Career Design Notes - Real decisions. Real trade-offs. Real career redesign.
Most women don’t design their careers. They default into them.
Climb the ladder.
Stay for stability.
Do what’s expected.
And then one day, it stops working.
Career Design Notes is where I share how I’m redesigning my career as a working mom while keeping my job, raising my kids, and building something on the side.
No hype.
No complicated strategies.
Just real decisions, real trade-offs, and a simpler way to think about building a career that actually supports your life.
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Career Design Notes - Real decisions. Real trade-offs. Real career redesign.
167: Stop Choosing Career vs Kids: Why the 3rd Path is Your Answer
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Ten years ago, I was climbing office steps thinking 'there has to be more than this'. If you're a working mom who feels trapped between climbing the corporate ladder and giving up your career dreams, this episode is for you. I'm sharing the 3rd path that changed everything for me—and why other moms started asking 'how do you do it all?'
Listen if you're:
- A working mom feeling guilty about missing family time for work
- Tired of asking permission to attend to your sick child
- Dreaming of controlling your own schedule
- Wondering how to build something meaningful without sacrificing stability
IN THIS EPISODE:
- The False Choice That's Keeping You Stuck.
- What is the 3rd Path?
- 'How Do You Do It All?'
- The 3 Signs You're Ready for the 3rd Path
- Your Starting Point Audit
- The Mindset Shift
- Your Next Steps
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