150. Necessary Endings: Knowing When Something Has Run Its Course

150. Necessary Endings: Knowing When Something Has Run Its Course

July 15, 2026 · 10 min · Episode 150

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This episode explores the concept of necessary endings in one's career, emphasizing growth rather than failure.

At mid-career, not all endings come from things going wrong. Sometimes, on the surface, everything still looks fine. The role is stable. The work is good. You’ve built experience, reputation, and a sense of identity around what you do. And yet, underneath that, something begins to feel different. Less energising. Less meaningful. Less alive. In this episode, I explore the idea of necessary endings. The kind of endings that don’t come from failure or crisis, but from growth. Because one of the...

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