Today’s episode is close to my heart because last year I was in a career winter and it would have helped so much to have realised it sooner so that I could have managed my expectations and leaned into trust.
One of the bravest things that we can do as leaders is trust the season we’re in to bring us what we need instead of trying to force it to bring us what we want. Just as Earth moves in seasons and cycles, our careers go through times of expansion and new beginnings (Spring), success and attainment (Summer), change and slow down (Autumn), integration and rest (Winter). When we move with our seasons, we understand what life is asking of us and can show up for what is needed with intention, resourcefulness, the right mindset and security that we are in the right place and the right time, no matter what our circumstances may suggest.
In this episode I share
* A detailed deep dive into each career season and its impact on your energy levels, opportunity generation, internal vs external orientation, pace of career progress and more
* My approach to understanding the season you’re in
* Determining what your season means for how you invest your time and energy and calibrate your expectations
* How to combine career seasons with annual themes (listen to Part 1 in Episode 41) to set the right goals for your leadership and career that will actually make you successful in the long term
* Using the themes of your season to review your year in an empowering way that keeps your self-confidence intact - especially if you’re in a career Winter
Themes: Leadership, goal-setting, career vision, seasonal planning, annual planning, grounded mindset, self-leadership
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Join me in the Abundant Leaders Circle for “Starting strong: Setting your 2025 career goals”, an online annual planning workshop for high-performance leaders on Saturday 25 January 2025. Together we will avoid the overwhelm and overambition that sets us up for disappointment by setting inspiring but achievable practical goals for our year that align with our vision, honour the limitations of our demanding careers and put the right mindset and enabling support in place to help us to succeed. Find out more or visit www.tenjimoyana.com/startingstrong
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