Throughout your career there are times when you can feel stagnant as a professional, it is normal; It has happened to all of us. But you cannot stay there because it hurts you in the short term; It's not nice to feel it, but it can also hurt you in the long run if you get stuck at that point. Today we talk about how to act to grow professionally and how it helps to have a Professional Career Plan. Some companies facilitate the process, but in most of them it is you who has to find how to grow professionally.
How to know if you are stagnant and have stopped growing professionally
There are times when for some reason we stop fighting. Sometimes it is due to personal problems, sometimes due to difficulties in relationships with bosses or colleagues, other times we lack recognition and that discourages us and ends up burning or boring us… It does not matter if it is for a short period, but when it is prolonged in In time you need to become aware of what is happening to you in order to remedy the situation.
Just being stuck is itself a real problem. You lack motivation to get up in the morning and go to work, you wander around the company as a soul in pain, your relationships with your colleagues end up being affected, etc. What you may not have thought is that in addition to putting your professional career at risk, you are also putting your job at stake, be careful and remedy it!
How to stop getting stuck in your career
The first step to get out when you get stuck is to believe it. Believe that you can, that you can develop a professional career, that you can learn new things, prosper and grow professionally. If you ask yourself 'How can I believe that I can?' The answer is reasoning with you when you have doubts. In the same way that you would reason with a friend who doubts herself, you need to tell yourself that you trust yourself, that you really want to achieve it and that you are going to be able to.
At first you may feel a little strange talking to you, it's normal. But as you get used to it it will start to sound real to you and you will start to really believe it. No one knows your strengths better than you, those points where you are really good that will serve as a lever to advance and grow professionally.
How to grow professionally
It is a common mistake to think that it is the responsibility of companies to make us grow professionally. In reality, it is our own responsibility to worry about creating our Professional Career Plan, the one that will lead us clearly - although not effortlessly - to the goal that we have set for ourselves in the short, medium and long term.
Keep in mind that the career plan will serve you for several years, but over time we change, our concerns and priorities change. For this reason, we will need to redefine the professional career plan more than once throughout our professional life. Only in this way can we advance with security and firmness towards the achievement of our professional goals.
If you're worried about getting stuck in your career, start by believing in yourself, your strengths, and your ability to grow professionally and improve. Remember that you need to create a Professional Career Plan. If you are having trouble doing it alone, I am here to help you. As your coach and mentor I accompany you to discover your Values, your Skills and Strengths, so that by leaning on them you create your Professional Career Plan 'to suit you'.
“85% of the winner's game depends on his attitude. Attitude is nothing more than seeing opportunity where others see calamity, learning to fail and rise up with more strength ”Víctor Familia.
