Stuck or Evolving? 5 Refreshing Ideas to Redefine Career Goals
- Dilek Süzal
- May 15
- 2 min read
Updated: May 15

Feeling like your career needs a reboot, but unsure where to begin?
I’ve worked with dozens of professionals from high-performing leaders to mothers navigating their return to work, who’ve hit the same wall:
"I want something different... but I don’t know what different looks like!"
Problem: Many professionals stick to outdated goals set years ago.
They outgrow them quietly… while still chasing them loudly.
This disconnection creates frustration, disengagement, and burnout.
Solution: Redefining your career goals.
It is not about throwing everything away. It's about reconnecting with who you are now, not who you were when you first started.
When I shifted careers from architecture to coaching, surprisingly, my goal never really changed. I once helped people design outer spaces that reflected who they were. Now, I help them shape their inner space with clarity, purpose, and alignment. Different dimensions, same desire: to create spaces where people truly belong.

As Simon Sinek puts it: “Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.”
Here are 5 refreshing ideas that helped me and my clients in Career Clarity Project and Balancing Success 24 programs to redefine goals:
🔹 #1 – Pause Before You Plan: Before setting new goals, take stock of your current state. Are you tired or inspired?
🔹 #2 – Track Your “Glow Zones”: What energizes you in your current role/business? These moments hold hidden patterns and future clues.
🔹 #3 – Let Go to Level Up: Some goals served their purpose. Letting them go isn’t failure, it’s maturity.
🔹 #4 – Redesign, Don’t Reinvent: Small shifts often create big breakthroughs. Adjust your goals to reflect who you are becoming.
🔹 #5 – Involve a Thinking Partner: Whether it's a coach, mentor, or peer, clarity accelerates when you’re not navigating alone. Curious what that could look like for you? Let’s explore it together, book a free call with me today.
Write down your current top 3 career goals.
Now ask:
Who set these? When? Do they still reflect my values, strengths, and direction?
If not, redesign them.
Please share this blog post, if you know someone at a turning point.
Warmly,
Dilek
Official Collaboration Partners:
★ Lead Coach at the global coaching platform BetterUp based in USA.
★ Executive Coach and Trainer at SparkUs based in Turkey and Netherlands.
★ Impact Partner for coaching, training & facilitation projects at leadership experts Think Beyond Group based in Austria.
★ Leadership Coach at Percoms AG, based in Switzerland.
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