Career Change at Midlife - Considering Plan B?

Okay. Plan A-what you have worked at for years-just went down the tubes. What now? You could look for another version of the same thing you have been doing-just like the several thousand other people that have been laid off in your industry this year-or you could take a deep breath, step away from the crowd, and begin imagining your very own Plan B career.

How do you know if you have what it takes to succeed with something entirely different? That would take an entrepreneurial mindset. If you have that, your chances of success are well above average, but it is still up to you to make it work.

Here are eight sets of traits that have been identified as present in people that have successfully launched entrepreneurial careers at mid-life or later. Most of them found the greatest reward and satisfaction in starting their own businesses, rather than stepping back onto the treadmill.

So...how many of these do you possess?

1) Integrity
2) Responsibility and hard work
3) Independence and self-reliance
4) Drive to achieve
5) Contagious and indomitable energy that attracts others
6) Health and wellness in body, mind, and spirit
7) Imagination and trust in one's own decisions
8) Leadership and management

You don't even need to possess all of them to the max; if you can say "Yes! That describes me!" to at least 5 and the other 3 are things you aspire to, then you most likely have what it takes to succeed with a Plan B Career.

Here is an exercise that will help you think beyond Plan A:

Write these things down:

*Describe a time when you experienced the thrill of success or achievement--it doesn't have to have been headlining, but you felt great. What did you do and how did you do it?

*Your life goals and dreams today--be sure to include the income you need to support them. Be realistic, but resist the temptation to edit out anything that feels too big, given your current financial concerns. This is the point of dreaming!

*If you could pick (and you can...) Where would you like to be living and working in three years?--Describe what that looks like in your mind's eye and what you especially like about it.

*Who are the people with whom you would most like to surround yourself?--What is it that attracts you to them? What is it about you that attracts them to you?

*What would you be willing to do to make these things a reality?--What wouldn't you be willing to do, and why?

*What is your "why?"--that is, what makes hard work worth it all for you?

Ah, for an exciting new Plan B. Just think of the possibilities!

Thia_Hamilton

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