Expanding my belief in what is possible

I’d like some coaching on how to expand my belief in what is possible for me in my career and finances. I would really like to get a higher paying job, that is also fulfilling. It doesn’t need to be immediately, but within the next few years. My word for the year is dream, to dream of life I want and practising wanting. But I find myself hitting a wall. I don’t know what/ how because it seems that to get a higher paying job I’d have to be higher up on a career ladder, which requires years of experience in industry. I currently work in a very niche research area and spent years in research. That makes me feel quite stuck because I don’t see options and like I somehow can’t catch up. I have friends who made the jump from research/academia and have fulfilling, high paid jobs. But my brain is offering me very limiting thoughts like ‘yes, but they field/skills are more desirable or employable’.
This in turn means that I don’t allow myself to dream big or shrink back my dreams.
I’d like to believe it is possible for me and have the trust that I’m on the right path even though I don’t yet know how to get there.

Answer:

Letting yourself dream can be hard when you are more practised in not allowing it to be possible. Tell us more about this higher paying job. When you envision yourself having it, where are you working? Who surrounds you? What are you doing? What is your salary? Where are you living?

Bonus questions: How does this version of you think about her job? What does she feel for the version of her that was dreaming this up years ahead of being in this space?

Bring your responses back, along with what you notice coming up whilst creating them and we’ll keep coaching on it! Sometimes, the beginning feels murky – there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, it’s a perfect place to start.