DecisionTime-Do I Need A Career Makeover?

Why do I need a career makeover? I'm happy, I have job security, I can go to work daily, do my thing, and go home. Aren't those things enough? All of these questions and statements are good ones but sometimes being honest with yourself after some reflection is a necessary step in deciding if the need for a career makeover is there.
Take inventory of your job, ask yourself what specific things make you happy, and what things drive you crazy. Make a list of all of the responsibilities you like and which ones you can do with out. Make a list of the training you recently received and which events you missed. Ask yourself if your company seems to be investing its time and money toward you to help keep you relevant and knowledgeable or is that being distributed elsewhere.
After taking stock of your individual, departmental, and organizational role in the workplace and you still can't decide if a career makeover is for you perhaps ask these set of questions. If you answer yes to any of these items then maybe its time to explore a career makeover. Personally I was guilty of all of these but one. Here they are;

·         Are you willing to take a lateral position in another company for less money?

·         Are you willing to try and work for an undefined department in your current organization? Are you a department of one in this new role?

·         Have you been paid to stay away from a company? (Severance)

·         Has your mind lapsed into monotony sleep?

·         Do you listen to a crowd of group thinkers telling you that failure is inevitable, or that change is impossible?

·         Willing to interview for a position that pays less money?

·         Have you interviewed for a position even after you were told that you weren’t a candidate?

·         Have you ever cried tears of mental surrender before walking into work?

·         Have you called in sick just to avoid the work day and specific tasks? Did you call in on back to back days? (A two for one)

·         Have you ever had to interview for the job you held a week ago because you were let go officially and told that all employees have to re-interview for their old positions?