Transform Your Work Life with Dynamic Reflections

Burnout and Career Development.

For the vast majority of us, we spend most of our lives at work. In fact, on an average workday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that an employed individual will spend nearly an equivalent amount of time sleeping and engaged in personal care as they will working (bls.gov, 2023).

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If we spend so much time there, we should feel as though we belong.

How do we find our place in our workplace?

How does one make meaning in their career?

The workplace is full of various personalities, worldviews, communication styles, and individuals with ethical levels that range from the amount of sapling to that of a great oak. There are a lot of workplace issues that can crop up even in a job that we have historically felt like we belong.

Common Workplace Issues May Include:

Work-Life Balance
Harassment (sexual, verbal, etc.)
Lack of training
Less job security
Few growth or promotion opportunities
Discrimination
Poor job fit

If You Can Relate,

Perhaps you have experienced symptoms of burnout or career stagnation.

Mental Health and/or Coaching

Depending on the issue, mental health intervention or coaching may be appropriate tools to address workplace issues.

Do you fit your job? How do you know what you want to do in your career? If you have had any these questions arise for you in the past, you could benefit from assessments designed to assess for career aptitude. These kinds of assessments are made to assist you in learning about your interests and pairing your personality and thinking style with what you are interested in to help you identify potential jobs or careers that could be good fits for you. The assessments are not perfect and are meant to serve as guides and tools.

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy helps us identify our values. By connecting us to our deeper meaning, we’re able to find a sense of belonging. Not only does therapy help us process through stressors, but also therapy can be supportive when job concerns arise. Poor management, discrimination, fear stemming from the lack of job security and a host of other emotions associated with work are just some examples of things that therapy can assist in addressing when it comes to work. Psychotherapy gives you skills to develop alternative ways to manage tension and distress thereby navigating to a happier state of being.

Do you handle your emotions well? Would others say you do? If your answer to both of these is yes, then you may be a good candidate for coaching. Coaching is not a place where you will go deep into emotional stressors. Coaching can help identify gaps in knowledge, create plans of action, and ultimately find ways to move forward. If you are highly motivated, with a need for short-term action-oriented focus on results, then coaching is likely the path for you.