The Secret to a Fulfilling Career Might Surprise You…

I want to share a secret to a fulfilling career????, and it might not be what you’re expecting…

Career Priorities

Without fail, all of my client’s value "making a difference," "making an impact," or "helping others" as one of their top career priorities. That's one of the many reasons?I love working with people like you—you care, and you want to make a lasting impact.?However, this drive and ambition can often conflict with other areas of life, such as your family, relationships, and health.?There’s nothing quite like the guilt of missing a sports day or a school play to make you reconsider your life choices!

An Uncomfortable Truth?

Although you might say that family comes first,?your actions might reflect an uncomfortable truth at times: under pressure at work, you may forgo your health and relationships for work priorities and deadlines. There's no judgment from me—I’ve been there myself. In fact, results from my?recent poll on LinkedIn ?revealed 41% of people who voted said they were spending the most time, energy, or money, on their career, 40% said family, 14% voted health, and 5% said ‘something else’.

Time, Energy, or Money Filter

We all filter our time, energy, and money through a series of values, whether consciously or unconsciously.?You only have to look at your calendar and bank balance to get a sneak peek at your value system.

Now, imagine I have two clients. One has career as their top life value, and the other has family as their top life value. The person with career at the top will filter all choices through the context of putting career first, while the other person will filter all choices through the lens of family first, then career. There’s no right or wrong, good or bad—there is just conscious awareness and choice. Either way, there’s still a problem:?both of these people will still put themselves into deficit over and over again for work and/or family.?Without planned rest and recovery time, this can compound into severe consequences over time.

???So, the secret to a fulfilling career is?actually to put your health at the top of your life value system.

“Health is the foundation of productivity and happiness; everything else in life builds on top of it.” – Steven Bartlett

That’s why the foundational layer of the?Career Pivots? Compass methodology ?is time and energy management. Health isn't "not ill"; it's about having an overflowing well of energy to give to the people, activities, and missions that are most meaningful to us.

You can learn the overarching?Career Pivots? Compass methodology ?at my next strategy session.?

Register for free here ?? https://intentional-careers.com/workshop/

That’s the place to build a fulfilling and intentional career from because?you can achieve the unicorn???????and balance multiple different competing areas of life successfully.

Keep Opening Up,

Hannah

???Listen to the latest episode of the Women in STEM Career & Confidence podcast????

Helen Bridle is an Associate Professor in bioengineering at 英国赫瑞瓦特大学 and director of Let's Do Engineering, an EPSRC funded engagement project designed to tackle stereotypes around engineering with interventions for children aged 3-7 years.

In this episode we talk about Helen's coaching journey:

• Overcoming the critical mindset surrounding perfectionism and people pleasing.
• Ensuring we don't use avoidance and procrastination tactics when it comes to feedback so it can be tackled constructively using the 4As framework.
• Tools to overcome overwhelm and burnout and being intentional in your career.

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