Your ambitions demand attention, but trying to become CEO, accountant, and marketeer is a way to lose your mind. Look around. Who has experience you don't? Who can open doors, solve problems or carry some weight? Working with the right person isn't admitting weakness - it multiplies your firepower. Stop trying to win the entire game by playing every position yourself.
Your career may feel less like a carefully constructed ladder and more like somebody kicked it sideways. Plans shift, opportunities appear unexpectedly and arrangements you assumed were solid could demand another look. But ask whether the old order was actually making you happy. You've spent enough time doing things because they're sensible, expected or guaranteed to impress somebody. This week, think about what professional freedom looks like to you.
September is brought to you by the word, “Boundaries.” A friendship, work arrangement or shared commitment could demand more money, time or emotional energy than you signed up for. But it's not your responsibility to cover the shortfall, understand? Your career direction and what you charge for your work deserve a rethink, too. If you undercharge because discussing money makes you squirm, that could finally change this month.
