From Drifting to Authoring Your Career
Most of us spend years building careers around invisible rules we never consciously chose: what success should look like, when to say yes, how quickly we should progress, and what we’re supposed to want next.
Over time, those rules can leave us overthinking decisions, staying in situations we’ve outgrown, or following a path that looks right on paper but no longer feels like our own.
In this Storia session, coach, facilitator and founder of Play Big Careers, Cristina Espinal, will introduce four capacities of self-leadership: awareness, regulation, direction and expression.
Together, we’ll explore the patterns, internal voices and pressures that shape our career decisions, how to recognise when we’re drifting rather than actively choosing, and what it means to lead yourself before trying to figure out the perfect next move.
You’ll leave with a clearer sense of which capacity needs your attention most, alongside practical prompts to help you make career decisions that feel more intentional, grounded and your own.
You don’t need to have your next chapter figured out. Come curious.
Meet your hosts:
I'm Cristina a coach, facilitator and founder of Play Big Careers. I've worked with global brands like L’Oréal, GSK, and Vodafone, managed million-pound projects, and partnered with CEOs of billion-dollar companies. My approach combines career strategy with deeper identity and body-based approaches: exploring the nervous system, protective patterns, and internal voices that shape decision-making, so that change is not only clear, but sustainable.
I’m Elizabeth, founder of Storia, a personal growth and community platform designed to help women navigate the messy middle of life, work and ambition with more intention. Storia brings together guided reflections, practical tools, expert-led sessions and a supportive community around everything from career change and confidence to relationships, creativity and reinvention. The idea behind Storia is simple: you don’t need to have everything figured out to start creating a life that feels more like your own.