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Pivot Success Stories

I've Never Done This the Recommended Way
And somehow, it keeps working out.
 • Uchechi Anyanwu
Widening the Aperture: Designing Forward After Disruption
On Saturday, January 25, 2025, as my flight from Johannesburg landed in Atlanta, I turned my phone back on and the last day’s Washington Post alerts…
 • Marilyn Noguera
A Career Pivot I Never Planned
Grief, Identity, and a Forced Career Pivot from International Development
 • CP Guest Post
Story First Growth
From Job Searching to Building a Business: Lessons From My First Year
 • Mike Myers
Redefining My Service: Finding Purpose in State Government After the Fall of USAID
A reflection on what it took to reimagine my purpose after being forced to abandon my nearly 20 year career in international development
 • Milanga Abeysuriya
Recommitting Myself to Public Service from the Federal to Local Government
How sticking to my values and keeping an open mind helped me discover new areas for impact
 • Han Kang
How I Am Showing Up One Year Later
Wayan's reflections on 2025 and his approach for moving forward in 2026
 • Wayan Vota
Growing in a New Direction
Using Connections and Curiosity to Rebuild After a Layoff
 • CP Guest Post
When the Ground Shifts
Finding Purpose Again After the Fall
 • Janina Acevedo-Yates
Four Lessons Learned Getting a New Contracts Management Job
My odyssey from losing my Associate Director of Subcontracts job to getting a new Contract Management role
 • CP Guest Post
From International to Local
Tips for your Pivot
 • CP Guest Post
From Diplomacy to Dining
A Spouse’s Journey to Culinary Bookstore Founder
 • CP Guest Post
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