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Short reads for when something about your work stops fitting
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If you don't know what's going on
Short guide
If you can't tell whether you're tired, worn down, or in the middle of a change
When Tiredness Doesn't Explain Everything
A short guide to telling the difference between temporary fatigue, accumulated burnout, and professional transition, before you rush to decide.
Read →Checklist of 12
If you want to look at the evidence before you move
Inventory Before Quitting
Twelve things worth looking at before you quit, ask for a change, accept an offer, or make a move.
Read →If you're about to decide
Guide
If you're about to decide in the heat of the moment
72-Hour Pause Before You Decide About Your Job
A short guide to not turning a bad hour into a big decision.
Read →Worksheet
If every time you compare your options a different one wins
When each option wins depending on the day
A short guide to choosing what you'll compare your options against, before you compare them.
Read →If you want to try something first
Worksheet
If you've been turning a possibility over for weeks
A 30-minute trial run before you decide
A short guide to turning a big question about your working life into a small trial run that gives you real information.
Read →Short guide
If you tried something and don't know what it means
Reading what your trial run showed you
A short guide to finding out what actually happened after you tried something, before you decide what it means.
Read →Short guide
If you want to know what something is really like
Twenty minutes with someone who already does what interests you
A short guide to asking for twenty minutes and finding out what the day-to-day of something you're curious about is really like.
Read →Short guide
If you want to look at a possibility before you share it
Explore an option before you talk it over with someone
A short guide to looking at a possibility at your own pace, using public information, before you share it.
Read →If something weighs on you and you want to talk
Guide
If you need to talk it through and don't know how to ask
How to Ask for a Conversation About Your Career Transition
A short guide to talking about what's happening at work, without the conversation turning into quick advice.
Read →Short guide
If something weighs on you and you can't tell which part is yours
Carry a little less for a week
A short guide to seeing which part of what you're carrying isn't yours, setting a little of it down, and noticing what happens.
Read →Short guide
If someone asks what you do and you don't know what to say
When someone asks what you do
A short guide to having a short answer when your usual one isn't quite true anymore.
Read →If the question is still there after reading, the Quick Map is free and takes a few minutes.
Take the Quick MapAnd when you want an ordered path, with one action a day for 14 days, there is the Full Map (paid).