347: You Think You’re in the Right Job. You Might Be Wrong

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Send us Fan Mail “The right job feels like home” is a comforting idea, but at mid-career it can quietly keep you stuck. In this episode, I challenge the belief that clarity, excitement, and relief mean you’ve found the right role. Those feelings are not reliable indicators of fit. Instead, I introduce a more practical and strategic lens: alignment you can actually see and measure. When the fit is real, it leaves evidence. You can see it in how your value is recognized, how you are developed, and how you are invited to lead. I start with a hard truth about career visibility. You can be doing excellent work and still be invisible. At this stage in your career, your value cannot rely on effort alone. It must be clearly understood by the people making decisions about your future. I walk you through a simple but powerful test. Can leaders describe what you do, why it matters, and the value you bring in 10 seconds or less? If not, your visibility gap may be holding you back more than your performance. From there, I break down how your personal brand shapes your opportunities. What people say about you when you are not in the room matters. I share practical ways to gather that data throug