5 Signs You Need a Career Change

5 Signs You Need a Career Change

-“How’s work?”

-“It’s ok, I suppose.”

-“Same thing, different day.”

-“I wish it were Saturday.”

-“I’ll need a second job…”

These are some of the answers that people give when they feel are unsatisfied with their jobs; people who are working for the paycheck and they haven’t found their dream career yet. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes we have to work even if we don’t like the current job to pay the bills, but sooner or later we’ll realize that working for the money won’t bring us:

• happiness,
• work fulfillment,
• self-development, etc.

And we need those things. Everyone wants to do something they love and they are passionate about and get paid for it. As Jim Rohn has said: “If you don’t like how things are, change them. You’re not a tree.” He’s 100% right. You have the power to change how things are in your life. Let’s make it more specific. I want you to think about a typical day of yours at work. And now imagine that the rest of your life will be like your typical workday. Take your time. Are you happy with it? Do you want more? Do you believe that you deserve more? I’m sure you do, and you do deserve more!
Let’s talk about the 5 signs that tell you it’s time for a career change. (You can also read HOW you can change career during the COVID 19 pandemic, in the previous article here)

https://jimpanoscoaching.com/how-to-change-career-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

1. You’re not being challenged

A job that doesn’t challenge you, where you don’t learn any new skills, and you don’t develop yourself as a person and as a professional, won’t let you discover your full potential. As a result, you might feel bored at work, and eventually, you will become less productive, and you’ll lose your desire to work. That’s not something that you want to do for the rest of your life, right? As Jerry Dunn, “America’s Marathon Man” said: “Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits.”

2. You live for the weekends

If you live for the weekends, or if you’re thinking about only the time you leave work, then something’s wrong. It’s not the right job for you, and it’s also a waste of time. You have to ask yourself:
“Why do I keep working here if I don’t like it?” “What I really want to do?” Because wishing for the weekend to come won’t get you anywhere, and it can cause you a lot of problems with your boss, your colleagues and it can affect your personal life negatively too.

3. When the job is affecting other areas of your life negatively

We spend at least 1/3 of our life at work, and “how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” as writer Annie Dillard said. If the time you spend at work doesn’t fulfill you and you don’t like it, then this will affect your whole day/your whole life. If the workplace environment is toxic, and your cooperation with your colleagues is bad, then those problems will have a negative impact on your personal life too. “Do I like what’s going on?” If not, CHANGE IT! You can’t live your life based on other people’s point of view.

4. If your career isn’t aligned with your core values

It can be very difficult and frustrating for someone to have a career which isn’t aligned with their core values. Many times, professionals feel that their values are not being honored and they feel disrespected, discomfort, and undervalued. If the company’s culture and mission clash with your values, you need to change your career ASAP. Because you’ll always feel that you don’t belong there, and you won’t have the career you want.

5. Not being rewarded for your work

Last but not least, a very important factor is not being rewarded for your work. I understand that you might have a family to support, kids to feed, a mortgage to pay, and you really want that money you make. But what’s next? Will you sacrifice your life for the paycheck to survive until the next one? Or will you try to find the career you love and the one gets you rewarded for the value that you give?

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” — Steve Jobs

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