Worried you have wasted the last ten years climbing the wrong ladder?
You’ve worked hard in your career and you’ve been pretty successful. But over the last six months or so you’ve become aware you are feeling bored and discontent. You’ve realised that your heart’s just not in it. You think about continuing what you’re doing for the foreseeable future but your heart feels a subtle sense of dread rather like having to go to the Dentist.
You’ve been thinking more and more about what would make you happy. Every time you start thinking about leaving or starting again the sense of possibility is exciting, but once that wears off the fear and doubt creeps in. It is nice knowing you have money to pay the bills so you begin to feel it is a case of ‘better the devil you know’. And, if you move it might not be any better, and you’ve had to start again.
You’re worried because if you don’t have your work to define you then who are you? What’s more is that you’ve been trying to ignore this feeling of not being in the right place but you can’t anymore. To top it all it is scary because you don’t know what you can do or even who want to be.
It’s not like you haven’t been trying
You've tried a few times to make the changes on your own that you think will make you happy. Perhaps you’ve read the books and even done the workshops, but felt totally overwhelmed by all the work to be done. You start to wonder if all this work is going to get you what you want.
Maybe like many people who are wondering about their careers, you’ve taken personality assessments that gave you some information but they still haven’t given you the answer that you are looking for.
You’ve even tried to give your current job makeover to feel better about it and it still doesn’t fit you. Right now you are feeling totally stuck and have no idea what your next step should be.
But doing it alone simply hasn’t worked and you are out of ideas. Not only that, it can be difficult making changes alone. It can feel a lonely place, especially if those closest to you don’t support the changes and it can be even harder to keep focused.
It’s not at all unusual for people in your position to lose faith and lose focus when they realised that this isn’t a quick fix.
So what does it take?
Change happens over time and if you had someone to support, guide and inspire you through this process; help you gain the clarity about what would truly make you feel fulfilled; give the you tools to ensure that you can achieve it; and become your supportive cheerleader along the way, then it would be a totally different picture.
To create positive and lasting change you need to do three things:
• Learn to see the bigger picture from a different perspective and begin to understand what your options are so you can stop feeling so lost and confused.
• Find ways to get back in touch with yourself by discovering your personal values, interests and focus in on your illusive passions so you can connect with what fulfils you most in life.
• Find guidance to create a personal plan of change that feels totally possible and, with support; start to take the individual steps to create the life that you want.
I’ve been there (and got a few tee-shirts)I too have had major changes in my life. Originally coming from a corporate Sales background I left that world to follow my own heart to work in arenas that made a difference in the world.
This took me to various places from working for an alternative technology agency to working for four years at the global headquarters of a spiritual foundation.
My most recent change was to move to Southern Spain where I trained to become a Coach and Master NLP Practitioner, and for the last six years I have loved coaching people who want to ‘go for’ the life they choose.
I have helped many people from all walks of life create fuller, happier and inspiring, exciting lives. People who want their work and play to be the same.
My clients have gone on to run their own businesses, change to a career that was more than just a pay cheque, build strong and healthy relationships, create a satisfying work/life balance, get in touch with their spirituality thus have more meaning in their lives, and have abundant family lives.
Where do you start?
1. Sign up now to receive my monthly Connections ezine and get access to the archive. Each month it contains an article based on a theme, e.g. clear communication, acknowledging your own progress, or creating easy steps towards your goals, and gives you useful easy tips and tools to make progress in your life.
2. Take the First Steps quiz – by taking the time to contemplate these few questions you can begin to see a the bigger picture, which is the first step to making the changes you want. You will receive a copy of your first steps so you can print them out and have them as a useful reminder.
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