be a scary prospect, so it’s natural that the biggest obstacles to rethinking your career are often self-imposed. You fear the uncertainty change can bring, dread the thought of ‘starting over’ and generally place a value on perceived security over potential opportunity.
But as we continue to study the business of work, we have learned that a fluid career is not only becoming commonplace, it is becoming essential to thrive in the modern workplace. The most successful people are those who have identified and found their purpose.
With all this in mind, we’ve curated the following advice to help you facilitate a career pivot, so that you can reach the next step of your professional and personal life.
The Myth of Security
“The biggest myth is that the place I am at is more secure than where I want to be.” - Joe Saul-Sehy
“I think, if there's any misconception, it's that the security door is better than the opportunity door.” - Joe Saul-Sehy
Acknowledging and Overcoming Fear
“Fear is a passenger that's in the backseat wherever I go. And I just have to get used to the fact that that's the case.” - Joe Saul-Sehy
“Sometimes, you have to override yourself and not let fear get in the way. Fear of what other people think.” - Julie Kantor
“Comfort with uncertainty and comfort with ambiguity, that's the entrepreneur's journey.” - Meghan French Dunbar
Finding Purpose
“The clearer you are about what you want to be, the easier it's going to be to get there.” - Joe Saul-Sehy
“When you have a higher purpose to what you do, it kind of can get you through those hard times in your career.” - Meghan French Dunbar
Taking Action
“Always [try] new things because even though what you are doing is working, you never know if it could work better.” - Anita John
“It's important that as you evolve and try new things, you try to learn things that compliment what you've learned.” - Pierre Hadaya
“Ambition and risk are intertwined because if you want to go to places you’ve not yet been, you have to do things that you’ve not yet done.” - Deepak Shukla
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