Has your career stalled? Are you feeling unmotivated, frustrated, or burned out?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you should know that you’re not alone. Most people feel this way at some point in their careers, but fortunately, there are ways to reinvent yourself and your career.
Taking the risk to change your career and pursue your passion is one of the most stressful and frightening things you can do in your lifetime. Why leave a decent job to pursue the idea of a better one?
If you’ve asked yourself that question, then you’re looking at your career and your life through the wrong lens. If you don’t love what you do, then you can’t lead your fullest, happiest life, and you can’t reach your full potential. You’ll constantly feel boxed-in, and you’ll never be completely satisfied or happy.
For many people, the key to happiness is gaining their independence and pursuing their passions as small business owners. Yes, the hours are long. Yes, it’s stressful. Yes, there is a high potential for failure. However, when you’re doing something you love and pursuing your passion, your career change will motivate you to succeed.
When you control your own destiny, your success is up to you. If you’re passionate about what you’re doing, you open the doors of opportunity to reach your full potential and live your happiest life.
Every day, more people leave their stable corporate jobs to launch new business ventures. Why? Because the pursuit of passion leads to success.
Don’t box yourself in. Take control of your career and your life. Whether that control comes in the form of moving to a new job or company or it becomes a business startup, if you’re passionate about it, your newfound freedom could deliver the rewards you want and need in work and in life.
This post is sponsored by Spark BusinessSM from Capital One® and is the first post in a series of eight.
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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