Monthly Archives: February 2012

Options Toward a Midlife Career Change

Are you finally ready to move on with your life? While it may sometimes feel like you are the only one in the world trying to change your plans, the average jobseeker actually changes careers seven times during his or … Continue reading

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Job Change or Career Change?

If you are unhappy with your work situation, you may be wondering, “Should I get a new job or should I change careers entirely?”  That is a very important question to answer; going through a midlife career change takes a … Continue reading

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Making a midlife career change involves both mind and heart

How to make the choice of a new career when going through a midlife career change can be very confusing.  Of course, it involves going through a number of steps.  But in this video from Jack Canfield, author of “The … Continue reading

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What if I’m not passionate about anything?

Recently, I received an email from a reader of my most recent blog post, “Reasons for a Midlife Career Change,” that included the following: “…after 25+ years of a very successful career here I sit unemployed.  Now, while that might … Continue reading

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Reasons for a Midlife Career Change

For Baby Boomers the decision to make a midlife career change can come as a result of various reasons.  Some of those reasons are described below: 1. For those people in middle age, a midlife career change might be considered … Continue reading

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Even Horses Have Second Careers

A few days ago I received a Google Alert that I have set up for the phrase “second careers” that I thought was fascinating.  We have been talking about midlife career change and second careers for members of the Boomer … Continue reading

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