If you’re staring into the void of the future and wondering which of your skills might have any bearing on what you’ll do next, you’re in good company.

When you leave corporate, by choice or by force, it can feel like your skills don’t matter. Like when you leave the job behind, you let go of all of your niche abilities and have to grope around for new ones. 

But wandering through the wilderness is not a crisis. You are right where you need to be, because this is where it gets interesting.

Let’s take stock of the skills you’ve already developed that will carry forward into the thing you build. We'll look at not only what you’re good at, but which skills you actually want to keep using.

Because that’s the foundation you’ll build from.

You don’t need a fully-formed idea. You just need to know what you’re working with as you head into this new chapter.

Full transcript and resources for GenXers at burnthemapcoaching.com/podcast.

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/

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