When You Want to Hide, Do This Instead

confidence & self-worth confidence chronicles newsletter overcoming fear owning your value Apr 14, 2025

Struggling with career anxiety or feeling stuck at work?

You're not alone. Since the pandemic, many professionals have experienced increased isolation, uncertainty, and disconnection in the workplace. In this post, we’ll explore how accountability—when done right—can reignite your career confidence and help you reconnect with your voice.

From Isolation to Impact: How Accountability Can Transform Your Career Confidence

You finally get a moment to yourself and think:

“Ugh. I should reach out. I should be networking. I should be doing something.”

And then that little voice creeps in:

“But what would I even say?”

"They're probably busy."

"What if I sound desparate?"

So you close the tab.

You put your phone down.

And you retreat... again.

Not because you’re lazy. Not because you don’t care.

But because everything just feels... heavy.

You’re not alone. But isolation will make you feel like you are.

Since the pandemic, rates of anxiety and social disconnection have surged.

📊 1 in 3 adults now report symptoms of anxiety or depression—a number that has tripled since 2019 (CDC, 2023).

If you’re nodding along, you’re not alone.

We learned how to work alone.
How to rely on ourselves.
How to hold it together behind a screen.

Now the world expects us to just bounce back into office life, networking events, leadership energy, and visibility like nothing ever happened?

Seriously?!

Have you notice this… we’re not bouncing! We’re bracing.

We’re back in the building, but definitely not always back with each other.

And that disconnection? It doesn't just hurt your heart.

It slowly chips away at your voice.
It makes you second-guess your ideas.
It makes you pull back from opportunities.
It makes you wonder if you’re the only one feeling this way.

And here’s the catch:

The longer we try to figure things out alone, the more disconnected we feel—from our voice, our goals, and our power.

That’s where Accountability Partnerships come in.

Not just to “check in” on your to-do list…

But to hold you in your growth.

To be the mirror on days you feel invisible.

To challenge you when you shrink.

To remind you that you are not too much—or too late.

How to Start Building Accountability into Your Career

✔ Someone who listens without trying to fix

✔ Someone who sees your brilliance—even when you forget it

✔ Someone who holds you to your boldest self—not your burnout self

You don’t have to know all the answers.

You just have to stop isolating.

And start building support that actually supports you.

Try This Today:

💬 Reach out to someone you trust. Not with an ask—but with curiosity.

Something as simple as: “I’ve been craving more support and honesty in my career journey. Want to experiment with being APs for a few weeks and see what happens?”

You don’t need a polished plan.

You just need permission to start. To reach out. To remember you’re not alone.