23/06/2026
One of the most useful mindset shifts is this: don’t just ask “Is this a good job?” before accepting a role. Ask “Where does this role take me next?”
Because every role you take should either:
🔹 Expand your capability
🔹 Increase your decision-making responsibility
🔹 Or move you closer to your longer-term career goals
If a role doesn’t clearly do at least one of those things, it’s worth being cautious.
It doesn’t mean you reject every role that isn’t perfect. Sometimes you take a short-term step sideways for the right long-term reason. But that should be a deliberate choice, not something you realise after the fact.