Career Change
by Michael Reddy and Dan Thomson
A lot of people do not like what they do. You hear things like "they call it work for a reason" to " I hate my job" but they stay stuck year after year in a job that they do not like. All the job does is pay the bills and drag them down emotionally. So why don't they consider a career change?
It is my observation that many people are afraid of the unknown and change more than the prospect of staying in a bad career, even though they know the present situation will not get any better. I refer to it as death by a thousand cuts, one more cut is not a big deal but over time it kills you off, your aliveness, your satisfaction, your joy.
There is a great quote by Charles Dubois:
The important thing is this:
To be willing at any moment
To sacrifice what we are
For what we could become.
I think the important thing is to take the next step without knowing where it will take you. When you start the process of a career change you do not know where the journey will take you, just take it a step at a time. If you do not like where it is leading, change direction or decide to stay where you are. Isn't that better than doing nothing, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy?
So start taking some first steps towards your new career. Get into motion; we know what doing nothing will get you.
What do you think?
© The Right Mountain - Career Counseling
