You show up to work every day, and you begin your routine. You eyeball your to-do list, you start to widdle away at the morning chores, and lunch is already on your mind. You start to lose track of hours and days and weeks, and the weekend offers little solace to the weekday grind. Productivity doesn’t dwindle or disappear, but it becomes empty and hollow, consistent and acceptable. The previous allure of your responsibilities has faded; not unattractive, but not captivating either. Unfortunately, this state of mind is not uncommon, and if you can relate, something NEEDS to change.
What kind of change? You need to see what works for you, but it starts with shattering your routine. A solid routine is comfortable and predictable, and it will become boring in due time. Anything fresh in your personal or professional life that gives you something to look forward to, something to be unsure about, something that places you directly outside of your comfort zone will make you feel good, bad, excited, scared, elated, or uneasy, and you will see the once familiar things around you in a new light. Take walks, venture to a new spot for lunch, drink a different kind of coffee, pick up a new hobby, talk to new people in and outside of your workplace, talk to your boss about a change of pace, or change your career altogether. It’s up to you to determine what will make your time more fulfilling, but you need to find that out by tinkering and altering the aspects of your life that have become too familiar.
A lot must be done on your own accord. But if you decide that a career change could benefit your well-being, any recruiter at Anchor Point would be happy to talk with you. As part of our process, we get to know you as an employee and as a person, so we can best determine a fresh career that would be most appropriate for you. Don’t hesitate to contact us, and feel free to give our information to anyone else who may be suffering from the doldrums of predictability. We’re here to help, but you need to make the decision on what your next steps will be. And remember: change is good.