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Kristyn was a partner in a law firm, and wanted out desperately. When we first met, she said that she was done with the law. She wanted to make a complete career change, but had no idea what to do next. Knowing that she couldn’t begin her search without some idea of what she was looking for, she spent time in the evenings and on the weekends identifying what kinds of jobs appealed to her AND would be a good use of her skills AND would make her happy to show up on Monday morning.

At the end of her soul searching and exploration process, guess what her “new” career was? Attorney. What she discovered along the way was it wasn’t what she was doing that she disliked, it was where she was doing it. She is now working in the legal department at a children’s hospital, and Monday mornings make her very happy.

Until you are ready to answer those three questions, resist the temptation to act. It is almost guaranteed that you will be asked all three. And if you pick up the phone, or get a face to face meeting with someone, and are unprepared, you will most assuredly come across as unprofessional, impulsive and possibly emotional. After all, you jumped before you were truly ready. It’s not a leap to assume that you will approach a new job the same way, is it?