CAREER AND IMPACT

It’s usually after a decade or two of progressing ‘successfully’ in your career that you start questioning, ‘Is this it?’ Still, you cling to society’s traditional markers of success, you feel you’re too invested and, anyway, you don’t know what to do instead.

But, as management guru Stephen Covey said, ‘It doesn’t matter how fast you’re going if you’re headed in the wrong direction.’ Consider the cost – to you, your health, and your relationships – of those extra hours after the kids’ bedtime, doing work you don’t enjoy, for an employer who doesn’t care.

It usually comes down to money, as you’ve built a life and lifestyle around a certain salary. But have you looked at how much you need? And what else matters, beyond the money? Is it time for doing work that you love? Feeling like you’re making a difference? How do you want your work to fit around your family and personal life? What regrets might you have later if you don’t make changes now?