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31: What Leaving Actually Means
Someone I know quit a job after 20 years, then immediately took a contractor role on the same team, in the same building. To him, everything changed. To everyone else, nothing did.
"Leaving corporate" doesn't have to mean never setting foot in an office again or launching a pottery business. For most people in midlife, it's about getting specific on what actually needs to change, not blowing everything up.
The problem is you're probably using someone else's definition of what leaving looks like. Or you've tangled your job so tightly with your identity that the idea of change feels like erasing yourself.
In this episode, I walk through how to figure out your version of leaving, how to separate what you do from who you are, and why the smallest number of changes is the right place to start.
What you'll learn:
- How to define what leaving corporate actually means for you
- The STOP/START/CONTINUE framework for getting clear on non-negotiables
- Why your job is not your personality (and how to prove it to yourself)
- How to ignore other people's projections about what your change should look like
Your version of leaving might not look like leaving to anyone else. That's fine. It only has to work for you.
Shelley McIntyre is a midlife career transition coach for corporate professionals figuring out what comes next.
She spent decades in corporate strategy and technology before leaving to build something of her own. Now she helps other midlife professionals do the same, with structure, honesty, and without blowing up everything they've worked for.
Work with Shelley:
Own Your Edge Strategy Session: A 90-minute session to identify what's misaligned and map your next moves.
https://burnthemapcoaching.com/own-your-edge
Reinvention Partnership Program: Five months of high-touch coaching for midlife professionals leaving corporate and building what comes next.
https://burnthemapcoaching.com/work-with-shelley
Free Guide: 4 Moves to Get Unstuck
https://burnthemapcoaching.com/guide/
Let’s connect:
LinkedIn | Website
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By Shelley McIntyreSomeone I know quit a job after 20 years, then immediately took a contractor role on the same team, in the same building. To him, everything changed. To everyone else, nothing did.
"Leaving corporate" doesn't have to mean never setting foot in an office again or launching a pottery business. For most people in midlife, it's about getting specific on what actually needs to change, not blowing everything up.
The problem is you're probably using someone else's definition of what leaving looks like. Or you've tangled your job so tightly with your identity that the idea of change feels like erasing yourself.
In this episode, I walk through how to figure out your version of leaving, how to separate what you do from who you are, and why the smallest number of changes is the right place to start.
What you'll learn:
- How to define what leaving corporate actually means for you
- The STOP/START/CONTINUE framework for getting clear on non-negotiables
- Why your job is not your personality (and how to prove it to yourself)
- How to ignore other people's projections about what your change should look like
Your version of leaving might not look like leaving to anyone else. That's fine. It only has to work for you.
Shelley McIntyre is a midlife career transition coach for corporate professionals figuring out what comes next.
She spent decades in corporate strategy and technology before leaving to build something of her own. Now she helps other midlife professionals do the same, with structure, honesty, and without blowing up everything they've worked for.
Work with Shelley:
Own Your Edge Strategy Session: A 90-minute session to identify what's misaligned and map your next moves.
https://burnthemapcoaching.com/own-your-edge
Reinvention Partnership Program: Five months of high-touch coaching for midlife professionals leaving corporate and building what comes next.
https://burnthemapcoaching.com/work-with-shelley
Free Guide: 4 Moves to Get Unstuck
https://burnthemapcoaching.com/guide/
Let’s connect:
LinkedIn | Website