One unnerving aspect to career change is leaving safe and familiar territory to take a calculated risk in some unexplored field.
Even with years of experience and transferable skills, it can be an exciting but often nerve racking ride – as you find yourself (temporarily) “knowingly incompetent” in new skills others have already mastered.
Rather than being too downcast about that reality, I think you should welcome such feelings of insecurity and actual mistakes on the job, as signs of personal and professional growth.
Remember – it’s never crowded on the extra mile.
Be bold and venture forth towards a “knowingly competent” state of mind.
- Mark McClure
