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#25: You Learned How to Get the Job. No One Taught You What Comes Next: A Conversation with Devin Thorpe Why Career Growth Feels Unstructured After Your First Job In a recent conversation on 'Superpowers for Good' with Devin Thorpe, we explored a challenge that most professionals feel but rarely articulate. Devin hosts one of the leading podcasts focused on purpose-driven work and impact, and the discu

When Tony Almost Left His Job: Using the Push–Pull Model to Make Smarter Career Decisions Career decisions rarely arrive neatly packaged. Most professionals imagine that the choice to stay in a role or move on is driven by clear logic: a higher salary, a bigger title, or a more attractive company.

#21: RISEUP@work: Why We Are Building This Platform and Why We Are Raising Capital The Problem We Are Solving Most of the career ecosystem is built around one moment: Getting hired. There are thousands of tools designed to help professionals write resumes, prepare for interviews, and find jobs.

#21: Judgment: The Career Skill Nobody Talks About Truly Moving the Needle Needs Judgment Most career advice still focuses on a familiar formula: Develop strong skills Work hard Deliver results consistently For a long time, that approach was enough to build momentum. If you executed well, opportunities followed.

#20: Leaders Do Not Make a Permanent Judgment from a Temporary Struggle How a Crying Baby Set the Tone for a Career Lesson A day ago, I read something on LinkedIn that has stayed with me longer than most posts. Elizabeth Egbesola shared a story about one of her earliest meetings after returning to work one month postpartum.

Translating 520 Pages of Career Architecture into Our First Proprietary Career Diagnostic | RISEUP AT WORK The foundation of RISEUP is our Amazon Best Seller- "RISEUP: Your Career Reclaimed," a 520-page self-coaching and self-reflection guide built around more than 30 structured frameworks for early and mid-career professionals. The work draws on narra...

We have hit the $100,000 milestone from 34 investors! | RISEUP AT WORK What this milestone signals is not enthusiasm. It signals agreement on a structural shift. Historically, career development has relied on disconnected inputs: annual reviews, isolated coaching sessions, static résumés, and generalized market repor...

Most people don’t struggle at work because they’re bad at what they do. They struggle because 'pressure quietly changes them'. ⚠️

Early and mid-career professionals feel this the most.

Expectations keep rising.
Roles become unclear.
Feedback comes late or not at all.
Confidence slowly fades.

From the outside, everything may look fine.
Inside, it feels heavier than it should.

What usually breaks first isn’t skill or effort.
It’s the 'inner balance'.

As careers move forward, structure disappears.
You’re expected to figure things out alone.
Make good decisions.
Stay confident.
Keep performing.
Even when you’re unsure.

Over time, many capable people slip into survival mode without noticing.
They overthink.
They doubt themselves.
They work harder just to feel safe.
They quietly wonder if they’re falling behind.

This is the trap.
Trying to push harder when what really needs care is what’s happening inside.

In "RISEUP: Your Career Reclaimed," we talk about careers as something you build from the inside out, not just through titles or promotions.

Healthy growth starts when you notice the pressure, pause the self-doubt loop, rebuild confidence before results show up, and grow without burning out. 🌱

Careers don’t usually fall apart suddenly. They wear people down slowly.

If your career feels heavier than it used to, that doesn’t mean you’re failing. It’s feedback.

What feels most stretched for you right now? Energy, confidence, or direction? 💭

Come join us for 1-year free access to the RISEUP@work Builder Tier:

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By the end of January, many people start questioning their goals. Not because they don’t care anymore, but because the initial burst of energy has worn off and real life has taken over.

That’s exactly why this topic deserved more than one post. It was too rich, too real, and too relevant to rush through.

We broke it into two parts.

Part one looks at what’s happening inside you 🧠

How your brain tracks progress, effort, and reward, and why motivation fades when those signals become unclear—even when commitment is still strong.

Part two focuses on what’s happening around you ⚡

How your environment, inputs, support systems, and even the stories you repeat to yourself either protect your energy or quietly drain it.

Together, the message is simple but powerful:
January fatigue isn’t failure. It’s feedback.

When you listen to it, you don’t quit. You recalibrate and keep going.

We unpack this fully in the latest RISEUP@work blog, with practical insights and reflections you can actually use.
👉 Read it here: https://www.riseupatwork.com/blog

And if this resonates, consider joining the RISEUP@work community 🤝
There’s a link on the blog page that gives you "1-year free access to the Builder Tier" as an early adopter.

No fluff. No pressure. Just thoughtful conversations, practical tools, and support for building a career that lasts.

Would genuinely love to have you in our community 💛

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