Getting Unstuck: A Guide to Discovering Your Next Career Path

The ghosts (or actual presence) of parents who have strict agendas for their children can be real adversaries—and can be malignant and even dangerous forces in our attempts to move beyond impasse.

Activities or lifestyles that are routine will be difficult; we will seek ways to break out of “steady states.”

making a decision that allows us to act and make a meaningful change in our lives.

We may be perfectionists who pay exquisite attention to detail, whether it is in the intricate design of new bathroom tiling, the subtle spice combination in a new dish at our favorite restaurant, or the minimal scar left by our surgical procedure.

What would your parents and siblings say about your power? How did you get your way in your family of origin?

we love the “dreaming up” work projects. We are not afraid of ambiguity or the lack of models from which to work.

he worried that his life had become too “horizontal”—constantly moving forward—and less “vertical”—allowing him to go deep with meditation, reading, being with his family, or taking long walks in the country.

I have found it useful to talk about three distinct achievement dimensions: challenge, learning, and authorship.

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