“What If I Made a Huge Mistake?” 3 Principles for Navigating Major Life Transitions

BOLD CONSCIOUS CONNECTIONS

After leaving Morgan Stanley, I asked myself this question more than once. Here’s what kept me grounded.

Have you ever made a bold move—only to be haunted by that one question:

“What if I made a huge mistake?”

In this raw solo episode of Bold Conscious Connections, host Raju Panjwani opens Season 5 by sharing the untold emotional journey behind leaving an 18-year career at Morgan Stanley and stepping into the unknown.

You’ll hear why making the decision is only the first step—and what happens when clarity fades and self-doubt creeps in.

Drawing from 20 years of entrepreneurship and life after corporate, Raju shares the three principles that helped him navigate not just one, but multiple major transitions:

🔹 Clarity of Purpose — not just why you leave, but what you’re being pulled toward

🔹 Courage to Take the Next Step — even when the next step makes no logical sense

🔹 Energy Management — the overlooked discipline that determines if you’ll sustain or stall

This episode is for anyone who has walked away from something safe, and now faces the silent question: “What now?"

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0:00 – Welcome to Season 5: A shift in format

3:00 – Why I’m recording solo episodes now

5:02 – The decision to leave Morgan Stanley (and what triggered it)

9:15 – The tsunami, betrayal, and what pushed me over the edge

12:40 – The myth of clean clarity

14:20 – Principle 1: Clarity of Purpose (and why your why must evolve)

18:45 – Principle 2: Courage to Take the Next Step (without guarantees)

23:05 – Principle 3: Energy Management (your most precious resource)

27:50 – The Energy Audit: a practice to start today

31:30 – A 20-year reflection: why I’d never trade this journey

33:30 – What’s coming next: How to find your tribe when you walk alone

If you’ve recently made a big leap—or you’re about to—this episode will help you find solid ground beneath your feet.

📩 Share it with someone wrestling with a hard decision.

DM me with your thoughts, or leave a comment. I read them all.

Next week: Finding Your Tribe When You Choose the Unconventional Path

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