You know that feeling? It’s like standing barefoot in the middle of a muddy field: you can’t go back to the role, career or identity you’ve outgrown — but you also don’t know where the path ahead actually starts. Welcome to the awkward middle . Working out what you want to do next doesn't need to be too tricky. This is the space many people find themselves in during a career transition: no longer aligned with what they were doing, but unsure how to articulate what comes next