At work, success mostly looks like being trusted with a little more than last time.

Progress at a job rarely announces itself. It arrives as a slightly bigger task, a key you did not used to have, being asked to cover something while somebody is out. Those increments are the real measure, and they stack into a career long before any title changes. Watching only for promotions means missing most of what is actually happening to you.

Look back over your last few months and find what you are trusted with now that you were not before. If the answer is nothing, ask for one specific extra responsibility. Small and concrete gets a yes far more often than general enthusiasm.