It’s almost mid-year. Will you have a career change before 2022?
Last year in the midst of WFH, I worked with many tech and finance professionals going through career transitions. Some had doubts about next steps, others turned down plum roles from competitors. But almost all had never taken any time to reflect on what they truly wanted or why they’d turned down a tempting role.
As I continue to work with clients navigating mid-career transitions, I’ve seen an array of resilience techniques to manage both positive and negative career events. A few bounce back well while others replay their perceived errors. Instead of arguing with reality, we should be more open to a transition -good or bad — and remember we’re more than one emotion.
What’s that old saying,
‘Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.
There are a number of ways to develop resilience, some predetermined by individual character, others can certainly be learnt. Here’s what I’ve observed this year:
· Optimism: seeing the best in situations
· Self Awareness: having confidence in your abilities
· Problem solving: viewing a situation as a problem to solve
· Support Seeking: connecting with a network of advisors or experts
Learning optimism — even when your job disappears — can be done. In Jane McGonigal’s book, SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully, she shares about the power of online gaming to combat stress, anxiety, depression and pain. The University of Pennsylvania found that playing the motivational app SuperBetter (a series of games and challenges) for more than a month increases optimism and can result in greater achievement of goals.
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