You will rarely get all things on your wish list. More often than not, you'll get one and work your way up on the others. The way I've dealt with burnouts and

You will rarely get all things on your wish list. More often than not, you'll get one and work your way up on the others. The way I've dealt with burnouts and demotivation has been to identify the actual root cause and then take a decision; - Option 1; leave it be (and maybe whine about it). - Option 2; give up & move on to something else. - Option 3; bite the bullet and work my way out of it. 9 times out of 10, I pick option 3. As an example, I've been dealing with business development for a while, but I'm naturally more interested in product development and R&D. I got stuck on option 1 for a while and tried a couple time (unsuccessfully) to go for option 2. And for the past 6 months I've been working on option 3. It's not glamorous and it requires a good deal of patience, but the opportunity to get to a place where I can automate/document/delegate myself out of it has kept me motivated enough. I'm writing a business playbook [1], created a few sales decks and refined techniques on clients and colleagues to the point that I can train others. I have automated, documented and understood enough [2] that I can finally bring in a BD person and hand over my responsibilities. I recommend you have a hard look at what really makes you unhappy and list your options. From the limited understanding of your current situation, I'd say; - Deal with it. You stay where you are and find a way to be ok with not being passionate about your job. - Give up. Find another occupation, either now or after a while once you acquired new skills. - Work your way out of it. Find a way to change your role at your company. Maybe you can automate, document and delegate. Maybe you can make yourself valuable enough to another team to force a promotion or re-assignment. Additionally, I don't think I would recommend you to go back to school. I'm a lot more likely to trust and respect somebody who went on to learn new things on their own, especially considering you can virtually learn anything online these days. [1]: http://playbook.wiredcraft.com/business/ http://playbook.wiredcraft.com/business/ [2]: http://playbook.wiredcraft.com/article/tools-methodologies-people/ http://playbook.wiredcraft.com/article/tools-methodologies-p...