"I feel like I'm destined to achieve bigger and better things." This is what I wrote in my journal 6 whole years ago!
👉 It took me the first 4 years to figure out what those "greater things" were.
I had no idea what I wanted to do. While I achieved great things in my job, it wasn't the value that I was supposed to bring to the world.
I must have brainstormed about a million times what to do with my life. I read countless books about "finding your passion". I asked everyone around me for advice.
Figuring out the rest of my life seemed impossible and frustrating. What sort of person doesn't know what they like doing?!
I must have brainstormed about a million times what to do with my life.
When I figured it out 💡 I was SO RELIEVED! Finally, I could move on with my life!
But after that...
👉 It took me 1 year before I did anything about it.
HOW ANNOYING! After finding the answer I was looking for through years of soul searching, I still did zilch about it. Literally nothing.
I felt like I wasn't one of those lucky people who got the opportunity to have a job they liked. It seemed impossible.
It was only on a long weekend trip to Cornwall, driving along the coast - far, far away from my regular life and when my brain was free from fog... It clicked.
I actually have to DO something in order to achieve greater things. 😂 🤦🏻♀️ So obvious, I KNOW!
I felt like I wasn't one of those lucky people who got the opportunity to have a job they liked.
I finally realised that I had a choice. In fact I always had a choice. It was my own internal barriers that were stopping me from doing what I really wanted to do.
But there's an important distinction to make
It wasn't because I was lazy.
It wasn't because I lacked the skills.
It was because I was convinced I was incapable of achieving great things, so I aimed for the mediocre. (Thank you, Tim Ferriss for putting this so succinctly!)
My inner critic helped me come up with all sorts of excuses, like:
"But you don't have enough money to do it."
"Only the lucky few who get a big break are successful at that."
"You'll waste your university degree."
"You're parents will be so disappointed in you."
"It's going to be SO embarrassing if you fail and have to crawl back with your tail between your legs."
Realising I had a choice to do something or do nothing was the kick in the butt I really needed.
Don't waste your years like I did, get a framework to follow
Forcing yourself to be more confident can only get you so far. You have to cultivate that confidence within you.
Every time I've been freaking out about trying something new, I would search for a guide or a framework to follow until I felt confident enough to do it my own way.
Forcing yourself to be more confident can only get you so far. You have to cultivate that confidence within you.
As you can see, I wasted years and YEARS searching for external guidance to figure out what I wanted in my career and how to get it. But alas there were none out there that really hit the mark.
Maybe it's the engineer in me, but I've found great solace in reflecting on what steps I took and collating it into my own framework.
I've got a step-by-step formula now and I want you to have it
Find out what excites you and aim towards that.
Get clarity on what barriers are stopping you.
Make it fun to track your progress!
Learn the skills you need to influence others to support your goals.
Simple, right?
If this has been helpful to you, let me know in the comments! I've got a masterclass for women in STEM to take you through this exact process.
By the end of those two hours, you will:
Have complete clarity on what you want in your career
Know what is in your way
Have a step-by-step action plan
Know who to influence and how
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