Do you have a feeling that something is wrong in your
career, yet you have not done anything about it? Do you
feel like something is missing in your career, but
you’d prefer not to think about it?

This is called denial; when you know something is not
right, but you are not acting to change it.

Denial in your career can be good. If you focused on
every little thing that bothered you such as getting up
early everyday, dealing with difficult co-workers, or
doing work that doesn’t thrill you, your career would
be hard and not much fun. Denial works against you when
your career changes for the worse, and you do not do
anything about it. This is when career distress wins.

When you notice a change in your career, and you know
in your gut that it’s not a good one for you, you have
to act. This means it’s time to take your career from
denial to victory.

What Are The Steps To Get To Victory? See These Five
Steps Below.

Step #1: You Know Something Is Off-Course

Yet, you tell yourself that it’s not. You want to
believe that what you are thinking or experiencing is a
mistake. Maybe what is happening is too small to really
pinpoint as the beginning of something big. For
example, a change is made in your department, you are
left out of an important meeting, or there’s a rumor
about layoffs or outsourcing. You know something is
off-course, but you hope you are not right about your
assessment.

Step #2: Something Goes Wrong

The "something wrongs" are beginning to pile up. You
are left out of major decisions that affect you or the
people for whom you are responsible for. People stop
listening or coming to you. The politics are getting
worse, or your company does something that goes against
your values. One thing after another. You hope that the
"wrongs" will disappear without any effort on your
part. But, it becomes apparent that this will not
happen without your participation.

Step #3: You Begin To Turn Your Wrong Into A Right

This requires a shift in attitude. When your attitude
gets better, your circumstances get better. This is
when you start talking to people about what you want to
change. You research different opportunities. You begin
to shift your mindset to make a change. This is a
crucial step, as most goals are reached in the mind
first. The rest is implementation.

Step #4: You Take Action

You put a plan together. You write down your goal with
concrete steps for implementation. You put these steps
into your calendar so there is a structure for making
them happen. When you do not know where to turn or what
to do, you write down who would help you. You are not
meant to reach your career goals alone. Be clear about
what you want and what steps you will take to get
there. This is your pathway to victory.

Step #5: You Become Victorious

This is when you become a better person who is in a
better place. You are happier and enjoying your career.
You created a goal and reached it. You achieved your
goals because you had the courage to do something about
a situation that no longer worked for you.
Congratulations to you.

So, what do you say? You only have one life to live, so
it might as well be a life you love! 

Deborah Brown-Volkman is the creator and founder of the
Career Escape Program, a 4 week program that helps 
participants find their dream job. Deborah be reached at 
http://www.career-escape-program.com, or at 
http://www.surpassyourdreams.com