5 Signs Your Work & Life Are Out of Sync
You’ve achieved incredible career success - a senior leadership role, impressive compensation, respect from your peers. From the outside, it looks like you have it all. But on the inside, something feels off. There’s a nagging sense of disconnect between who you are and what you do day-to-day.
If this resonates, you may be experiencing life out of alignment. When your core values, natural strengths and deepest desires are misaligned with how you actually spend your time and energy, it leads to chronic stress, burnout, and an unfulfilling life.
I know this all too well from my own journey. Despite an impressive 15+ year career supporting the Department of Defense and climbing the ranks of leadership, I felt increasingly drained, detached from my true self, and worried that my successful yet stressful path was pulling me towards a future I didn’t even want.
It’s a cage of your own making - the “castle” career you’ve carefully constructed has become a prison, keeping you stuck on a soul-sucking path of burnout. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Here are 5 telltale signs you may be out of alignment:
You constantly feel overwhelmed and anxious about work, yet also guilty for wanting more out of life.
What once excited you about your role now feels like a tedious slog through tasks drained of meaning.
You’re progressing in your career, yet have a persistent feeling of “Is this all there is?”
Your personal life and relationships are suffering from your excessive work demands.
You fantasize about making a drastic change like quitting your job, but feel paralyzed by the risks.
If these hit home, it’s time to start realigning your life and unlocking a new path to fulfillment and excitement.
I invite you to reflect: Is the life you’ve built in alignment with who you truly are and what you truly want? There are always new possibilities waiting to be unlocked.
