Have you been working in the same job for seven years? Nine years? Eleven years? Feeling that you have left it too long to make any changes? Not sure if your skills are marketable, not sure if you have any skills? Feeling you are too old to change? Stuck between feeling desperate to change and not being able to do it?
If so, you are not alone – this is a very common dilemma. It is easy to keep going on with everything, hoping that something will happen to cause things to change, or that eventually you will find a way to initiate change yourself. In the meantime, your happiness may be affected and as a result your relationships.
The way to solve this puzzle is to look first within yourself: to assess the activities that you enjoy and that interest you and then your deeply held needs for your work and life right now. Making sense of the your skills and experience is the next step; identifying the transferable skills you are motivated to use and have developed to a high level, and those that bring a new sense of energy when you think about having an opportunity to develop them.
This information can give you a set of criteria for considering new options without burning any bridges, and can provide the foundational material for marketing yourself towards a new role, or putting a case for development where you presently work.
Paul had been in his organisation for eleven years and was delivering very professionally in his field. But over several years he had slowly grown dissatisfied and had recognised the need to make some changes. We worked together to identify his deepest needs for work and life, the activities that most interested him and the skills he was most motivated to use. Then we progressed to writing a powerful CV that reflected the essence of what he could and wanted to offer. In the safety of our confidential meetings he was able to hold a mirror up to how disgruntled he had become, and how, subtly, this was affecting his approach to work and life.
Our conversations and work provided the impetus for Paul to make clear plans and act confidently to do what he really wanted to do. He secured a part time contracting role, and continues to be associated with his existing employer in a very satisfactory working relationship. He is in the process of moving to working for himself completely and is feeling excited and alive about present and future opportunities.
If you are feeling stuck and not sure how to make a change, do get in touch to discuss possibilities for working together.
Beth
If so, you are not alone – this is a very common dilemma. It is easy to keep going on with everything, hoping that something will happen to cause things to change, or that eventually you will find a way to initiate change yourself. In the meantime, your happiness may be affected and as a result your relationships.
The way to solve this puzzle is to look first within yourself: to assess the activities that you enjoy and that interest you and then your deeply held needs for your work and life right now. Making sense of the your skills and experience is the next step; identifying the transferable skills you are motivated to use and have developed to a high level, and those that bring a new sense of energy when you think about having an opportunity to develop them.
This information can give you a set of criteria for considering new options without burning any bridges, and can provide the foundational material for marketing yourself towards a new role, or putting a case for development where you presently work.
Paul had been in his organisation for eleven years and was delivering very professionally in his field. But over several years he had slowly grown dissatisfied and had recognised the need to make some changes. We worked together to identify his deepest needs for work and life, the activities that most interested him and the skills he was most motivated to use. Then we progressed to writing a powerful CV that reflected the essence of what he could and wanted to offer. In the safety of our confidential meetings he was able to hold a mirror up to how disgruntled he had become, and how, subtly, this was affecting his approach to work and life.
Our conversations and work provided the impetus for Paul to make clear plans and act confidently to do what he really wanted to do. He secured a part time contracting role, and continues to be associated with his existing employer in a very satisfactory working relationship. He is in the process of moving to working for himself completely and is feeling excited and alive about present and future opportunities.
If you are feeling stuck and not sure how to make a change, do get in touch to discuss possibilities for working together.
Beth
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