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What impact do you want to have?

When you are considering or are currently engaged in a midlife career change, it can be really helpful to ask yourself about what impact you want to have on the world.  Of course, this might not be one of your … Continue reading

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Career Reinvention: Midlife Career Change by Another Name

I recently ran across an article that has some great ideas about how to keep your energy moving when you are involved in a midlife career change.  The author, Liz Ryan, uses the term “career reinvention.”  She defines it this … Continue reading

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How Your Personality Impacts Your Midlife Career Change

When making a midlife career change, choosing your new career is one of the most crucial decisions that you will make—but how do you decide which new career is right for you?  In the past, you may have taken a … Continue reading

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Are You Asking ‘What Should I Do with My Life?”

I have just finished reading a book that I think is a good one for someone contemplating a midlife career change: “What Should I Do with My Life?” by Po Bronson.  There are a lot of fascinating and moving stories … Continue reading

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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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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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Skills vs. Interests – Do they match?

One thing that can lead us into a midlife career change is that we find ourselves in a position where our skills and our interests have diverged.  What happens as we mature in our work is that we get better … Continue reading

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Midlife Career Change Takes Time and Effort

Do you currently have the career of your dreams?  If so, congratulations on all your hard work, because I’m quite sure that your success and accomplishment didn’t happen over night. If you do not have the career you have always … Continue reading

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