“I’ve lost all my career ambition – how do I get excited about work again?”

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“I’ve lost all my career ambition – how do I get excited about work again?”

By The Honest Boss

3 years ago

2 min read

Each week The Honest Boss answers your career questions. This week a reader struggles with a work rut after six years in the same job. 

“I’ve always been an ambitious person, but recently I’ve found it difficult to create a sense of forward motion in my career, and I feel stuck. I’ve been at my company for six years. I love my team, but I also feel like I’ve achieved everything I want there. That said, no other vacancies elsewhere have caught my eye in the last few months, and I can’t afford to quit until something comes up. How do I get excited about my work again?”

Elisha*, 32. 

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