A few years ago, I was in a career that looked great on the outside, but inside it felt like the spark was gone, like I was withering.
The kind of place in my career where I ticked the boxes of role, salary, expectations from the outside, but in my mind I was thinking:
“This isn’t for me anymore.”
I wasn’t miserable and I liked parts of my job and my team. I just couldn’t shake the feeling that I needed to do something different, that had a significant positive impact on other people’s lives.
But every time I thought about making a change, my mind went to:
“What if I regret it?”
“What if I fail and have to go back to doing what I do now?”
“Other people have experience in business and coaching…I don’t even compare.”
So I overanalyzed everything. I was stuck in the perfectionist thinking loop:
“I need to know and do so many things!”
It felt overwhelming.
What changed?
I got sick of my own way of thinking about myself and my career path.
I stopped waiting for perfect and zero fear and started identifying my options, analysing them, making the decision and acting on it.
I did not do it alone.
It started with coaching, then therapy and coaching.
That helped me first transition from Finance to Learning and Development.
I had experience in Training and wanted to work with people directly on their development.
I created and delivered training, workshops, and projects for development. The impact and meaning I felt in my work increased significantly.
Then I trained as a coach, coached in house and after a while became a solopreneur and started working with high achievers.
Smart, competent… and tangled up in fear, self-doubt and overthinking when it came to their career path.
Those who have done everything “right,” but are not where they want to be.
You might experience something similar. You might want a meaningful career change, but your mind is spinning with what-ifs, “I can’t do this”, and fear of the unknown.
My job is to help you get out of your own way and into action.
To move from “What if I fail?” to “How can I make this work?”
To bring clarity, structure, and a little bit of humor to the messy, human process of career change.Activate to view larger image,
Breaking free from overthinking: How I stopped waiting for perfect and changed my career
