From "good for nothing" to entrepreneur: what if we flipped the script on career change?
"I was told I should be sensible. That given my health, my past, my struggles, I should aim for simplicity. Modest. Sure."
Translation: "Avoid dreaming too much, it might do you some good."
I was offered to sort some papers.
I chose to become a painter, manager and business leader .
And yet...
- I was on sick leave.
- I had an invisible disability.
- I had the little tune in my head: you're not made for this .
But I also had something: the desire not to be reduced to what people thought I was worth .
Retraining: stop everything, we're remaking the rules
Retraining isn't a punishment. Nor is it a plan B for those who "failed." It's a choice, a strategy, an act of creation.
And sometimes, it's also a cry from the heart: "I can't take it anymore. I have to change. Now."
Except that... when you have a disability (visible or not), we often whisper this cry. Because we're afraid of not being credible, of not being up to it, of not fitting into the box.
But honestly: when was the last time boxes made someone happy?
What we don't say enough (but what I'm going to say anyway)
- You can be hypersensitive AND strategic.
- Chronically tired AND brilliant.
- Have an invisible scar AND golden skills.
- Have a broken past AND a powerful future.
In short, you can be yourself , and build a project that suits you, without apologizing for existing.
So what do we do now?
We stop censoring ourselves. We stop believing that we need to be validated by others to move forward.
Let's take stock. A real one.
Not to "stay reasonable." But to become possible .
And if you want to talk about it, brainstorm, or rethink everything, I'm here. With a good dose of listening, kindness, and benevolent realism (yes, it exists).
Because what you're experiencing isn't the end. Maybe it's just... the beginning.
"They told me I couldn't.
So I created my own version of the possible."
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