So many of the folks I talk to lately are going through a career transition of some kind.

Some are in the midst of adjusting to a brand-new role at a new company.

Some are getting ready to interview for new positions and leave their old companies behind.

Some are figuring out how to pivot into entrepreneurship and gaining clarity of purpose and mission.

And some are deciding that they are tired of the status quo, so they are using their authority and agency to bring a more authentic version of themselves to work, a version that plays to their strengths and superpowers, a version that is clear about their work boundaries, and a version that more powerfully advocates for themselves.

Yet it’s a version that they’re still getting used to, so its new too.

Transitions are part of the cycle of life.

They can be scary, exhilarating, overwhelming, motivating, nerve-wracking, or (you fill in the blank).

Regardless of how you feel about your career transition, the way you approach the transition dictates a lot of how it will go for you.

In the in-between timeline that is a transition, you’re typically letting go of something old, and moving forward with something new.

Whether you can fully shed the old, and fully embrace the new will determine your transition experience.

This is just like what happens in other cycles of our lives. We end, then we begin. We can draw out the process longer than needed or move into the new with ease. Our posture plays SUCH a huge role in our experience!

If you’re going through a career transition of any kind, today I invite you to consider what you need to let go of so you can move forward with less anxiety and more ease.

What beliefs, habits, people, relationships, ways of operating will no longer serve you in your “new” beginning?

Who do you need to become as you step into the “new” to fully experience the best of your new job, role, venture, or collaboration?

Release what no longer serves you and step into the present opportunity with gusto, excitement, a possibilities perspective, confidence, curiosity, and courage so you can set yourself up for success in this new career chapter.