The 8 stages of falling out of love with your job

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1. Denial
You live with regret.

You wake  up each morning  thinking, “I have a perfect on paper job, I should be happy. I have everything I could wish for. This is what I was working so hard for.”

And you keep pushing forward, working harder than ever at your job so you don’t have time to even feel what you’re feeling.

2. Rationalising
Your feelings of regret and unhappiness are growing but you know it’s irrational.

There are so many people out there who are envious of your position, and all you want to do is quit this job and do something else?!

You must be crazy.

That mortgage still needs to be paid.

And no one truly loves their job…right?

3. Rage
It feels like everything is falling apart.

You’re easily triggered.

Every social meet-up is a chance to rage and bitch about your work, clients, colleagues, bosses and the world.

You dislike who you’re becoming.

But you can’t stop yourself from lashing out.

4. Acceptance
You realise that this crazy rollercoaster of emotions can’t go on forever. The negative energy is starting to impact your personal life

Maybe, just maybe… there is a reason for these emotions?

It’s time to dig into the root of the problem.

5. Fear
You’ve done some work on yourself and you do not like what you’ve found.

Because it’s scary.

It means taking a big risk and doing something contrarian.

Like leaving your well-paying, secure job?!

6. Dream
It’s taken a while to get here and the fear is still present but… you accept that your status quo is untenable.

You have a whole life left to live.

So why not just take a chance and do that crazy thing?

7. Create a game plan
This is it! You’re taking action.

But you’re a rational person so before you do anything, you make a game plan.

How much savings do I need?

How will I come back into this industry if things don’t work out?

8. Execute
Your game plan is set, and it’s time to execute.

The journey begins!

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Falling out of love is always painful.

And it’s harder still with a job that society tells you you should love.

So don’t beat yourself up if it’s taking you a while to go from unhappiness to actual execution.

These things take time.

It took me 7 years to find the courage to quit BlackRock!

But what has helped many people is to work with coaches who have been there and done that.

I’ve helped many corporate high-flyers from financial, tech and consulting institutions make big career pivots into their dream job.

So if you’re looking for that extra help, contact me TIME and we’ll get started!