You can spend decades getting good at your job without ever really understanding yourself at work.

That’s what Bridie discovered after 20 years in corporate roles. Through her work with Lucia, she began to see things about herself that had been hiding in plain sight: she was an introvert who could happily command a room, a natural networker who built relationships one person at a time, and someone whose time was far more valuable than she had been treating it.

Those discoveries didn’t just give Bridie a better understanding of her past. They changed what she wants from her work going forward.

In this episode, Bridie shares the three things she never wants to forget about herself at work—and why knowing how you work best can change the choices you make about your time, your relationships, and the environments where you can truly be yourself.

If you’ve spent years learning how to do your job but aren’t sure your work still fits who you are, explore the ways Lucia can help you design what comes next:

https://www.midlifeunstuck.com/work-with-me

What if enjoying your work has less to do with changing who you are—and more to do with understanding how you work best?

After working with Lucia, former Midlife Unstuck client Jay has three things he never wants to forget about his future work life: know his Superpowers and Kryptonite, stay experimental, and learn how to quiet the inner critic that can make every wrong turn feel like failure.

Together, those insights have changed how he thinks about work. Instead of forcing himself to be good at everything or treating an experiment that doesn't work as a personal failure, he can recognize what fits, adjust course and keep moving.

You’ll hear:

• Why something that feels easy to you may actually be one of your Superpowers
• How knowing your Kryptonite can help you respond instead of react
• Why treating decisions as experiments makes it easier to change course
• What Jay's inner critic was costing him—and what becomes possible when it gets quieter
• What work he could happily do for a very long time looks like now

Jay's answers won't necessarily be yours. But his story raises a bigger question: what would you need to understand about yourself to stop working against yourself?

Jay worked with Lucia one-to-one, alongside completing The Fierce Emporium—the six-week deep-learning phase that helped him understand how to design work around who he is and what he needs.

If Jay's story has you wondering what your own version of Joy at Work could look like, explore the three ways you can work with Lucia to start designing it.

Explore ways to work with Lucia

Money can be one of the biggest reasons we stay in work that no longer fits. But how much of that is financial reality — and how much is financial fear?

In this conversation, Lucia Knight talks with Barney Whiter, The Escape Artist, about the beliefs and anxieties that can make staying put feel safer than making a change.

Barney explains why status, lifestyle expectations, debt and financial uncertainty can contribute to a “freeze” response — and why getting clear on your actual financial position can help you make better decisions about what comes next.

You’ll hear:

• Why financial anxiety can keep you stuck at work
• How status and lifestyle expectations influence career decisions
• Why knowing your numbers matters before making a career change
• The three financial numbers Barney recommends getting clear on: your emergency fund, accessible net worth and spending
• How those numbers can help you understand the runway you actually have

Ready to understand what could make work feel better for you?

Take the Joy at Work Quiz to discover your Joy Readiness Score, your easiest quick win and the biggest blind spot that may be keeping you stuck.

https://lucia-trqb5gnw.scoreapp.com

Learn more about Barney Whiter and The Escape Artist:

https://theescapeartist.me/about/

https://theescapeartist1.substack.com/