The point of resisting urgency isn't to become a more efficient worker bee for our late-stage capitalist system. It's to give yourself enough space to workwith more intentionality, listen to your own wisdom, and move at a pace that actually feels sustainable in your body.

So if you're looking for an approach to resisting urgency culture that starts with your body—not just your productivity system—read on.  

Tarot is a great tool for identifying next steps. I don’t use tarot as a fortune-teller in coaching, and I don’t think tarot is meant to tell you exactly how things will turn out. But it’s really good at helping you explore possibilities and strategize about your immediate next move. This article provides two different ways you could use tarot to clarify your next steps in your career.

You’re in your 40s, and you’re not interested in starting over, working your way up to a decent paycheck again. But something isn’t quite right. Your relationship to work has shifted. Maybe you used to have a lot of ambition and drive and now you just want a job that lets you actually sign off at the end of the day. Or maybe you picked a job that lined up with your ideals, and now you’re tired of being paid peanuts. You want to have enough money to travel. To actually retire someday.

Look, I get it - work sucks. You’re miserable in your job, and you’re wondering: should I just quit? Do I need to find another job first? Do I need to accept that all jobs suck a little, so maybe I should figure out how to stick this one out? Yeah, here’s the thing: overthinking isn’t going to get you anywhere. You’ve probably thought about quitting your job from every possible angle, so you really don’t need a career coach trying to help you figure out what you haven’t thought of yet. You actually need to get out of your head for a little bit. So, let’s try something different: pulling tarot cards.

Coaching is fundamentally about helping you self-generate–essentially, you learn how to see your patterns, step outside of them, and create new possibilities for yourself. As your coach, I believe more is possible for you than you can currently see. Tarot is a great tool for sparking inspiration.