What Lights You Up?

13Give Yourself Grace

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and the shadows will fall behind you.”

—Walt Whitman

YOU ARE CONTINUING along on your journey, at a pace that works for you, but what happens if you hit a speed bump? What if you begin start to feel stuck at any point in this process? Or even stuck in your new job that you thought was the dream job? There may be times that you feel stuck. This can happen to all of us. Many of us have been there at least once if not multiple times in our careers and our lives. It might be happening to you at this moment, but you are now armed with the tools to help yourself out of any situation and reassess where you want to go from here.

No job is perfect, so rather than letting yourself feel down or getting too focused on what’s not working, let’s think about how you can keep moving forward, learning, and growing from your experiences. There is not just one direction; you get to choose where you go from here. There are always other options out there for you to explore.

The Side Hustle

Perhaps you took what you thought was the role of your dreams, but it turned out to be less than you expected. Maybe you’ve recently discovered that there’s something else that lights you up even brighter than this current job. Sometimes the job that you need to keep the lights on in your house doesn’t quite light you up inside, but pivoting big may not be an option at the moment. If that’s you, then this is the time to look for other ways to ...