When Was the Last Time You Checked If This Still Fits?
2026-08-18
You take the promotion because it looks like progress. You feel chosen, relieved, maybe even flattered, and you don't stop to ask yourself if it's actually right for you until you're already in it.
That's the moment I keep coming back to. I built a career assuming someone else would tap me on the shoulder with the next opportunity, and by the time I noticed the pattern, I'd already handed the decision away.
This episode is about catching that shift before it happens again, and what it actually takes to stop waiting and start choosing.
In this episode, I'll cover:
Recognize the difference between staying because it's easy and staying because it's right
Ask yourself the questions most people wait for someone else to ask
Build the kind of career capital that keeps your options open, even when you're not looking
That's the moment I keep coming back to. I built a career assuming someone else would tap me on the shoulder with the next opportunity, and by the time I noticed the pattern, I'd already handed the decision away.
This episode is about catching that shift before it happens again, and what it actually takes to stop waiting and start choosing.
In this episode, I'll cover:
Recognize the difference between staying because it's easy and staying because it's right
Ask yourself the questions most people wait for someone else to ask
Build the kind of career capital that keeps your options open, even when you're not looking
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📖 Continue Your Professional Growth with These Resources:
Get my Book: The Art of Everyday Negotiation without Manipulation:
www.susietomenchok.com/our-book--the-art-of-negotiation
Learn more about booking me for a workshop: www.susietomenchok.com/workshops-and-training
_____________________
Remember, negotiation is more than a skill—it’s a mindset.
💕Susie
www.linkedin.com/in/susietomenchok
Listening is great, but real change happens when you take action. Join my newsletter for exclusive negotiation strategies, scripts, and real-world case studies you won’t hear on the podcast. Sign up now at www.negotiationlove.com—it takes 10 seconds and will change how you view and negotiate forever.
📖 Continue Your Professional Growth with These Resources:
Get my Book: The Art of Everyday Negotiation without Manipulation:
www.susietomenchok.com/our-book--the-art-of-negotiation
Learn more about booking me for a workshop: www.susietomenchok.com/workshops-and-training
_____________________
Remember, negotiation is more than a skill—it’s a mindset.
💕Susie
www.linkedin.com/in/susietomenchok
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