Disappointments & Bad Fits - Tarot's Two of Wands

 "It can feel like a cruel joke to get a a taste of something you've spent years longing for, only to realize that it's not what you want at all ... It starts out as discomfort ... it [will] actually hurt." - Chapter "Two of Wands" in the 2021 book TAROT FOR CHANGE by Jessica Dore.

The posts on professional anonymous network Reddit Jobs present that kind of pain. There are the graduates of Computer Science degree programs who realize they don't like what the jobs entail. They long for different kind of work. 

On Fishbowl Big Law there are the confessions of junior lawyers who after three years of law school, piling up six-figure student loan debt, and passing the bar exam realize that they hate every aspect of practicing law.

In my intuitive career coaching practice there are successful middle aged who do not want to be professional sales reps or ministers any more. 

The challenge, though, is how to buck the "oughts" of society. Those in the front lines of assessing your career path are usually noisy and relentless. They range from family to colleagues to downright losers. 

If you can get passed those intruders, indicates the Two of Wands, you will be in a position of strength to make your own decisions about how to earn a good living. And part of that earning process is regaining the fire in your belly about your work. The wands in the Tarot symbolize the heat of passion about whatever.

Can you give yourself permission to take paycut? One lawyer I coached came to be comfortable with that as he shifted from being an associate in a large law firm to working in the legal department of a mid-sized corporation.

Others make significant leaps in compensation when they navigate to a career path that is a fit. 

What transcending the pain to a solution requires is knowing who you are. In spring of 2021, The New York Times saluted the Tarot of a tool for gaining self-knowledge. Here is a guide how to do your own Tarot readings. But if DIY isn't for you, please contact me for a complimentary introduction to my Tarot sessions (janegenova374@gmail.com).

In transition in your career? Need more income? Healing from a professional setback? Intuitive career coaching.

“On the menu” of services are Tarot readings, both spreads and one-card pulls. Complimentary consultation.

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