Curating your Liberated Career

As a child, especially in the US, we place a heavy emphasis on 

“who we want to be when we grow up” 

Adulthood is described as the pinnacle of our existence 

And our career operates as our “purpose” and our “usefulness” in society

If you follow my work, you know that I don’t believe any person has a single purpose

Rather, purpose is something we all have multiple of and these purposes change and grows as you change 

This is not the only lie we were taught about our careers.

If young you knew about burnout, under staffing, cost of living increases that are in proportionate to salary increases, student loan debt, and office cultures, the glint of hope in our eyes may be quite less.

It can be hard to have a life you deeply love. 

But not impossible. 

To help myself and my clients understand careers a little better, I have created a strategy to blow the smoke and mirrors away and clearly see what it takes to live a purposeful career that is fulfilling, but that is also realistic and doesn’t lead to burnout or frustration.

There are 3 parts

1. Your Foundation
2. Your Nervous System
3. Your Strategy

Your foundation

This is the core non-negotiable components of your career. Your foundations are a mix of:

Your values: your non-negotiable beliefs that structure your life. These are the things you stand for in your career

Your Desires: These are the things you are hopeful for and that you want. This is what you’re building towards and in some ways your dreams in your career. Most people talk themselves out of this piece but we aren’t doing that shit anymore. Okay? you are worthy of happiness and so we are breaking up with the survival careers. 

Sustainability: When I consider this I focus on fiscal sustainability AND emotional/physical sustainability. Can you pay all of your expenses? Is your mental health unaffected by your work? Is your work directly or indirectly causing you physical pain? All of that is here 

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE: 

The Clarity Course is a step by step course that helps you understand what ways of working is best for you and helps you build a roadmap to your dream career 

(This resource is free for REBEL members)

Your Nervous System

Here is where people drop the ball most in their career and what makes my work unique and (in my opinion) super duper fun. It is understanding how your mental and physical health is impacted by your work. 

This is so important because understanding your nervous system means not being impacted by burnout yes, but it also means understanding why your body holds certain limiting beliefs. It means working through your fears of failure and fears of success. It means ditching perfectionism and so much more. 

Your nervous system is important because it helps you find sustainability in your career AND it stops you from getting in your own way when it comes to your success

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Nervous System Rewire  gives you a roadmap to understanding your window of capacity in your career which is a unique set of needs you have to avoid burnout and operate as your most creative and brilliant self. There are also A TON of resources to help you keep your nervous system balanced when things get stressful

(This resource is free for REBEL members)

Your Strategy

This is how you get results in your career. These are the actions you take. This looks like applying to jobs, making your business, and building the ways of working that work for you. In my work, we break this down by understanding of the lifestyle you have, your window of capacity, and then we consider what income streams make the most sense for your joy. Most of my clients have income streams dependent on their long term financial goals, hobbies, and passion projects. 

For example: I’ve had a client who was a chief human resource officer and dreamed of owning a yoga studio so I helped her create it without burning out. I’ve had a client who was an artist who I helped build a social media brand to receive sponsorship for her work. I’ve had clients who just wanted to leave their 9-5 so they quit and started working at a coffee shop and cleaning houses because they loved tasks they could zone out doing and that worked for them, etc. etc. etc.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Business Alchemy Accelerator if you want to experiment in making money for yourself so you can leave your 9-5 or have some extra income in your pocket. This course gives you everything you need to get clear on your most profitable business idea and model, find your business community, the foundations of marketing, and the foundations of sales(This resource is free for REBEL members)

intentional REBEL membership is THE SPACE TO practice liberation as we pursue our life's work. It includes this entire framework and different degrees of coaching to match your budget. 

1:1 coaching For people who are doing BIG THINGS in their career, sometimes 1:1 coaching is better. This is great for people who have multiple limiting beliefs, who are looking to do something that hasn’t been done before, or who are leaders in their work and want to integrate their values more deeply in their leadership strategy

So, think about these three pillars and consider how you prioritize them in your career? Do you prioritize your foundation and strategy like most people? Do you consider how your body mind feels while you work? Or is this all completely new for you. There is no wrong answer!