finding where you fit in your career can be so, so hard. i’ll be thinking through it forever. and i want to talk with others who are working through it, too.

one of my biggest frustrations in life is that who ends up where isn’t neutral. there’s so much tied up in in the chances you’re given at the right times only if you’re in the right spaces.

but that’s also not fixed.

to try to help get people (and me) into the right spaces for them, i meet with students, people early in their careers, or anyone trying to understand how they might find their place in planning or community development work.

these are often small and super informal conversations with people who are:

• trying to understand planning, housing, and public systems

• thinking about moving into the field

• already in the field but feeling lost, and just need somebody new to talk to

and this is an extra invitation to anyone who:

• hasn’t traditionally thought of themselves as a planner or doing planning work (hi!)

• are working in systems they don’t feel represent them or that they belong in

• are trying to figure out how they want to show up in ways real to them

if this feels like a space you’d like to share in - hit me up. i will absolutely make time to talk.

i know it can feel like a lot to reach out sometimes, but i’m there and i’m with you.

hello [@] mattfrater.com