Stuck? Shift Happens

Excerpt from Chapter 2: Fried, Fired, or Just Done. 

Here’s the truth we don’t like to say out loud: Sometimes, we sabotage our own exits. We stay too long, or speak too soon. We trust the wrong people with the wrong information. We think loyalty will save us, or that quietly enduring a toxic workplace is the brave, grown-up thing to do. But bravery isn’t silent suffering. Sometimes, bravery is shutting the door before someone slams it on your foot.

Careers don’t always move in a straight line.
Sometimes they stall. Sometimes they fracture. And sometimes they force a pause you didn’t choose.

Stuck? Shift Happens looks at what it means to rebuild after that moment—when confidence has taken a hit, direction feels unclear, and the usual advice no longer quite fits.

Drawing on real experiences, this book follows the progression from initial disruption through to a quieter, more deliberate reset. Not as a set of instructions, but as a way of understanding what’s happening—and how to move forward with greater clarity.

Inside, you’ll explore:

• The difference between temporary setbacks and deeper misalignment
• How confidence erodes—and how it can be rebuilt over time
• Ways to approach career decisions without urgency or pressure
• The role of perspective in shaping what comes next
• Real stories that reflect the complexity of starting again

This book helps you to allow space for things to settle—so the next step is taken with intention, not reaction.

Because sometimes progress doesn’t begin with a plan.
It begins with a shift in how you see where you are.