Your Career
Gets Better When You Make It Better
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Woes and stresses getting the best of you? Are
they occupying the majority of your time and thoughts? Are
you tolerating your frustrations because you are waiting for
some outside "thing" to save you? Or, are you tackling your
career issues head on?
Your career gets better when you make it better. You can
wait for opportunities to come your way, or you can go out
and grab them. You may be discouraged or tired of trying.
But the alternative is having a career that you survive,
rather than a career where you thrive.
So How Do You Find The Courage And The Strength To Pick
Yourself Up Again? Here's How:
1. Acknowledge That It's Time To Tell The Truth
The truth is you are stuck are you are not moving forward.
You've been telling yourself that you are trying different
avenues, but in reality you are just going through the
motions. In addition, you've been telling others that you
are busy pursuing career opportunities and/or other
directions, but in reality you have given up. (Even if you
say you haven't) Tell the truth to yourself and to others.
The truth will give you the freedom necessary to get moving
again.
2. Acknowledge That It's Time You Got More
Think back to when your career was soaring, or when you
believed it could soar. Remember how good it felt? It's time
to recapture that feeling. The sum of your career is so much
more than the bump in the road you are experiencing now.
It's about years of achievements you can be proud of. Do you
want more? Start by acknowledging that you deserve more.
This action is an important piece of the puzzle.
Finding
a job you love and enjoy can be tough if you are going
through the process alone. The answers you are
seeking can also be delayed (sometimes taking years) if
you do not have courage, clarity, and a plan of
attack.
All
valid questions to ask, but what happens in many cases
is we can’t seem to answer these questions by
ourselves so we get overwhelmed and then stop looking
for the answers. This is a recipe for disaster. Your
career will not get better until you make it better, and
making a job change involves your participation.
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3. Acknowledge That It's Time To Design Your Future
Your future happens when you plan for it. And yes, you can't
plan for everything (Many of you did not see the momentary
downturn your careers may have taken), but this does not
mean that you stop planning altogether. What do you want
your career to look like? If you already had reached your
goal, what would you be doing differently? How would you be
feeling? Once you visualize your success, you can create a
plan to achieve it.
4. Acknowledge That It's Time To Implement Your Plan
The hard part of any plan is the creation process. Once this
is complete, the rest is implementation. Now that you have
your plan, it's time to get moving. Open your calendar and
schedule time to implement specific parts of your plan. You
don't have to implement everything today, but unless you get
started, you will not like where you end up tomorrow.
5. Acknowledge That It's Time To Ask For Help
Nobody's going to think less of you because you are stuck.
They will think less of you if you are not doing anything
about it. Asking for help is the most courageous thing you
can do. It tells the world that you understand there is a
situation that you need assistance with and you are going to
the right people to help you. Don't think of asking in terms
of "forever", but rather in terms of "right now" so you can
regroup and build the brand new you.
So what do you say? You only have one life to live so it
might as well be a life you love!
