Similar story but unlike the brave travellers in this thread, I switched to a related profession instead.
I was a Search Engine Optimser and worked for several large companies and agencies, leading teams and getting results.
Over the course of about 12 months, I felt my passion fade, wither and then die.
I (wrongly) decided to keep focused on the money and was able to extend my career by about 18months. 18 miserable, unsatisying months.
Knowing that I like the web and feel like I know what works, over the course of several months I developed a sideline in WordPress development. I then slowly built this sideline into an income that would help me ditch SEO for good. It's now what I do full time.
So my advice is this:
Be truthful to yourself, if you don't have the passion, don't stick it out hoping it'll come back.
Change track, take a break, do something unexpected to give you a refresh/restart
If you have responsibilities, try to develop a side project, or several, to give yourself a new direction
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Similar story but unlike the brave travellers in this thread, I switched to a related profession instead.
I was a Search Engine Optimser and worked for several large companies and agencies, leading teams and getting results. Over the course of about 12 months, I felt my passion fade, wither and then die.
I (wrongly) decided to keep focused on the money and was able to extend my career by about 18months. 18 miserable, unsatisying months.
Knowing that I like the web and feel like I know what works, over the course of several months I developed a sideline in WordPress development. I then slowly built this sideline into an income that would help me ditch SEO for good. It's now what I do full time.
So my advice is this: Be truthful to yourself, if you don't have the passion, don't stick it out hoping it'll come back. Change track, take a break, do something unexpected to give you a refresh/restart If you have responsibilities, try to develop a side project, or several, to give yourself a new direction