121. Stop Treating Your Life Like a Rough Draft

About this episode

Kelly McIntee discusses the importance of owning one's desires and making proactive life choices instead of waiting for the 'right time'.

Stop Treating Your Life Like a Rough Draft | The Nice Girl Tax, Part 1 You’ve known for a while that the job isn’t it anymore. Maybe you’ve known for years. You’ve just also been very, very good at being responsible about it. This episode is for the woman who keeps waiting for the “right time” to own what she actually wants, and the story Kelly shares in this one might be exactly the permission slip she didn’t know she needed. In this episode, Kelly covers: ∙The two ways women come to the decision that it’s time to leave their job, and why one of them is costing you more than you realize ∙The deeply personal story behind Kelly’s own wake-up call, and the thing her dad’s life taught her about the cost of waiting ∙Why owning your desire is not the same as blowing your life up, and how to build the foundation while you’re still employed This is Part 1 of the Nice Girl Tax series. If you’re ready to stop postponing and start building a real plan, check out Exit Plan at livewellwithkell.com. 🔗 Exit Plan Connect with Kelly: 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 💼 ⁠ LinkedIn⁠ 🌐 Website: ⁠ livewellwithkell.com If this episode hit home, share it with a woman who needs to hear it — and subscribe so you don’t…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly McIntee

Topics covered

• career change
• personal growth
• women empowerment
• decision making
• life planning

Keywords

• Nice Girl Tax
• job dissatisfaction
• wake-up call
• owning your desire
• life planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: livewellwithkell.com

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