Pollak, for instance, has identified certain friends she reaches out to when she's feeling bored or unmotivated, and-depending on the circumstance-they either push her to get the task done or encourage her to take a self-care break.
Pollak recommends keeping a few accountability partners on speed dial for the times when motivation runs low. You have built skills and knowledge and experiences in whatever job you've done." Take a self-assessment or enlist a coach or your alma mater's career services office to help you discover the strengths and skills you already possess that will serve you in your next chapter.įiguring out what's next takes persistence-and patience. "When your GPS says 'recalculating,' it never sends you back to your driveway to start over completely," Pollak says. When you're facing career change, it's important to remember that you're never starting from scratch. It "starts from the belief that really anything is possible if you put in the work," she says. According to Pollak, a growth mindset is key. Pollak cites the work of Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, who pioneered the concept of "growth mindset" (change is possible!) as compared to "fixed mindset" (I am who I am, and that's it). (She also wrote a piece for Newsweek about how recent graduates can adapt to the COVID-19 era of work.) Here are a few pieces of advice she offers for anyone feeling stalled, or at a crossroads.īefore we change course professionally, we need to believe that change can actually happen. PT), I asked Pollak to reflect on her key learnings. In a conversation on my weekly Newsweek interview show Better (Thursdays 12 p.m. For career expert Lindsey Pollak, whose keynote speaking business suddenly evaporated, "it was terrifying and frustrating." In response, she sought clarity by creating a roadmap for herself and others in the form of a new book titled Recalculating (Harper Business), a guide for navigating your career during times of great change.
Many of those changes persist to this day. Whether you experienced job loss or a sudden shift to work-from-home, you likely had to deal with radically changed circumstances. Burton/Gettyįor almost every professional, life turned upside down during the pandemic. Is it time to break out of your old work routines? We say yes! C.J.
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