Breadcrumbs for Life

When Small Things Rattle Us


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Sometimes it’s not the big changes that rattle us—it’s the little ones. A missed email. A new policy. Even an offhand comment from a manager. In this episode, I share how something as small as the Wi-Fi going out revealed a deeper truth about career clarity: tiny disruptions often expose our biggest dependencies.


Reflection Question:

What small disruption has shaken you recently — and what deeper need did it reveal?


Action Steps:

  1. ​ Identify one small “outage” moment in your work that left you unsettled.
  2. ​ Write down what it revealed about what you’re depending on.
  3. ​ Decide one way you can create stability that doesn’t rely on that one thing.


Breadcrumb for Today:

Tiny disruptions reveal hidden dependencies — pay attention to what yours is telling you.


Examine Your Career can help you be less rattled when the unexpected things happen in your career.

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Breadcrumbs for LifeBy Frances Lucas