Are you stuck in your Career? It may be time to move on.

Do you know where you’re going to? (Or How to tell if Your Career is heading down the drain)

Dreaming, especially if it is geared towards and advancement in your career can never be considered bad because it gives you inspiration to move on and make plans with your future. However, if your dreams are made of flimsy webs that are not based on reality, if your dreams are without foundation and are nowhere from the possibility of becoming a reality, you may be facing the greatest frustration in your life.


If you have been in your job for long, and you think things are running at the same speed and the same road, maybe it is time to make a job reality check. This is not to disillusion you but reality checks are sometimes necessary to wake you up to see where you are standing in your job, and where you are headed to.

For workers in Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries, the competition could be very stiff because these developing countries have started to attract foreign workers as more and more job vacancies are on the rise. If you are a freelancer, a part time worker, a casual or a contractual worker in Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries, you cannot relax or feel too comfortable in your job or in whatever field you may be engage in. The world is teeming with highly qualified individuals who would be too willing to snatch up your position from right under your nose if you take things for granted.

Sure, it’s okay to dream and to nurture ambition because these fuel your drive to strive more in your career. Your dreams push you to overcome any obstacles and look for possible holes to crawl through in order to win any challenge that may come to you. However, if you just keep on dreaming and doing nothing about it, your career may be heading down the drain.

It is high time to check if you are dreaming asleep, or dreaming awake and letting your dreams push and prod you to achieve your goals. It is high time to really know where you stand. This can be done by starting to talk to your work colleagues about your plans, and listen to their opinions if what you are planning to do about your career sounds sane to them. You can get thoughts and opinions not only from people in your department but from other divisions, too. If you limit your reality check to your close friends, naturally all you can get from them are positive comments because they may not want to hurt your feelings.

Next, you can check around and see how your colleagues are progressing. If you feel that you are lagging behind, or heading towards another direction, then maybe you can retrace your steps and be in sync with the group. You can be in the lead group as long as you are going towards the same direction and sharing the same goals with the whole team.

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