Most people who come to me wanting a new job do not actually need one. They need a clearer picture of what has changed. Sometimes it is the role, sometimes it is them, and sometimes it is a single relationship that colours everything else.
Three questions worth asking first
- Which parts of the week still give you energy, even a little?
- If your manager changed tomorrow, would you still want to leave?
- What would you miss in six months if you left today?
Write the answers down and come back to them a week later. Patterns are easier to see on paper than in your head at 11pm.
Small experiments beat big leaps
Before you change everything, change one thing. Take on a project in a different area, have coffee with someone in the field you are curious about, or try a short course. Each experiment gives you real information instead of guesses.
