The beginning of new cycles is always a good excuse to make big changes in your life. Whether it’s your personal or professional life, things can always be better.
Finding a job where you are happy and fulfilled is one of the most common wishes for the start of a new year. It’s hard to stick with the purpose when job searching is so time consuming and your busy life might easily deterred you from the goal. So, for most employees, this means that they will close the New Year in the same spot where they started it, most likely at one that doesn’t fulfill them.
For you, it’s time to take action. If you are not happy where you are at, start looking outside the boundaries. First, take a deep breath and be aware that the process won’t be easy but the results may well be worth the try. Second, ask yourself the many questions needed to be answered before taking action. Here’s just a few of them that can guide you towards a change plan:
- What is your biggest passion?
- What would you do in your career if you could do anything?
- What is not satisfying you of your current job?
- What characteristics should your next job have in order for it to be satisfying for you?
Dive deep inside yourself and your thoughts and emotions towards your career. Before drafting an action plan it’s critical to understand yourself. Once that analysis is set, move forward by writing down an action plan, divided in week by week strategies that can get you closer to where you want to be. Maybe you will discover during your introspective analysis that you don’t need to change companies to have what you want, but rather you need to change your role, or approach to work, or even departments. Whatever your analysis brings up, go with it and stick to a plan that can move you closer to fulfilling your career dreams.
And may the New Year bring much deserved success and fulfillment!