Science alert: When cows see a storm coming, they wait for the storm to reach them. They then run in the direction that the storm is going, thinking erroneously that they can outrun the storm. When buffalo see a storm coming, they charge directly into the storm and then continue in that direction as the storm moves in the opposite direction.
Both get wet, but the buffalo for a far shorter period.
Many of my career counseling clients come to see me after they have been the cow for too long. They could see the career storm coming. They know they are in a mismatched career or company, or job. When the storm hits, whether it is a bad performance review or company downsizing, or anxiety/depression from work, most were not surprised. They had been a little bit unhappy, then gradually unhappier, and then finally under the storm of whatever problem they now had.
When my career counseling clients see me, they embrace their inner buffalo. They have decided to do something about the challenge. They face it head-on. Do they go through some challenges? Yes. But they wind up on the other side of the storm far faster and into that beautiful sunlight that emerges after a big storm.