Sarah Jantausch shares her journey of being a high-performing perfectionist and experiencing burnout. She started her career in government and quickly climbed the ladder, always thinking the next promotion would make her happy.
However, she realized that she was designing her entire life and career around the value of achievement, which led to burnout. Sarah emphasizes the importance of values alignment and how feeling stressed, burned out, or stuck can be signs of a mismatch.
She suggests identifying core values, seeking outside perspectives, and running experiments to explore new career paths. Setting boundaries and reframing the stories others have for us are also crucial in making a career change.
