Do you ever wish you could have a second chance to follow that old dream of yours? Maybe there was something you set out to do years ago, but life somehow got in the way. Well, I just heard about an exciting opportunity from Timothy, a casting associate for MysticArts Pictures. They’re casting for a [...]
In this TED talk, Larry Smith doesn’t talk about how to have a great career. He talks about why you will fail to have a great career. Wow… But it’s true – we do tend to create all kinds of excuses for not pursuing our dreams. Maybe you’re afraid you’ll look silly, or that you’ll [...]
Does career happiness seem out of reach? According to a University of Wisconsin study about happiness in midlife, career satisfaction is possible, but it depends on your definition of “happiness.” If you’re like me, you may have grown up with the idea that career happiness is related to an ever-larger paycheck and all the things [...]
I’ve often thought how wonderful it must be to know from an early age what you want to do with your life… and then travel a straight path to get there. Apparently, though, there are an awful lot of us who don’t experience that certainty. The number one concern I hear from people in their [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
I was interested to see that a growing number of people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s are starting small businesses or nonprofits, hoping to make a positive social impact in their own communities. I’m sure much of this increase is due to the current economic situation. But I also like to think we’re starting [...]
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