Like schoolchildren starting a new semester, you might wish it were as easy to leap ahead a grade or two in your career.
You see projects you would like to work on, boardrooms you would like to enter, and teams you would like to play on that are making a difference.
At the same time, you might be thinking a larger apartment, a reliable car, college tuition for the kids, or simply room to breathe financially might be nice.
As a certified career and executive coach, I find most people just don’t take the steps to move ahead. It seems too difficult, you tell yourself you don’t have the right connections, the market isn’t strong; you are missing a skillset to advance.