5 Truths to Help You Feel Better about a Career Change

Some people struggle with change, especially a career change. 

In truth, many of us fight, avoid, and fear change, often resulting in feelings of guilt.

These notions would make anyone want to keep things as same as possible. 

Why You Should Embrace Career Change

One might think that only adrenaline junkies and dysfunctional people would want to disrupt what could be a perfectly normal situation for something that could be worse, or better!

Assuming the glass is half-full and can only hold more - there are risks to a career change, but the positive truths about change far outweigh the disadvantages. 

What are the 5 Truths of a Career Change:

1. Change Is Inevitable 

Whether you cling to what you have or long for something more, change is inevitable. Nothing can or will stay the same – if you want a growth environment. You can either be a part of it or be left behind. 

You often have power when it comes to change without realizing it. You can control the speed, quality, and quantity of the change coming. You are not a pawn unless you surrender to being one – it’s a choice.

Your actions or reactions to change will determine how positive the change is. Get comfortable with the notion of change as part of the evolution of life and stop resisting. 

2. Change Helps Your Brain Stay Healthy

Our brains need new and varied problems to work on, or they get flaccid.  

A brain that isn’t working out problems, solving mysteries, or figuring things out gets weak. Change is a great way to keep your brain healthy. As physicians, we should know this; it’s been well-documented. 

This means our lifespan will be healthier, and our mind will not be as susceptible to diseases or other ailments as we engage in vigorous mental activities.  

And perhaps more importantly, change creates opportunities for flourishing in something new, which also enhances our health and our habits.  

3. Change Creates Maturity

Sometimes change comes with a price tag. Sometimes change comes with a cost. 

Sometimes change requires risk, and sometimes change is forced on us. 

No matter how change comes, it causes us to grow. When we embark toward something new, we sent an intention. IN – TENSION, implies stretching beyond where we are comfortable and entering a period where there may be struggles and challenges, but our journey and the destination far outweigh our current situation.

From learning, we are tougher than we realized when we are forced to do some difficult things - change creates maturity.  

4. Change Teaches You To Overcome Fear And Anxiety

Whether stepping out towards change in fear of being pushed into the unknown without your consent, change can be scary. The devil we know is easier to manage than the one we don’t. 

Once the fears are faced, they are often scarier in theory than reality. Change teaches you to overcome fear and anxiety as you learn new coping skills or how to talk yourself through fear.

You realize that the fear is about something that hasn’t even happened! When you take small steps, you will begin to appreciate that you are well-equipped for what’s ahead.

5. Change Gives You Choices

 The cool thing about one change is that it can bring about another. If you choose something and don’t like it, that isn’t the end of the line. 

Change things again! 

Once the spirit of change is validated and embraced, change can become part of the normal routine. From changing the simple things, your brand of cereal, to more complex things, your work, change can be fun. 

From picking a new wall color to a new genre of book to read, change can be exciting. From changing where you volunteer your time or which organization you donate to, change can matter to more people.  

There are many truths about change - some scary and some not so much. Enjoy the concept of a career change, and it will lead to enjoying the realities of change. 

Is a career change right for you?