"Soon after starting a new job I realised it was not quite what I expected. The sales role I signed up for sounded like working with existing clients and better understanding their problems, but it turned out to be doing cold calls. This felt very repetitive to me and I knew I this was not sustainable. However, because I loved the mission and the culture of the company I decided not to quit and approach it from a different angle... within a few months I managed to turn the situation around and create a role that I love! By analysing my past experience and acquired skills, but also my values and future ambitions, I was able to communicate better how I could add value to the company. I started with a few side projects so I could test this out and really enjoyed it plus my manager and the senior executives were able to see the impact I made. We then worked together on identifying some key responsibilities I could take over and created a role that fits me like a glove!"