Am I ready for a mid-life career reinvention?
The honest answer is – we never truly are. Maybe a better question is – how do I know I am ready enough? The idea of ‘systemic readiness’ In my…
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Letting go to enable career change – endings come first
When it comes to career change, like many other life changes, being prepared to ‘end’ is as important as being ready and open to a new beginning. In his well…
You have to be sufficiently dissatisfied to be ready for a real change – are you?
The role of dissatisfaction is critical to reinventing your career. Here are three key insights based on my award-winning research and coaching practice. Firstly, people who reinvent their work need…
Midlife career coach needs to be an unbiased, challenging supporter
By mid-life we are far from blank pages and mid life career change is not just about deciding to do something different or to become something or someone new –…
Career reinvention – what does it really mean?
When I was conducting my recent research into mid-life / late career reinvention, I thought long and hard about the terminology I used – it’s vital to be clear about…
Mid life / later careers – ignored long enough
Economists are reporting that the ‘100 year life’ is already upon us, bringing a whole range of challenges and opportunities resulting from longer working lives (Gratton and Scott, 2016). Additionally,…
Fear and confidence affect pace during career change – like gears
During mid-life career change (or reinvention), a fascinating interplay emerges between fear and confidence – one that is both dynamic and frequently changing. Fascinating because the relationship appears not to…
Fulfilling work 