Discovering Your Calling — Strengths-Based Career Clarity for Mid-Career Women

Feeling Stuck in Your Career? The Reason May Not be What You Think S5E12

Season 5 Episode 12

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In this episode, you will find out that the real tension making you feel stuck is not just about overwhelm at home or being in the wrong career. It could be that you are staying in a career you already know isn't leading toward the life you actually want.

If you have been feeling restless, frustrated with yourself, or irritated with everyone around you, this episode is for you. We explore the "secret tension" that no one is talking about: the conflict between your current role and your future vision.


In this episode, we cover:


  • The 3 Reasons You Feel Frustrated: Why feeling stuck usually comes down to undefined career seasons, overloaded life capacity, or a misaligned direction.
  • The 4 Career Seasons: How to identify if you are in the "Stay and Strengthen," "Adjust and Realign," "Explore What's Possible," or "Ready to Take a Strategic Leap" phase.
  • Capacity Reality Check: How to ask yourself if you are truly maxed out or if you are actually hiding behind your busyness.
  • The Vision Question: The one critical question to ask yourself: "If I keep giving maximum effort to this current life for the next 3-5 years, will it move me toward the life I want or further from it?".


When your career season aligns with the life you are building toward, even a full season feels manageable and meaningful.


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