The Exit Strategy: Knowing When It’s Time to Leave Your Job

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“How do I know when it’s time to leave my job?” —  a popular question host, Nikki, gets from clients, friends, even random people she meets. While there’s no one magic solution, getting to know yourself, trusting your intuition, and assessing your relationship with risk are a big part of the process. Remember: you are a human being whose identity is not your job. In this episode, you will gain a framework for how to approach leaving a job as well as tips on finding alignment in your next one.

TOPICS

• [2:25] how do I know when to leave my job?

• [7:10] examining our conditioning

• [10:30] people pleasing and prioritizing yourself

• [13:00] taking stock of what will be affected

• [16:00] connecting with work friends outside of work

• [21:50] parenthood and work

• [25:00] prioritizing self over the job

• [29:00] finding community

• [33:00] the third place

• [37:00] closing thoughts
  

RELEVANT LINKS

• Course: Charting Your Path Forward After Layoffs

• Checkbox Other Episodes:

• Business Breakups: How to Leave Your Job or End a Work Relationship with Humanity

• I’m in Burnout, What Do I Do? (Pt. 1): Mesearch

• This Hack Will Bring Ease to Your Job Search

• The Holistic Psychologist on “glimmers”

• Book: My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem 

• Group coaching with Nikki

• TikTok: Third place

QUOTES

• “There's an in between for many of these things, and I think that what I'm trying to do in this process is encourage you to find the middle or at least more middle elements of your spectrum, of what works best for you to make decisions that are in alignment with who you are and where you wanna go next.”

• “We are not human doings. We are not human workers. We are human beings.”

• “If you feel like you're making decisions for other people, it might be a clue to just take a minute and check in with who you are and what you need.”
  

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MEET THE HOST: NIKKI INNOCENT

I’ve never been one to be put in a category or fit under one label so here are a few descriptors I identify with: Connector. Empath. Inclusion Advocate. Creator of Safe Spaces in the Gray Area. Women’s Leadership Coach. Hype Woman. Story Fiend. Lover of Conversation. Former Corporate Marketer.

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