Sometimes we put undue pressure on ourselves, or maybe we take ourselves too seriously. If you are part of the 72 per cent feeling unhappy, consider this: it may not be the job.

Yet, often, it is the reactive go-to, changing jobs and even careers. Recent research shows more than 40 per cent of employees who changed jobs felt they were better off in their previous job.

Press pause before deciding to quit your job or even change careers. Instead, in finding the work you love and being happy and successful, know yourself intimately. Use that self-reflective gift to understand the triggers relating to your happiness.

A career reset is an elixir for purpose, passion and the intrinsic feel-good rewards, a restorative job tonic. A reset captures what may be temporarily lost. The good news, while working on your career reset, other parts of your life also improve. It’s contagious!

Let’s be honest. How often have you set goals and resolutions and not achieved them? The answer for most of us would be “a lot”.

Without examining where we have been resistant to change, the cycle of resolve, relapse, and repeat continues year after year. Before putting in place your reset goals, what are the psychological obstacles that may get in the way?

Resetting your career is not a bucket list to tick off; it requires a plan and action.

We all walk around with the image of the perfect life, mirroring the dreams and desires we deeply cherish. But only the right actions can make it a reality.

Recalling the days pre-pandemic, and it’s likely that most of our life and career goals have shifted. All that we thought was ‘normal’ was swept away.

Now, travelling on the same road and following the same map, we’re finding that we really want to be elsewhere.

So, it’s any wonder the purpose you strived for three years ago has taken a leave of absence and, with it, your motivation.

What does success look to you like now? Define it, and your purpose and motivation will voluntarily re-enlist, marching proudly, right by your side.

A thankful appreciation and refocus on what we get from our job realigns the reality from the distorted. Every job has its pitfalls and, equally the upside.

Being in a place of gratitude magnifies positive emotions and helps to block toxic, negative ones. That is not to discount genuine workplace grievances but to apply the balance in perspective.

Not only does it assist in better decision making, but assists in dealing with the associated stress. Fall back in love with your job!

Resetting our career guides us towards becoming the person we always wanted to be. When we spend one-third of our lives at work, our career is the significant ‘other’ relationship.

Like all important relationships in our lives, it requires work, investment, attention, boundaries, and nurturing.

The association you have with your career is no different. This year, consider a career reset as a commitment to yourself.

Originally published by www.shedefined.com.au