I can win funding for almost any project I put my name to. But I got into this to think and to teach, not to chase money. Half my week is now spent writing pitches, and I resent how much of the work I loved turned into fundraising.
More people experience this than they realize.
You mastered winning money, and it crowded out the work you actually cared about.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.