Ever since the pandemic began, ambition has taken on a whole new meaning for those who’ve had to put their career aspirations on hold due to furlough, an impending recession and long-term changes to the way we live and work. This feeling of work-related stagnation has been termed ‘ambition burnout’: a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion from having to put your career goals on hold, or trying relentlessly to achieve them.
Sound familiar? Here, Selina Barker, career coach and the author of Burnt Out: The Exhausted Person’s Guide To Thriving In A Fast-Paced World, shares seven practical steps you can take, from how to change your mindset when it comes to success to goal-setting.