Career switching can be a really scary thing to do.
Last year, I took a big, bold and scary leap to leave behind a long corporate career in IT and focus full time on my passion for coaching. A career switch worthy of whiplash.
I’d known in my heart for a while that it was getting harder to downplay my reality. It was looking me right in the eye: I was burned out, exhausted and disillusioned. To some extent, I’d lost myself.
A crisis can be a catalyst, and like many people have done since the start of the pandemic, I had to sit down and seriously and honestly evaluate what I needed and which was the bigger risk: the financial risk of walking away from a full time job, or the risk to my mental health and well-being if I stayed. And that was before I added the guilt that came with feeling like I was abandoning my awesome team.
I had to dig deep for my courage. I had to accept that ignoring what I needed didn’t make the need go away. There was only one choice for me.
I chose my passion. I decided the financial risk was worth it, that it had way less value for me than the value of pursuing my dream and being happy. I knew that when I was coaching, I was alive. I was living my purpose.
As time ticks by, we risk drowning in the ‘what if’ stories we terrify ourselves with, and in the process we forget just how incredibly resourceful and creative we are, and just how perfectly capable we are of finding a way to adapt and build something new, to turn our dreams into reality.
It doesn’t mean it will be easy. Of course not. But following our dreams will always be worth it.
❓what career switch would you make or what dream would you bring to reality if you weren’t standing in your way?
❓what ‘what if’ terror stories have you been telling yourself to stay ‘safe’ and keep you from your dream?
❓when, exactly, will the time be ‘right’?
If I can help you to get clear on what the right choice might be for you, please get in touch.
