7 Signs It Might Be Time To Switch Your Direction In Life
We are all creatures who are driven by our dreams and ambitions. However, sometimes the continued pursuit of those dreams can be detrimental to our overall well-being.
Author:Suleman ShahReviewer:Han JuOct 09, 202324.6K Shares448.2K Views
We are all creatures who are driven by our dreams and ambitions. However, sometimes the continued pursuit of those dreams can be detrimental to our overall well-being. While we are busy pursuing these dreams it can often be difficult to see when it's time to stop pushing ourselves unnecessarily and focus our attention on a different route. Many of us unknowingly linger for too long on the present and cannot identify that the future may need to look different for us. Here are seven signs to help you recognize when it's time to change direction for the betterment of your life.
1. Nothing’s Happening
Have you ever had the thought process “I’ve been doing this for so long and nothing is happening?” If you find that you have beenpushing yourselfin one direction and it's just not working, then it's time to reassess what you are focusing on; are you going down the right path or it's time to look at other options for yourself? Too often I have started something and realized only after continuing to push myself that it’s a dead end and cannot take me any further. To combat this, set yourself a time limit for each endeavor and if by the timeline it hasn’t happened then stop and ask yourself the question – “Is there anything else I can do here?” If you cannot think of a single thing or the cons outweigh the pros, then it's time to put your energies elsewhere.
2. Feeling Generally Tired and Unwell
Are you finding that you are regularly not feeling good, no matter what you are doing? I myself found that for a long time, I was thinking that not feeling good on a daily basis was “normal.” Let me tell you now, that it is not. Your body is smart, even if you are not accepting the facts that it may be subconsciously telling you. It will cope to a certain point, but if you are feeling angry, frustrated, stressed out, and overwhelmed regularly, your body will eventually start responding that something isn’t right. This could manifest itself with headaches, fatigue, appetite loss, or even forgetfulness. These are less extreme conditions with more serious bodily responses includingpanic attacks and nervous breakdowns. If any of these signs sound like they might apply to you, then perhaps it is time to make an adjustment in your life.
3. Little Things Seem to Irritate You
Do you arrive home from work and find that everything your family is doing is annoying you? Instead of being happy to see everybody you just wish they would leave you alone, stop closing the doors so loudly, turn the music down, and generally just stop being so loud. Now, take those feelings to work where they just continue to grow. A co-worker is late so you have to briefly cover them, another coworker says something that before wouldn’t have bothered you but now just continues to linger in your mind and finally, your boss asks you to do an extra task. These seemingly small things are causing you mental stress. It's a deeper indication that youremotional resilienceis wearing like an elastic band you are pulling further and further. These are just manifestations of the larger issue in your life of feeling trapped and needing to change direction.
4. You’re Bored at Work
Does Sunday come around and you are sitting at home dreading the next day or even simply feeling neutral about the week ahead, a biglooming senseof indifference? Fast forward to Monday morning and you have completed all your tasks on auto-pilot and instead of proactively seeking something else to do you find yourself sitting there scrolling social media, online shopping or even playing games on your phone. You are clearly bored, and finding that your work feels like something to be endured, not something exciting and challenging.
5. Motivation is Hard to Muster
You have now endured the work week and Friday has finally come around and all your friends are calling to organize the weekend plans, but instead, you’re exhausted and lack the motivation to go out with them. This is another sign you might need to start reassessing your priorities. Motivation is defined as the desire to act in the service of a goal. Without motivation you have no driving force, no spark for competition or social connection. You might even have gone to the extreme of experiencing symptoms of a mental illness such as depression. If all this continues to sound like you, then if necessary, seek appropriate mental healthsupport or sit down and make a list of things you want to change and start ticking them off. With even this simple notion watch your motivation start to soar again.
6. You’re Not Passionate About Career
Let’s be honest, most of us go to work because life gets in the way, and we must pay bills, rent/mortgages, and support our kids. Realistically, not everybody is going to have their dream job, but that doesn’t mean you should be dreading going to work every day. Looking at alternatives for a new career could be exactly what you need.For example, enrolling in a fast-tracked nursing program onlinemeans you can step into a rewarding new role in a fast-paced and challenging industry sooner rather than later. Suddenly your passion for work is reinvigorated and you are no longer dreading that next shift at work.
7. Self-Care Takes a Back Seat
Have you stopped investing in yourself? Perhaps you feel like the last time you even had a simple thing like a haircut is just a long-forgotten memory. You are no longer providing yourself with the self-care you need and deserve regularly; this may feel like something you just don’t have time to do, but it is required for a happy balanced life. You need to make the change immediately, starting with small steps like ensuring you are getting enough nutritional food, sleep, and exercise. Once you have realized that you can spend time on these things, branch out to include taking the time even a couple of times a week to stop and just do something for yourself. This could be as simple as having a 10-minute bath or going for a walk around the block – whatever it is, just do it.
If you have noticed that any of these signs apply to you, then it's time to stop and reflect on where you are now and where you want to get to. While it can be daunting to step out of the zone you have placed yourself into, the simple truth is – life is short and it's not worth spending it doing things you really don’t want to do. So, stop delaying and start doing positive things for a new future for yourself.
Suleman Shah
Author
Suleman Shah is a researcher and freelance writer. As a researcher, he has worked with MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (Pakistan) and Texas A & M University (USA). He regularly writes science articles and blogs for science news website immersse.com and open access publishers OA Publishing London and Scientific Times. He loves to keep himself updated on scientific developments and convert these developments into everyday language to update the readers about the developments in the scientific era. His primary research focus is Plant sciences, and he contributed to this field by publishing his research in scientific journals and presenting his work at many Conferences.
Shah graduated from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Pakistan) and started his professional carrier with Jaffer Agro Services and later with the Agriculture Department of the Government of Pakistan. His research interest compelled and attracted him to proceed with his carrier in Plant sciences research. So, he started his Ph.D. in Soil Science at MNS University of Agriculture Multan (Pakistan). Later, he started working as a visiting scholar with Texas A&M University (USA).
Shah’s experience with big Open Excess publishers like Springers, Frontiers, MDPI, etc., testified to his belief in Open Access as a barrier-removing mechanism between researchers and the readers of their research. Shah believes that Open Access is revolutionizing the publication process and benefitting research in all fields.
Han Ju
Reviewer
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