‘What do I want to do next?’ can feel like a very big question that needs a very specific answer.
It can put us on the spot to find a perfect solution, preferably very quickly!
That’s a lot of pressure on one question - and one answer.
So it can help to change it. To ask ourselves - ‘What could I want to do next?’
And then find lots of possible answers - so we can explore what could be a good fit, and then filter and focus our search.
It’s what we do when it’s not about us! And yet it’s so easy to forget.
I spent many years working in, and with, businesses to answer the question of ‘What next?’. There was rarely only one answer, and always an exploration process - generating lots of possibilities and whittling them down to the ones worth taking further, using case studies and examples for inspiration.
And yet, in my own first career change I completely forgot about this! I felt like I needed to know what I was looking for - fast. I forgot that I could use a process I knew - and knew worked.
Luckily for me I had a coach to get me out of my tunnel vision and into exploration, and the next time I needed a change I could remember to follow the process.
It really helped.
Are you trying to find your ‘what next’?
Could changing the question take the pressure off?
And is there a process you already know and trust that could help you along the way?
Wishing you all a wonderful week,
