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We challenge the idea that mid-career professionals are lost and show how clarity, not confidence or effort, unlocks better decisions. We share questions that update your goals, filter noise, and turn risk into intentional choices.

• difference between lost and unclear
• why modern careers are non-linear and flatter
• how proximity distorts perspective
• updating definitions of success and trade-offs
• distinguishing boredom from misalignment and fear from caution
• questions to reveal what matters now
• clarity as a filter for options and energy

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Why Most Careers Stall — And Why Hard Work Isn’t the Problem

You’re busy. You’re capable. You’re doing what’s expected of you.
So why does your career still feel… stuck?

In this opening episode of the Career Labs Podcast, Femi Akinyemi explores a quiet but common mid-career experience: working hard without feeling like you’re moving forward.

This episode isn’t about motivation or hustle. It’s about clarity.

You’ll learn:

• Why hard work alone no longer guarantees progress
• Why feeling uncertain at this stage of your career is rational — not a failure
• How outdated career rules keep capable professionals stuck
• Why clarity, not confidence, is the real turning point

If you’ve ever felt busy but misaligned, cautious but restless, or successful on paper yet quietly questioning “Is this it?” — this episode will put language to what you’ve been feeling.

This is the first step in moving from stuck to strategic.

🎧 New episodes weekly on the Career Labs Podcast.

This episode is sponsored by MyCareerLabs

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We announce our rebrand to Career Labs and explain how a tighter focus on career growth and leadership will deliver more structure, strategy, and real tools. The voice and heart stay the same while we unify the podcast with coaching, courses, and our newsletter.

• reasons for the rebrand and unified identity
• difference between motivation and actionable strategy
• career as purpose delivery and income engine
• everyday leadership across work, home and community
• navigating AI, volatility and multi‑generational teams
• what stays the same: voice, honesty, storytelling
• what changes: focused themes and series structure
• one ecosystem across podcast, newsletter and courses
• commitment to frameworks, tools and weekly application
• invitation for listener questions to shape topics

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