Our best work comes from that which makes our life meaningful. Relatedly, what’s important and what drives us changes through the lifespan. Wanting to shift your career may come from feeling dead-ended in your current position. Or it might stem from the need to be doing what feeds your soul or at least your psyche. But how do you know you are ready to jump?
- You’re doing your homework. If you were asked how long you’ve been thinking about a shift, you’d realize you’ve put some serious time and maybe even miles into doing the research. Maybe you’ve run numbers on how to pay for the training to get you there. Or you’ve got the commute time down to get to that amazing company you’ve been following on Linked in and Facebook. It’s gone past being a momentary blip on your radar; the idea of this new career is something you are figuring out how to make feasible.
- You’re talking out loud. You’re discussing how you see the transition happening with someone significant in your life. You may have already solicited other kinds of outward support from redefining your money goals with your financial advisor to working on your self-confidence with your personal coach to planning your course of training with a career counselor.
- You’ve slipped at your current job. Your boss makes mention of working on a new project and you can’t help but squirm. You joke with a colleague about working for the competition or even becoming the competition. On some level, a part of you has made the decision and moving on has become your new truth. It’s now in your hands to plot your journey and make it real.
