wow this spoke to me to a length i cant even express. i graduate in a few days and i still havent gotten a job and i had a real kind of existential crisis because all that i have worked for up until now has been my career. this has been an incredible wake up call and i took that existential as a sign that i need to revaluate my careers relationship to my identity and how to separate the two. although i do find it challenging as someone who makes sure the jobs she applies to is in line with her values and unfortunately even writing on substack which should be a creative outlet is more for me to create a community of people who are like me. i just take things far too seriously. but im sensing a shift :)
Thank you for sharing this so openly and congratulations on your graduation, truly. That’s a huge milestone, even when it’s wrapped in uncertainty. I deeply relate to what you said about tying your identity to your career, especially when you’ve been so intentional about aligning your work with your values. It’s a beautiful thing but also a heavy one when things don’t fall into place right away.
I feel that to, the pressure to turn even creative spaces into proof of purpose or performance. It’s so easy to take things seriously when they matter to you deeply. But I love that you’re sensing a shift. That awareness is powerful. The fact that you’re questioning, reflecting, and not just pushing forward out of habit, that’s where real transformation begins.
You don’t need to have it all figured out right now. You’re allowed to be in the space between and I promise, it’s fertile ground. I’m rooting for you and for the version of you that emerges from this pause. Keep going.
wow this spoke to me to a length i cant even express. i graduate in a few days and i still havent gotten a job and i had a real kind of existential crisis because all that i have worked for up until now has been my career. this has been an incredible wake up call and i took that existential as a sign that i need to revaluate my careers relationship to my identity and how to separate the two. although i do find it challenging as someone who makes sure the jobs she applies to is in line with her values and unfortunately even writing on substack which should be a creative outlet is more for me to create a community of people who are like me. i just take things far too seriously. but im sensing a shift :)
Thank you for sharing this so openly and congratulations on your graduation, truly. That’s a huge milestone, even when it’s wrapped in uncertainty. I deeply relate to what you said about tying your identity to your career, especially when you’ve been so intentional about aligning your work with your values. It’s a beautiful thing but also a heavy one when things don’t fall into place right away.
I feel that to, the pressure to turn even creative spaces into proof of purpose or performance. It’s so easy to take things seriously when they matter to you deeply. But I love that you’re sensing a shift. That awareness is powerful. The fact that you’re questioning, reflecting, and not just pushing forward out of habit, that’s where real transformation begins.
You don’t need to have it all figured out right now. You’re allowed to be in the space between and I promise, it’s fertile ground. I’m rooting for you and for the version of you that emerges from this pause. Keep going.