Ever feel like you can’t do anything? Ever feel disempowered? I pretty much already know the answer: yes.
Psychologically, a feeling of no control, of helplessness is incredibly damaging. Anyone that’s taken Psych 101 knows about how it can lead to depression, mental illness, and general dysfunction. That’s of course on top of what we experience or have seen.
Career-wise (and though it may be insensitive to switch over to careers, that is what this blog is about), a sense of having no control is also destructive. Beyond the psychological issues people face, there’s the fact that lacking the sense that we can take charge of our lives affects our livelihood. When we feel out of control, our ambition is checked, opportunities missed, and quite frankly we may come off as helpless or stagnant in the career world.