Edu Survival 101 – Career Change!

Posted by ERUDIO in Careers, Inspiration on Dec 30th, 2009

The boss has to let you go. You feel the world shift under your feet. You invested years in education and now your career is being cut back. Technology changes, new parameters of work evolve, you become “obsolete” or “redundant”. The shifting economy forces you out. Then the worst of all, as you and thousands of others compete for the few jobs left in your field.

quote_id88 Or maybe… you are one of the lucky ones who has a secure job. But even so, you suffer, you feel job burnout. The good feeling is gone. You dread going to work, doing the same old thing, even though you need the money.

Or too much stress, maybe. Your boss is under the gun to drive everyone harder, harder, harder, and threats of being fired are commonplace.

Or maybe your career involves a type of work particularly stressful to you, something you never foresaw when training for the work. Or maybe it’s just soul-numbingly boring.

Or perhaps you’ve fought and earned your way as far up the ladder as it seems you can possibly go. You’re stuck in a dead end. Maybe you just need more money.

One way or another, it’s time for a change! Your mental and physical and emotional survival depend on it! Its time to fight back, by learning a new level of skill sets in your field. or even to change careers altogether.

You can do it. You did it before. You can do it again. Because you have to! It will take discipline and stress-management skills, to cope. But you proved you can do it, the first time around. Never forget that.

Human survival has always required a high level of stress. Evolution is the result of ever-shifting changes, and intelligence can be defined as the ability to adapt to new situations.
Your ability to perform can be crippled by your unwillingness to deal with the stress of change. But it’s a necessary transition. Deal with it. And grow.

Your old life has to be reinvented. Choose a new path. There are so many for you to decide among. First, look at growth trends. Look at job markets. And most importantly, look at yourself— what do you want? What do you feel good about doing? How has your life changed?

When you first educated yourself, maybe you were single, but now you’re married, you may even have children. Is travel out of the question? Should you search for a career more The crazy schedule or the frequent travel that is typical of your career may not suit your new lifestyle. You should look for an occupation that is “family friendly?”

Work is partly based upon life experience, too. Find the area that really fits you. The result affects your mental health, and the well-being of everyone around you.

Reinvent yourself. Redefine yourself. You have nothing to lose, but the future!

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