Courage, Clarity, and Confidence

5Acknowledge What Is No Longer Working

What is no longer working for you?

It's a big question that needs a blank page ready for your candor.

I didn't have a long list, but I had a list that felt heavy.

• I'm tired of working for a boss who doesn't get it.
• I'm tired of taking the brunt of my boss's inability to say no to more work.
• I'm done with feeling depleted at the end of my day.
• I do not want to manage people who constantly think they can do a better job than I can.

I bet one of those things triggered something in you. So let's do it – your turn! What's no longer working for you when it comes to work and how is it impacting your life outside of work? Be honest and real. Feel free to use the space here or grab your journal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If we know something is no longer working, what keeps us in that particular place mentally or physically?

For me it was the golden handcuffs and my pride. I was frustrated but I was comfortable with the familiarity of the issues I was dealing with at work. The golden handcuffs were the praise for an achievement with a promotion on the horizon. And the salary didn't hurt either. My pride was steeped in the fact that I had grown an area of the business so quickly and effectively – it was a validation of my capabilities and expertise. I did not want anyone else to get credit for my hard work. There was no way I was going anywhere without my promotion and the bump in salary to go with it. The other piece was representation. Being a Black woman ...