Think about it – what are some of the reasons workers want to make a career change later in their career?: work in a declining industry that won’t be a stable bet to see them through to retirement; laid off and their jobs have gone away and aren’t coming back; re-entering workforce and know they want to do something different than what they did the first time around.
And then there are those who have a plan: worked as a banker for twenty-five years and now I want to be a teacher; worked in corporate HR for years and now want to be a coach - leave the administrative stuff behind and concentrate on the humanity side of working with people.
There are hidden issues with those in the former group that will block them from moving forward and finding joy in new work or from even being able to make the change in the first place - they don’t have a dream. Or they need a new dream that will serve them in this part of their work journey.
And, second – they have limiting money beliefs.
Really? Yes, Really? In the former example, most workers who fit this description are motivated to make a change based on fear or moving away from pain. In the latter case, the worker has a plan that has a vision or a dream already driving them and they are moving towards pleasure. When is the last time you met someone with a dream for what’s next and it revolved around something that made them unhappy (disregarding life decisions that are made out of obligation to loved ones, etc).
Everyone who must work to make a living in this global age and post-2008 recession can get onboard with the most essential component of a midlife career change (or for a career in general) – we are all called to become an irreplaceable talent.
The personal blueprint process to become an irreplaceable talent exists and it highlights the critical component that dreams play in our work and assists with a self-analysis for what our relationship with money is and how that affects our entire life.
If you want to make a mid-life career change – what’s stopping you from not only believing that you can, but believing that it could be the beginning of a joyful, prosperous life as you step into finding work that is meaningful and productive and that which you are naturally gifted to do?