Many people view their career as a separate entity, not part of their "real" life when it's actually an intricate part of it. When working with women who a re really unhappy with their job, I often hear them say things like, "Well, it's just a job, it's not my life" or "This job won't make me or break me-I have a life after I leave this place".

The truth is that the core of your time is spent in your place of employment, working with colleagues and supervisors, working on tasks that are assigned to you. Of course, I won't attempt to insist on how your current job is affecting you, but if you are feeling stuck or miserable at work, I lovingly challenge you to look at what other area of your life is being affected.

Now, on the other side of the spectrum, there are those who know they are miserable at their job and are not afraid to admit it. Their body chemistry changes as soon as they walk in the door, their head hurts more often, they get grumpy and feel like their world has just caved in. As you can imagine, this is not a healthy or spirited way to live. With every moment of misery, there's a part of us that falls into a deeper sleep, a quiet slumber. Our purpose dims and our hearts begin to harden and slip into hopelessness. Soon that natural zest dies and settles for mediocrity.

I've definitely had this experience myself and have a few tips to share with you:

1. Get a grip on why you are really there: Awareness is the first step. Some situations are easier to break from than others. If you are a person who has their whole life vested in a job that you are miserable at, it's easier for you to justify why you are still there, what's tolerable and at what expense. Be clear on why you are trading in your freedom for a jail sentence.

2. Make a Decision: It's important for you to make a decision on how you are going to live your life and that includes how you will earn your income. You don't have to have a whole plan mapped out initially, just make up in your mind which direction you want your life to go in.

3. Get Happy: Now this may sound like I just bumped my head, but hear me out. While you are still there, get happy! Put your foot down and refuse to let any outer circumstances keep you from enjoying life and being happy. It's an inside job. Find things within yourself and throughout your day to celebrate and get excited about. If you constantly focus on what annoys and frustrates you, you will stay in reaction mode and miss the opportunities to actually enjoy your life. Seeking good things in your day trains your mind to be optimistic and call forth greater opportunities for you to experience happiness.

4. Find what You Love to do: Spend more time participating in activities, hobbies, side businesses that you love. If you are looking for another job, begin to search in areas that really interest you. Begin to reclaim a sense of self and your gifts and strengths will develop and come alive in you. This aliveness will become a great pull for you to take your life in another direction. Don't just sit around feeling angry or sorry. Get pro-active and take steps to get you in the flow of your life.

5. Create Goals for Yourself: Take steps to making your life incredible. It won't happen for you if you are not taking steps to achieve it.

6. Be Bold: Take courageous steps to move into a job or business that honors your right to be happy, your natural need to grow and make an impact in the world!

Author's Bio: 

LaTalya Palmer-Lewis is passionate about helping women get UNSTUCK in life so they can live the life they were meant to live. Her inspiration and passion comes from overcoming her childhood experiences of surviving sexual abuse, witnessing domestic violence and living off of generational welfare.

At the age of 20 with her 1st child in her arms, she walked out of the welfare office vowing to never return and made a silent commitment to support other women release the shackles of fear, lack and limitation. She made a commitment to help other women get UNSTUCK and take the Steering Wheel of their Life.

She is now a wife, mother of 4, Life Coach and Speaker.

LaTalya loves spending time nurturing and grooming her children for success and using the skills she's learned to help empower their lives as well.

At her blog she shares information on topics like how to get unstuck in finances, relationships and in your career or business. She gives tips on how to identify your unique strengths and gifts and how to maximize their potential in your life.

LaTalya posts weekly to her empowerment blog and offers a free report called "How to Get Unstuck, 5 Simple Steps to Unleashing the Life You Were Meant to Live", weekly email tips on empowering your life and much more. www.unleashyourgeniusnow.com/home/blog