subject: Changing Your Career Because Your Life Priorities Have Changed [print this page] A simple change in your priorities in life can often cause a change in your satisfaction with your job or career. Perhaps you were once happy with your career but then you got married or divorced. Maybe you just had a new baby or have several kids by now, or maybe you've had to take on the role of a caretaker for an important member of your family due to an illness or disability that requires a lot of your time.
Regardless of the reason, it is quite normal for priorities to change over time. It's part of life and a part of growing up and being responsible to not only ourselves but to others that we love and share our lives with.
For me, it was having my first child. Before my daughter came into my life, it was all about me. But on my first day back to work after maternity leave, at the very moment I sat down at my desk, I felt a huge void. Something was missing, and I knew it was my baby girl. She was not wrapped within my arms like I knew she should be. That was the moment I knew I had to make some changes when it came to what I did for a living, because my priorities had changed, and the number one priority on my list from that point forward was being a mother and raising my baby girl.
Learning more about what makes you happy, how you feel about your current job, and taking stock of your life will help you connect the dots and create a clearer picture of the direction you need to take.
By taking stock of your life, you can gain a clearer perspective of where to go from here. You can take this information and use it as a road map that can help you take advantage of opportunities and avoid or lessen certain challenges you may face if you decide to start the journey down a new career path.
Being a mother is a beautiful thing, but it can also be very hectic, to say the least. But as someone who has been there and done that (and still doing it), I know there are ways to manage the responsibilities of being a mother and wife while pursuing a new career for yourself. It's just a matter of calling on various resources and committing yourself to whatever you want to achieve.
