I've been an EA for over 7 years. The past few years I've been more in a business operations capacity which I really enjoy. However I'm always finding myself stuck in this limbo betwee being unfulfilled with where I am and wanting to step up and do more.
At my current job I still work in an EA capacity but also quite autonomous in special projects given to me by my executive. I enjoy it but there are a lot of slumps too. I am encourage to influence the business operations which I want to but I'm struggling to understand how. For context I do want to move into a more Chief of Staff role and this role provides that opportunity.
I feel invisible and have a lot of self doubt with my skills and knowledge. I've only been in construction for a year but have been in similar industries before.
How do I step up? How do I overcome my fears? How do I get that motivation? How do I get seen by my colleagues as a more valuable colleague?
I am a part of a great team and I know everyone appreciates my work but I want to do and be more. I want to initiate important conversations but don't know how, become more influential, etc.