Hey everyone, I'm Elise Hugh.

Continuing our TED Audio Collective Friday series, we've got something a little different.

Today, an episode from our podcast, ZigZag, the business podcast about being human.

And this season comes with a twist.

It's interactive, something ZigZag has never done before.

Listen on to see how you can take part in the ZigZag project and find the show wherever you're listening to this.

Hi, Manish.

I would describe this moment in my career as a roller coaster and stuck, or maybe a stuck roller coaster.

I would describe this moment in my career as stagnant and confusing.

I would describe this moment in my career slash business as dormant and directionless.

Emergent and a restructuring.

Weird, transitional, zigzagging period of lull and grief.

Oh yeah, listeners.

This is a really weird time for a lot of us, for most of us,

when it comes to work, our businesses, and our lives.

And I wish that I could get a clear vision of where I ultimately want to go so that I can

figure out how to chart a path to get there. We have had to shelve so many of our big plans

and rethink what the heck comes next.

Where to begin?

I wish I could just be patient.

And I wish I would just fast forward to when my business is established.

I wish I could figure out what that next direction should be.

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