The Biggest Career Decisions Don’t Feel Like Career Decisions

We tend to think career-defining decisions are obvious: accepting a new role, negotiating a promotion or earning another credential.

In reality, many of the choices that shape a career look much smaller at the time. They arrive disguised as an extra project, a relationship worth investing in, a difficult conversation or an opportunity that's easy to decline because it doesn't seem immediately important.

In this BioSpace article, I explore why the decisions that change a career often don't feel consequential until we're looking back, and how recognizing those moments earlier can change the trajectory of a career.

Originally published in BioSpace on July 15, 2026.

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