Virtually everyone ends up feeling dissatisfied with their professional lives at some point in time, and sometimes this dissatisfaction is serious enough to lead to a total career overall – whether that means changing professions altogether, or simply looking for a new job.
In many cases, a career overhaul actually ends up taking the form of a foray into the world of entrepreneurship, in one sense or another.
Of course, a career overhaul will usually occur at the same time as other forms of disruption or uncertainty in life, whether that means you’re looking for alternatives to pawn shops in order to resolve a financial issue, or whether it means relocating to a new area.
In this kind of situation, you might find that your own doubts seem to hold you back from your career transformation.
Here are a few reasons not to let that happen.
Because your own assumptions and reasoning processes can often be wrong
At the end of the day, your own doubts are always going to be a reflection of your own assumptions and reasoning processes, and the simple fact of the matter is that those assumptions and reasoning processes can often be deeply flawed.
Typically, we make assumptions about how things are going to play out on the basis of past experience, meaning that if we’ve had some letdowns in the past, we can end up completely counting ourselves out in the future for no good reason.
Likewise, as much as you might pride yourself on your reasoning abilities, It’s very easy to end up making arguments that seem logical or rational, but which are nonetheless built on faulty premises or end up at the wrong destination.
Before you let your doubts stop you from making a career change, keep in mind that the basis of your doubts can be totally faulty.
Because even if you don’t succeed in the way you had originally planned, taking action can reveal new opportunities
Whether with regards to a planned career overhaul or just about anything else, it’s an important fact of life to keep in mind that, even if things don’t work out, taking action very often ends up revealing new opportunities along the way.
In life, putting yourself in motion, and taking advantage of the opportunities that come your way, can be very powerful – and can lead to all sorts of positive places that you never would have thought you would end up in.
On the other hand, allowing your doubts to determine your decision-making process too much, can end up keeping those doors closed to you.
Because remaining in your comfort zone can lead to stagnation
Staying in your comfort zone is likely to feel – well, comfortable – in one sense. But it can also lead to stagnation, and to a sense of inertia in your life as a whole.
In order to grow, develop, and explore your full potential in life, you simply have to learn take steps to move beyond what you are already comfortable and familiar with, from time to time.