The latest rage for people stuck in a rut is to hire a personal coach.  (Not a personal trainer, but a personal coach – to help them with their bottom line, not their bottoms). These trainers can help you focus your goals, shift careers, and unleash your creativity. They bring you a new perspective, a wider choice of options, different types of expertise.

A coach will ask the hard questions, and try to bring clarity and accountability to help you reach your goals. They are your personal cheerleaders, mentors, counselors (who can help you look ahead, not back), and people who truly want to see you do well. It is nice to have someone 100 percent in your corner, but then you paid them to do it, so…

When anybody starts saying ‘I know what is best for you’ weigh that against your gut. Take their advice into consideration, but your inner voice (intuition) should have the last word.