🔥 My resignation: In Community #68

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“There's no passion for being found in playing small, in settling for a life that is less than you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela

Every single day, we all face decisions.

Some may feel light and easy, like what to have for dinner, while others may come with more weight, like how to handle that next big step at work.

When I wrote about identifying and applying your superpower last week, I referenced the power that helps us plant the seeds of possibility for ourselves.

How often does each of us really think about that?

Possibility.

What’s possible for us?

Even the most confident among us can use a reminder now and then that who we are has helped us get to where we are.

That reminder – and not settling – will help us get to where we want to be.

Every week, I continue to hear stories and concerns from executives at pivotal career moments, as they navigate that next big step, and I can’t help but think back to my own experiences at work.

I’ve been fortunate enough to have worked at companies where I met incredible, kind, inspiring leaders – not just on my direct team but across functions and levels. I’ve been able to show what I’m capable of and make a tangible impact, while learning something new with each role I had.

I’ve also felt the frustration of not being valued and have learned more from the leaders I chose not to emulate than the ones I did. With that, I’ve been in multiple positions where I chose to position myself straight out the door.

My last resignation reflected this perfectly. Although I could show with clarity that the quality and quantity of my output surpassed all goals, I wasn’t feeling valued by my direct leadership. And this had gone on for too long.

When you know, you know.

I knew I was good at the job, but I realized the job wasn’t being good to me. The energy I put in wasn’t coming back to me.

All I had was output – a term typically used to describe what’s produced by a machine. Just one problem: I wasn’t a machine.

I had to make a decision with a heavy weight to it – do I stay or do I go? If I can’t fully expand my realm of possibilities where I am, then where can I do it? I asked myself three questions.

👉🏽 What does possibility look like?

👉🏽 Am I playing small or going big?

👉🏽 Am I settling for a life less than I’m capable of living?

If you asked yourself the same questions, would you have clear answers?

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Fahad