Summary.
At some point, all of us experience moments when we must face the difficult decision to let go of something that formerly offered us purpose. But big decisions, like a career change, should be approached thoughtfully. While sometimes this can be done by reinventing your current work, there are times where the right choice is to strike out on a fresh path.
There are six signs it may be time to move on from your current role or career. First, it’s no longer encouraging your growth. Second, you’ve achieved what you set out to achieve. Third, you actively look for ways to procrastinate or avoid your job. Fourth, you regularly approach work with dread or have feelings of exhaustion and burnout. Fifth, your job is causing you to develop bad habits that don’t align with your values. Finally, your workplace has become harmful to your physical or emotional health.
Over the last two years, record numbers of people have voluntarily left their jobs. The movement is now so broad it has a name: The Great Resignation. Some of these people have left for more flexible work in the gig economy. Some are seeking a change in lifestyle. But many have been spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic and associated social upheavals to take a deep look at their lives and what gives them purpose.