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9 signs you are growing…

Kait Arnold
6 min readJul 8, 2024

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Here are 9 signs you are moving in the right direction even if it doesn’t feel like you are.

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1. You are becoming more accepting of what isn’t working.

Whether it be relationships, jobs, or opportunities, what is not working is no longer holding you back. It is clearing space for what is next…what will work. You don’t get a job offer and you don’t waste a second wondering what you could have done differently to get the job. You recognize it wasn’t meant for you and you move on knowing the next opportunity may be your big career break. Another failed relationship, yet you are excited after each failure because you know it is bringing you one step closer to the one that will make it all make sense. We realize what we like by learning what we don’t like. We fully accept that and know each experience is a valuable part of the journey, whether it is a success or a failure.

2. You aren’t sure what your future holds (but you have ideas).

If you are completely certain of your path with your end goal in sight, it’s usually because you are taking the route most traveled. Sounds boring to me. Not knowing what is next often indicates you’re embarking on a more authentic path — one that may not have been paved by the generations who have come before you. You…

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Kait Arnold
Kait Arnold

Written by Kait Arnold

AI Technical Specialist @ IBM 👩🏻‍💻. AI Adjunct Professor @ Columbia University x Fairfield University 👩🏻‍🏫. Explorer 🌎. Writer 📝. Yogi 🧘🏻‍♀️.

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