Episode Summary:
In this week’s episode, we continue our discussion of the toxic pressure related to career growth, titles, and money and give our advice on how to make changes needed to let go and be happier.
Episode Notes:
This is part two of our discussion in episode 192 on toxic career pressure. In the last discussion, we talked about the benefits of jobs with progression and “careers” and the downsides. Next, we share some advice on how to manage those pressures and find happiness where you are in your job:
- Work to eliminate the need for financial growth.
- Experiment with your friends and family to see how much they care about your professional accomplishments.
- Find satisfaction in the tasks.
- Go the opposite way from sacrifices for your career and seek more flexibility.
- Surround yourself with like-minded people.
- Stop comparing yourself to others.
- Explore activities outside of work where you can find validation, praise, and enjoyment.
- Create a vision for your whole life and figure out the role work should play in that.
Top 3 Takeaways:
- Everybody goes through this, and having strong feelings of insecurity and doubt is normal.
- Decide if the race to the top is a race you’re genuinely interested in, and if not, step off the track.
- Your job doesn’t define you. The people who care about you will remain there no matter your title.
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