Most common questions used to investigate
Are you spending the day doing meaningful activities?
Do you feel happy?
Are you motivated to head to work?
Does it use your strengths and skills well?
Do you have enough opportunities to grow?
Does it meet your life's goals?
Common conclusions
If you're spending a large part of your checking emails and doing other mundane tasks, it simply means that your skills, talent, and knowledge are not being used as well as it should be and it is probably time for you to look out elsewhere. To be sure, what is meaningful differs from person to person. So, go with what is right for you. If you think your day is spent doing activities that add value to you, you're happy with your career choice.
When you feel happy and dissatisfied with life in general, the first place you should evaluate is your work because most times when you're not happy at work, it reflects at home and in other aspects of your life as well. To avoid this problem, make sure you feel happy about your work. At the end of the day, when you close your eyes and go to sleep, you should feel like you've had a satisfactory day. That's when you've chosen the right career.
When you wake up in the morning, you should feel motivated to head to work. By the time, you're ready, you should have a plan as to how your day will be and what are the tasks that you plan to finish by the end of that day. Such a plan will not only help you to manage time better, but it will make you productive as well. Above everything, when you plan for the day, it means you're happy at work.
Make a list of your skills and strengths and then evaluate if your daily responsibilities are allowing you to use both these aspects well. If your answer is a yes, when undoubtedly you've made the right career choice. On the other hand, if your answer is no or if you're unsure, see if this is a pattern or a feeling that occurs only on some days. If you think this feeling is fairly frequent, it's time to look for other opportunities.
A good career should always give you opportunities to grow and expand your knowledge. When you think your current job doesn't give you that opportunity, there's no point in sticking to it. Talk to your manager and see if you can get a better role or a different job description, and if none of it works, be ready to start looking out for other opportunities.
Growing up, all of us have dreams of where we want to be and what we want to do. Check your current state and see if it aligns with those dreams. If it doesn't, think about what you want and whether you want to change your career at all.
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