Society calls a career change during your 40s a midlife crisis, but society is often wrong :) In this episode, you'll hear from five professionals who made successful career transitions in their 40s, proving that this decade offers unique advantages for creating work that truly fits who you've become. Discover why exhaustion and family responsibilities don't have to stop you, and learn the specific strategies that turned their "midlife crises" into career breakthroughs.
What you’ll learn
- Why career change in 40s is actually the optimal time, not the worst time, to make a transition
- How to overcome the exhaustion and time constraints that make change feel impossible when juggling family responsibilities
- The truth about why your skills and experience make you more valuable, not less competitive, in your 40s
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
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