Are You Paralyzed by Choosing Your Future Career?
5 things you can do in the next 5 minutes to get back on track
“I’ve been applying to hundreds of job postings but making no progress. I’m really frustrated.”
“The job market is so bad at the moment, I’m worried that I will never find a job.”
“I don’t want to work in this field anymore, but I have no idea what I should do instead.”
Does this sound familiar? Well, you’re not alone. I hear these complaints from my clients.
All. The. Time.
Making career choices can feel like a frustrating and anxiety-producing battle at the best of times. When you add a pandemic, it can feel like drowning.
The good news is, you can’t be certain about your future
The pressure to “know” what to do next with your career is overwhelming. We are taught to have an answer to “what do you want to do when you grow up?” from the age of 5. But careers are long (50+ years if you are a millennial). And “knowing” implies certainty and stability. It suggests that there is one concrete and defined occupation for you forever.
Your career is not stable and concrete because you are neither stable nor concrete. Your…
