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“By Saturday evening I'd already be dreading my return to work on Monday.”

From Research to Food

“What had I made in the last decade of my career? Did any of it still even exist?”

From Tech to Children's Books (Plus Post-shift Update)

“I went into work every day to perform a role that was written for someone else.”

From Criminal Law to Ceramics (Plus Post-shift Update)

“I battled the worst case of imposter syndrome I've ever experienced.”

From Healthcare to Data

“I was at the end of my tether. I knew I couldn't carry on Googling for answers.”

From Technical Writing to UX Design

“Everything about my job screamed 'This isn't me!'”

From Office to Outdoors

“I wanted to make a difference. But all I was doing was making rich companies richer.”

From Marketing to Portfolio Career

“My gut was screaming at me, ‘You have to do this.’”

From Nursing to Own Charity

“I was on holiday, and I had this overwhelming fear of returning home to my life as it was.”

From Aerospace Engineer to Investment Director

“I know that any sleepless night, any moment of stress and struggle, is for something I truly believe in.”

From IT to Food

We found 327 stories

“I wanted the freedom to choose where, when and how I worked, as well as whom I worked with.”

From the Music Industry to Own Business

“I decided then that I must do something or I would live the rest of my life as a fraud.”

From Market Research to Refugee Support

“I felt stressed and anxious a lot of the time.”

From Teacher to Editor

“I wanted to do something which aligned with my personal values.”

From Management Consultancy to Social Impact

“I yearned to be my own boss, to choose who I worked with and what I did.”

From TV to Memory Books

“I wasn’t proud of what I did, and never felt I fitted the role.”

From Tax to Corporate Governance

“My gut was telling me that it was time to leave.”

From Charity to Social Media

“I had achieved so much of what I aimed for… but somehow I knew it wasn't for me.”

From Music to Environmental Enterprise

“The day-to-day bureaucracy was taking me away from the core work I wanted to do.”

From School to Consultancy

“I found the lack of longer-term ownership frustrating.”

From Strategy Consultant to Business Owner

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