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Career Tips for High Achievers Who Are Feeling Stagnant
Written by: Greg SchinkelArticle Overview: High achievers are prone to enter a time in their career where they plateau or stall. Perhaps promotions are not coming as fast and furious as they once did or in some cases, they have achieved every goal they have set and have run out of challenges. Achievers will ask themselves, "Is this all there is?" After striving for success, when success levels out, the feeling of advancement is replaced by a feeling of stagnation. This condition could be called Achievers Depression or Career Stall.
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Career Tips for High Achievers Who Are Feeling Stagnant
High achievers are prone to enter a time in their career where they plateau or stall. Perhaps promotions are not coming as fast and furious as they once did or in some cases, they have achieved every goal they have set and have run out of challenges. Achievers will ask themselves, "Is this all there is?" After striving for success, when success levels out, the feeling of advancement is replaced by a feeling of stagnation. This condition could be called Achievers Depression or Career Stall.
The symptoms of this condition can include:
- Bitterness or negativity that replaces a generally positive view of work.
- Overly critical of peers, employees and even the boss - disappointment in self can lead to disappointment in others.
- Moodiness - Either disengagement and withdrawal or aggression or a combination of both.
- Feeling of being trapped - promotions often take longer and external opportunities may be harder to come by.
Prescription for Performance
- Re-establish Goals - An achiever needs goals to achieve and so I recommend setting new goals that will motivate the drive to succeed.
- Focus on building up others - After achieving personal success, I recommend that the individual help others succeed. Growing others is different kind of achievement and is personally rewarding.
- Decide What You Truly Want -If your true desires cannot be satisfied from your current situation then determine what would make you happy and make the change.
- Appreciate the Opportunity - A career stall presents an opportunity to reflect and regroup. Instead of seeking a quick and easy answer, spend time contemplating the next step. Making a rash decision can lead to further diappointment.
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About the Author: Greg Schinkel RSS for Greg's articles - Visit Greg's website  Greg Schinkel and his team help entrepreneurs and business leaders improve profit and grow their business by providing management training, supervisor training, team leader training, lead hand training and executive coaching. The challenge for many successful organizations is that leadership becomes diluted from the senior leadership team to the front line leader. For organizations who choose to be union-free, Greg and his team equip leaders to maintain excellent employee relations while focusing on results. For unionized workplaces, the focus is how to effectively lead employees within the boundaries of the collective-agreement while achieving results. Greg Schinkel has reached more than half a million people through his writing, broadcasting, speaking, training and coaching. Greg has appeared on television, radio and in print more than 200 times for his leadership expertise. He is co-author of the best-selling book Employees Not Doing What You Expect, published in North America, India, Latin America and Korea. Since 1992, Greg has owned and operated Unique Training & Development Inc., a leading provider of supervisor training, management development, team leader training and lead hand training. His website is http://www.UniqueDevelopment.com Click here to visit Greg's website   Leadership These Seven Challenges Help Managers Succeed Detox Your Corporate Culture Practicing the Golden Rule Has Limitations Finish Strong in 2009 and Set Up for Success in 2010 Leadership Tips for the Manager Who is Too Easy |
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