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It’s easy to get comfortable in a role for too long, even when it’s clearly time to move on. So how do you know when it’s time? And how can you make sure you’re moving forwards, not moving backwards?
If you’re questioning whether a job or a relationship is right for you, it’s worth exploring further, and taking those thoughts seriously. Remember that change is often a sign of growth, not failure. So focus on the potential positives that can arise from change, rather than asking “what if it doesn’t work?”
People in roles they don’t really want to be in end up underperforming, and can start to feel bitter and resentful. This frustration can leak out and affect coworkers and even family members.
But there are some key questions you can ask yourself that will help pave the way for the next chapter in your career.
Show links
More episodes of You Are Not a Frog:
- How to Ditch the Saviour Complex and Feel More Alive – Episode 88, with Rob Bell
- How to Decide if You Need to Stay or Leave a Difficult Situation – Episode 201, with Corrina Gordon-Barnes
- How to Live With No Regrets – Episode 123, with Georgina Scull
- Finding Your North Star – Episode 208
Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit for your appraisal as part of your CPD.
Reasons to listen
- To learn how to recognise when it’s time to move on from a job or situation that no longer suits you
- To discover how to view such changes as graduations rather than failures or losses
- To understand how to maintain your self-esteem and relationships when making big changes in your life
Episode highlights
What else have you stopped doing?
Leaving well
How to not stay too long
Getting rid of the fear of the future
lSet a time limit
Focus on your North Star
Change just one thing
Throwing the toaster away
Balance advice with intuition
Episode transcript
[00:00:00] Rachel: I distinctly remember an appraisal. I had a while ago while I was working as a portfolio. GP. And at the end of the appraisal, I just sat there and I said, oh, I said, no, I don’t know whether I just need to give up completely. And the appraiser just looks at me and said to me You didn’t need to give up work, you’re just at the wrong practice. [00:00:20] And I thought, gosh, I never thought about that. And the minute they said that the realization dawned on me that, yeah, I just need to…
