Why?
This past week I have all of sudden gotten many questions about my career pivot.
How could I make a change away from something with so many benefits - for me and for others?
Why would I do that?
What was wrong with it?
It was not an easy decision.
Pursuing dreams is never the easier path.
I choose the “full-spectrum” path. One with high highs and low lows.
I chose this new path-
NOT to run away from anything
Or to leave something bad.
You can leave something that you are good at, even great at.
Even when it is good.
You can want something different for your life.
A relationship with something or someone can be complete.
It's not a failure or a weakness to make a change,
it's a strength.
I pivoted NOT TO MOVE AWAY from something but to MOVE TOWARDS something.
To be able to contribute to helping more people pause and be present,
and discover a life better lived.
One with more calm, ease, connection, love, clarity, and purpose.
We are all on different paths to different dreams at different times.
I shifted course with mindfulness and intention because the pull to create and innovate and contribute to making the world a better place in a different way than I was already was strong.
What will the world miss out on if you don’t do what you were meant to do?
What would love do?
What would your 70-year-old self tell you to do?
If both decisions turned out great which one will you wish you had made?
These are all tools I used to help me.
These and coaching.
We each only get one “wild and precious life.“ That is why I chose this path.
Life is a journey
And is meant to be journeyed.
And lived fully.
This looks different for each of us.
No path is better or worse.
There is a cost to leaving and to staying.
It took tremendous courage to make a change.
Big decisions are never without fear.
And uncertainty.
What is certain on all paths is uncertainty.
What’s in our control is making our chosen path the right one.
Having our own back and embracing it all.
Change is scary and hard and good and bad and exciting.
Sometimes making a change is not the right path.
Sometimes staying exactly where you are is where you need to be.
The work is to “listen to the cues” and do what feels authentically right for you at the moment.
I hope this helps some of you struggling with decisions.
I led a coaching session about when to change your thoughts vs when to make a change two weeks ago where I shared even more tips. You can find the recording on my webpage- under the mindful coaching tab.
Coaching helped me learn to listen to the cues and connect with my values and find alignment in this season of my life. It can help you too. If you are feeling stuck, wanting a change, not sure what you want- coaching helps you find clarity and start enjoying the journey of life.