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Start looking at your career as a "business" and not an area where you can get personal fulfillment from. From this perspective, it doesn't matter what you do as a profession, there are some fundamentals that hold true for everyone.
Set up a Board of Directors for your career. The first they'll have you do, (as with any successful business) is have you develop a business plan, starting with a mission statement and a strategy for accomplishing that mission. If you work for someone, then consider your employer as your only customer.
I did this for myself several years ago, and I can honestly say that it made an incredible difference. Almost overnight my salary doubled and for the first time in my life, I felt in complete control of my life/career. The down side is that I can't walk into my boss' office today and quit. It's not my decision...I simply get one vote along with the other members of the Board. The upside is that I get the benefit of the Boards' collective knowledge and experience behind me.
MoJo
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