Daring the Career Change

Today, I sat across from a woman who told me she was looking for a new job. Her voice dropped when she said it, like she was confessing something forbidden. Then, almost in the same breath, the reasons tumbled out—why it was impossible, why it was too late, why it would never work. Her hands twisted in her lap as though she was holding on for dear life.

I know that moment well. Career change isn’t just about résumés or job postings—it’s terrifying. It can feel like stepping out onto a rope bridge in the dark. Our work is deeply intertwined with who we think we are. It gives us a sense of belonging, stability, and a paycheck that keeps the roof overhead and the fridge full. To leave it can feel like casting off into the open sea, no rudder in sight.

Yet, as we talked, I reminded her of something she already knew. She once traveled alone to a country she had never been to, without speaking the language, and still found her way—street by street, meal by meal, surprise by surprise. She laughed when I pointed out that she didn’t know what she was going to eat tomorrow, but she trusted she’d figure it out. And she always did.

That’s when something softened in her face. She saw it—she could make the change. She could trust the unknown, because she had already done so many times before.

This is the heart of my work: helping clients realize their truth—seeing what’s already alive in them and trusting it fully.

It isn’t that the unknown is too big. It’s that we forget we are already equipped to live there.

Where in your own life have you already trusted the unknown—and found your way?

If you’re standing at the edge of a career change and longing for support, I’d love to walk with you. You can schedule a conversation with me here: Book a Purpose Call.