I LOVE this bit: 0If you believe you started over — four times, five times, however many — then you believe you’re permanently behind. You’re always the beginner. You’re always the one who threw away a head start. The maths never lands in your favour, because every reset drops you back to zero and the clock keeps running.
But if every version is still in the room, the maths is a different equation entirely.”
Thank you for the inspiration. I’ve been talking about a pivot and I’m going to stop, because all of the career paths I’ve taken remain in me and what Ive got to offer. Which makes the maths incredibly impactful!
“When you say you pivoted, you’re borrowing a word built for things that can only be one thing at a time, and pressing it onto a person who is, by definition, accumulating.” 🔥
WOW!!! I have nothing to say. This post is so good👏🏾
Thank you Staciah! I’m so so glad this resonated! I desperately needed this perspective when I was navigating a tumultuous career path. Even today, it completely changes how I view my journey
Every version of you is something brought over from somewhere else! I hate how we’ve been conditioned to think that life is some linear path when it’s not at all. Great article touching base on that reminder ~
Yes exactly this. This is something my younger self would have loved to hear and be guided on. All those years of struggle and grief. Lately embracing the season to normalise variety, there’s no rule book in one’s path and it’s totally okay! You get to choose!
“But a person is not a startup. A career is not a single product hunting for a market. When you say you pivoted, you’re borrowing a word built for things that can only be one thing at a time, and pressing it onto a person who is, by definition, accumulating.”
I’ve been using the word pivot a lot, as if I’m totally erasing everything I’ve accomplished and learned in my career so far.
Thank you so much for the reframe. We are constantly compounding on our own lives and we don’t even recognize it. We should be proud of the way we’re constantly growing and evolving because we’re building towards something.. even if it’s something we can’t necessarily see yet. Looking forward to following your journey!❤️
You've put words to a thing that I've definitely done up until very recently. I love the idea of compounding growth and experience in varied fields to make you who you are today.
Also, completely agree about why it matters - that feeling of being behind is such a scarcity state which doesn't serve any of us.
As someone with high functioning autism I find one of my lowest functioning qualities to be that I see people as a single function. A coworker is their current job title and ceases to exist outside of work. A relative must not have a fulfilling life outside of being a family member.
I LOVE this bit: 0If you believe you started over — four times, five times, however many — then you believe you’re permanently behind. You’re always the beginner. You’re always the one who threw away a head start. The maths never lands in your favour, because every reset drops you back to zero and the clock keeps running.
But if every version is still in the room, the maths is a different equation entirely.”
Thank you for the inspiration. I’ve been talking about a pivot and I’m going to stop, because all of the career paths I’ve taken remain in me and what Ive got to offer. Which makes the maths incredibly impactful!
“When you say you pivoted, you’re borrowing a word built for things that can only be one thing at a time, and pressing it onto a person who is, by definition, accumulating.” 🔥
WOW!!! I have nothing to say. This post is so good👏🏾
Thank you Staciah! I’m so so glad this resonated! I desperately needed this perspective when I was navigating a tumultuous career path. Even today, it completely changes how I view my journey
Every version of you is something brought over from somewhere else! I hate how we’ve been conditioned to think that life is some linear path when it’s not at all. Great article touching base on that reminder ~
Yes exactly this. This is something my younger self would have loved to hear and be guided on. All those years of struggle and grief. Lately embracing the season to normalise variety, there’s no rule book in one’s path and it’s totally okay! You get to choose!
This is so meaningful:
“But a person is not a startup. A career is not a single product hunting for a market. When you say you pivoted, you’re borrowing a word built for things that can only be one thing at a time, and pressing it onto a person who is, by definition, accumulating.”
I’ve been using the word pivot a lot, as if I’m totally erasing everything I’ve accomplished and learned in my career so far.
Thank you so much for the reframe. We are constantly compounding on our own lives and we don’t even recognize it. We should be proud of the way we’re constantly growing and evolving because we’re building towards something.. even if it’s something we can’t necessarily see yet. Looking forward to following your journey!❤️
There is this one quote I heard: 'Realize everything connect together'
Skills in whatever you do can be recycled one way or another in another field. So, this is how I think of it: a stats board in a game
We have: your name.
Under which we have skills: abcdxyz / Which are gained from: source 1, source 2
Hope this make sense!
I looooooove this reframe so much.
You've put words to a thing that I've definitely done up until very recently. I love the idea of compounding growth and experience in varied fields to make you who you are today.
Also, completely agree about why it matters - that feeling of being behind is such a scarcity state which doesn't serve any of us.
Thanks for writing this!
As someone with high functioning autism I find one of my lowest functioning qualities to be that I see people as a single function. A coworker is their current job title and ceases to exist outside of work. A relative must not have a fulfilling life outside of being a family member.
Reading your work helps me. Thank you!