Why You Need a Life Resume (Not Just a Work One)

Your resume says a lot about you. But it doesn’t say the most important stuff.

Not the night you moved to a new city and ate takeout on the floor of your empty apartment. Not the morning you said “no” to a partner who drained your energy. Not the late-night journal entry where you finally admitted what you really wanted.

And yet, those are the moments that shaped you.

I once spent hours updating my work resume for a job I didn’t even want that badly. Bullet by bullet, I listed promotions, software proficiencies, and metrics.

But you know what mattered more than any of it?

The quiet wins no one applauded: when I spoke up in rooms where I used to shrink. When I took a deep breath and asked for the raise. When I moved to New York City without knowing a soul. 

Those aren't resume items. But they changed everything.

Traditional resumes showcase professional milestones. But they leave out the real growth, the kind that builds emotional intelligence, confidence, and resilience. And those are the skills you need to navigate both your career and your life.

That’s why I created a Life Resume.

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It’s not for your hiring manager. It’s for you. It’s your personal check-in. A record of the emotional and invisible wins that prove: you’re growing, even when it doesn’t show up on LinkedIn.

The Life Resume Method

Seven steps to track your real growth—because job titles don’t tell the whole story.

Name Your Chapter

What would you call this season of your life if it were a book? Maybe it’s "The Season of Saying No." Or "Becoming the Main Character." Or "Rest, Finally."

This is your big picture takeaway from the last year or two. Name it with pride.

Honor the Invisible Wins

Think back on the moments that shaped you. The ones no one saw or celebrated. Maybe it was setting boundaries, making a scary phone call, or letting yourself cry when you needed to. 

These are your self-worth moments. Jot them down.

Feel It All

Choose a few of those moments and write down how you felt in them. Then stretch your emotional intelligence a bit further: how do you think others felt because of how you showed up? 

This isn’t just self-awareness. It’s the foundation for deeper relationships and better communication.

Find the Value You Bring

Now, connect your growth to your impact. How did you show up for others? What skill did you develop? What would someone watching from the outside say about the way you handled that transition or turning point?

Boundaries Are Milestones Too

Write down the boundaries you set for yourself and others. Did you stop checking emails after 6pm? Did you leave a relationship that didn’t serve you? 

These are huge wins. Capture them.

The One Thing

What’s the boldest, most soul-aligned thing you’ve done recently? The one that makes your stomach flip a little when you think about it? Write it down. These goosebump moments are proof that you're expanding.

Envision the Next Version of You

What do you want to do more of next year? What do you want to release? Write this out with intention. That next update to your Life Resume will be shaped by what you decide now.

These wins might be invisible to others. But when you track them?

You start seeing yourself differently.

You realize:

• I am growing.
• I am not behind.
• I am becoming the kind of person I dreamed of being.

And you can articulate all of it better during those important life conversations: interviews, talks about the future with your partner, or while simply standing tall in your own story.

So this week, start your own Life Resume. You don’t have to share it. Just begin.

One moment, one lesson, one emotional milestone at a time.

Because who you're becoming? That’s the most important job of all.

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