The article discusses the author's personal experience of quitting a 15-year tech career in finance for content marketing and journalism, emphasizing that this decision was a long-considered pivot rather than a hasty choice. It highlights the key signs indicating readiness for such a change, including persistent thoughts about a new career and the desire to acquire new skills. The author notes that pivoting requires preparation and carries uncertainty but asserts the value of undertaking the journey, having successfully pivoted twice within four years.
A career pivot is much different than simply finding a new job in the same industry. If you've contemplated the same, you've probably asked yourself, "Can I do this? Will it be worth the change? What if it doesn't work out?"
You can't stop thinking about it. The first sign that you're ready for a career pivot is that you can't stop thinking about it.
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