One of the keys to owning your opportunities is to recognize when you’ve outgrown a situation. You have to know when it’s time to go and then find the courage to make your move!
Many people find themselves unwilling to take the risk of leaving a situation that no longer benefits them. Instead, they remain stuck in their misery or discontent rather than seek a new challenge that may result in growth, success and freedom.
So how do you know if you’ve outgrown a situation, whether it’s in business or personal? Here are three tell-tale checkpoints:
- Attitude check. Do you find yourself in a constant state of anger or bitterness? Do you oftentimes get annoyed at others or often feel like you’re the smartest person in the room? If so, it may be time for you to seek a new challenge that will further expand your mind, your reach and ultimately, your fulfillment.
- Vision check. Do you have a clear picture of where you’re going? Are you moving in one direction and others are tracking in a completely different direction? At work, do you see or can you see eye-to-eye with your leader? Conflicts in vision will always produce frustration, disengagement and division. If you once were on board but now possess a deep-seated tension when it comes to rowing in the same direction with your boss, team or relationships in general, it may be time for you to make a transition.
- Growth check. Do you feel stuck or limited in your role? Are you in a constant state of boredom? If you stop growing, you start dying. And “dying,” in this case means you feel like you are losing your relevance. If opportunities are passing you by or there appears to be no room to grow, it may be time for you to pursue opportunities outside your role to increase your value or pursue a new role/environment altogether.
At each of these checkpoints, there is one underlying constant: change.
Change is your only call-to-action. You must be willing to make changes in your life if you want to own your opportunities. The old saying is that it’s insane to keep doing things the same way and expecting different results. Yes, there is always a risk to change. But the risk is much greater if you choose to stay in a situation that no longer fits you.
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When it’s Time to Go..Some Additional Insights
When your efforts are not being fully appreciated
When you are being clearly “ghosted” for no good reason
When minor comments turn into major battles for no good reason or just plain bullying
When you have outgrown the situation in a number of ways and the real gains are marginal
When superficial gestures are not enough
When you have exhausted all efforts to correct the problem or issue and it still exists
When your good intentions go unrecognized or are very short lived
Big Red Flag..When you notice they are consistently inconsistent
When their is an persistent unevenness and imbalance despite all your efforts to correct to the contrary
When you notice their is a pattern of behavior contrary to societal norms
When you small successes go
unrecognized
When common courtesy appears to be a struggle or inconsistent
When you consistently experience pain, fustration,saddneses
When simple Communications raises anxiety levels
When you see others receive the happiness you have worked for and deserve
When your dreams remain unfulfilled despite your best efforts
When you consistently put the well being and growth of another person ahead of your own and its not recognized or underappreciated
When its a struggle to communicate
When you are no longer a priority
When their is a clear pattern of selfishness or self-centeredness
When your caring becomes a burden instead of a benefit
When there is a consistent pattern of the failure to reciprocate on any level
When you seen as a something far less in value than reality
When you observe others who give far, far less ..but have greater access and are engagement
When your heart aches become unbearable with no end in sight
…..it’s Time to Go….or maybe See It Through
See It Through
BY EDGAR ALBERT GUEST
When you’re up against a trouble,
Meet it squarely, face to face;
Lift your chin and set your shoulders,
Plant your feet and take a brace.
When it’s vain to try to dodge it,
Do the best that you can do;
You may fail, but you may conquer,
See it through!
Great additional insights!