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Stuck In Your Job? It’s Time to Create a Roadmap for Your Career
It’s Monday morning. How do you feel about getting out of bed to go to work? With luck, you are among the 51% of U.S. workers who are satisfied with their jobs. This figure, reported last fall by the Conference Board, a business-research group, represents the highest level of job satisfaction since 2005. If you are among the remaining 49% of Americans, however, whose feelings range from a lack of passion to dread about starting a new week at work, it’s time to consider a change in your life.
Maybe some event has happened, like an illness in the family or a merger at work, that has turned your normal upside down. Maybe you feel under-appreciated by your boss. Maybe you feel that you are doing a good job with what’s within your control, but things outside of your control are preventing you from feeling successful. Or maybe you just have a gnawing sensation that you want to do something different with your life. Any of these situations should trigger you to re-balance your life so that you can approach your work with new energy.
Even if you’re satisfied, don’t wait until things go south at work to figure out how to improve your career prospects. It’s hard to understand why things are going wrong when you’re reacting to a bad situation. NOW is always the right time to think about your career strategically.
