3 Career Mistakes I’ll Never Make Again (So You Don’t Have To)

Original Air Date: 8/25/25We all make mistakes at work.But the hardest ones? They don’t cost you a job. They don’t ruin your résumé.They cost you something way more expensive:1. Time you can’t buy back.2. Energy you can’t recover. 3. Opportunities that quietly slip through your fingers.In this episode of This Wasn’t My Plan, I’m sharing three career choices I made that I will never… and I mean never…. repeat.Not because they wrecked everything.But because they left me stuck longer than I should’ve been, doubting myself when I already knew the answer, and apologizing for things I should’ve owned with pride.Here’s what you’ll hear inside:1. Why waiting for someone else to “tap you on the shoulder” is the fastest way to stall your growth.2. The hidden costs of saying yes before you ask the right questions.3. How carrying shame for being a parent can quietly sabotage both your career and your peace and what happens when you finally release it.This conversation isn’t about skillset. It’s about trust.Trusting yourself to leave when you’ve outgrown the seat.Trusting yourself to slow down and ask better questions.Trusting yourself to protect your priorities instead of apologizing for them.