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Work Should Build More Than a Résumé
Career success can coexist with a shrinking life. Often it is what paid for the shrinking.
Episode detailsThe Capacity Map
Build Work That Matters
The question is not what job you want. It is what kind of life your work is helping you build.
Work affects identity, dignity, financial stability, contribution, and the structure of daily life. Keep Saying Yes does not treat a career as the entire meaning of a person's life. It does recognize that adults spend a substantial part of their lives working and deserve to think seriously about what that work is building.
Career success and a shrinking life can coexist comfortably, and often do. It is possible to be promoted steadily while your health, relationships, curiosity, and range of options all quietly narrow.
The question is not simply, “What job do you want?” It is: what kind of person, life, and future is your work helping you build?