Author: Dylan Buckley / Source: Lifehack
While we are creatures of habits, our habits can quickly become stale, leaving us feeling stuck or unsatisfied in certain areas of our lives. This is especially true for individuals who have been working in one position for many years.
The truth is that it is natural to feel stuck during points in your life and these moments exist to remind you that you are always growing and evolving, and crave change after a while of doing the same thing day in and day out.
Regardless of whether you feel stuck because you are unsatisfied and are looking for more out of your career path, or because things have simply become repetitive and you need to find more joy and purpose in your current position, here is why you feel the way you do and what you can do about it!
Why You May Feel Stuck in Your Career
You may be surprised to learn that there are actually quite a few reasons why you may feel stuck in your job after being on your chosen career path for years or even decades.
Let us go through some of the most common ones and see if you can find one that you can relate to!
1. You’re Undervaluing Your Worth and Your Abilities
No matter which career path you have chosen, you are going to experience competition.
While teamwork is an important part of employment and you have to be able to cooperate with your coworkers, you are also expected to be great at your job and can only secure a position if you prove that you are one of the best people who has applied for the position.
That being said, once you secure a position, it can be easy to take a look around and determine that it would be hard to move up due to the misconception that others are “better than you”.
The problem with this type of thinking is that it can prevent you from moving forward while others continue to excel. No one is better than you! You have your own set of skills and strengths that give you a competitive advantage in comparison to others.
You can leverage those strengths to get to where you want to be in your career. Undervaluing your worth and abilities and not moving on because of this is one reason why you may feel stuck in your job.
2. You’ve Become Too Comfortable (and Have Lost Sight of What Matters)
If you’re not someone who is experiencing self-doubt that has prevented you from moving forward, you may simply feel stuck because you have become too comfortable where you are.
Learning new skills and being re-trained for a position can be a daunting task, and it can be easier to say, “I’d rather stay in a position where I know what I’m doing.” It doesn’t help if this position provides you with enough money to lead a comfortable lifestyle.
You may be comfortable but…
The post Why You Feel Stuck in Your Career After Staying in a Job Longterm appeared first on FeedBox.