From Corporate Into Calling: Career Change, Burnout, Meaningful Work, Find Your Purpose

63: A Regenerative Christmas Carol – Part 3: The Ghost of Meaningful Christmas Future

06min | 12/31/2025

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As the year comes to a close, I continue the regenerative retelling of A Christmas Carol, turning our attention toward the future and what meaningful work might actually look like when it’s no longer shaped by exhaustion or extraction.

In Part Three, we meet the Ghost of Meaningful Christmas Future and glimpse a different way of working: one rooted in alignment, care, and contribution — not just for ourselves, but for the people, communities, and living systems our work touches.

This final chapter isn’t a blueprint or a promise. It’s an act of imagination. A reminder that the ways we work today are not inevitable — and that stepping away from dehumanising systems can open space for more honest, humane, and generative forms of contribution.

At its heart, this story is an expression of belief: that individuals are capable of far more than the corporate system asks of them, and that meaningful, regenerative work is not a fantasy, but something real and available to be shaped.

Next steps:

✦ Discover the Meaningful Business Incubator
✦ Subscribe to my emails
✦ Book a call with me

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About From Corporate Into Calling: Career Change, Burnout, Meaningful Work, Find Your Purpose

Does your career look good on paper but feel wrong in your bones?

If you’re stuck in corporate — exhausted by burnout, questioning your work life balance, or secretly wondering “is this really it?” — you’re not alone. And you don’t have to tolerate it.

From Corporate Into Calling is your lifeline. I’m Alisa Murphy, a regenerative business mentor and former CEO who walked away from corporate systems to build meaningful work of my own. Now I help others do the same: leave behind burnout and misalignment, and create careers — often businesses or consultancies — that bring life back, to you and to the world.

This isn’t about polishing your CV or slotting into another misaligned role. It’s about career change with purpose. Together, we’ll explore what it takes to find your purpose, build your own business, and create work that matters.

Each week, I’ll share stories, provocations, and practical guidance to help you:

Recognise the signs of burnout and know when it’s time to quit
Redesign your relationship with work
Find your purpose and create meaningful work
Build a career or business that brings life back

If your career looks good but feels wrong — this is your invitation to step out of corporate, and into your calling.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About From Corporate Into Calling: Career Change, Burnout, Meaningful Work, Find Your Purpose

Does your career look good on paper but feel wrong in your bones?

If you’re stuck in corporate — exhausted by burnout, questioning your work life balance, or secretly wondering “is this really it?” — you’re not alone. And you don’t have to tolerate it.

From Corporate Into Calling is your lifeline. I’m Alisa Murphy, a regenerative business mentor and former CEO who walked away from corporate systems to build meaningful work of my own. Now I help others do the same: leave behind burnout and misalignment, and create careers — often businesses or consultancies — that bring life back, to you and to the world.

This isn’t about polishing your CV or slotting into another misaligned role. It’s about career change with purpose. Together, we’ll explore what it takes to find your purpose, build your own business, and create work that matters.

Each week, I’ll share stories, provocations, and practical guidance to help you:

Recognise the signs of burnout and know when it’s time to quit
Redesign your relationship with work
Find your purpose and create meaningful work
Build a career or business that brings life back

If your career looks good but feels wrong — this is your invitation to step out of corporate, and into your calling.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

As the year comes to a close, I continue the regenerative retelling of A Christmas Carol, turning our attention toward the future and what meaningful work might actually look like when it’s no longer shaped by exhaustion or extraction.

In Part Three, we meet the Ghost of Meaningful Christmas Future and glimpse a different way of working: one rooted in alignment, care, and contribution — not just for ourselves, but for the people, communities, and living systems our work touches.

This final chapter isn’t a blueprint or a promise. It’s an act of imagination. A reminder that the ways we work today are not inevitable — and that stepping away from dehumanising systems can open space for more honest, humane, and generative forms of contribution.

At its heart, this story is an expression of belief: that individuals are capable of far more than the corporate system asks of them, and that meaningful, regenerative work is not a fantasy, but something real and available to be shaped.

Next steps:

✦ Discover the Meaningful Business Incubator
✦ Subscribe to my emails
✦ Book a call with me

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About From Corporate Into Calling: Career Change, Burnout, Meaningful Work, Find Your Purpose

Does your career look good on paper but feel wrong in your bones?

If you’re stuck in corporate — exhausted by burnout, questioning your work life balance, or secretly wondering “is this really it?” — you’re not alone. And you don’t have to tolerate it.

From Corporate Into Calling is your lifeline. I’m Alisa Murphy, a regenerative business mentor and former CEO who walked away from corporate systems to build meaningful work of my own. Now I help others do the same: leave behind burnout and misalignment, and create careers — often businesses or consultancies — that bring life back, to you and to the world.

This isn’t about polishing your CV or slotting into another misaligned role. It’s about career change with purpose. Together, we’ll explore what it takes to find your purpose, build your own business, and create work that matters.

Each week, I’ll share stories, provocations, and practical guidance to help you:

Recognise the signs of burnout and know when it’s time to quit
Redesign your relationship with work
Find your purpose and create meaningful work
Build a career or business that brings life back

If your career looks good but feels wrong — this is your invitation to step out of corporate, and into your calling.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About From Corporate Into Calling: Career Change, Burnout, Meaningful Work, Find Your Purpose

Does your career look good on paper but feel wrong in your bones?

If you’re stuck in corporate — exhausted by burnout, questioning your work life balance, or secretly wondering “is this really it?” — you’re not alone. And you don’t have to tolerate it.

From Corporate Into Calling is your lifeline. I’m Alisa Murphy, a regenerative business mentor and former CEO who walked away from corporate systems to build meaningful work of my own. Now I help others do the same: leave behind burnout and misalignment, and create careers — often businesses or consultancies — that bring life back, to you and to the world.

This isn’t about polishing your CV or slotting into another misaligned role. It’s about career change with purpose. Together, we’ll explore what it takes to find your purpose, build your own business, and create work that matters.

Each week, I’ll share stories, provocations, and practical guidance to help you:

Recognise the signs of burnout and know when it’s time to quit
Redesign your relationship with work
Find your purpose and create meaningful work
Build a career or business that brings life back

If your career looks good but feels wrong — this is your invitation to step out of corporate, and into your calling.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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