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You're Not Stuck: Recognising When to Leave a Job That Drains You
Do you ever get that sinking feeling in your chest when you think about work? That subtle yet persistent signal that something isn't quite right? In this candid conversation, we dive deep into one of life's most challenging questions: How do you know when it's time to walk away from a job that no longer serves you?
We explore the delicate balance between perseverance and knowing when to pivot. Drawing from our varied experiences across different industries, we share the physical, emotional, and mental signs that might indicate it's time for a change. From experiencing more bad days than good to feeling that gut-wrenching "ick" about your workplace, these signals shouldn't be ignored—they're your internal compass trying to guide you toward alignment.
What makes this conversation particularly powerful is our honest acknowledgment that growth isn't always linear. Sometimes, stepping back or slowing down is exactly what you need to move forward. We challenge the high-achiever mindset that equates constant upward momentum with success and discuss how "doing enough" rather than always striving to "do better" can be the healthier choice.
For those contemplating a career change but feeling intimidated by the leap, we offer practical strategies for transitioning safely. Whether through side hustles (or as we prefer to call them, "passion projects"), scaling back your current role, or simply creating space to explore new interests, there are ways to test the waters without diving headfirst into uncertainty.
Remember: you're never truly stuck. You can always pivot, try something different, and if it doesn't work out, pivot again. The only real failure is never trying anything new. When you honor your boundaries and choose alignment, not only do you set a powerful example for those around you, but the universe often responds by presenting unexpected opportunities.
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Welcome to Loosely Speaking, the podcast where three best friends turned business owners come together to chat about all things life, relationships and leveling up.
Speaker 2:Each episode, we share our perspectives on what it's like being women in business, balancing everything from work and relationships to society and self-care. And from time to time, we welcome the best in the biz to share their insights with us.
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Speaker 2:Hi guys, welcome back to another episode with us.
Speaker 1:With us. Yeah, we're really excited to bring this new topic to you. It's something that a lot of us can relate to Approaching our 30s now, at least for our age group. So, safe to say, we've been in a few different roles and explored a few different industries over our time and our careers, and today we're going to be talking about how to know for yourself when it's time to move on from a place of work that's not serving you anymore, and what to look out for.
Speaker 2:It's super important because when you show up at work, it affects your well-being, your mindset, even sometimes your physical health, depending on the role. Work is like a place where your soul kind of gets to work and shine, and it's what you do for humanity. So it's really important that you love what you do, or if you are working towards something, you love what you do, being in a place where you feel safe, supported, you feel a sense of community even, or connection with your colleagues, and maintaining that level of professionalism that should always be there in a workplace. But having fun, connection with your colleagues and keeping that, maintaining that level of professionalism that you know should always be there in a workplace, but having fun, yeah yeah, it's so important.
Speaker 1:you're right, you know we spend most of our time either asleep or, probably, at work, so the people that we're around are going to have a massive impact on how we feel on a daily basis, and 100% agree with you that it's so connected to your health. Yeah, yeah for sure.
Speaker 3:You spend more time with your colleagues and a place of work than sometimes you even do with your partner or family, and I think for us three as well. We're all quite passionate people, so being aligned with what we're doing for work is important, and whether that's you know, know making a difference or growing your skill set, I think it's really good to you know remind yourself that you're not stuck somewhere. You can make a change and you can make the leap. And even if you've been doing something for a long time and that's what people associate with you doing you can make change and you can do. We're so fortunate, I think, in Australia, you know, there's so many diverse industries and we're quite lucky that you can, you know, try new things.
Speaker 1:You've got so much opportunity when we are here, and sometimes that's a blessing but also a curse. Yeah, like sometimes, do you ever just wonder or wish that you weren't such a soul-driven, passionate person that you could just do an easy job or a job that you didn't really care about? It's so strange to me that there's people out there who are totally fine to just work or stay in a job that doesn't really fill them up. It's kind of I don't know. I just can't even relate. I'd love to know what that's like, because maybe life would be a little bit more simple or easy.
Speaker 1:But you know, the reality is I'm on the complete other side to that, where I cannot stay somewhere that doesn't feel aligned with who I am, what I stand for and doesn't make a difference in this world, and, yeah, it's so important to me.
Speaker 2:Yeah, definitely. But I feel like when you're young, like I had jobs where, like I was just doing the grind and I totally understand how you can get stuck in that like I remember I worked in one place and I was just it felt like groundhog day, but not in a good way. I was like, wow, I like I'm stuck. What do I do really? You know, I think I was very young at the time like maybe like 2021, and I've honestly genuinely felt, oh my gosh, is this it? Like you can have moments where you're like, oh my gosh, I'm in a job, I'm like you think you love, but you, you know there's more out there and people can get stuck and then also, it's not a priority for them. Their priority could be not work and they just need need the money for their family, and I get that too. That's, that's hard and they're doing it from a place of love as well for the family.
Speaker 3:Yeah, I think as well, like it's not always, you're not always going to find a job that lights your entire soul on fire, but, like you said, it could be something that you're working towards, something else. So, whether that be, you know, I really just want to focus on my family right now, so I'm happy to take a role. That's really low pressure. You know, I can kind of like go to work and then leave work at there and then come home and be with my family when, when you're in that place of you know really being dedicated to your work and wanting to learn, it is exhausting and it can have effects on other pillars in your life.
Speaker 3:So I think it's also just taking into consideration what season you're in as well, and you may not want to do this forever, but it's just getting you to where you need to be, whether that's a trip that you want to go on or you're saving for a first home, and sometimes you unfortunately do have to do some things that you don't like. But it may get you to your next step and that might be. You know, you're in a job that you don't particularly like, but you might have a little side hustle, or you might start studying again and something that you are passionate about, but financially you just need to stay in that role so you can, you know, support yourself and your family as well yeah, that's so true.
Speaker 1:There definitely are different seasons in life where we have to make those decisions. But, yeah, if you can have something for yourself that still feels good, I think that's, yeah, a really healthy way to progress.
Speaker 3:For sure, and it doesn't even have to necessarily. I was just thinking, as you were saying, that, like I know for me when I was in a role that I could sense myself, that I was getting like itchy feet and I was getting a bit restless it doesn't have to even be professionally. You go and seek out other things. It could also just be. I want to really work on myself at the moment, so I'm going to dive into self-help or I'm going to really take my self-care and make those rituals around when I'm not at work. What am I doing for myself? It doesn't always have to be professional as well. I think there's just so many different aspects of life. But then you go through a phase where it is professional and you're making changes and that feels really good, but it's just honoring where you're at in your journey. Essentially.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 1:It probably takes time as well to sort of figure out what that is, because you know most people start with a high school job. That may be you know, something local to where they live, and it is just that it's just like a bit of cash in the hand or whatever. And then you leave school and you have like different options. Obviously you can go to uni, which is pushed on you a lot. You can maybe take a gap year or you might still, you know, hang around home and kind of do whatever falls into your lap. So I remember like really early on, laura and I actually worked together and we had a great job. But that was also a time where we were kind of like oh you know, maybe we could do nursing or like oh, maybe we're going to do like videography and just like kind of your world starting to open up and you're actually starting to ask those introspective questions around like what do I actually want to do?
Speaker 1:like what do what does feel good for me? Um, and then you know, following on from there, we've had well, I've had lots of different roles that I've played and it's taken time for me to try things on and explore different interests, for me to figure out like this feels right or I've learned a lot from here.
Speaker 1:But actually I'm gonna pursue something else now for me to kind of pave my way to a career that I actually really do enjoy, to the point where now I have a really clear reference of like, hmm, this opportunity has presented itself. Is it something that I want to go for? Yes, I'm going to follow that or the opposite. It's like now I have a stronger point of reference.
Speaker 3:Yeah, and I think as well like transferable skills, like I was in. So I left school saying like uni was really pressed in our school. It was like, essentially, if you're not doing the subjects that can get you to uni, like what are you doing? And I just was like I'm not going to uni, like I just want to, you know, travel and do this. And then I fell into an industry of I had about a year or so off and then fell into a industry of real estate, but now and I was in that industry for about eight years but the skills that I've taken from that they're so transferable to so many different industries.
Speaker 1:A hundred percent.
Speaker 3:There's no time wasted because, everything that you learn can be applied in some way to future roles or just in life in general, definitely, and I think if you look at it like that, it can take the pressure out of it, because, especially if you are leaving school there, there's so much pressure to be like what do you want to do when you grow up? And it's like I'm you know, I'm 27, I'm still figuring out what it like. You'll never finish and you see, people in their 40s have massive change in careers. Yeah, um, but I think if you look at it like you're building up a bit of a tool set of skills and nothing is wasted time, like you're learning, you're always learning and that can be applied to any industry and it's not too late to try something new as well.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I feel like there's no right or wrong, like in what you want to do.
Speaker 1:No, there's no right or wrong.
Speaker 1:When you come out of school, a lot of people might rush that decision, get themselves into a lot of debt, a lot of time towards a qualification that they feel like they need to have to do what they want to do. And, granted, sometimes you do need that, yeah for sure, and a lot of people do feel better with a piece of paper to say that they're qualified. But you know, how often do we see people having these mid-life realizations, like I love hearing those stories about that actor that plays snape, for example. He really started getting into acting when he was like 45 years old and, like you know, there's snake, he's freaking awesome.
Speaker 2:I can't do character like snake.
Speaker 1:No, no it's never too late. The point is that you can make these decisions. You can go along one pathway for a long time and then find that actually it isn't serving you anymore and you do want to try something else that maybe you've grown to be passionate about, and it can come at any time. There's no right time or wrong time, um, in your life to do something different yeah, I will say, though I heard this quote and it it's so true.
Speaker 2:Um, like never you can. You've got two paths. Well, there's a, an array of paths in life, but when you come to that point of finishing high school or dropping out at year 10 or whatever it is that you choose, there's no right or wrong. But when you do come to that crossroads, it's like, do you want to? Like, if your parents are saying, you know you have to go to uni, if you do that, if you let's say, you do go down that path, because you feel pressured, you've spent thousands of dollars on education that you, your heart was not fully in invested in.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you realize that you've actually, you know, you know eight down, eight years down the line, you've done what someone else's dream is.
Speaker 2:You know, and, and you and you mid-20s, and you go, oh my gosh, I haven't done what I've wanted.
Speaker 2:Yeah, whereas if you just actually be like, hang on a minute, I'm not gonna fully jump to that because you're pressuring me, like you know, it's a big five years down the line, or eight, eight years down the line again, and you've, you've taken a pause to do what you want to do, not someone else, like it could be friends, even your friends, could be like kind of in your ear about what, not what you should do or what you you know. But what do you want? Like yeah, you know, because life is so short, like eight years down the line, like you're in your mid-20s, and you could be like it's really like it is a stressful decision because it can change your. You know you can. It's never too late to do whatever. But do you want to do what someone else's dream is or do you want to do your dream? So yeah, sometimes when there is a lot of pressure, it's like wait, if you just ask yourself that question, that could change your life 100%?
Speaker 1:that would be the first question that I'd be getting my kids to ask, and that's something that I really want to impart on them is to like decide for themselves and really be in touch with their internal compass. What lights them up? But I can even relate to that, having not pursued academia and just working in a team on someone else's vision like and getting sort of swept up in that and being really inspired by that work. But ultimately, this is time and energy that I'm putting towards building up someone else's dream and not necessarily my own. And this lesson for me has repeated itself a couple of times now.
Speaker 1:And whilst those experiences have been valuable and I have grown and improved on my skill set and built lots of great relationships, time and time again it reminds me like the way that these things end, these particular situations. It always reminds me like, lauren, you overstepped your boundary and you were giving more to this vision than what you are to your own, and it's time to come back to your purpose and your light. So there's been a lot of work for me this year in particular around believing in my own self and my own ability to share my message with the world. Um, like believe in the skills that I have and really honor and value my time and have self-worth, because that's probably what was making me stick in these roles or even taking them in the first place um, when really I should have just been channeling that energy into what I'm trying to create.
Speaker 2:I've like conditioned to not, you know, at school, like where? School? I feel like take it with a grain of salt, like this might not be anyone's opinion, but I really do believe that school, like it, doesn't teach you to think like that, like work on your dream. It's like do this so that you can like go to uni or work for this so that you can, you know, essentially be an employee or you know, not necessarily, but I feel like we are conditioned to just grind. But what about? What do we want to do for humanity? What is it that I'm here to do? I?
Speaker 1:love that. Yeah, I'm so excited by that shit.
Speaker 2:We're so. We just forget that we all have unique skills to do, even if that is being a part of a team and working on a project together. That's beautiful.
Speaker 1:They're coming together yes, that's the point, and I will go back to what I was saying before about like I find it interesting how someone can be in a job that I might feel is a bit more mediocre than others, but we are all part of humanity and we all contribute in some way.
Speaker 1:So like the structure that we have would fall away if we didn't have people who were willing and wanting to do work that you know I might not be interested in, but for them, like, it's what they're happy to do and it is integral to the way that we go and function as society. So, yeah, people, we're all connected and no matter what they're happy to do, and it is integral to the way that we go and function as society. So, yeah, we're all connected and no matter what you're doing, you are contributing to society in some way.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it doesn't matter what you're doing. You're a part of it.
Speaker 3:Yeah, it's so beautiful.
Speaker 2:That's so true. Yeah, I think with that mindset you can be anything. As long as you're happy, you're going to have a beautiful life.
Speaker 1:Yeah. What do you feel like are some of the signs, though? Because you know it can be really subtle at first to tell when it's time to go, like it may be a really strong feeling and you know a situation might happen and you decide then and then like, oh, I quit. You know, yeah, and you know a situation might happen and you decide then, and then like, oh, I quit you know, yeah, but if nothing's necessarily wrong and everything's great on paper.
Speaker 2:I think your gut will literally have a sinking feeling For me. I just have this feeling that, oh, I just want to get out of here. This is not aligning with me, this is not who I'm meant to work with. I don't like, like the ick like I'm like, and it can be anything like the environment, um, your boss, your colleagues, just it could be even the clients, yeah, how they're treating you. This is not who I'm, that's, that's not the client that I want. And so it's like recognize that and actually saying you know what? No, like, not for me anymore. Bye, bye.
Speaker 3:Yeah, I think for me it's probably more lines like in past when I've not been happy where I am. I'm a bit more of a slower burn. I think I notice things and I'm like okay, like I think bottom line, if you notice you're having more bad days than good days. And I think I notice things and I'm like okay, like I think bottom line, if you notice you're having more bad days than good days. And I think this can apply to so many different areas in life, but particularly with work, because you're there every day. You know, if you work full time five days a week, if you're having more bad days than good days and then you're coming home and you're bringing a lot of those issues and you know it's distracting how you feel when you come home and when you're talking to your partner or talking to your friends about what's going on.
Speaker 3:I think for me I get to a point where I start to go okay, this is not where I want to be, and for me it's more like a feeling in the chest. I'm like this doesn't feel nice anymore and that can look in a few like a few different ways, like I don't feel appreciated or I don't feel respected or I don't feel trusted. For me, a massive one is trust. Um, you know, if I'm with someone and I'm working with someone, or, you know, in any relationship in my life, trust is so important that they trust that I'm doing the right thing. And ethically, I'm such a like.
Speaker 3:I like like I always want to do the best thing by people and when someone questions that of you, that to me, I'm just like there's a disconnect here.
Speaker 3:And then I'm like, okay, well, you're now, this is like reflecting me as a person and I don't like this anymore. And then, yeah, I think, once you get those feelings, it's hard to come back from that and you do start to get a bit of an ick about it and then you start to think, okay, well, what's my next move? And I think whenever I've been in those scenarios and I've looked out like opportunities just come to you if you're open to it, or it may be that you just need to have a little bit of a break for a while and just do something where you're not so stressed and like you know, like life's meant to be enjoyed and there's always going to be stressful moments, particularly in a workplace, but you also want to show up and just be happy where you are, and at the end of the day, money's not worth you being anxious or depressed. It's too expensive.
Speaker 1:Yeah, because it applies to other areas in your life as well yeah, I really liked what you just suggested because that's a really good rule of thumb, um, to have, like, am I having more bad days than good? And acknowledging that every career, workplace has stressful times, stressful periods. So it is really good to be able to sit back and observe over a long period of time, like how do I really feel about this? And yeah, particularly with those stress signals, I know for me, like I also kind of get it in my chest, like it's that feeling where you can't really catch a breath and I know when I've, you know, have stretched myself too thin because I start forgetting things, like and there's just too much noise in the head and almost like anxiety around work which really shouldn't be there. It's not a normal thing to have.
Speaker 1:I feel like when you're operating at that level for so long, it can start to feel normal. When it're operating at that level for so long, it can start to feel normal. When it's not, and that's how we get to burnout and it's really hard to think about what comes next when you're burnt out and you need to leave a job. Like, yeah, there really does need to be this period of restraint and simplicity and rest and that could take a really long time. Yeah, um, so yeah, it can be really really hard to also come to terms with that as well. If you're used to, if you pride yourself on being like a go-getter or a high achiever, or you're really in your masculine or you know you're super productive, and then all of a sudden you know you're not those things, it can feel really uncomfortable.
Speaker 3:I think as well, also when you are like. I know for me personally, if I'm thinking about leaving somewhere, I'm also like what are other people going to think, like have I failed at this, or?
Speaker 1:have.
Speaker 3:I, you know, like you know, particularly with the industry that I was in, like I was almost known as someone that was in real estate. Like I had friends that were, like you know, people would be going for rentals and they'd be like, hey, maddie, what do I do here? Like I was just, it was a big part of my identity for a while. So, stepping away from that, I was like, what are people going to think? Like, did I just, you know, like not waste, but did I just do that for a long period of time? And it almost looks like I've failed in a way.
Speaker 3:But I think you need to just, um, you know, take a step back and when you do remove yourself from the situation, whether that be you leave the job or you go on a holiday or you know, you just take, even just take some mental space, like you're there but you're not emotionally there. Yes, um, and just being like you know, I don't need to, like, I don't need to prove this to anyone else, because at the end of the day, back to what you were just saying, like you can't do other things for other people because you'll be so unfulfilled and then that will start to affect other areas of your life as well, because you're not going to be happy. Or you know, when you go hang out with friends you're going to be a different, like it just bleeds out in just so many different areas of your life. So different, like it just it bleeds out in just so many different areas of your life. Um, so I think at the end of the day it's you know, you're the number one priority in your life and people will just be happy to see you happy, whether that's you're working at woolworths and you're just so happy to be a part of a, of a brand, and you know and you like that you can just go there and you know, pack shelves and not think and just switch off. I mean, I get that and I get that.
Speaker 2:you can just go there and you know, pack shelves and not think and just switch off and just switch off, and I get that.
Speaker 3:I've been in times where I'm like, oh, I just wish I could just do something that I'm not so like I've got to achieve because that's exhausting in itself Like people retire, have these and then they work at you know a job where they don't have to have so much responsibility.
Speaker 2:Yeah, have to have so much responsibility, and that's beautiful and that's nice it is mental.
Speaker 3:Your mental capacity is huge yeah, exactly, and you can get sucked into that. I know I have and I probably will continue to like always have to pull myself back, but get sucked into that like high achieving, like you've always got to be one up in your next move and it's like, but it's like even that in itself can be exhausting, because it's just like you're always trying to do better, do better, do better, like whether that's you want to grow in the career you're in or you want to earn more money, but it's like you're just chasing this thing always and it just can be exhausting I actually want to touch on that because I've battled with that personally for quite some time and only recently identified that that is how I operate.
Speaker 1:Capricorn energy Capricorn energy. I'm going to keep on climbing. That's really a communist.
Speaker 1:But, something that's been such a game changer for me is that you know growth isn't linear and you can still be working on your dreams. You can still be moving forward, even if it means slowing down, even if it means saying no, even if it means stepping back and prioritizing your rest Like. A good thing for me to learn is that things don't just fall apart when you take some time off. If you've got amazing support around you, then actually people are going to come together and understand and empathise with where you are and you can use these different seasons that we've been talking about to your benefit as well. You can focus your energy on other areas, like building your foundations or coming back to reflect, or revisiting your intentions or putting things in place for the future, and so, yeah, there's just something to be said about recognising that you don't always have to be, you know, doing better.
Speaker 1:You can just be doing enough, and that's still.
Speaker 2:That's still as important, just being here and life doesn't need to be so serious. You know, enjoy what we do and work's not everything like it is for me. I, oh, I love my like.
Speaker 2:Work is everything for me but, you know, if you're in a place where you that's not aligning with you, enjoy your life. Be with your friends. Like you know, for me I'm more. I'm at a place now in my career where it's my world and I want to channel a lot of my energy towards it. But for a while, like I was like nine to five. See you later.
Speaker 1:I'm hanging out with mates, like doing me and yeah, you just need to go with that and yeah, life is supposed to be fun, even at work priorities different priorities, different times and things yeah, I'd imagine that some of our listeners might be in a position where they have done the nine to five thing and maybe they're on the ledge of diving deep into the unknown and taking on a new project or a new identity or career path that feels more aligned to them, and so it's like, oh, where do I start? And like if I leap, will the net appear? And yes, it would be so much. It makes more sense to be like safe and keep my bread and butter job so I don't have to like I get that though.
Speaker 2:It's so scary yeah.
Speaker 3:But you can also do it in a way like you can keep that job and maybe that's you know you want to pursue a career in, let's say, for instance, you want to start your own business and you don't totally like financially. You couldn't just dive in and you know you've got whether that's a house or you're renting, and you've got bills like we've all got bills to pay. So it could just be that you know you scale back one day of where you're working at and picking up that day, or you may have to sacrifice your weekends a little bit for a while while you've got side hustle whether it's a side hustle or it's study or you know, whatever it is. But you can do it in a way as well that you still feel safe and if financial security like for a lot of us is, you know we need it to live. So there's ways you can do it that you're still honoring that part of yourself and you know.
Speaker 1:But then you're also working towards something that excites you and, um, yeah, I think that's really important, because you don't want to bite off more that you can chew in the sense of you know you've now taken this leap and don't have anything to lean on, that there becomes this pressure for it to work and to work fast and that's not fun. That's not fun to be in that energy and, yes, maybe starting things up is a more intense time, but I feel like if you can take it in increments and be kind on yourself, then actually you being able to pursue your new venture is going to feel more playful, more fun, more enjoyable and something that you're actually motivated to do.
Speaker 2:I feel like side hustles is such a good. It's the most amazing opportunity and apparently our generation is like the biggest side hustlers known.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I believe that I was having my hair dressed the other day and she was like what do you think our generation is? You know, you look back in the past about like movements and societal movements like the 50s and 60s and like the hippies, and what do they do and stuff, what do they value and prioritise?
Speaker 3:I'll take you back to that time frame. Yeah, I was not born for this one but I actually think that's one of them is like the side hustle slash, like work for yourself or you know digital nine-to-five, culture, and also gentle parenting but a side hustle doesn't and this is where I've fallen into stuff like a side hustle doesn't, and this is where I've fallen into stuff. A side hustle doesn't mean that you have to have your own business.
Speaker 3:A side hustle could be your freelancing or you know you might do something that you're really excited about, but that might be like you do a day of interning in a place that you really love, just to, like, you know, test the waters or your market stall for your jewellery yeah, like it doesn't have to, to like I think people think of like side hustle and it's like it has to be like this business. That's like going to grow and all this. But for some people they don't want that. They just want to be able to like have, dictate their own schedule, have flexibility around what they're doing, get out of the nine to five and create and create. It doesn't have to be that you're building a. It could just be doing something for you and that could be freelancing or contract work or I prefer the passion project to side hustle.
Speaker 1:Yeah, because the energy behind. It is so much nicer yeah.
Speaker 2:I feel like it's just such a good way to explore what you like. You could be in the nine to five and be like I'm going to try this, I'm going to try this and you, you, for me, I, I didn't know until I was in the field, or and, and then actually, yeah, you know being hands-on and and yeah, I think side hustles are amazing. They are.
Speaker 3:So, yeah, I hope, if you're listening to this and you're in a place where you're feeling like this you know, listen to some of the you know the signs that we've said and even just through hearing us talk about our personal journeys as well, you know the signs that we've said and even just through hearing us talk about our personal journeys as well, you know.
Speaker 3:I hope it gives you some sort of sense of comfort and just knowing that you're never stuck. You can always make change and you can always I like the word you can pivot, like you're not taking a step backwards, you just sidestep and you're just trying something different. And it could you know it could go tits up, but it's like, at the end of the day, you've given it a shot, you've tried. Okay, that's not what I want to do. I'm now going to go this way and just try, like life's too short, try a whole different range of things, and you'll find something that you like and you might do it for a few years and then you might go somewhere else. You're not also then stuck to that new thing too.
Speaker 1:You can always, you know, jump and change and you can't really fail, Like the only way that you could fail is if you never tried anything. You know and you're going to try something and it might suck or it might not feel quite right, and then you pivot again. But I think ultimately, at least from my lessons, is that don't stay somewhere that disrespects you or undermines your skill set. Huge, because you don't have fucking time for that. No. Time is money you don't have to endure mistreatment or people's doubts in your head.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you could be really loyal and just put up with it.
Speaker 3:It's like no, you just have better If it's crossing your boundaries and like your ethics, then it's not worth it, like you are way too important and like you also need to stand strong in that and be like this is crossing my boundaries and I wouldn't let a friend treat me this way. I wouldn't let a partner treat me this way, so why would I let a boss or yeah, I mean a colleague treat me this way?
Speaker 1:yeah, and you being that and standing up for yourself or actually choosing a decision that is more aligned to you, is setting a great example for anyone around you. You know colleagues who might be, you know, going through this ride with you, or just people in your life, your family and friends that are supporting you. If they're seeing you stand up for yourself or making moves that are in alignment with your soul's purpose, or just whatever is required of you in that time, rather than sticking it out just for loyalty's sake, then that's going to leave such a better imprint on everything.
Speaker 3:And I feel like the universe rewards you too. If you're making moves and you're staying true to who you are, it will start feeding you stuff and you'll be like I never thought this was possible. If you're like in alignment and you're doing something that you love and you feel passionate about, like you will start to get some really amazing opportunities that you're like. I don't know how I've attracted this, but it's because, like, you're on your path and you're respecting yourself and you're doing something that you love and you've got good intentions and pure intentions.
Speaker 1:I feel like whatever you think about that gives you energy or makes you feel light, that's not going to lead you in the wrong direction. 100% Follow that feeling. Yeah, so true, ladies. And then like, if you do open up the doors, the universe is like finally.
Speaker 2:We've been waiting for you. Tick-tock, now get to work.
Speaker 1:I think that's actually something quickly. That I want to say as well is that you can have a lot of great things happening for you and it's still a lot of energy. Sometimes you can still burn out by doing all the good things, and so it's like, well, this is what I've experienced recently. Anyways, it's like, yeah, there's nothing wrong, everything's going amazing. I'm so blessed and I have so many opportunities, but it's too much for me to hold because it's still a lot of energy.
Speaker 1:So it's like prioritizing what actually do I want to focus my energy on right now and pursuing that, and it may not always make sense to other people, but if it's feeling good to you, then you've got to do it, yeah for sure.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah. Well, I hope you guys have taken away anything. If you've taken away anything, if not, great it doesn't matter. We're just here to have a good old chat three besties. But I think it's so true what we touched on. And, yeah, beautiful, beautiful advice and even just wisdom. We're getting old Crazy. It's all a part of the journey.
Speaker 1:Thanks for joining us, guys. If you have any questions or comments, or just want to share a little bit about what your signs might be or what your experiences have been, any wisdom or takeaways that you could have for our community, then feel free to leave some comments, let us know, send us a DM with your story. We'd love to hear from you because this experience is, you know, different for everyone.
Speaker 3:So, yeah, we'd love to hear from you and also if you've enjoyed this episode and any episodes that we've done previously. Please like, follow and share. Um. I think the wider we can spread our message and our story. I think you know that's ultimately why we, why we started this, so we'd love to hear what you have to say, um, but also if you'd love to follow us on this journey, we'd love to have you in our community yay, thanks, guys, thanks.
Speaker 1:We'll see you next time to follow us on this journey. We'd love to have you in our community. Yay, thanks, guys, thanks, bye. See you next time.
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