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Taking a risk into the unknown is one of the biggest catalysts for growth.
And it might be because I’m entering a new chapter, but it seems like everyone around me is doing it too.
Friends are getting engaged, married, and having babies. Other friends are moving apartments, cities, and countries. Almost everyone I know is questioning their job—some are making moves and pivoting completely into new fields.
And by the time you read this, I will have given up my keys to my NYC apartment and officially become a “digital nomad” (rolls eyes).
From the outside, it sounds exciting. From the inside, it feels pretty wobbly.
That’s because when you’re in between two chapters of your life, it inherently feels unstable. The old version of you is hanging on for dear life while the new one is saying it’s time for something to change.
And as someone who used to require a plan for most things, I’ve had to loosen my grip on certainty over the last few years.
My first plan to move to NYC was interrupted by COVID-19.
My plan to quit my job and have a client or two didn’t line up. I needed to get out sooner for my mental health.
And even now, my plan to move to London is up in the air given I need a visa to permanently live there (hence me being a “digital nomad”).
That’s because when you're in the in-between, you really have no idea what's going to happen next.
And yet, so many of the women I talk to each week grip onto this desire of certainty. They want to know that if they quit their job or make a big change in their career/life, it’ll work out.
I get it because I wanted that too.
But the older I get, I’ve realized that certainty doesn’t exist. You can take the steps and actions to feel more certain, but life can throw changes at you.
So the best thing you can do is to get really good at rolling with the changes by becoming the person who can weather the ups and downs of life.
And the way to do that?