Career/ purpose
Work, future of work, careers, meaning, creativity, our purpose and passions and how we live
Career/ purpose
January - new year identity pressure
—> additional stress: if I can’t have a baby/ be a mother, who am I?
Push towards career, push towards guaranteed identity
Who am I??
> As a result, many people are de-centring society’s expectations and re-centring their own wants, needs and ambition. They’re ditching traditional paths - the linear career, the corporate ladder, the mid30s-dating-to-married-to-house-to-kid pipeline - and they’re doing it on the FYP with a ceremonial marching band in... See more
Sinéad Connolly✨substack.comCareer advice to live by!!
> You think everyone knows what you know, but they don’t. You think everyone sees your flaws, but they can’t. You think everyone will expect you to have the perfect answer, but they won’t. You’ve already built enough of a track record to add immense value to those who are a few steps behind
Sinéad Connolly✨substack.com
I think slow living gets misunderstood a lot. It is not about doing less for the sake of it, or stepping away from ambition. Honestly, it feels more like choosing where your energy actually belongs. Letting a moment finish before rushing into the next one. Noticing when your body is asking for a pause instead of another... See more
Alexandra Pasareanusubstack.com“Slow living - Choosing where your energy actually belongs.”
How do I feel right now about my career? Is it lack of self belief? Overwhelm at options? Fear of burnout again? Pressure of replicating previous successes? Choice paralysis? How do I decide what to do next? And why have i decided that I need to make that decision right now? Because it’s January?
So perhaps slow living isn’t the answer, at least not for me. Instead of slowing down, what I probably needed to aim for was to learn how to live with more intention - on my terms, at my own (slightly faster) pace. The more I reflect on what a meaningful life means to me, the more I think the answer is designing a life that flows with who we truly... See more
What if slow living isn't the answer?
Slow living isn’t for me