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  • How do you find your way to work you truly love?

How do you find your way to work you truly love? (Part 2)

A Process If you are looking to shift your career trajectory, I want to offer you a process I use in coaching. Many people begin transitioning by asking: “What else is out there for me to fit into?” This can spawn self-doubt and overwhelm. My process begins with a different question: ‘What is within me that I want to center in my working life?’ When I ask my clients this, some find it hard to articulate. If you feel stuck, begin with what holds you back: What is alienating and exhausting at work? Things that deplete you provide valuable clues. [...]

  • How do you find your way to work you truly love?

How do you find your way to work you truly love? (Part 1)

Transitioning out of a career you worked hard to build can be unmooring and heartbreaking. It leaves you feeling lost about how to proceed. Yet, uncertainty can be a doorway to possibility. If you create an internal compass to navigate the change, you could reorient your life towards a future you craft. For anthropologists changing careers, I share my story and a process for finding your way. A Story For me, the clarity came after an interview for a postdoc at Harvard. It crystallized on a winter night, as I walked onto a snowy quad with an unmistakable sense that I [...]

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