About this episode

This episode explores the challenges of being in a work situation that is tolerable but not fulfilling, and how it can impact ambition.

Send Candice a text! When someone asks, “How’s work?” Do you light up? Or do you roll your eyes and say, “Urghh… it’s fine I guess”? This episode is for the people sitting in the grey zone - where work isn’t terrible… but it’s not that exciting either. It’s not toxic. It’s not soul-destroying. It’s just… meh. And here’s the problem: “Crap but not super crap” is where ambition slowly fades. In this episode, we discuss: • Why “tolerable” is more dangerous than terrible - and how the grey ...

People in this episode

Host: Candice Harvey

Topics covered

• work satisfaction
• career development
• ambition
• grey zone
• self-improvement

Keywords

• work
• career
• satisfaction
• ambition
• grey zone
• self-improvement
• tolerable
• motivation

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