Feeling underwhelmed and in dire need of a new challenge

Deb Sanchez • April 24, 2018

Ever get the feeling you could be doing so much more? I certainly have...

I have finally decided to take the plunge and begin a new venture with this site and blog. Having spent the last 13 years honing my background in all-things-Human Resources, I feel that it's time. See, when you're in HR, you can't assume everyone around you understands what HR entails nor how multifaceted anything people-related can be. With this in mind, I've always tried to find a way to share information with others in an easy-to-understand format. People process the same information in different ways. People have different motivational drivers, strengths, weaknesses...I think you get the idea. Luckily enough, I've been able to use my work experiences to develop a set of personal best practices and have successfully put those to play in everyday work situations throughout my career. Doing so has helped me get ahead and grow so much professionally.

Was I feeling burned out on what I'd worked so hard to achieve? I had eventually arrived at a point in my dedicated career where implementing and supporting the best HR practices were no longer enough. I wanted to do something different, take myself in a new direction. So I pursued other opportunities that were interesting to me, roles that presented the right challenges and would allow me to build an entirely new technical skillset. After tireless nights of researching change in profession options, successful interviews, and simultaneous job offers - I took a step back. What? How could you, you ask? With every job offer I was given, came the consideration of inevitably feeling burned out. Instead, I asked myself "what if I was able to be impactful on a larger scale, to propel positive change for others on my own terms"?

When I began losing sight of what was important at work, I made the realization that I needed a new challenge in my life. A challenge unlike any other though - one that would drive me out of my comfort zone. Being underwhelmed at work doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong, it just means you lack the right challenge. For me, I needed something that was going to allow me to be creative in my approach to help others with their career success AND in the not-so-traditional format - so here we are! Taking a step back from my usual approach turned into a personal venture unlike those I've tackled in the past. Welcome to my next career challenge, I hope you enjoy taking a look around the site and maybe find some words that resonate with you along the way :)

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Staying engaged with others at work

By Deb Sanchez • May 18, 2018

Maintaining engagement with those around you at work and in your field can foster opportunities for innovation and career advancement. Building positive work relationships can serve as a morale booster, too. Learning how and when to effectively communicate with those around you is crucial to making those relationships beneficial! Remember to keep it healthy - show your ability to be committed, creative, and flexible. Taking the time to follow up for a little quality assurance goes a long way also - you might just get some helpful feedback, gain new ideas for building skills, and it could lead to a job opportunity. Here are some basic rules for staying engaged with colleagues: Be effective with your communication - not sure what this means or how to do it? Watch one of our tutorials (coming soon!) on how to garner a positive response from those around you. Keep it healthy- show your ability to be positive, committed, creative, and flexible. Venting in situations of frustration, can be necessary for your mental well-being, but overdoing it can wear others out. What's worse than you being unhappy at work? EVERYONE being unhappy at work, remember negativity spreads like a virus. Be open to opportunities that develop your skills - even those opportunities not directly related to your current job. This is a great way of changing it up for professional enrichment. Make it a point of doing something new once a week - this can mean doing something new for yourself or contributing something in a new way at work. The beauty of doing something new is so you feel enriched in your own life, for yourself. If in the process, you inspire someone else to do the same, that's awesome! Just like negativity, positivity spreads like a virus too! Follow up - keeping up a good rapport with your colleagues not only shows you care and are invested, but serves as a way to make others thing about you when they look for dependability. Now, if you've read this list and thought "I've done everything here and it hasn't helped", but still remained engaged somehow? I'd LOVE to hear what worked for you! If you've read this and thought "I've done everything here and more, but still not feeling it." Then consider this - maybe it's time to take your career in a new direction. Staying engaged with those around you shouldn't be hard work when you truly want to gain something out of your experience in a relationship. If you are feeling burned out, take time to re-assess where you really want to be and decide if putting in the effort and staying resilient is worth it for your long-term goals. If staying engaged with people is a chore, try building new relationships that bring a positive influence in your life.