2006-11-01 18:41:46 · 5 answers · asked by boyet 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Mid-life is a time of challenges and crossroads where we re-evaluate our relationships, become more concerned about our health or worry about whether we are as financially secure as we should be. Yet the biggest challenges in mid-life involve careers, and more centrally, whether our career provides the fulfillment we crave, or is it simply exhausting physically and emotionally. Fulfillment and meaning begin to compete with paychecks and perks, and the paycheck and perks usually win. But if you're unhappy, answer the call to vocational passion and take an inventory of your life and decide what is really important. Understand what is missing, what is your dream and the plan for achieving it:: a passion from youth, music, a sport, writing, cooking, activism, entrepreneurship, working with kids? It doesn’t matter as long as it's something you long to do and have enough passion to do it full time. If you know your passions and your strengths, find those that present opportunity to generate income. Rock climbing suggests opening a store that sells climbing equipment; volunteer work with disabled kids could lead to earning a teaching certificate; start your own business.
Your career is made up of choices and you choose what you want to do, where you will do it, and what type of education or skills will get you there. Some of your choices empower you and others hold you back but either way, you have power over what you choose in your career.
2006-11-01 19:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by JFAD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what you enjoy doing, if it's profitable.
The difference between making your love a career or a hobby is whether or not it supports the lifestyle you require. Don't sacrifice stability for perceived enjoyment, or you'll lose the joy in whatever it is you set out to do as the budget tightens; better to use wages from a job you dislike to fund the things you do like.
2006-11-02 02:52:23 · answer #2 · answered by -=eXiLe=- 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be afraid of starting again. Don't hesitate. Go for it.
If something triggered me to consider changing a career and I feel positive about it, I'll take the risk.
Good luck!
2006-11-02 02:45:00 · answer #3 · answered by Lindsey Azriel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would u want chang ur carrier? if ur good in what ur doing n its ur company what not giving u what u deserve than cahnge the company.go for an better option when ur applying for job u can submit ur resume at monster n noukri.com.u will get what u deserve n dont loose ur heart for bitter experience in past thing the bright side u will get chance to work in any better company u worth it.
2006-11-02 03:21:00 · answer #4 · answered by shabana o 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a job in sales that pays straight commission. You will be paid exactly what you are worth, and your boss will accept or reject you based on your true performance.
2006-11-02 02:46:42 · answer #5 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋