The Express train to career change: why it's so alluring yet so dangerous.

Are you, like I was, waiting to discover where the Express train to career change departs from? Or maybe you’re stuck waiting for the “perfect” moment when it’ll become obvious what the “perfect” idea for your next career move is? Both situations deeply alluring but ultimately dangerous.

I spent two years dreaming about jumping onto the “Express” train to career change.

All the while I did nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero.

I had no clue where to start.

So I didn't start.

I had no clue how to start.

Without falling flat on my face.

So I kept standing still.

Stuck, exactly where I was.

For ages, I searched for the “perfect idea”

Knowing inside, that perfection is crap and nonsense.

While searching, I stayed in my safe, familiar world

Feeling less and less safe - and more and more stuck.

I convinced myself “You’ll be ready Lucia - when you find that one idea.”

And did nothing to ready myself.

I discovered that ideas never appear - when you're standing still

Ideas reveal themselves when you’re in motion.

They make themselves visible - when you’re on-the-move.

And, annoyingly, like spouses, they appear WHEN you stop looking for “the one”

And instead, realise that there’s a multitude of ideas out there for you.

Behind all the doors that you don’t know exist…yet.

When you’re in motion, even when you’re going slow in the beginning, you can see career change doors and opportunities that you would have sped past before.

You only see those new doors - when you’re in motion.

When you START taking imperfect actions - while figuring out the gaps.

Between what you don't yet know.

And what you need to know.

Figuring out the gaps between what you don’t know and what you need to know happens on the slower, messier train towards career change.

You learn those on the slower, messier train

Destination: Fiercely satisfying work.

You get to stop in in tiny villages.

To collect your AHA moments - that propel you to the next stop.

You'll meander through new towns

As you decide on the talents - that will bring you most JOY.

You’ll travel beside winding rivers and down rabbit holes

While you build new habits - to realise your IMMENSE POTENTIAL for work happiness.

Frustratingly, that first big step onto your slow train to happier work is usually hard

But hey, a rolling stone must start somewhere.

The Express train to career change is a CRUEL MYTH

Your journey towards career change will take is a long as you need…

And be as enjoyable as you choose to make it.

Don't be tempted by a Keanu-style leap of faith.

But START NOW - because the perfect moment might never arrive!

Three places to start, when you don’t think you’re ready, but you want to get prepared for action.

• Derailed! :

  A mini-programme that assesses your life-satisfaction today. Give yourself some evidence to evaluate if now is the right moment to take control. (Investment 30mins and £29)

• The Fierce Emporium:

  A transformational career makeover programme. All of my clients get access to this programme - there is no better programme I can offer.

  Learn at home PLUS join a community of midlife professionals from all over the world who got tired waiting for the perfect idea and decided to prepare themselves for change.

• The Personalised Redesign:

  You’ll still get full access to The Fierce Emporium - but this programme gives you extra one-to-one guidance from me. So you can more as fast as your impatient bones want to you move. Two options - one is fast. And one is Speedy Sherpa fast where I do a great deal of the heavy-lifting for you. Prices reflect extra investment of time and muscles.