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Falling in love again – with your job
Stoking up renewed passion for your job is well within the realms of possibility. Use this seven-point plan to pep things up again.
In 2000, a major report by recruitment company, Gateway, found that people are switching jobs more often than ever before. Bored, restless and disillusioned, 97 % of us feel we’re in a work-rut within two years of starting a new job. So, what goes wrong? And do you really need to switch jobs in order to put the fizz back into your working life?
At the beginning, a new job is a challenge because there’s a lot to learn, new people to get to know and you’ve got to prove yourself. All this pushes you beyond your usual comfort zone into an area that feels scary but exciting. Remember when you got up every morning full of energy and enthusiasm, determined to do well? Trouble is, after a while it all becomes too familiar, too easy – and a bit of a slog mentally, because there’s nothing to stimulate you. At this stage your comfort zone has shifted and you need fresh challenges to keep you motivated. This is when a lot of people think the only way forward is out – to a new job. But that needn’t be the case. With a little effort you can fall in love with your job all over again. Here’s how:
1. Be enthusiastic
If you want to be noticed, appreciated and given new responsibilities then appear enthusiastic, even if you don’t feel it. Take an interest, show initiative and get involved in things that are going on around you. Offer to help anyone who’s struggling or new, look for things that need doing and be friendly and willing.
2. Take on responsibilities
Look around for the kinds of areas/roles that might interest and stretch you. Then go to your boss and offer to take them on. Explain that you feel ready for more responsibility and that you could handle x, y or z. For instance, one young advertising copywriter offered to do some of the donkey work on one of the company’s major accounts. It wasn’t long before she was in charge of the account.
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