There are times in your career when you feel like you’re in a rut. To get through these times and move forward, you need to change your current patterns and replace them with new ones. Every life pattern has three components: a cue, an action and a reward. To achieve new success, you first need to identify your cues, your rewards and your routines. After you’ve identified these components, it becomes much easier to make small changes that have big impacts. Identifying your cues. Cues can come in many forms. Read more.