Burnout doesn't always mean you need to change careers. Sometimes reducing your workload, setting clearer boundaries, or even changing how you work can make a significant difference. But if you've addressed those issues and still feel that something isn't right, burnout may prompt you to seriously consider whether your current career still works for you ...
Prepare for a career change after burnout by taking time to reflect on your skills, interests, and goals before making decisions
If that happens, resist the temptation to make a sudden decision simply because you want things to change. Taking time to prepare for a career change can help you understand what you really want and create a realistic route towards it.
Start by looking at yourself before looking at job titles!
Think about your skills, the things you are naturally good at, your career and work values, and most importantly, the difference you enjoy making. Your next career doesn't necessarily need to use the same skills in the same way. Understanding what matters to you can open up possibilities you may not previously have considered.
Next, research your ideas. Talk to people already doing the work, find out what qualifications or experience you need, and understand what the day-to-day reality is like. A career that looks attractive from the outside may feel very different once you're doing it.
Then create a plan, but don't make your only goal something as big as 'change career'. Break the journey into smaller checkpoints so you can regularly assess whether you're moving in the right direction. You may discover something that changes your plans along the way, and that's useful information rather than failure.
Your finances are one part of that planning!
You might decide to build some savings, temporarily adjust your lifestyle, or reduce your hours in your current role while developing a new career, business, or income stream alongside it. You don't necessarily have to jump straight from one career to another.
As you prepare for a career change, remember that mindset matters too. Changing direction can involve uncertainty and setbacks, particularly when you've spent years building experience and confidence in your existing career. Give yourself permission to learn and adapt.
If burnout has made you seriously question where your working life is heading, don't assume you need all the answers immediately. Understand yourself, explore the possibilities, research your options, and create a practical plan.
A career change doesn't have to be one enormous leap into the unknown. You can build the bridge one stage at a time.
If anything in my blog post resonates with you and you'd like some further help and advice with your career, then why not get in touch today? Call me on 07941 690391, visit my website at davecordle.co.uk to see ways I can help and support you, or connect with me on LinkedIn and let's start a conversation.
I began my professional life training as a cartographer with the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, a department of the British government. I made maps of places such as Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Sudan and the British Virgin Islands. It was a fascinating time, being involved in planning the flights for aerial photography, interpreting the photographs and eventually producing the plates for the different layers of the final map.
It was during my latter years as a cartographer and my career in computing that I undertook bigger mountaineering expeditions to the Andes, the Himalayas, the Tien Shan and the Caucasus. At that time I also held various leadership roles in scouting. I coached and trained young people successfully leading them to develop themselves and embrace new experiences. So that’s where my passion comes from to help young people learn the strategies for success that I share with my business and career clients.
My journey in personal professional development and coaching has been amazing, and will continue to be so: it’s why I’m here, it’s my big passion. It’s what has informed my vision and mission.
However unlikely your dream might seem, if you keep taking steps towards it, even small steps, you may well just surprise yourself.
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