From low agency to high agency

• Examine your beliefs. Would you describe yourself as someone with high agency, low agency, or somewhere in between?
• Practice intentionality. Setting a small intention at the beginning of each week can help you get in the habit of purposive thinking about your wants and needs.
• Understand your circumstances. High agency requires resources like time, money, knowledge, and skills.
• Find support. If you struggle with self-agency in your career, consider working with a career coach or a mentor.

Personal agency, or self-agency, describes the experiences we have when we set goals for ourselves and take action to achieve them.

• People with high agency feel a sense of control over their lives, and they can make decisions about what they want or ne...