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10 Signs Of A Professional Midlife Crisis — And How To Get Through One A professional midlife crisis is not a rare phenomenon, especially for people who have been in the same job or industry for most of their career. While jumping into action and making dramatic life or career changes that haven’t been properly planned can do more harm than good, there are ways to identify a midlife crisis and smartly navigate your way through it to brighter days. If you feel stuck and as if you need to make a big change regarding your career, these 10 members of Forbes Coaches Council can help. Below, they share some key signs of a midlife crisis and tips for coming out of one stronger and more successful than ever. 1. If you have a fixed mind-set, reconnect to a higher purpose. A fixed mind-set that misses the many possibilities and opportunities to find new and better ways of working often is one sign of a midlife crisis. Habitually repeating safe and reliable processes over the years is a common trap for professionals, leading to a lack of inspiration. Reconnecting to the higher purpose of the work is the first step to burning bright rather than burning out. - Elisa Mallis, Center for Creative Leadership 2. If you're struggling to perform, learn something new. This "crisis" happens many times throughout life, and there are ways to spot and stop it. I can always tell who's struggling. They're not performing to their typically high standards, are working fewer hours and show little physical and mental energy. You can almost see the passion drain from their bodies. This is a great time to access professional and personal development options. Learning always helps! - Miranda "Is that all there is? What's next for me? Why continue?" When you ask yourself questions such as these, it can indicate a midlife crisis. The more successful you are in your profession, the deeper the crisis can become. The key is to find your way back to your passion and identify your higher purpose, which can help you build a new chapter with more meaning. Find a professional who can help before blaming your partner. - Mickey A. Feher, The MANTORSHIFT Initiative 4. If your inner voice is calling out, reengage with old passions. The “midlife crisis” is a calling back to one's inner compass. One of the key signs of this inner calling is your inner voice becoming more persistent as your ability and desire to ignore it begin to fade. The desire to learn new things or reengage with old passions emerges, and joy seems to reappear from nowhere. As a result, it is more of a coming home than a crisis. - Alexsys "Lexy" Thompson, Alexsys Thompson Intl 5. If you feel you haven't achieved anything, find alternative activities. I can share my personal experience: A significant sign is when I keep thinking that I haven't achieved anything in life until now. This very thought pushes one into nightmarish experiences. Luckily, I was able to realize this quite early on and started concentrating on alternative activities, such as practicing an endurance sport, which accentuated my professional life. - Sudhakar Reddy Gade, Nirvedha Executive Coaching Solutions Pvt Ltd 6. If you’re dissatisfied with life and work, write to uncover the tr uth. Dissatisfaction with life and work is a key sign that someone may be experiencing a midlife crisis. If you're feeling like a caged animal, write down your emotions. Then, clarify where these emotions are coming from, what is within your control and what you cannot control. Then, reality-check your answers. Often, we have a couple of facts, and we create a whole story around them. Uncover what is true. - Frances McIntosh, Intentional Coaching LLC VonFricken, Miranda VonFricken Masterminds & Coaching 3. If you’re asking whether that’s all there is, look inside.
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