Stuck and Frustrated at Work? How to Break the Cycle and Find Excitement Again

This episode explores the recurring cycle of excitement, learning, overwhelm, and frustration that many people experience in their careers. Lindsay Lyman, the host, sheds light on how to identify these phases and offers tips to break free from the stuck and frustrated stage.

Key Points:

• The Career Life Cycle:
• New and Exciting: Learning a lot, enthusiastic about new challenges.
• Learning and Growing: Facing challenges, but still making progress.
• Overwhelm: Feeling overloaded with work and problems.
• Frustrated and Stuck: Demotivated, unchallenged, and unsure of the next step.
• Escaping the Stuck Phase:
• Recognize where you are in the cycle.
• Identify what excites and interests you.
• Seek new challenges:
• Change the scope or complexity of your current work.
• Learn a new skill.
• Change jobs, industries, or fields entirely.
• Pursue a passion project outside of work.

Next Step

• Visit http://lindsaylymancoaching.com/chat to sign up for a free, one-on-one consultation to discuss overcoming career roadblocks.

Additional resources: 

• Schedule a coffee chat: http://lindsaylymancoaching.com/chat 
• 3 steps to deal with a bad manager workshop: https://lindsaylymancoaching.com/badmanager