How do you thrive at work? (let alone stay afloat 🫠)
I'm at that phase in my career where I'm neither a fresher nor a "manager", and I feel like I'm losing my edge and I don't have the skills to advance. When I was younger, I felt more confident in my skills and it was easier to do well at work because it was mostly about execution and I didn't have to worry about "managing" work or people.
Now, I feel exhausted. I feel like there are so many skills I dont yet have to advance in my career. I feel like navigating work, dealing with stakeholders, and executing work needs a lot of energy. I watch my peers do so much more and I feel inadequate. Its not like I suck at my job. I know im doing enough to make it through. But I feel lost in meetings, i feel like i cannot communicate clearly wirhout over explaining and as a result I come off as a very underconfident person how doesnt know my work too well (which i know isnt the case, I feel like I cannot articulate).
Everyday feels like an uphill battle and I feel like a little boost in confidence could help. So how do u guys do it? How do you build the skills to say the right things and be sure about the stuff you say? And manage execution while also looking at things from a managerial/leadership perspective?
I've also recently been diagnosed with ADD and I have been going through a bout of executive dysfunction which is hindering my work. So any tips specifically from neurodivergent folks would be great too.