What was I thinking? I went to college for 4 years. I worked 50-60 hours a week to work my way up the corporate ladder. I sacrificed my personal life, my husband/wife and kids never see me. I have a big title, a great salary. Now that I have arrived I find I don't like my job...actually I hate it!! It seemed like the right thing at the time. The industry was hot all my friends were jumping it to it. If I have to admit it maybe I did like it in the beginning, but no more. Now what do I do?
Does this sound like you? Many people have discovered that what they thought was the right career for them is not really so good. They are bored, disenchanted, unmotivated, or worse desperate. Unfortunately they are now locked into a lifestyle that needs the money they make to support it. And it's not just for themselves that they need it. Many times they have families to feed, educate, or just buy the X box they promised. They don't want to disappoint.
Guess what? There is a way out. The first step is to start asking the right questions. The questions really are up to you. But here is a list to start helping you out.
1. Did I ever like what I do? And if so how can I reengage myself?
2. Is this really the wrong place for me?
3. If I could do anything I wanted in the world what would it be (do not censor your choices write everything down no matter how ridiculous or impossible you think it sounds.
4. What can I do with this list? Is there anything here I should think more about.
These are just beginning questions as you do the exercise keep asking questions to find out what you would do. Then come the next steps.
This is the first blog in a series of changing your career midlife.
Comments