Let’s recap the signs we’ve covered so far:

✅ Sign #1: You’re good at your job… but it doesn’t feel like you
✅ Sign #2: The money isn’t motivating you anymore
✅ Sign #3: You’ve stopped growing, and you can feel it
✅ Sign #4: Your success stories feel hollow

Click here to revisit sign 1

Click here to revisit sign 2

Click here to revisit sign 3

Click here to revisit sign 4

Today’s sign might be the hardest to admit, because it forces you to look ahead.

Maybe you used to be excited about what came next.

The next role, the next project, the next challenge.

But now, when you think about your future in this field, you feel…

A blank space.

A sinking feeling.

Or maybe a quiet dread you keep trying to push away.

The ladder’s still there.
But you don’t want to climb it anymore.

I remember having my career plan mapped out. That role I mentioned earlier in the week was the stepping stone to the role I really wanted.
On paper, I was making all the right moves.

But when I saw e-mails from my boss of an evening, him still being on-site at 7pm, no flexibility, no time for anything. I realized something profound

That’s the future I’ve been working toward… and I don’t want it.

That was my wake-up call.
Not to quit the next day, but to start exploring what did feel worth working toward.

Here are two questions to sit with today:

When you picture your future at your current job or in your field what do you feel?

What would an exciting 5-year vision look like instead?

Even if the answer is “I don’t know,” that’s okay.
Not knowing is honest. And honest is the best place to start.

Here’s what I want you to remember:

None of these signs mean you’re ungrateful or broken.
They mean you’re evolving.

And that’s something to respect, not suppress.

The working parents who thrive aren’t the ones who cling to what used to work.
They’re the ones who notice the shift, and adjust with strategy, clarity, and care.

If you saw yourself in 3 or more of these signs, it might be time for a change.

Not a reckless leap, but a thoughtful next move.

That’s what the Career MRI is here for.

Cheering you on,

Dan

P.S Ready to get real about your career? Book a 1:1 call with me. We will figure out what's next & what's getting in your way.