The Power of Hitting the Reset Button

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Let’s face it: there’s nothing easy about starting over again. Whether you’re settling in a new city, entering another relationship, or back on the job market, hitting the reset button can often feel like you’ve taken two steps forward and one step back.

But after being in the position of looking for more fulfilling career opportunities myself, I can tell you firsthand that starting over is an illusion. Because you’re not really starting over but rather starting something new with the addition of the wisdom that can only come from your experience.

Best of all, leveraging your experience isn’t the only advantage of starting over. Once you can get past the fear of the unknown and let go of the expectation of what you should be accomplishing in the future, there are plenty more perks to take advantage of. And I’m excited to share four of them with you below.

4 Advantages of Hitting the Reset Button

1. You become clear about what you truly want — when you face the decision of starting something all over again, you begin to rethink everything and become clear about what you truly want. For me, it was realizing finding a company that fits my values and provides me with the opportunity to learn something valuable on the job is far more important than landing a job at a Fortune 500 company with an incredible…