Does this sound like you?

• You have a stable and comfortable 9-5 job, yet you feel unfulfilled and know that you were meant for more

• You want to leave your job but you’re not sure what to do instead so you stay put

• You checked off all the boxes – went to a good school, got a fancy degree, climbed the corporate ladder. Everything looks great on the outside, but something’s missing on the inside.

• You find yourself counting down to 5 pm and the weekend.

• You’re thinking about going to grad school, but aren’t sure about what you would like to do with the degree

• You look at other people who seem to have it all figured out and wish that you could be like them

These thoughts suck! I know because I’ve been there, more times than I would’ve liked –– doing things that I didn’t want to do, feeling like my brain and soul were rotting, and being surrounded by people who were also waiting for 5 p.m. to roll around.

I couldn’t believe that I was spending 40+ hours feeling uninspired, bored and miserable. Yet, each time the monotony, boredom and dissatisfaction reached an all-time high, I’d leave my job and explore other options.

• I landed a job as a photographer on an international cruise ship even though I had zero experience with a DSLR (fake it ‘til you make it!) and discovered that I was good at it.

• I left my job at a healthcare startup in NYC to pursue a public policy fellowship focused on education in Indiana.