Career Leap by Michelle Gibbings

Author:Michelle Gibbings
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

All or nothing

Your other option is to leave your current job before you have landed your leap. Some people will see this as risky: ‘Why would you throw in a good job when you have no certainty of your next destination?’

Well, nothing is certain these days in the world of careers — you know that! Like it or not, changing careers involves a level of risk. This is about assessing your own level of comfort with risk, an assessment you made in the previous chapter.

Then again, some people argue that it’s much easier to get another job while you are still in a job, but that simply isn’t true. If you’re not tied down to a job, then you have the flexibility to start whenever you need to (no notice required). This can be a big advantage if an organisation needs help pronto.

If you decide to quit work to devote yourself full time to your leap, then you will have ample time to focus on landing well. Without the safety net of a current job, your drive to make the leap happen increases. There’s nothing more motivating than the need to earn money to pay the rent or mortgage. Be careful, however, not to put yourself in a situation where you’ll make hasty choices or silly mistakes because of this pressure.

This is where your ‘f—k you money’ from chapter 2 comes into play.

Remember, it’s a great idea to have a cash reserve to sustain you while you are in transition mode.

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