"I am so excited about the new opportunity", Aahaana said.
The role seems to excite Aahaana; she is all charged up.
Me: You deserve every bit of it! Aahaana: Yes, feels good.
Me: Hope this is taking you closer to your long term aspiration. Aahaana: Kind of (tone is unsure)
Me: Is it or is it not? Aahaana: I wish to move into a Product Management role two years later.
Me: And the new role is not taking you there? Aahaana: No, I am no ready for Product role. Next two years, I will spend time to prepare myself for the position.
Me: Tell me three things for which you were fully prepared for in life?
Were you prepared for engineering in class 12?
Were you prepared for your first Job during engineering?
Aahaana: No, but I want to be ready!
Me: We are never ready; if we were, we would have already done it.
If the change is not making you uncomfortable, take it for the fact that you are not growing.