I used to think the next role would feel like a clear step up. In reality, it often feels like a trade in some ways. Some things better, others harder.
Not a ladder, more of a shift.
Has moving up felt like progress or just change?

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I think you nailed it. Some parts of the change feel like progress, others not so much. And I’ve found that to be true whether the step is a lateral or a promotion.

Here’s the reframe though - choose to celebrate the things that feel like progress. And celebrate the learning opportunities that come with the things that feel harder. Because if they feel harder it’s likely because you’re being stretched in some way you haven’t before, which means you have an opportunity to grow stronger.

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Great points! Thanks for sharing.

You hit the nail on the head. It definitely always feels like a change with new challenges. But I think anything that moves you forward in any way, even small, is progress.

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Yep, agree

Usually change feels like progress!

Yes, it does

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