If you’re like many people, you’ve probably been at your job now for a while. Yet, you might feel stuck in place. Other colleagues might be moving up the ladder, but you are still in the same position as when you first started with the company.

Being a gay male in this country is not easy.Things have gotten much better since the Stonewall Riots when gay men publicly stood up and spoke out for their rights. Yet, there is still much progress to be made.

You know that your management team needs help.Things have been rocky at the office lately with interpersonal conflicts involving members of your team. Also, it feels that your organization is off-track and lacking focus.This is much different than a year ago when everything seemed to be going smoothly.

What’s important to you?Not your new cell phone or TV. Go deeper. Consider what are the attributes that make you, you. These are the different things that help to define who you are as a person.

Just a year ago everything was on track with your business. You and your partner had a plan, spending many hours (and also many sleepless nights) getting the business up and off the ground.

As a goal-oriented professional, you’re committed to ensuring your organization is open and supportive of everybody. Diversity and inclusion consulting sounds great and holds a lot of promise.

The concept of work/life balance can seem like a pipedream, especially if you are a busy professional in NYC.You are constantly on the go, from the moment you wake up to when you finally get to bed—which, is probably the following morning.

Everyone gets lonely from time to time.It could even be considered a typical human experience. Yet, with gay men, loneliness is a pervasive problem. And it’s not a new phenomenon.In fact, loneliness and the gay experience seem to go hand-in-hand with one another.

You and your partner have decided that the time has come to seek therapy.For any couple, this is not an easy moment. Yet, couples therapy also holds the promise of mending wounds and preserving the relationship.

For one reason or another, you decided that “passing” was more acceptable than owning who you truly are.Perhaps it was to feel safer at work or in your personal life. Or, you are not ready to disclose that part of yourself. 

If you identify as a minority, then most likely you have experienced stress while at work because of that minority status.Minority stress is a phenomenon in which you experience stress as a direct result of belonging to a minority group. Of course, everyone experiences stress with their jobs at some point. 

There’s a good chance that you’ve worked hard for years at your company and have experienced some success. It’s possible you felt that all the effort paid off when you were promoted to a managerial role—in which you excelled, no doubt.

Have you ever been sitting at your desk at work unable to focus on your to-do list for the day?Instead of making progress on a project, you find yourself plagued with self-doubt. The feeling is so intense that it paralyzes you, rendering you unable to move forward with simple, daily tasks. 

After months of considering a career change, now might just be the right time.It’s great that you’re willing to try something new or to turn your part-time passion into your life’s work. Lots of people are doing it, so you’re in good company.Yet, there’s still so much to learn and take into account when making the leap. Of course, you want to be able to make a living.