What do you do when work stops having meaning for you? When the career you’ve poured years of energy into still looks fine from the outside, but no longer feels aligned? That moment can be hard to name — and even harder to act on — especially when nothing is obviously “wrong.”
In this episode, I talk about that early phase that often comes long before burnout. The sinking loss of belief. The nagging questions that won’t go away. The sense that you’re propping something up that no longer makes sense to you. I share reflections from my own experience of questioning work I’d invested in for years, alongside what I’ve seen happen when people ignore these signals for too long and end up paying a much higher price later.
This isn’t about dramatic exits or throwing everything away. It’s about learning to trust what you’re feeling before your body has to force the issue. Too often, we tell ourselves to push through, be grateful, or wait for certainty — and in doing so, we override important information about what’s no longer right.
If you’re at a point where something in your work has shifted, but you haven’t given yourself permission to listen yet, this episode is for you. It’s an invitation to take that feeling seriously — and to act in an empowered way, rather than waiting until burnout makes the decision for you.
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→ Sick of the job market? Why now is the perfect time to build your own business with purpose
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