{"id":1758,"date":"2023-08-16T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dev.nancybonamy.com\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2024-07-07T22:48:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T22:48:45","slug":"humanitaires-envie-changement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nancybonamy.com\/en\/humanitarians-what-if-you-desire-for-a-professional-change-was-hiding-something-else\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanitarians: What if your desire for a professional change was hiding something else?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What if you desire for a professional change was hiding something else? Are you currently asking yourself a thousand questions about your life and your work as a humanitarian? Maybe you think that you no longer want to sacrifice your personal and\/or family life for this job. Have you come to think that you should leave the humanitarian sector and this expatriate life to finally find a better life balance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you\u2019ve come to the realization that your work is taking up all your space, with long hours and a full commitment! You have no real time for hobbies, interests, or passions. You have too little time for your family and friends back home! Maybe you haven\u2019t managed to build a solid relationship or create the family you dreamed of as a child\u2026 and you\u2019ve come to blame your life as a humanitarian for making life outside work impossible!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if you\u2019re thinking about it the wrong way?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

And yet! I\u2019d like to ask you, quite frankly, if it\u2019s possible that the (very real) challenges of your life as a humanitarian are not necessarily the real causes of your current situation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could it be that it\u2019s not so much your work that needs to be reconsidered, but rather your way of being inside and outside your professional sphere? <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know, it stings! But does it speak to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay with me and be open to this reflection: deep down, are you telling yourself that yes, maybe changes need to be made elsewhere<\/strong>: in the way you take care of your energy, in the investment you give to your work, in the place you offer to your personal life, in the space you reserve for building a life as a couple?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if your desire for a professional change was hiding something else?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important to ask yourself these questions because the desire for a professional change can sometimes hide something else entirely! It\u2019s possible that a desire for change in one area of your life is the result of dissatisfaction in another.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Dr. Christophe Faur\u00e9 says: \u201cMake sure that your desire for change in an area of your life that is frustrating doesn\u2019t inappropriately (and often unconsciously) shift to your professional activity. This doesn\u2019t mean you shouldn\u2019t change anything in this area, but it may not be where you should focus your efforts to make your life happier. You run the risk of making a superficial change on the professional front, when in fact it\u2019s nothing more than a move to avoid the real situation, which deserves a change. So don\u2019t pick the wrong target and take time to reflect: the change you\u2019re looking for may not be where you think it is.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it possible that right now, you\u2019re a little disconnected from yourself, your needs, your desires, your values? Maybe what you think you want isn\u2019t what you really want? Maybe you\u2019re focusing your attention on the wrong place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do you find out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By taking a step back from your life as a humanitarian! After years in the field, it\u2019s normal for you to have your head in the sand a little too much and end up asking yourself a thousand questions about this atypical life. <\/strong>Working in the humanitarian field isn\u2019t just about donning a new professional identity. It\u2019s much more than that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What it means to \u201cwork in the humanitarian sector.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Working in the humanitarian sector, particularly abroad in the field, means adopting a way of life that\u2019s completely out of the ordinary, with 3 major consequences on your life: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n