"Firstly, 2025 really took on the 'challenging times economically' baton from 2024 with gusto. I've written numerous times attempting to provide some guidance for people tackling uncertainty and a challenging economic landscape. From leaders struggling with team cuts to international students facing sponsorship challenges to professionals questioning their career paths; 2025 wasn't the return to abundance we all hoped for."
"There were also clearly lots of you thinking about change and mixing up your career status quo. Several questions revealed people grappling with major life changes; a new parent struggling to balance creative work with family time, someone wanting to leave London for lifestyle reasons, and creatives questioning whether they'd made the right career moves. These two themes probably don't live in isolation though; one feeding another and making for a year where lots of wondering, dreaming and imagining a new dawn was done."
"My hope for 2025 is that we all find ways to deal with the choppy waters with grace. My hunch is that this level of economic uncertainty is now the new normal and it's important we all give ourselves a break. We are clearly operating in what will be historically difficult times - so I hope we can take solace in the fact that we can only control what we can control and that nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems."
2025 maintained an economically challenging climate that extended uncertainty from 2024, affecting leaders, international students, and professionals across sectors. Many people reconsidered career paths, coping with team cuts, sponsorship hurdles, and doubts about prior decisions. Numerous individuals also pursued major life changes, including balancing creative work with new parenthood, relocating for lifestyle reasons, and re-evaluating creative careers. These economic pressures and personal transitions interacted, amplifying a widespread sense of wondering and imagining new beginnings. Practical guidance focuses on controlling what can be controlled, taking small achievable steps, and allowing time for rest and family before activity resumes.
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