71 | Five Mistakes to avoid if you are unhappy in your healthcare career

Too often, when we are unhappy in our jobs, we think that changing jobs will solve the problem. As a result, we spend countless hours scouring job boards for a new opportunity (which depending on your level of success could leave you feeling worse about yourself and your professional value). In today’s episode I will share why that is the number 1 mistake to avoid if you are unhappy in your career.

Here are my 5 tips:

1. Don’t simply change jobs - first understand the root cause of your unhappiness
2. Thinking clinical practice is all you can do - you have a whole range of non-clinical skills that can be applied to other roles
3. Believing you are the problem - when we are out of alignment its easy to think you don't 'fit in' or are not good enough when compared to others' standards. It may simply be that you have outgrown your clinical role and need a new challenge.
4. Focusing on hard skills only - soft (interpersonal) skills are increasingly becoming more valuable in organisations all across the world.
5. Not recognising the value of a personal brand - having a public profile that speaks to your values and what you are passionate about professionally, with clarity, will go a long way towards opening new professional doors for you.

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Liked this episode? Then you'll likely enjoy listening to this one too!

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/48-preparing-for-a-career-pivot-5-steps-to-get-you-unstuck/id1713086617?i=1000660402684

 

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