Think about the career move you want to make next.
Is your planned next job similar to what you are doing now, or do you want a job that has little to do with your current position? If you want a completely different job, then you want to change careers.
Making a career change takes more planning and resources than a regular job search.
Here are six articles with tips to help you make a successful career change:
1. What’s Your Job Search Preparation Plan?
2. How to Succeed In A Job You Hate
3. 4 Steps to Advance Your Career or Make a Change
Sometimes having a back-up plan is the smart and prudent course of action. Back-up plans are so grown-up and responsible. But what happens when you’re standing with one foot in and one foot out? In my experience, we usually close the door and retreat. We are reluctant to commit to ourselves, and we end up denying ourselves the satisfaction of playing full-out, getting dirty and sweaty. We end up with feelings of regret and the nagging “What if?” question.