Bernice Gordon & WBN News Langley August 26, 2025

Starting over in your career can feel like failure, especially when your title, tenure, or industry identity has defined you for years. But here's the truth: the ability to pivot isn’t a weakness. It’s one of today’s most underleveraged career advantages.

We’re in a workforce era shaped by transformation. Roles evolve, industries shift, and personal values mature. For women leaders especially, career reinvention often comes after years of internal friction between success and fulfillment, ambition and burnout. Starting over signals that you’ve stopped tolerating a misaligned path and chosen to lead your own.

Far from being a step backward, beginning again allows you to:

  • Clarify what really matters. Whether it’s purpose, pace, or people, a reset forces intentionality. You’re no longer drifting, you’re directing.
  • Transfer powerful skills. Leadership, emotional intelligence, strategy, and problem-solving don’t expire with a job title. They compound.
  • Build narrative strength. A well-framed career pivot becomes a story of resilience and evolution, not failure.
  • Expand your network and influence. New industries introduce fresh perspectives and opportunities for cross-pollination.
  • Model courageous leadership. By owning your reset, you show others that reinvention is strength, not surrender.

Ultimately, starting over is a vote of confidence in your future self. It declares that your growth is worth the risk. And it often opens doors you never could’ve planned because bold decisions attract bold opportunities.

So if you’re standing at a career crossroads, don’t fear the pivot. Leverage it. Because beginning again might just be your best move yet.

Bernice Gordon | CEO – Coaching with Bernice
📧 Email: bernicegordon@shaw.ca
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernicegordon

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