I'm balancing two businesses right now, one I care deeply about and one that feels more aligned with this chapter of my life. What I didn't expect was how much energy it would take to just not decide. By the end of some days I was exhausted and hadn't moved either direction meaningfully forward.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why high achievers often struggle more with decisions than other people, and why having range and options makes it harder, not easier
• What research on decision regret actually tells us about the process that matters more than the outcome
• Why most people arrive at big career decisions already exhausted, and what that means for how you approach them
• How to separate the urgency you feel from the actual deadline that exists
• The difference between a non-negotiable and a preference, and why most people's lists are full of the wrong one
• The question that shifted everything for me: what decision would I make if I trusted myself to handle the outcome, regardless of what it was

The goal is a decision made on purpose, with your eyes open, that reflects who you actually are and what you need in this season.

If you're sitting with something right now and not sure whether what you're feeling is burnout or whether the work itself is no longer a fit, the free burnout quiz at the first link below is worth a few minutes of your time. It'll help you figure out what you're actually dealing with before you decide what to do next.

And if you want grounded guidance in your inbox while you work through it, the newsletter link is there too. No spam, no hustle culture, just honest talk about careers and the decisions that come with them.

New episodes of Careers Unchecked drop weekly.

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