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What is a shadow career?
The things that we want to pursue the most usually feel the most terrifying and require taking a risk.
Writing a book, starting our business, going to an art school, opening a bookstore, applying for that dream job.
When there’s something that we really really want, we usually come up with escape plans, excuses, and plan B options.
Before starting my coaching business, I would think to myself:
‘Maybe I should just stick with personal training… I’m good at it, I enjoy it, and I’ve already done it for years!’ ‘What if I just continued doing creative consultation or created content for other businesses — full time? I’m good at that too…’
These things seemed like great options, and I’m sure I would’ve liked doing these things, but I realized that this was me distracting myself from the thing that I truly, really, passionately wanted to do.
Becoming a certified life + mindset coach and starting my own coaching business.
How do you know when you’re faced with a shadow career?
“Sometimes, when we’re terrified of embracing our…
