MidCareer Crisis is a common phenomenon in todays world. Many executives are going through this and a careful thought and planning is required to overcome this. The article discusses some steps to overcome this.Once upon a time there was a cool guy called Moody who kept moving from one job to another. And if someone asked him why he kept hopping he said that it's all about money. "My promotion would offer me only 20% rise, while job hopping will give me almost 100% rise," said Moody. So, does it make sense for Moody to stick with the job?

In a year Moody hopped almost four jobs and had got almost a 1000% raise in terms of salary. He also jumped six levels in designation. Moody was quite happy and wanted to make it even bigger. He was still looking forward to another offer and this time he wanted to make it really big. He now wanted to make a killer movement and aspired to be the CEO in one jump. He was trying hard. He was facing interviews daily, but to his dismay he hadn't come across anything that could match his expectations.

Moody was becoming restless. Almost six months have passed since he joined this job. He was no longer getting any good offers. His present job was also too demanding for him and he was struggling to find his way out.While Moody was very hopeful that he will make it big, something started troubling him. Although he shot up the corporate ladder very fast, he did not feel any happiness and satisfaction in the same. He started reminiscing his college days when he and his friends used to dream of making big in the corporate life. He started feeling that corporate career was probably not the best thing that could have happened to his life.

Moody was baffled. He was not too sure what he wanted from his life. On one side was the power and status associated with the corporate life and on other side were his feelings of discontent and emptiness. He simply could not believe how corporate high flyers like him could fall prey to indecisiveness. Months passed. Moody's performance declined and he was facing tremendous pressure at the workplace. He was no more a proactive executive, was no longer looking at activities that were important. He was barely meeting (and sometimes even missing) the deadlines and things that needed his urgent and immediate attention. His present mental situation was not only spoiling his corporate life but also his personal life. Moody was not sure of what to do.

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