#492 Never Live the Same Year Twice: How to Get Unstuck

🥇 Sign up for the sprint here: https://bit.ly/41jasYO Are you unintentionally repeating the same career year again and again? This is the second episode in the Squiggly Careers quote series, and today Sarah shares the quote that’s inspired her career mindset: “Never live the same year twice.” In the episode, Helen and Sarah talk about how this idea helped Sarah move beyond linear ladder-thinking and sparked a more intentional, experimental approach to career development. You’ll learn how to embrace variety and novelty — so your career (and confidence) can keep evolving. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:56 The quote: “Never live the same year twice” 02:05 What inspired Sarah to choose this quote 04:46 How to avoid feeling stuck 05:57 Turning inspiration into action 06:38 Action 1: Coach-yourself question 07:58 Action 2: The “what” – use the fresh-start effect 09:56 Action 3: The “who” – connect with weak ties 12:14 Action 4: The “where” – new places and spaces 13:44 Final thoughts 🎯 What You’ll Learn - How to avoid career complacency and increase resilience - How the fresh-start effect can create lasting change - Why weak ties expand your learning and opportunities - How space and variety can spark new career ideas 📚 Resources Mentioned Values Toolkit (Free) https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ The Long Win by Cath Bishop https://bit.ly/4mozgXo How To Change Katy Milkman https://bit.ly/45izWXI For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email [email protected] More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers: 📩 Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ 🏃‍♀️ Join our next Skills Sprint: https://bit.ly/skillssprint2024 📮 Get Squiggly Careers in Action in your inbox: https://bit.ly/SquigglyCareersInAction 📚 Read our books: The Squiggly Career and You Coach You: https://www.amazingif.com/books/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices