Your Life Is Happening Now - Is Your Career Affecting it?

What if the biggest career risk isn’t leaving - but staying too long? So many people feel trapped in jobs they no longer enjoy because they’ve invested years, built up benefits, earned seniority, or are holding on for a pension. Walking away can feel like throwing away everything they’ve worked for. But there’s another side of the equation we don’t talk about nearly enough: What is staying costing you? In this episode of Fuller Expectations , Carrie explores the hidden price of remaining in a chronically stressful or unfulfilling job - from the toll it can take on your physical and emotional health to the way work stress follows you home and affects your relationships, energy, sleep, and overall quality of life. This isn’t about recklessly quitting your job or ignoring financial realities. It’s about challenging the belief that longevity means you’re stuck. We’ll talk about the “golden handcuffs” of salary, benefits and pensions; the sunk-cost trap of thinking you’ve invested too much to leave; and how to begin exploring what else might be possible without handing in your resignation tomorrow. Because changing careers at 45, 50, 55 or even 60 isn’t necessarily starting over. You’re starting again, but with experience. Your retirement matters. Your financial future matters. But so does the life you’re living today!