Consider Midlife Career Change the Parallel
Career Way
To
many...thoughts of a midlife career change begin to loom
constantly in their mind when they're at or around the age of
forty.
'Something' happens when they are at this
half-way point in their life.
What
about you? Have you arrived at this stage in your life when you
'feel' a midlife career change is due. You’re on a
mental and emotional transition not experienced since
adolescence. Your career ambitions, attitudes and interests
change. The way you look at life and at people change.
Your values change. The strong fires of ambition that you had
when you were in your twenties and thirties are now cooled. You
now think more about the purpose of life, your health and other
mortality issues.
How
Do You Want to Spend the Rest of Your Working Life?
If
you’ve never thought about this question…it’s time you do
because your answer may be the most important one for the rest
of your life.
Do
not wait for the following to happen before starting a parallel
career:
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You
are in a job that is so routine that your work
days are simply boring.
|
| · |
You
are not utilizing your talents often in
your job.
|
| · |
You’re
not fully satisfied after completing a project or
task.
|
| · |
You
feel drained and exhausted by the time you reach
home. |
| · |
You
have lost interest in your job. |
| · |
You
may lose your job soon.
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Your
decision to have a midlife career change and the right
choice of parallel career can make the rest of your working
life a happy, fulfilling and enjoyable one.
Midlife
Career Change…Often a Difficult Decision
The
decision to change career at midlife is often a difficult one.
Often any or some of the following can
stop you from making this decision:
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Unwillingness
to break-free from your comfort zone. (Afterall
you have a ‘steady’ job paying you a decent income
month after month; why bother with a midlife career
change?)
|
| · |
Don’t
have a clue of what to do? (If only you start
taking stock of your
Assets
and Skillset, Passion,
Talent and Mission) |
| · |
Don’t
know how
to go about it. (You’ll find answers here at
ParallelCareer.com)
|
| · |
Unsupportive
spouse (Have a heart-to-heart talk with your
spouse on your cares, concerns and aspirations.
Emphasize that your future is his/her future. Your
success is his/her success)
|
| · |
Family
commitments that drain every ounce of energy and time
you have left to start a parallel career (Re-prioritize
your life and discuss with your family on your midlife
career change plans) |
"It's
never too late to be what you might have been" - George
Eliot
More
Options Than You Think
If
you've reached midlife, it's NOT unusual that you would have
changed at least two to six jobs. You would have accumulated a
wealth of experience, acquired many skills and made quite a lot
of contacts. Your age gives you a degree of credibility
especially when you speak or write on a topic you're good at.
All
these mean that you've more options than you think...if you
decide to consider a midlife career change. With the Parallel
Career Way, this midlife career change is less stressful and
less risky because you still have a job. Do not wait until
it's too late...until you've lost or quit your job. Decide to
start a parallel career by using the tips, ideas and information
that you'll find here in ParallelCareer.com.
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