Mid-Career Crisis? Don’t Ignore it!
What a mid-career crisis is and why you should pay attention before it derails your entire life.
What a mid-career crisis is and why you should pay attention before it derails your entire life.
Do you know that “Is this it?” feeling? When you start your commute to work in the morning, knowing this day will be the same as all the others and you start to wonder if this is as good as it gets? That maybe after putting in your 10+ years as a professional you are leveling out?
You seemed to be moving up for a while, but you’re actually on the treadmill walking in place. Because, as they keep telling you, you are good at what you do, management likes to keep you there, nice and reliable etc etc. And now you’re wondering if you actually want to keep doing this for the next 10+ years. Kinda depressing, right?!
That’s a mid-career crisis, people!
Because let’s face it, you’ve changed, the world changed, but the work is still the same!
And the thing is, if you don’t do anything about it, and stay where you are, at some point you will start getting resentful. It will start impacting other parts of your life as well. You get stuck in your relationship, spiral down health-wise, financially and even emotionally.
This mid-career crisis is telling you that your needs and wants are not being met and that you KNOW you are capable of more and deserve more.
But as women we have a tendency to give our power away and put other peoples needs above our own. We abandon ourselves and our needs, we don’t want to rock the boat and play nice.
And secretly we expect others (our manager, partner etc) to take care of us, like we take care of others. Which of course doesn’t happen, as they can’t read our minds 😉
So we wear ourselves out, don’t ask for help or a raise, and then shut down emotionally because the resentment is creeping in. Resentment we then feel ashamed about, because we are not allowing ourselves to want and need things anymore.
Add another five to ten years of that, and you have yourself a massive mid-LIFE crisis.
With all the messiness that comes with that. So why not pay attention now, before things escalate?
Don’t ignore it and remind yourself that you CAN take control. This mid-career crisis is telling you that your needs and wants matter and that you CAN put yourself in the center of your own life.
You only have this ONE life, and you are here to ENJOY it!
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In my 7-week NEXT LEVEL Life & Career Coaching Program I work with you 1-on-1 (online) to uncover your personal compass, your true longings, talents and values and guide you towards a career and life of Ease & Authenticity.
So you’ll know your worth and move forward with confidence!
Let’s connect & have a chat if you feel the pull!
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