First of all, thank you so much for listening to (at least some) of season 1! Launching this podcast has been a huge labor of love + dream of mine for years now. I appreciate each and every one of you who tuned in, shared, liked, commented, and subscribed! Truly, it means the world.
Today's episode: leaving your job is a very scary thing- but so is resigning yourself to staying stuck, stunted, and miserable in a job that isn’t treating you the way you should be treated or no longer aligns with who you are.
I recently left my job of nearly 15 years and it was terrifying. There are several reasons I stayed for as long as I did, but a few of the reasons I stayed too long were because I didn't think I was good/smart/capable enough to get a better job anywhere else (imposter! syndrome!) and I was also dealing with this lingering gratitude for an organization who gave me a real job out of college during a recession.
I unpack that and measure it against the perfection paralysis theory, aka the feeling that keeps you stuck wherever you are because you aren't yet perfect at the thing you want to try. Whether it's leaving a job, running a marathon, or starting your own business, the fear of "oh, I could never do that" and "But I'm not good at x or y" keeps us playing small.
In this episode:
Imposter syndrome as it relates to staying at a job too long because you're terrified no one else will hire you
The constant feeling of "being discovered" that you're not smart/good/capable enough re: career
Perfection paralysis and how it keeps us from doing things/making moves
Stepping through the perfection paralysis and finding yourself in a career you enjoy at an organization that values you
How perfection paralysis can negatively impact not only our own personal happiness but our abilities to be good friends, allies, etc.
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