From The City to Property “I felt confident that if I pushed myself and took a leap of faith, something would come my way.”
From Archaeology to Publishing “Writing was the only thing that kept me sane through a very difficult time.”
From Business Consulting to Yoga “Something was still missing. Even landing this amazing job only made me happy temporarily.”
From Insurance to Personal Training “I felt no value in what I was doing every day. It felt soulless.”
From Teaching to Training Teachers “When we came to setting targets for where I wanted my career to go, I had nothing to say, except 'somewhere else'.”
From Operations to Sustainability “I wish I’d changed sooner. It was so easy to settle and not think about where my career was heading.”
From Pharmacist to Consultant and Writer “When your job is who you are, not just what you do, it's a scary prospect to realise that you don't want to do it anymore.”
From Banking to Pizzas “I had no time to see my wife, and I spent the weekends recovering from the working week.”
From Big Corporate to Academia “I’d been doing my previous job a long time – the challenge had gone out of it.”
From Marketing to Teaching “The novelty of my job wore off; I realised that there wasn't much to love beneath the glitter.”
From Civil Service to Charity “Courage, like fear, is infectious. If you surround yourself with positive people, you can achieve almost anything.”