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There are many polls and surveys around that say many of us are thinking about changing our jobs and even careers but are too afraid to do so. Why are so many people stuck in a job that they hate and are too afraid to move outside their comfort zones when it comes to on of the most important ting in their life: their career?

The simple answer is fear. And in most cases, rightly so as we all have certain responsibilities like a family, mortgage and all sorts of bills and expenses to pay for. We don’t want to jeopardise any of that so it’s the fear of losing everything if the gamble that we take with changing our career doesn’t really work out. After all, many of us have spent years developing our skills in a certain type of job. The emotional shock of that fact once confronted can be quite overwhelming for some people. There is no simple solution to this but if you have been thinking about changing your management career or even taking that next step to some higher management role, then there a a few things you can do to make that change happen.

The first thing to do is ‘think before you act’. This involves a deep consideration of what you value, who you think you are, what you are interested in and how you relate to others. However, what can often occur here is that the more you think, the less you are likely to be to act. So the trick here is not to over analyse everything but to be realistic in your future goals. There is a certain amount of risk and if you are not willing to take some type of risk, then you will never make the change that you desire. I’m not advocating being reckless, but to show a little bit of courage as change certainly involves a bit of calculated risk.

They say that one way to see if you enjoy being in the room behind the door is to open the door and walk in.  You need to think deeply and honestly about you life at present and start taking small steps and explore the alternatives out there and see if you enjoy them or not. This need not mean you need to quit you current position but exploring other opportunities through networking or maybe even using up your leave time and going out to try new experiences.

The bottom line is that you need to take some sort of modest action in order to make a change in your career if that’s what you are in need of. You don’t need to quit your job like I did once and then hoping for the best without having anything to fall back on. If you take small steps in exploring what’s out there, then you will overcome your fears and find the necessary direction which could take you to a new career.