Can you change your public sector career without risking everything?
YES. It’s not a quick-fix. But you can do it.
And it can lead you to a career that’s more aligned with who you are now – and how you want to contribute to the world in future.
It’s far more effective when you make space to think about what you really want next, both in your career AND in your life.
I used to think the only way to build a successful career was to move up within the same organisation. That’s what I saw the people around me doing. But over time my perspective shifted.
Doing work that makes a difference to how people lead their careers and live their lives. Working with leaders from all around the world, supporting them through their own career shift. Empowering them through times of change and transition.
Valuing my time highly, and working more flexibly and creatively. More importantly, I can be myself and do work that’s the best fit for me without stress or anxiety.
In my 5 month programme, I help my clients gain clarity about what success means to them now.
For now, let’s talk about the most critical mindset shifts for changing careers.
Make sure to grab my free downloadable ‘How to Overcome 4 Limiting Beliefs about Shifting Your Career’.
A public sector leader emailed me about it, saying:
“Thank you, Yvonne, for producing such a thought provoking guide.
The clarity and honesty you bring are incredibly valuable
for people like me, who are navigating career change and
finding themselves in the slums of a negative mindset.”
Find the Best Way to Approach Negative Mindsets in Your Public Sector Career Shift
You probably know this about me. I’m dedicated to a grounded, practical and fun approach to do anything in your career change journey.
The most difficult thing for public sector leaders considering a career change is to overcome negative self-talk, and their own limiting beliefs. Once you know how to work on your mindset and have practised this approach, you can always come back to it in other situations in future.
Knowing how to step out of a negative mindset helps you to:
- Take an honest look at your current situation
- Shift from paralysed to energised
- Envision possible futures and get active
- Design your next career move
That’s part of my FREE DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE How to Break Through 4 Limiting Beliefs About Shifting Your Public Sector Career.
Have you ever worried about leaving behind what you know you’re good at? Or wondered whether any of your experience counts outside the public sector? You are not alone in that.
Career change doesn’t go as well when you only focus on updating your CV and writing a cover letter. You’re likely to end up in a similar situation to the one you find yourself in now.
Instead, ask yourself powerful questions and connect the dots from your answers to create the ideal career and life you want next for yourself.
But to do that, you first need to be aware of your self-talk and any negative mindsets.
Spot and Shift 4 Common Limiting Beliefs About Changing Careers
Here are examples of negative self-talk:
“The world is unstable so I’d better stay where I am.”
“My expertise is in the public sector and I won’t be valued elsewhere.”
“I will let people down if I make a big change.
These are the most common concerns public sector leaders share with me – which is why I’m addressing them in the guide.
This free guide also helps you to make 4 important shifts:
Shift from: Staying stuck in over-analysing and worrying
–> To: Reflecting, but then also taking action
Shift from: Holding on to a perceived safety-net
–> To: Proactively building a safety net for your career change
Shift from: Feeling pideon-holed in the public sector
–> To: Confidently owning your transferable skills
Shift from: Worrying about letting people down
–> To: Realising that making aligned career choices helps everyone
It seems hard to do, but with practice mindset is something you CAN control.
Empower Yourself: The Most Crucial Mindset Shift for Public Sector Leaders Considering Career Change
And here’s the key thing: Only you can take agency over your career and life.
You can continue to let yourself be blown by the wind.
You can keep waiting for things to get better. For your motivation to return somehow. Or for your context, the economy, the government, to change.
But then you’re letting external stuff – other people or circumstances – make the decision for you.
Instead, make space to explore and discover what you want more of in future. Shift your self-limiting beliefs and empower yourself.
Email me and let me know how it works for you. I think you’ll be amazed how effective and liberating it is.
Until next time: Make space, re-discover YOU and then take action.