What happens when a health crisis forces you to stop, reevaluate everything, and completely rethink what comes next? In this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, host Anjel B. Hartwell and Amanda Goodwin continue the seven-part anniversary series sharing how a stage four melanoma diagnosis changed her relationship with work and investing in herself.
They talk about Amanda’s stage four cancer diagnosis, the realization that her health had to come before her career, and how facing her own vulnerability changed the way she thought about work, identity, and investing in herself.
If you’re wondering what comes after corporate, this conversation will help you think differently about your value, your skills, your identity, and what it could look like to build a career and business around a life that actually supports you.
What You Will Learn:
- How a major health crisis can change your perspective on corporate work and career.
- Why your professional value remains intact even when your ability to work changes.
- Why investing in yourself can feel uncomfortable, especially for women who have been taught to self-sacrifice. How identity shifts can create ripple effects across your work, business, and personal life.
- Why the structure of corporate employment may not provide the security you think it does.
- How building your own business can allow you to create structures that actually support your life.
- Why consulting can provide a flexible path for using your existing skills and expertise.
- Why a health crisis can create clarity around what matters most.
If this episode has you thinking about leaving corporate to start a consultancy, begin here.
Assess the timing signals and readiness factors that may indicate it is time to begin planning your transition.
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