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Dylan Buckley
Dylan is Lifehack's Motivation Expert specializing in self-development, with extensive experience working for life
coaches and startups.
While we are creatures of habits, our habits can
quickly become stale, leaving us feeling stuck or
unsatisfied in certain areas of our lives. This is
especially true for individuals who have been
working in one position for many years.
The truth is that it is natural to feel stuck during
points in your life and these moments exist to remind
you that you are always growing and evolving, and
crave change after a while of doing the same thing
day in and day out.
Regardless of whether you feel stuck because you
are unsatisfied and are looking for more out of your
career path, or because things have simply become
repetitive and you need to find more joy and purpose
in your current position, here is why you feel the way
you do and what you can do about it!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Why You May Feel Stuck in Your Career
2. What You Can Do About It
3. The Bottom Line
4. More Resources About Getting Unstuck
Why You May Feel Stuck in Your Career
You may be surprised to learn that there are actually quite a few reasons why you may feel
stuck in your job after being on your chosen career path for years or even decades.

Let us go through some of the most common ones and see if you can find one that you can
relate to!

1. You’re Undervaluing Your Worth and Your

Abilities
No matter which career path you have chosen, you
are going to experience competition.

While teamwork is an important part of

employment and you have to be able to cooperate
with your coworkers, you are also expected to be
great at your job and can only secure a position if
you prove that you are one of the best people who
has applied for the position.

That being said, once you secure a position, it can

be easy to take a look around and determine that it
would be hard to move up due to the
misconception that others are “better than you”.

The problem with this type of thinking is that it can

prevent you from moving forward while others
continue to excel. No one is better than you! You
have your own set of skills and strengths that give
you a competitive advantage in comparison to
others.

You can leverage those strengths to get to where

you want to be in your career. Undervaluing your
worth and abilities and not moving on because of
this is one reason why you may feel stuck in your
job.

2. You’ve Become Too Comfortable (and Have

Lost Sight of What Matters)
If you’re not someone who is experiencing self-
doubt that has prevented you from moving forward,
you may simply feel stuck because you have
become too comfortable where you are.

Learning new skills and being re-trained for a

position can be a daunting task, and it can be
easier to say, “I’d rather stay in a position where I
know what I’m doing.” It doesn’t help if this position
provides you with enough money to lead a
comfortable lifestyle.

You may be comfortable but comfort doesn’t equal

contentedness. Your comfort may be the main
contributing factor to your feeling of being trapped
in your job.

If you’ve settled for your job because it provides

enough for you, evaluate the reasons behind this
choice to settle and seek comfort rather than
progress or purpose.[1]

3. Your Work Doesn’t Challenge or Fulfill You

Your career path is generally one that you have
some passion for, or one that you enjoy. It is also
one that should inspire growth and should keep
you engaged and challenged throughout the
course of your career.

During the course of your career, you may find

yourself at a plateau where your work is no longer
challenging or you are no longer finding the value
in what it is that you are doing. If this is the case for
you, ask yourself, when did this happen? Why
don’t you feel the same way you do about your
work as you did before? Where did you lose that
sense of purpose?

Only by figuring out where things have dropped off

will you be able to pick up the pieces and begin to
 enjoy the qualities that attracted you to your
position in the first place.
What You Can Do About It
Being stuck can leave you feeling helpless, but your life is in your hands. If you’re feeling stuck
in your career, take control of the wheel with some of the helpful tips listed below!

1. Determine Your Personal Needs

Feeling stuck is like feeling hungry or tired; it
means that there are needs that need to be met
that are not being met at the moment.

Sometimes, this results in a complete change of

direction in terms of your career path; and other
times, it means that you just need to tweak some of
the current aspects of your job so that you can
continue to love it.

The most important thing you can do right at this

moment is to figure out what you need and lack in
your career. Is your career providing for you? If so,
what parts don’t you like about it and what things
do you need to change to fall in love with your job
again? If not, what career do you want and what
skills will you need to learn to get there?

Once you figure out some of these harder

questions, you will be better able to change your
course to reach your destination.

2. Make a Plan That Will Help You Get There

Whether you’ve chosen to stick with your current
position or go for a completely new one, you can’t
just wing it. You need to make a solid plan that will
help you to get to where you need to be.

After you’ve made a list of your needs, break down

that list into solid actions that need to be carried
out, so that you can move forward with your career
goals.

Do you need to learn new skills? If so, where can

you learn them and when can you make time to
learn them? Do you need to apply for new jobs? If
so, what type of job are you looking for and how
will you be able to acquire that position? Does your
resume need to be padded? Are you prepared
financially for the change?[2]

It can be a bit overwhelming to cultivate change in

your life but it will be worth it in the end. A solid
plan will help you along your journey.
 The better you plan, the better the results will be
and the fewer roadblocks will be in your way as
you move forward in your career.

3. Stick with It!

Change only comes with consistency. Becoming
unstuck in a situation where you feel trapped is not
something that will happen overnight.

You need to constantly work at it and work with the

end goal in mind. This will either be changing your
career or putting your current job through a
makeover. Use that as your motivation while you
are following your plan. And then you are
guaranteed to succeed!
The Bottom Line
Our life is full of cycles, which means that you are going to have to refresh every so often.

If it is your career that is starting to feel dull and can use a rebirth, the tips above will help you
to break free of your work entrapment and begin anew.
[1] ^ The Muse: 7 Reasons You Might Be Feeling Stuck at Your Job
[2] ^ Talent Egg: What to Do When You’re Feeling Stuck in Your Career Path