Why does it feel so hard to leave a job when you’re dying to get out of there? Financial security is one thing, but even if you figure that out, something is keeping you from making the leap. 

Sure, there is fear. But you’ve done plenty of hard things in the past, and leaving doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. Until you realize you’ll be burning the map you followed for decades. 

I’ve felt it too. You’re done, maybe even hoping to get laid off so you don’t have to decide.

And still, you stay.

You play games with yourself, setting if/then milestones: “if I finish this project, train the new person, clean up the mess… then I can go.”

But each milestone creates another. What starts as preparation quietly becomes permission to stay.

So what’s really going on here? That’s what we’re getting into today.

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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