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How to Reinvent Your Career in 4 Steps

Whether your transition is forced or by choice, these simple steps will make it as frictionless as possible

Stephen Moore
Index
4 min readMay 19, 2021

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When I left my workshop on the 23rd of March 2020, I never considered for a second that it would be for the last time.

It was. In the end, the pandemic destroyed the last motivation I had to keep fighting for the business. And that left me in a precarious position that I have been in before — lacking direction. But rather than flounder, I chose to pursue something new, something bigger, something better.

I set out to reinvent myself.

It’s the second time in my adult life that I’ve gone through this transformation. I’ve successfully transitioned from a graduate with dwindling prospects and a lack of motivation to a fully-fledged business owner. And now, I’ve changed lanes from business owner to writer and editor, with equal success and personal growth in return.

Reinventing yourself is a daunting task, but at its very core, there are some simple steps to follow to make it as frictionless as possible.

Start spinning the plates before you make the move

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Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore

Written by Stephen Moore

Writer, editor, part-time furniture maker. Subscribe to Trend Mill for critical takes on our dystopian metaverse hellscape future - https://www.trend-mill.com

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