Quick Steps to Fixing Your Broken Career

Do you feel stuck in a rut? Has your career stalled, or are you unhappy in your current job? If you need a few additional pick-me-ups to help you move your career to the next level, you’re in the right place. Here are some tips that you can use to dig yourself out of the rut you’re in and focus your current position or job search on something more positive. Let’s take a closer look.

Network

If you’re feeling like you aren’t making any progress, get out and meet people. You never know when someone may hold the keys to your networking opportunity. This can be a scary prospect for more introverted professionals, but it’s an exercise well worth your time.

Talk to people in your community. Attend industry events. Complete your LinkedIn profile and engage in conversations on social media.

Volunteer

Another way to network that many people don’t consider is volunteering. You don’t have to be overt about your job search, but you will meet new people throughout the process. Use your skills to help organizations in your community.

Volunteering also gives you a chance to get out of your own head. It allows you to reevaluate what you’re doing in your job and see if there are changes you can make.

Refocus

You can also refocus your career, your job or establish a new job search by asking yourself some important questions.

· What do I really want to do?

· What am I good at?

· Where do I want to work?

· What are my future goals?

Take some time to really think about these questions as they can help you see your current job with new eyes and determine if there are any changes you can make for the future.

Read

You’ve probably been told your whole life that reading is fundamental. It can help change your entire mindset and give you clarity when you need it. Choose books on professional development, your chosen industry or self-improvement.

You don’t have to take everything you learn at face value, but you can apply these concepts to your life and your career. It can help you dig yourself out of a rut if you’re stuck.

Celebrate

Getting out of a rut doesn’t have to be all about hard work and introspection. Sometimes its about rediscovering the joy in what you’re doing. If you’re feeling bad about your work, think of the reasons you go into the field. What did you like about it?

Celebrate all victories, small or large. Give yourself rewards that will help you see how you once enjoyed the job and the work you’re doing.

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