A+ Advice For Changing Your Career

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The Takeaway: Women of color, you don't need another degree to change your career; you need self-trust.

Why It Matters: Many women of color want to pursue more fulfilling careers. They think changing jobs means starting over from the bottom, getting another degree, and going into debt.

But transitioning isn't the same thing as starting over.

You may be at the start of something new, but you are on a different level. You don't have to do the same things you did before. Instead, you have to trust that you can leap to meet the desires of your heart. Not because you are 100% sure of the outcome but because you are sure of yourself. You are confident that you can rise to meet the occasion.

The Backstory

This summer, I've been hosting You Were Built For This roadmap calls to help women of color transition from the job they were trained for to the caree…