[The Ripple Effect] Stuck In A Career Rut?
Published: Fri, 09/13/13
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Hello everyone! Welcome to September's issue of The Ripple Effect. Hope you all had a wonderful summer! It's hard to believe it's already over. Thankfully I got to spend a lot of time doing things I enjoy this summer - spending time with family and friends and enjoying summertime activities that I love. One of these is boating and spending time on the water. Below is a photo taken of my Mom and me during one of our boating excursions last month
Inner Harbor, Baltimore August 2013
Hopefully your summer included spending time doing things you enjoy and that feed your soul. I believe feeding our souls is essential to living productive and happy lives. The rest of this year is busy for me and includes lots of travel so I am definitely glad I got to spend time the past few months doing things I love - it has helped me get ready for the busy fall and feel energized about what's next. Often times these activities are exactly what we need to renew us and get us excited about our careers again. I wrote this month's article about some things you can do if you feel stuck in a career rut (feeding your soul is one of them, of course!) Sometimes taking small steps and making small changes can make a big difference in your life.Hope you enjoy the article, and, as always, feel free to pass it along to anyone you feel would benefit from reading it. Keep spreading those positive ripple effects! Best, Andria
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Stuck In A Career Rut? Get "Unstuck" and Re-motivated With These Tips It's not uncommon to hear people say they are stuck in a career rut. In fact, you may be feeling this yourself. We all have times in our lives where we feel bored and unmotivated about our career. We are unsure of what to do next or how to feel inspired about our careers again. This is completely normal and sometimes all it takes is a few small changes to make a big difference in your career (and your life!) How can you get "unstuck" and re-motivate yourself? First, be honest with yourself. Don't ignore what you're feeling. Your feelings are there for a reason and often when we ignore them, they get worse. Pay attention to how you feel, acknowledge and accept it. From this place of acceptance you are able to take action to do something about the bored or unmotivated feelings you're having. Next, decide what needs to be different. What exactly are you feeling bored about in your career? Is it the actual work content? Your environment? Your colleagues or boss? Identify the specific root of your boredom so you can begin to make some changes. And, if it's nothing specific but a combination of all of the above, that's fine too - perhaps they all need to change. The process of identifying the source and acknowledging how you feel about it can open you up to ideas on how to improve the situation (or situations). Third, make small changes. If you're bored with your environment or your routine, do something to change it up. Maybe you try taking a new route to work each day so you get to see new things. If you make coffee at home each morning, why not stop somewhere along your way to work for a cup instead? Do this one or two days a week on your way to work to change things up. If you're bored with your physical environment, do something to make it different - rearrange your office furniture or move your computer monitor to the other side of your desk. Get new artwork for your walls or bring fresh flowers into the office every week. It's amazing how these small changes can brighten up your days. If you're bored with your work content, explore options to do your work differently or perhaps find new processes and ideas that you can utilize in your organization. Another thing you can do to get out of your rut is simply do something different. If you do the same thing every day, every week, and every month at work, you can't expect things to ever be different. If you want things to be different, you must work differently. You can't just sit there and say you're bored and stuck in a rut and expect things to get better - you must make them better! This goes back to the third step - find a new way to do your work; look for new process, new concepts and ideas, new ways to serve customers. Look for ways you can do things differently and you will no longer feel like you're in a rut. Lastly, if you feel like you're in a career rut, take a step away from your work and do something that feeds your soul. When I say "feeds your soul", I mean do something that inspires you and something that you do simply for the pleasure of doing it. For example, some people spend time in nature, others on the water, and others will do things with their hands - like paint, build things, or draw. Some people go for walks or hikes. There are countless examples of ways to spend time doing things to feed your soul but only you know what that means for you. Often times when we step away from our career and completely focus on something that we love doing, we soon find ourselves re-energized to get back to work and re-engaged with our careers. Remember, you don't need to stay stuck or stay in your career rut. Find small ways to make some changes and you can (and will) get yourself unstuck. This month's
development tip: If you've been feeling stuck in a career rut, take one of
the five ideas listed above and implement it in the next two weeks - do it
consistently and see what kind of results you get. 
Andria Corso is the founder of C3 Coaching and Consulting. an Executive Leadership and Career Development Coaching and Consulting firm. C3's mission is to help our clients reach their highest potential. Read more about C3 here or contact us to find out how we can help you and your organization reach your greatest success. Contact information: Andria L. Corso ~ 888-432-4245 Connect with Andria & C3 at:
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