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Read These 7 Rules If You Feel Lost In Your Career (or Life)
“The most valuable skill isn’t inspiration but the ability to work without it.” — Shane Parish
Success, freedom, and failure are intertwined like a giant ball of multicolored yarn. And you are the cat that gets to unravel it.
If you feel lost in your career (or life), there comes a moment when you will need to choose why you want what you wish regardless of how you feel about what is happening (or has happened to you).
Brian Johnson said, “Purpose isn’t fixed — it evolves. It begins with curiosity and grows through action, feedback, and commitment to something greater than the self.”
Here are seven rules that help you get “unlost” in your career quicker.
🧢 Rule 1. Small Thinking Is a Silent Killer
Looking back on my transition to my career (or lack thereof ) after pro basketball, I had no vision for who I wanted to be or what I wanted to do next. Nothing felt right. Not real estate. Not stock investing. Not partying. Not entrepreneurship. Not working a nine to five. Not the city life.
I was depressed, disconnected, and anxious without an authentic vision for what to do next. I felt as though my life was burning into nothing, much like Viktor Frankl had written…
