One of my clients anonymously shares her quitting journey, including five key takeaways that can guide your next job transition…

Often, when we quit a job or have a big change in our lives, we are told to “take good care of ourselves.” But what does that look like? I reached out to my friend, Shannon of Harmony on Hope Massage, and resident self-care expert, her thoughts. What I received completely changed the way I think about self-care.

In this edition of #CareerDiaries, we'll hear from a 30 year-old nonprofit professional who, after seven years with her organization, is talking herself through the roller-coaster of putting in her notice and launching her own business.

Wondering how to know if it’s time to move on from your current position?

Here’s a guide to deciphering that feeling in your gut: The Scale of Loathing from Pamela Slim…

The Great Resignation: that's what they're calling this time, when 30-40% of the workforce is expected to leave their current positions.

I’ve heard from so many of you who are asking yourselves: Should I stay or should I go? (And if I do go, how do I face those unknowns?)

To help you navigate these career moves, I'm planning a full week of tips, resources, and tools for making a job transition—it’s called Quit Week. (In my head, it has all the hype of Shark Week plus the practicality of a how-to handbook.)

this time, when 30-40% of the workforce is expected to leave their current positions.

After my last essay about burning out from my nonprofit position, I heard from so many of you that the story resonated.

And right now, so many of my clients are asking themselves: Should I stay or should I go? (And if I do go, how do I face those unknowns?)

These conversations are bringing me back to a book that I read around the time I was thinking of leaving—David Whyte's Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity.

There was this one idea from one chapter that felt like it was written just for me.

I felt called out and called forward at the same time.

I think that it might do the same for you:

Four years ago, I quit my job as the associate director of a statewide nonprofit to work at the front desk of a massage therapy studio. It made no sense. You won't see it on my resume. But it's the most meaningful career move I've made. Here’s why.

One of my clients recently landed a great new job, and as excited as she was about what’s to come, she came to our next coaching session weighed down with guilt and dread about leaving her current organization.

She wanted to know: How do I tell my manager that I’m leaving? How much notice do I give? How do I make this transition in a way that doesn’t put too much of a burden on my team?

It’s no wonder this was gnawing at her—she told me that her manager regularly joked that, You’re never going to leave me, right? If you do, you have to give me a year’s notice!

While it’s great to know that your boss values your contributions (to the edge of dependency?), no one wants to feel trapped in their position like this.

Here’s what I know to be true…

I've seen so many mission-driven leaders dive headfirst into new jobs in a hurry. If their last day at one organization is on a Friday, they'll start the new job on Monday. And why not? They're excited to step into new challenges and the organization needed them there yesterday.

But something I've noticed during is that these rapid transitions don't give us what we truly need. Here’s why it’s essential to take time off between jobs.