Most of us are taught that to be “successful”, we must attain a certain level of professional achievement. Our self-worth is linked to our professional worth. So, if you experience professional dissatisfaction, it feels like a failure, a reflection of who we are and what we’re capable of.

From the age of 18 to 65, or even 70, most of us work an average of eight hours a day five days a week. This totals nearly 100,000 hours spent working in an average lifetime. That’s a lot !

So, if you aren’t content and fulfilled by what you’re doing, life can feel pretty awful.

Most of us are taught that to be “successful”, we must attain a certain level of professional achievement. Our self-worth is linked to our professional worth. So, if you experience professional dissatisfaction, it feels like a failure, a reflection of who we are and what we’re capable of.

Fear is the enemy of self-confidence. Self-confident people face their fears and act. Which of these stop you from moving forward? What are you doing about them?

Successful people learn from their failures so they don’t fear them but welcome as part of the learning process. If you never make a mistake, you have never really pushed the boundaries. By taking action on your fears, you win either way. You win if you make a good decision and things work out. You win if you make a bad decision and things don’t go so well, because you have an opportunity to learn from your decision and the problems you faced.

Career fulfillment can change your reality. If you want it, create it. But don’t try to deny it matters

Your career is what puts food on the table. It’s a requirement for basic survival and a necessity. It’s not something that most of us have a choice about. So an unsatisfying career feels like a prison sentence. Finding some kind of career fulfillment will create a more content existence at the most basic level. Your perspective will broaden, shifting away from survival to higher wants and needs.