"Overcoming Career Frustration: How to Reset Your Mindset and Find the Right Path Forward"

This post is for those who have left their job due to frustration or dissatisfaction.

Reasons for leaving may include:

1. Feeling unsupported in the workplace.
2. Believing you weren’t promoted to roles you deserved.
3. Feeling uncomfortable or ready for a change, due to people issues or in simple terms, you don't really like those you work with for a range of reasons.
4. While these feelings are often valid, they can also stem from your mindset.
5. Many people leave thinking things will improve if they simply leave, but struggle to find a new role after resigning, even with good experience or after relocating.
6. It's important to take a break, clear your mind, and let go of negative beliefs.
7. The issue may not be the job, but the way you are thinking about the situation.

Self-development is key: try reading books that challenge the way you

Step 1: Read books to gain new perspectives:-

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Think and Grow Rich* by Napoleon Hill or
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Step 2

• Having a mentor, coach, or counsellor will help:
• They can guide you through harmful thinking patterns, such as:

Step 3: Be aware of Negative thinking traps.

• There are 12 off them that Distort or Hijack Your Brain, here are three (3)
• Comparing yourself to others.
• Black-and-white thinking.
• Mind reading

Step 3: You need to become more self Aware

If you are Carrying anger and frustration into your actions you will end up in the same place you started. If you change you will eventually met people of the same ilk.

This is something you cannot fudge, the outer world is a reflection of your inner world or how you think, take your time, there is no rush.

It’s your responsibility to manage your emotions and mindset, not anyone else's.

Once you've worked through these internal issues, you'll feel a sense of pride and inner confidence

From there, you can:

1. Return to applying for jobs or my favourite
2. Network with people you know (or don't know) to find upcoming opportunities.

All the best Mark Healy the Graduate Coach