We all have weaknesses. In a work context these can look like a lack of skill in one area, or spending too much time at work and not enough time at home. For each of us, weaknesses look different. In order to see our weaknesses in a positive light, we must first identify what they are.

Today we’re talking about feeling stuck in our careers. It’s hard to give our all when we keep showing up yet it feels like our dreams and visions keep getting deferred. So, when things become stagnant in our career, how do we keep moving forward?

Do you beat yourself up when something doesn’t go right? If something isn’t 100% perfect, do you think it’s not good enough? Does your fear of something not being perfect stop you from saying yes to opportunities? When holding onto perfectionism we hold ourselves to impossible standards, so how do we work against it?

How do you view failures? Do you see it as a career-damaging catastrophe or as an experience that allows you to learn and therefore move forward? We all know we should use failures to help us grow in the area we’re in, but in order to do that, we need to know how to reframe them.

We all want our work to have a meaning, both personally and on a wider scale too. So, in those times when we may find ourselves in jobs where the meaning isn’t obvious or when we go through times of falling out of love with the work we do, how can we find significance where we are?

Have you ever had to deal with toxic relationships at work? Relationships are at the centre of all the work we do. Without collaboration and teamwork, no company would exist and no project would be complete. So when they're not working this impacts not only our work but our day-to-day lives too. So how do we build healthy and long-lasting relationships in our work?

Do you ever feel timid in sharing more of yourself at work? In a job where our personality and experiences merge together, how do we navigate a passion to educate through our own stories whilst also honouring what we went through and keeping our privacy? Not only is it a question of how much we share with our audience or customers, but also how open should we be with colleagues and how do we handle disagreements?

Are there moments in work where you’ve experienced doubt about your abilities? Have you ever questioned your achievements or wondered if you measure up? Imposter syndrome often keeps us from experiencing the fullness of our success and can stop us from going after what we are passionate about. But what are some of the ways that we can overcome the doubt that arises within ourselves?

Does the pressure of deadlines ever keep you up at night? Do you worry about taking time away from your phone in case you’re needed for something urgent? Persevering through times of pressure can be hard when it seeps into every part of our lives. So how do we work through it to come out the other side and use it for good?

How do we find purpose in our work even if it’s not our dream job? How do we carry on in our purpose when those around us don’t understand it? For so many of us work is where we spend most of our time, so figuring out how to have purpose in our jobs and more so having the courage to pursue that purpose is so important.

Where do you think the success of an idea comes from? Do you believe it’s in the idea itself or in the process of executing the idea? While the idea itself definitely plays some part in the end success, refining the idea and strategising how to apply it also aids its victory.

Are you left feeling deflated and unmotivated when you compare your position in your work journey to someone else's'? Do you ever ask ‘why them and not me’? Does it leave you feeling like you’re too far behind or wondering why, if you started at the same time, you aren’t in the same place as them? When we get caught up in the pace of someone else’s success, we disregard our own success which can take the joy out of what we’re doing.

Do you ever feel like you could have done something better or that you took the wrong path in work? When something goes wrong in your career do you think it’s a reflection of your personal abilities? When we work in fear of doing the wrong thing or going wrong it can prevent us from taking the big swings which help us achieve our goals.

We all have big ideas which we want to execute to our best ability. In order to do this, there are days that will feel the same day-in-day-out and on those days motivation can feel hard to come by. The thing that sees us through these periods is mental discipline. So, how can we develop our own mental discipline to carry us through when motivation can’t?