Are you thinking of a career change?
Here are 7 ways help you find joy again in your job and career
(and maybe find a new job or career in the process!)
A new job is not going to fall in your lap, especially if you aren’t even enjoying the current one. You have to make room for universe to give you what is intended. Have you ever read the book “The Secret”? It talks about opening yourself up to receive. If you are sitting in your job brooding about how much you don’t like your it, then you aren’t open to receive what is ready to be given. You are simply sucking the energy out of the universe!
Recently, I found that while I was happy in my current job I was ready to take on more challenges, without pursing a new job. So, what did I do? I created a place for me. I started learning about blogging. This opened up an entirely new avenue of business and entrepreneurship I had no idea about. In addition, I started reading like crazy about topics about leadership. And guess what happened? I became a better leader. I gained outside experience that is helping me find joy again in my current role.
I have listed 7 ways to help you find joy again in your job and career now. Who knows you may even find a new job and/or career after you work through these tips.
1. Learn Something New: Reinvent Yourself
Yes, you have heard this one before, undoubtedly you haven’t done anything yet to make yourself more valuable in your career otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this post.
As I said before I decided to blog about leadership to help others and in the process helped myself more. Recently I enrolled in Lean Six Sigma training. Why do you ask? Because Lean Six Sigma seems to be important to my leadership above me leads me to believe that this would make more valuable for career advancement.
What can you learn that will make you a more valuable employee? Can you enroll in a training course to learn a new skill for your job? Would you like to purse advanced education?
Make a list of skills, training and educational resources you will need to achieve your goals. Post “7 Lessions I’ve Learned From Leading People”
2. Don’t compare yourself to your peers.
The worst thing you can do is compare your career journey to others. You are wasting time thinking about someone else instead of focusing on yourself.
You are intelligent, brave, confident, and amazing! Why would you think that the other person has the same skills and traits as you?
You were hired because of your strong skills and attributes which your contribute to your job. Follow your own path, create your own career journey.
3. Don’t avoid tough challenges in your job, embrace them.
If you are avoiding challenging projects, discussions and opportunities then you are creating your own bad situation.
Challenges are what gives us experience and leadership skills. Open yourself up to learning. What will you lose? You will only lose the chance to become a better person if you don’t.
4. Talk to your boss about your job and career interest.
Your boss has projects he/she needs help with and would love for you to ask to be a part of them. They don’t know you are ready to take on more unless you open yourself up to the challenge.
5. Create or become involved in the energy.
The other day I was really feeling down. I decided to spend the day at one of my favorite sites that I work with. I immediately felt the weight of the sadness lift off my shoulders as I started to engage with my co-workers. We started to laugh and tell stories of years ago. It was the best therapy I could’ve asked for. The energy was what I needed, as well as them.
Create or become involved in the energy, suck it up like it is golden sunshine.
6. Build working relationships with peers, begin networking.
Work relationships are the key to career satisfaction and longevity.
Mentor someone and find a mentor.
7. Keep a work journal.
I recently stated a journal when I began blogging. I can’t believe how helpful this has been to me. It is like in Harry Potter, I am clearing my experiences out of my head and putting them away for later or never. These notes are there if I want them, but mostly they are no longer cluttering my thoughts and taking up valuable space in my brain.