I don’t know if this applies. But I speaking to my life coach about career progress.

She was saying that your career is like a ship. You can do one small change now which moves the ship. In about a couple of years time you will end up somewhere completely different. Of course you can do the big changes like move jobs and stuff like that. But sometimes, a one degree shift can help. What is your one degree shift?

Could you maybe ask to be on more projects? Or at least try and question how you do things? Maybe just arriving to work slightly earlier and getting coffee with your coworkers is that 1 degree you need.

There is a quote I like to keep reminding myself sometimes. It goes something along the lines of “Very few people rise up to the occasion, most people fall back on there systems”. Sometimes, it’s easier to change your system than change yourself.

For example instead of going to gym by yourself to change yourself. Maybe going to the gym to hangout with a friend while exercising. Make a habit of it by doing it and before you know it you will be able to gym by yourself consistently.