#career-change

#career-change

I jumped at the opportunity to move to Portland for a four-month internship, but eight years later, I feel like I've outgrown the city.

I turned my tutoring side hustle into a full-time business in January 2024. There was a push and pull for me in this direction.

"So many students leave a 200 hour program saying, 'I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of this topic!' which is true" - Jen Whinnen, founder of Three Sisters Yoga.

I signed in Raleigh you expect one thing. When [your play is not] showing up or the coach is not believing you, and it's always the bottom [pair]. Everybody has their own story and own career.

At last the heather moved. A badger's head appeared. Their eyesight is poor, but they can smell you, Jackson says.

"For many, the midlife crisis can usher in a period of clarity and renewed purpose, as individuals reflect on their desires and goals for the future."

We are, globally, not super into our jobs. Gallup's 2025 State of the Global Workplace report showed a decline in employee engagement and wellbeing, with 79% either not engaged or actively disengaged.

I'm fine now, but it was a major health scare. After that, I had some sense that I needed to have some time for myself, almost like a gap year where I could just think about what was a priority for me. Where did my values actually align?

Treating applications like a full-time job helped me focus my energy on graduate school instead of dwelling on my recent layoff.

Actors Dylan Kennedy and Jenny Fennessy, formerly thriving in Britain, have embraced rural life in Waterford, launching a theatre company and leveraging their talents in a sound booth.

Working remotely can be incredibly rewarding and liberating, offering benefits like increased schedule flexibility and significant savings on commuting time and costs.

"After struggling with unexplained symptoms for several years, I finally received a diagnosis, but it meant giving up my aspirations and facing daily challenges."

A career pivot is much different than simply finding a new job in the same industry. If you've contemplated the same, you've probably asked yourself, "Can I do this? Will it be worth the change? What if it doesn't work out?"

"It's a really beautiful experience, getting to connect with people, but also turning that connection into art," she told The Post.

It was a very, very hard decision to make.

"Mentally, I spent a little bit in the psych ward after the fact because it was just... it's overwhelming to realize and to know that tens of millions of people literally despise you."

My last day of work was Wednesday, and I'm starting my next thru-hike on Monday, the Continental Divide Trail, linking it with the Great Divide Trail in Canada.