I found this from your 100 things post 😊 As I’m now on my third career I absolutely hesitated to talk about my first two careers - 15 years in youth publishing, seven years running my own stationery business. That was due in large part to a message I was given growing up that I needed to pick one thing and stick to it, trying every hobby under the sun made me faddish and something of a quitter. I took this message into adulthood and believed others would think me faddish for changing career. And then I discovered (in April) I have ADHD! It makes perfect sense that I’ve had lots of interests and curiosity AND it’s not a bad thing. I can see how my varied career not only helped me develop a wide range of skills I’ve also gained so much from working with so many different people, in corporations and start-ups, as a manager of a team and as a solo business owner. And then there’s all the different environments I’ve been in, the experiences I’ve had… I now see it as an incredibly valuable asset to have been on the weaving path I’ve taken so far. Hmm, I may need to write about this, thanks, Hannah! x
So glad you found this post via the 100 things! I know what you mean about the message that we should pick one thing, but for some of us that just isn’t right! Hopefully your ADHD diagnosis has helped to make sense of certain things, even though I’m sure it’s not an easy thing to deal with at all. I look forward to reading your take on this ☺️
Such an engaging post Hannah and definitely making sense to me as well as i try negotiate my own new way forward in my desired 'career change'. I have been reading your substack from scratch and looking forward to some of the podcasts. I am not yet there ito where i want to change, but at 58, change is on the horizon. Thank you for sharing your journey, thus far it has certainly tweaked my interest. Best Lesley (ps ' I am not yet a writer, merely a reader' and so feel with your very early posts about jumping in the waters, well done!)
Thanks so much for reading Lesley. Launching this Substack and starting to write is probably the best thing I have done for a long time, so I'm here cheering you on for whatever change you have in store for you. Good luck and I hope you enjoy the podcasts!
I found this from your 100 things post 😊 As I’m now on my third career I absolutely hesitated to talk about my first two careers - 15 years in youth publishing, seven years running my own stationery business. That was due in large part to a message I was given growing up that I needed to pick one thing and stick to it, trying every hobby under the sun made me faddish and something of a quitter. I took this message into adulthood and believed others would think me faddish for changing career. And then I discovered (in April) I have ADHD! It makes perfect sense that I’ve had lots of interests and curiosity AND it’s not a bad thing. I can see how my varied career not only helped me develop a wide range of skills I’ve also gained so much from working with so many different people, in corporations and start-ups, as a manager of a team and as a solo business owner. And then there’s all the different environments I’ve been in, the experiences I’ve had… I now see it as an incredibly valuable asset to have been on the weaving path I’ve taken so far. Hmm, I may need to write about this, thanks, Hannah! x
So glad you found this post via the 100 things! I know what you mean about the message that we should pick one thing, but for some of us that just isn’t right! Hopefully your ADHD diagnosis has helped to make sense of certain things, even though I’m sure it’s not an easy thing to deal with at all. I look forward to reading your take on this ☺️
Such an engaging post Hannah and definitely making sense to me as well as i try negotiate my own new way forward in my desired 'career change'. I have been reading your substack from scratch and looking forward to some of the podcasts. I am not yet there ito where i want to change, but at 58, change is on the horizon. Thank you for sharing your journey, thus far it has certainly tweaked my interest. Best Lesley (ps ' I am not yet a writer, merely a reader' and so feel with your very early posts about jumping in the waters, well done!)
Thanks so much for reading Lesley. Launching this Substack and starting to write is probably the best thing I have done for a long time, so I'm here cheering you on for whatever change you have in store for you. Good luck and I hope you enjoy the podcasts!