Learning to let go when in career transition

By Sab

Hi everyone,

I’ve been really fortunate to be able to join the CareerShifters team and contribute even more to something that’s helped me in my career change journey. So this is definitely a new turn in my career change!

Last time I wrote I’d published ‘If You’re Stuck…’ which almost felt like an ending - it was like a summation of the lessons I’d learnt and things I’d discovered through reading articles and books on career change.

Now I’m clearing out some old ways of thinking about work and money as I move into the next stage.

Something that keeps tripping me up  is ‘letting go’ and fear. I think we hold a lot of this stuff in and feel obliged to bear it, rather than drop it! Sometime we don’t even know why we’re apprehensive or holding back.

Sometimes knowing what you need to let go of isn’t enough. It’s a start! But it’s like someone coming up to a smoker and saying ‘you need to stop smoking, it’s bad for you, it doesn’t serve you’. Is that enough to make a smoker stop? I don’t think so. Chances are they know that already and carry on smoking regardless. A real wake up call is needed sometimes.

So if you have any ‘limiting beliefs’, fears, things you need to let go of, how are you going to get yourself to give them up? What can you do to not just agree and know in principle, but actually feel, like, OMG I have to drop this?
I’m intrigued to know what your thoughts are on this. How do we raise the stakes to make it imperative to drop things that hold us back?

Tags:

How can we make Careershifters better?

Do you like following our shiftloggers' progress? What else would you like to see on this site?

Give us your feedback


Careershifters has featured in

Careershifters has been featured in national media.

What people are saying about Careershifters

“Thanks to Careershifters I'm shifting my career! Have been thinking for a while about the direction I'm going in and after looking at your website and reading some of the advice I realised that I've got to go for it.”

Justine

"I had a career in sales and now I run my own sales training company.  The Careershifters workshop gave me the motivation to get on and do things, as well as some good direction with regards to the sort of activities I needed to put in place."

Matt Hayden

"The Careershifters workshop started me on the path to changing from the Practice Manager of a GP Practice to Community Engagement work that meets the needs I identified at the workshop."

Diane Cassidy

"This website has been a lifesaver for me over the past year!"

Lindsey

“After attending a Careershifters workshop I had the energy and drive to start researching how to get into teaching. I applied for a course, had an interview, got a place and left my old job in less than a week. It was so easy when I finally decided to go for it.”

Nikki

"For 17 years I worked in the travel industry. In the period of unemployment and after attending the Careershifters workshop I retrained and am now employed as a trainer and coach. I'd recommend the workshop to anyone who may not know what they want to do."

Paul Kensett

"Careershifters helped me realise that there were many small steps I could take towards improving my job satisfaction. Gaining greater focus has given me a renewed enthusiasm for my work, giving me the confidence to negotiate a one year sabbatical."



Cath Rooney

“As of yesterday, I officially have a new career and start my new and exciting role next week! So a massive THANK YOU to all of you at Careershifters for your support. You really do deserve every success in what you're doing.”

Liz

"The Careershifters workshop helped me realise that it’s never too late to change your career, that these advances take time and, I am confident that if I stick with my ‘plan’ I won’t make another wrong career move."

Claire Coveney

Our latest Twitter post