4 Not So Obvious Reasons Why You Feel Trapped in Your Life & Career

Is it a make or a break?

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Most of us have those days where we feel hopeless, helpless and what we do in life is non-sense.

As a career coach, I have talked to many people experiencing these stages at the point of their lives. There is nothing to be ashamed of — we are all on this journey and riding the same bus.

For the first three months of the year, I have counseled around thirty people — and they shared with me similar things that I will mention below. I also had those dark moments — and there is no way to handle it but man up to it.

• Staff called me an assh*le during my first supervisory role
• Coworkers labeled me a pea brain during my first work
• I Got demoted after org mobilization — and jobless at some point
• When I was new to the company, a seasoned employee pointed her finger at me.
• I was denied numerous times in my job applications
• I got criticized by a recruiter for my job-hopping activities

The problem today is that we only see the surface of what appears appealing in the eyes of the many. But we do not highlight what all great things look like from the beginning.