Going off script - visioning beyond OKRs
You are not alone in asking "is this the right path for me?"
We are sold the idea that it's normal to give all of our life force to external success: getting evaluated well in a perf process, generating profit, impressing authority figures and role models.
And yet, there's that quiet voice that feels dissonant. The voice that comes alive as AI re-shapes career trajectories, as we watch the world descend into war and uncertainty again and again, as we recognize that success and profit don't dispel the subtle sensations of unfulfillment.
What gives?
I know this experience well. I walked the well-tread path of success for many years: MIT computer science grad, a decade in tech at early startups, now an executive coach and experimental artist.
My journey has been one of searching for a truer story, learning to enjoy the scenery as I walk the road of inner authority.
It would be nice to walk together.
So, here is a space to talk about it all. To find comfort in knowing that yours is not a unique experience. To grow companionship and intimacy in the face of big systems that have shown us they don't care.
You may be someone who's currently working in tech, is questioning your place in it, or has left and still feels residue from those experiences. All are welcome.
We'll create a confidential circle for sharing, hearing each other's stories, and collectively sense-making about the conditions that affect our relationships with ourselves in the system.
Looking forward to sitting with you.
With love, Rishi
PS, here's some writing I did to talk more about the mess we're in.