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The Pivot File - by Lamiaa Laurène Daif

From Wall Street to Apple to my own table. Career strategist, advisor and speaker.

For professionals who've built great careers and still feel stuck — biweekly honest tools and real stories to get clear on what you actually want next, and how to get there.

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How do you know when it's time?

Leaving a job you hate is easy. You have permission. Everyone understands. Leaving a job when nothing's broken? When the people are great, the pay is good, and you've figured out how to make it work? That's the hardest pivot there is. Maybe you don't love your job. Maybe you did once, or maybe you never did. But you're good at it. You know how to do it. It looks good on paper. You've found ways to deal with the pressure, to work around the tiredness, to keep going. That's where I was. And it...

about 1 month ago • 4 min read

I got my Apple offer letter in April 2020. One month after the world shut down. Companies were rescinding offers. Hiring was frozen across entire industries. My LinkedIn feed was a steady stream of layoffs, furloughs, people bracing for the worst. And I was starting a new chapter at one of the most competitive companies on the planet. Not because I was lucky. Because the decision had already been made before the chaos hit. Here's what most people get wrong about career pivots. They treat the...

9 days ago • 1 min read

I used to scroll LinkedIn with a knot in my stomach. Someone would post about a new role, a pivot, something built from scratch, and I'd feel it. That sharp thing. Not quite admiration. Envy. I'd close the app. Tell myself I was being petty. That I should be grateful. That I had a great job, a real title, people who respected me. Here's what I've learned since then: I was just reading the signal incorrectly. Envy doesn't attach itself to things you don't want. It attaches itself to exactly...

19 days ago • 1 min read