Squiggly Shortcut: You Don’t Need a Perfect Plan to Change Careers — Here’s What to Do Instead

Hi, I'm Sarah and this is a squiggly career shortcut on career change. Now we know that within a squiggly career you're likely to have at least four or five different types of career. So this will feel relevant for all of us at some point. We're all going to change careers at some point. It can feel both motivating and exciting, but also quite

daunting and difficult to do. So if you are thinking about doing something different in your squiggly career, what can help you to get started? Whether it is a really significant squiggle, so doing something quite dramatically different, or whether it's a squiggle and stay move, so maybe a move within the organisation you're already in. One, start with progress over perfection. You can't think your way to career change as much as I might like to as somebody who enjoys thinking and reflecting.

You have to take action. And this action can be really small. Experiments, small projects, volunteering. Find as many ways as you can to try before you apply. Get involved, even if it's a really kind of small opportunity, doesn't need to feel big or time consuming.

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