Good Girls Health » career transition

Living in Fast Motion

Laura — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:15:56 +0000

I’ve been in fast motion my entire life. I wanted everything to happen now and not a second later. If it happened fast, it was certain. Then I could relax and feel good. (Or so I thought). I avoided the present moment of uncertainty because it seemed scary. The not knowing created lots of anxiety. So if I could just make it happen I could be in the future where I deemed everything to be okay. Sounds stressful? Well it was. Pushing forward in fast motion is never comfortable. And it doesn’t get you the change you really want. The real kind of soul [...]

Are you too serious?

Laura — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:58:20 +0000

I hate to say it but my husband was right. We were choosing a movie last Saturday night and I off course wanted to watch something deep. I choose the “Conspirator”, a film about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. My husband’s first response was “I want to watch something fun, why do all of your movies have to be so serious?” Though my “I was in a film major in college” wanted to jump and defend my excellent choice in films, on a very simple level I knew he was right. When I was in a job I disliked I [...]

Finding Your Something Else

Laura — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:59:52 +0000

Next month marks two years since I left my safe, secure, and tenured job. I had spent 11 long years in a job that drained me mentally and physically. To say it was not the best use of my talents is an understatement. I always knew I wanted to do something else, but I had a hard time figuring out exactly what the “else” was. I was very driven and motivated, which made it all the more difficult because I had nowhere to place the motivation. Leaving me feeling stuck externally, but with the internal adrenaline to push forward [...]

Your Job and Your Dreams

Laura — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:48:50 +0000

I hear way too many of my clients berating themselves about the career they’ve chosen. It doesn’t seem to matter whether they’re making six figures or that they’re making a huge contribution to someone’s life. All they feel is crappy about it, all the time. It may sound a little odd at first. Their jobs often fit their need for security, salary, and sick benefits. For some, it even fits the big S need: status. Basically their jobs give them what they “need”, so “why should I be complaining” many of them say. That’s easy… because they’re not living their dreams. They [...]