Midlife Transition

Use the Cycle of Renewal to Chart Your Career Path

January 19, 2012
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The first time I made a major career change, I felt lost, very alone, and not at all sure I was doing the right thing. But some years later, as I began making my second career change, I discovered a transition model called the Cycle of Renewal that helped me make sense of what I [...]

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Turn Your Work into a Calling

December 22, 2011
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Many of us reach midlife impatient to find our “calling.” We experience a nagging awareness that there’s something more we’re here to do, some difference we’re here to make. But we’re not sure what it is. People don’t usually see one clear calling or experience a sudden flash of insight. By the time we’re in [...]

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Amy Purdy: Living Beyond Limits

November 30, 2011
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If you’ve ever been tempted to give up on your dreams, I think you’ll find inspiration in this TED video. Amy Purdy is a snowboarder who lost both of her legs to an illness. Yet she says that given the chance, she would not want to change her situation. Using her imagination as a tool, [...]

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Creatively Redesigning Your Life

October 31, 2011
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I approached my first midlife career change as a problem to be solved, instead of appreciating it for what it could be – an opportunity to redesign my life. Like so many people, I based my early career decisions on what seemed practical at the time. The path I ended up taking had nothing to [...]

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Successfully Navigating Midlife Requires Letting Go

September 22, 2011
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How do you handle change? I don’t always handle it well. As much as I value personal growth, I find myself holding back at times, afraid to let go of things in my life that are obviously no longer working. In a recent article about fears of loss and change in midlife, Douglas LaBier suggests [...]

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Knowing What You Want to Do

July 15, 2011
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I remember when I was trying to figure out what work I would rather be doing. I went to two career counselors, sat through numerous assessments and tests, and read every career book I could get my hands on, hoping to find the answer in those pages. What I really wanted was for someone to [...]

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Do the Work by Steven Pressfield – Stop Procrastinating and Do It

May 16, 2011
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The War of Art by Steven Pressfield has become my favorite go-to book whenever I feel stuck. So I was delighted to see that he had written a new book called Do the Work. It’s a short book, and you probably won’t find any new concepts in it, but its messages gave me the kick [...]

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Balancing Life and Work: Choosing What Matters to You

January 18, 2011
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Balancing life and work… is it even possible? Until two months ago, when I had my wake-up call, I didn’t think too much about living a balanced life. It took some rather frightening physical symptoms to make me finally realize that I was letting my work take precedence over other things that matter in my [...]

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