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It's Manouche and this is Zigzag, the business podcast about being human. And you have made it to step six.

The final step in the Zigzag project, our process to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions.

Kind of a reset for yourself and your career. And we have done a lot of work to get here.

It was not always easy who told me. So just quick recap here. Step one started in the so-called neutral zone, taking our pulse and just observing where we are right now.

I've been feeling kind of stuck this year and I have had a lot of thoughts rattling around in my head but I don't think I've taken time to actually process them.

Step two was all about our vision of the future. What life and work could look like if we allowed ourselves to dream.

I liked writing about my life where I'd be in five years, what I was doing and just what it looked like, all the beautiful things that my life could be.

I struggled more with the business side. For step three, we got weird. Listing as many ideas as possible that might make that vision a reality.

I started really well and my list was going great and then I wrote down what I currently do for work because I felt like dang, my current work isn't even included in this list and I was starting to feel self conscious about that.

And then I got really stuck. It just really squashed my creativity and the weird idea. So I did a reset, let myself go back to weird ideas and after that I started to get to a place that felt really good.

Finally, in steps four and five, we tested those ideas, making sure that they matched our values and vision and being honest with ourselves about the sacrifices that we may or may not be willing to make to achieve them.

I tend to be a workaholic and so having a goal of having a work-life balance is a big one for me. But at the same time, I'm also wondering if I need to set my sights a little bit higher in building my business and where I wanted to eventually end up.

I haven't quite figured out the answers yet, but I've been mulling them over.

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