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“You’re not supposed to stay in the crawling phase forever without learning to walk and run!” 😭🏃🏾♀️💨
Who else thought hitting a wall with that 24/7 grind meant you’d somehow “lost your edge”? Turns out, your body just refuses to be played with anymore!!
In S2E4 of The Check In Speaker, Author and Coach Tamu Thomas @tamu.thomas breaks down the 3 career phases women navigate & why so many of us get trapped in the exhausting middle:
✨ Idealistic Achievement (20s–early 30s): Try everything, pure energy, you’ve got the stamina, the vibes, and zero fear of testing the waters.
✨ Pragmatic Endurance (late 20s–late 30s): The ultimate juggle. Managing teams at work, holding down home life & literally enduring the hustle.
✨ Reinventive Contribution (mid-40s+): The boss level. You know your worth, and you’re leveraging wisdom instead of working yourself into the ground to prove a point.
Your body isn’t designed to stay in survival mode forever. Ambition doesn’t die when you slow down; it just stops being a weapon to validate your worth and turns into an energy that actually serves you!!
Watch now on YouTube & Spotify!! Hit the link in bio to tap in 🤍
#TheCheckInWithSade #TamuThomas #CareerAdvice #ToxicProductivity #Burnout
Which career phase feels like your current reality? 💭✨
Who else thought hitting a wall with that 24/7 grind meant you’d somehow “lost your edge”? Turns out, your body just refuses to be played with anymore!!
In S2E4 of The Check In Speaker, Author and Coach Tamu Thomas @tamu.thomas breaks down the 3 career phases women navigate & why so many of us get trapped in the exhausting middle:
✨ Idealistic Achievement (20s–early 30s): Try everything, pure energy, you’ve got the stamina, the vibes, and zero fear of testing the waters.
✨ Pragmatic Endurance (late 20s–late 30s): The ultimate juggle. Managing teams at work, holding down home life & literally enduring the hustle.
✨ Reinventive Contribution (mid-40s+): The boss level. You know your worth, and you’re leveraging wisdom instead of working yourself into the ground to prove a point.
Your body isn’t designed to stay in survival mode forever. Ambition doesn’t die when you slow down; it just stops being a weapon to validate your worth and turns into an energy that actually serves you!!
Watch now on YouTube & Spotify!! Hit the link in bio to tap in 🤍
#TheCheckInWithSade #TamuThomas #CareerAdvice #ToxicProductivity #Burnout
Which career phase feels like your current reality? 💭✨
Comments (10)
17 days agoceciliathomas106
So succinctly described. Appreciate the explanation. Generally we do not have time to think about these developmental stage. This needs to be taught in high schools, colleges and universities.👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾🩷
17 days agoilluminate_kw_uk
@tamu.thomas! As you were explaining the phases, I was nodding along so much, I thought my head was going to fall off! 😂 Never heard this before and it resonated with how I’ve lived my life. Thanks 👑
18 days agonicolawilliamswriter
You hit the nail on the head @tamu.thomas , especially how ambition changes into an energy to propel you forward once you’re in the reinventive contribution stage.👏👏👏
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