July 3, 2025 - Recalculating… Is Your Career GPS Still Taking You Where You Want to Go?

 

“When is the last time you checked your career GPS?” – Christelle Soto-Suarez

Are you heading somewhere that feels right, or are you just cruising on autopilot?

You’re not in crisis… but something feels a little off.

You’re getting things done, showing up, staying responsible, but, if you’re honest, you’re not sure where it’s all going. That quiet sense of “something needs to change” has been growing louder…

Let’s hit pause and take a look.

☕ Coaching That Feels Like a Conversation

This isn’t a productivity trick or a high-performance framework. My Coaching-Infused Conversations are more like having coffee with someone who gets it: a space to reflect, reset, and walk away with one small, doable action. No pressure. No overwhelm. Just real progress!

Let’s try it right now.

🎯 Step 1: What Do You Want from Your Career?

Before you hit “recalculate,” you need to know your destination!

Not the one you think you should want! But what you actually want!

  • Freedom? Stability? Meaning?
  • Leadership? Creativity? Flexibility?

What does your version of a successful career (right now) feel like? Don’t overthink it! Just jot down a few words, feelings, or images that come to mind – even if still very vague!

🧭 Step 2: What’s Your Current GPS Setting?

Now take a look at how you’ve been navigating lately.

Here’s the metaphor I like to use with clients:

  • Standard setting = following the expected path
  • Fastest setting = focused on achievement and efficiency
  • Scenic setting = collecting experiences and detours
  • No GPS = taking things one step at a time, no fixed plan

Which one are you on?

And how does that feel right now (energizing, draining, fine-but-flat, etc.)?

This isn’t about judgment. It’s just a check-in.

🛞 Step 3: What’s the Next Turn You Can Take?

Now that you know where you are and where you’d rather be (don’t get stuck overthinking the whole route!)...

… Just focus on ONE thing that needs to happen for you to move forward.

… Then break that into the smallest possible action YOU can take this week.

Maybe it’s sending one email. Or making a list. Or blocking 20 minutes in your calendar.

It doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be in motion!

💡 You’re the One Driving

Reflection changes everything - because it shifts your focus from “getting through it” to “leading it.”

You get to choose your GPS setting.

You get to update it.

And you get to move at your own pace, one small but bold step at a time.

Let’s make sure you don’t lose that momentum.

🔗 Keep Going, At Your Own Pace

Want support to stay in motion? Start wherever you are (one small step at a time!):

👋 About Me

I’m Christelle Soto-Suarez, founder of Pistachio-Cassis Coaching. I help mid-level professionals like you move from feeling stuck to being in the driver’s seat - on their terms, one small step at a time.

managers who feel stuck or unseen in their careers, and to help them take small but meaningful steps toward that “better life/career” they dream of, without the overwhelm.