Everyone has a point in time in which they change their beliefs because they think differently due to some event. One of those things may be changing careers. Either way, despite our newfound changes in thinking, we don’t always change out behaviors to match our beliefs. For example, maybe you read how successful managers master time management and it sounds great, but you don’t actively do anything to alter your disorganized behavior. There is a cognitive bias called the consistency principle: we like to behave consistently with our beliefs and opinions.

Most of the time, when a major or even minor event is thrown our way, we simply react to it. There’s not a lot of thought process behind it - it’s just something that we do naturally. However, by thinking about how you want to react rationally, you can better control your life. There are very few instances in which a kneejerk reaction is a good thing. When a difficult situation arises, stop and think about what the appropriate reaction is, and how you should react. When life gets hard, sometimes we do react. We lash out in anger, or wallow in sadness. We refuse to accept that the world is unfair, and instead make excuses. Why do things happen? How are you at handling them? The things that happen are the result of our previous actions. The losses, frustrations and indebtedness are the products of choices we have made in the past. You can control your response to anything if you just take some time to think it over. 

Some people optimize their lives and make a success out of failure. Others let life control them. If you want to be among the first, you must understand that it’s perfectly okay to be vulnerable. In fact, you need to embrace your vulnerability and protect yourself from people who are likely to take advantage of it. By closing off access to your friends and peers, you’ll cut off potential opportunities for networking and success. You simply can’t be successful or happy at the extreme ends of vulnerability.

Sometimes, our satisfaction and progress towards our goals is impeded by our own complacency. Complacency is the feeling of being okay with whatever happens around you. Complacency is the feeling that everything is going to be okay, that nothing bad will ever happen to you. It is a natural human reaction to become complacent when you think everything is okay. However, when you are complacent, you are unconsciously hoping for the worst to happen to you. If you are complacent, it means that you have stopped thinking and doing.

We all have a few traits in our personalities that could be changed or improved to make us better people – and better in our careers. You have to recognize what traits you would like to work on before you can begin improving yourself, of course. Most of us know what we want to be or do—we just haven't been successful in realizing our goals. The problem is, we often don't recognize our own limits or weaknesses. The good news is that you can improve on your own by understanding your strengths and weaknesses

When you get too caught up in the things you don’t like, it’s easy to lose sight of your goals and the path to achieving them. Once you begin to indulge in your anger, you quickly begin to feel worse each day by continuing to fuel all the wrong emotions.

If you wake up in the morning only thinking about the things you don’t like and how angry or disheartened that makes you, then you’ll live the rest of your life in a negative mindset, which is bad for your mental and physical health. Staying in a constant state of anger or sadness is bad for your health in many ways. You might find yourself experiencing more frequent headaches, fatigue, stomach problems, and other physically harmful feelings. These are all side effects of stress, which is always present with negative emotions.

Sometimes, we’re held back from achieving our goals by the people we least suspect: those closest to us. Although it might be hard to accept, the people you’re the most well acquainted with might be working against you, whether they realize it or not.

They act as obstacles, preventing you from doing the things you love or pursuing your dream job. They might say things that make you rethink the path you want to go down, or make you feel as if you won’t be good enough to make it to your goals.

If you have yet to find your true life's purpose yet, don't worry, you're not alone. It doesn't mean a failing on your part; it merely says that you've been busy taking care of other important things. Just like cultivating your inner creative, finding your true purpose in life is going to take some time and reflection. Here are some simple steps that you can start to take today to help you find your true life's purpose.

Ultimately, how you look at your life, is what will make you happy or unhappy. When you are consumed with negative thoughts and beliefs, you will discover that you are unhappy with your life. Eventually, your perception of the world will become your reality. This is why changing your mindset is so important because it will make a substantial difference in your life. There is a lot that goes into making a career change. Your skills have to be relevant to the career you are trying to make a transition into, you’ll need to find an employer that will take you on and train you, and of course there is the daunting task of updating your resume. But one of the most important parts when it comes time for a career change is adjusting your mindset.

Having constant negative thoughts pouring through your mind will quickly put a damper on your creativity, and tends to get in the way of realizing your true potential. While we all know that being more positive and optimistic in our lives will help us find success, but many struggle to make the change from a negative to a positive mindset. It's no secret that changing your career can be a difficult process, but a negative mindset can make it even more challenging.