Yes - I will admit that I have a farmville account on facebook. The plots on my farm yield an infinite supply of online crops, are tilled and resown - yes, we farmers are fortunate to have such fertile earth in the farmville neighbourhood.
A magnificent friend of mine was not as fortunate recently in the real world however. Being incredibly good at what she does, and connected to everyone else in her industry area across Australia, she is at the top of her game. The end of her contract was drawing near so it was time to look for a new opportunity. Having worked her way up to where she is, the challenge is to secure a new challenge!
On making some enquiries here and there as to what was available, it slowly became apparent that the freshest newest job option just wasn't surfacing. Despite being such an accomplished and talented individual, no-one enjoys feeling like they are not hot property.
After some soul searching and talking it over, we came to a stunning conclusion. The freshest newest job options weren't emerging because the space was exhausted. Through all her hard work and industry partnerships, she had harvested everything she could from her industry and her very specialised occupation. It's not a bad thing at all, in fact it's a great indication that someone in this situation needs to turn a corner and set out to do something crazily different.
So that's exactly what happened. It's very inspiring and fabulous to witness such a transformation, and I can't wait to see what happens in her new job adventure.
Just because you have invested time, study, passion and sweat into a career that has given you everything you've aimed for, the ground under you might not be fertile with options and challenges forever. Some of my clients feel regret and even embarrassment about changing direction when this happens, but I think it takes immense courage. I have only respect and admiration.
Want to talk about changing direction? Get in touch.
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